AUSTRALIAN WOOL CLIP.

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 126, 24 November 1932, Page 16

AUSTRALIAN WOOL CLIP.

'.-.' The National Council of Wool Selling ( ;: Buokers of Australia has issued the follow- ■•;; ing statement in regard to the 1932-33 .wool j season, from Ist July, 1932, to 31st October, :« 1932:—The average price realised over all

centres for greasy wool for the month of

> October, 1932, was 8.54 d per lb, and < average per bale £11 6s 9d,. and from Ist -.-. July, the commencement of the season, to { 31st October, 1932, 8'.63d per lb, and £11 % lls. per bale. The average price realised f, in Victoria for greasy wool for the month •;,; of October, 1932, was 8.43 d per lb, and 4 average per bale £11 Is Bd,' and from Ist

-k July, the commencement of the season, to 1 J 31st October, 1932, 8.27 d: per lb, and £11 .■■■*. 3s' 9d per bale. ' . \ ' . I 1 Particulars of receipts and disposals -|. from Ist July, 1932, to 31st October, 1932, "X are as under:—Receipts, 1,839,635 bales; -t- 501d,''645,420; shipped, 10,977; awaiting ■• disposal, 1,183,238. There were 118,201 :■•»• bales of 1931-32 carry over also sold dur- '.* ing same period. In addition to these ■I figures, 24,298 bales of 1931-32 clip carried

~' over were in store awaiting disposal at " 31st October, 1932. Comparative figures ■J covering similar, period of 1931-32 season % are as follows:—Receipts; 1,765,044- bales; t, sold, 612,594; shipped, 9875; awaiting dis- ■£. posal, 1,142,575. There were 35,246. bales ;" of 1930-31 carry over also sold during same '", period. In addition to these figures, 15,500 X bales of 1930-31 clip carried over were in •< store awaiting disposal at 31st October, V 1931.