The Asian Wool Trade.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 134, 18 May 1889, Page 3

The Asian Wool Trade.

Thd tr ool trade, of Persia and adjacent regions ""is alfhost eiitifely iu the hands of Armeiiiaus. They purchaee of their own people in Baku and Tiflis, and occasionally send the wqqL direct to' -tbeir- agents in Marseilles. Agents of Polish manufacturers are, however, says an official report just isßued from x the Eoreiga Office/ beginning just 'iibw to compete successfully with thp Arnaeniaps. SChe Central Asian Ba'frway, too;' has lowered the price pf the wx>ol very materiaHy. As Tegards Kfiorasan wool, the sheep are chiefly the property of, the .nomad tribes. There are two clips a year, and March and August are the buying inonthß. Sabzewar Is the centre of the trade, and the permanent residence of the Armenians engaged in it. These make cash advances to the Persians, who visit all the -villages at the shearing season and purchase the -wool, which is then brought to Sabzewar, the Persians being allowed a commission of 2 per cent. At Sabzavrar it is sorted and baled, and then forwarded, via Shahrud, tol Bender iGez for shipment across the Caspian. The bales weigh about 190lbs each. — Christchurch Telegraph.

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