NEW ZEALAND WOOL SUPREMACY

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1931, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND WOOL SUPREMACY

ROMNEY VINDICATED. f lli/ Tctci/mpk — I’cr Press Association) .MASTEnTON, February 18. Speaking at Solway to-day, :u the presentation ol the challenge trophy lor the Farmers’ Union fleece competition, .Mr William I'erry. President of the Royal Agrißural Society mult interestingly with Die national aspects of the wool production. Mr perry said that Air Sidey of the Lanier nury Agricultural College, who had recently been Home studying the wool m the Old Country, had expressed an opinion to him that Romney purebred wool as equal in quality to Corriedale. Statements Had been made at

Home, Mr Perry added, that Corriedale was the wool, and that the New Zealand growers ought, to breed their wool to That standard, but that aigument had practically been disproved. One was of practically as good quality as the other. Romney wool of round fibre made first class worsted clothing. He was very pleased to say dial the wool of the Romney sheen in the North Island—he could not speak about the South Island—was '’cry much batter than • it was three or four years ago. He believed that ii wlmt <<ad hern done were followed up, New Zealand in a few years time, would again have the reputation it formerly enjoyed of producing the best wool in the worid. The head ol one of the big wollen firms at Home had told, him in Wellington that there was a great shortage of what they caned preparing wool- wool of longer staple and fair-sized fibre. Two kiiuG of wool were wanted at. Home, this b ug staple wool, and wool of a finer

jiialitv. (Jrowors -should concnicrutc on producing one or the other. Mr Perr\ id vacated getting a qualified man to 40 round New Zealand advising the farmers on the select-on ol sheep lot wool production, and il this wen* done 1 wonderful production, and-dil I AE a wonderful improvement would he witnessed in a lew years. IMPROVEMENT LX WOOL M ATI K FT. SYDNEY, February 18. At to-day's wool sales Hie offerings were 10,62*1 bales, ot wnicli 10,269 were then sold, and also 28) privai* t in- market, was again bright, values for the best descriptions being equal to the late improved rates, while lor god and average sorts there was a .!i. tinei i.sidciiing tendency. Greasy merino sold up to twenty-three p-’iu e. and comebacks to 1 Lt pence, the latter being the highest price this season for this description. -MASTERTOX SHOW. • MASTER.’ION, February 18. People’s Day at die M.asterton Show was held to-day in perfect weather a fid with a satisfactory attend a free of the public,'although this war, hot up to previous years. Additional championships were :—Draught stallions :—Moore Hunter Estate (Hawors) Reserve Champion':—Mr D. McKenzie ..iastort.cn). Hack: —Miss I'.. V-yeCs Uastcrtoni “Ragalia.” Puny:—Mr H. H. Pony’s (Mast.ert.ou) -“Shaba.'’ •lumping:;—Mr G. IT. Perry’s “Shaba ’ Champion .Jumper:-—Mr 11. Seales (Whakalaki) “Clenker.”