WOOL SEASON.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1927, 16 January 1919, Page 3

WOOL SEASON.

WELLINGTON VALUATIONS. Since Glh November last to dale Government valuers in the Wellington district (which includes Welling, Blenheim. Picton, Nelson, Wanganui and Wai(ara) have deall with nearly (15,000 hales oi the ;l!)I8-10 clip. Taking I lie average value at £2J per hale, (his will mean a pay-out' already on greasy wool alone ol £1,470,357. in addition, about one thousand hides of stipe wool have been valued throughout the Wellington district. This lime last) year, hoAvevcr, there were 32,105 more hales of greasy avoo! valued. The position is disclosed in (lie following table of quanl ities of greasy wool so disposed ot : Season Season 1048-10. 11)17-18, Bates. Bates. Blenheim & Pinion 0,881 8,210 Nelson 3,338 (i.OUi Wellington 31,500 00,030 Wanganui 15,000 10,80 i) Wuitura 4,000 5,022 0-1,310 00,722 Shearing has been much delayed lids season —lirsi on account of bail weather, and next to a considerable extent by reason of (lie genera! disorganisation of industry, by the in j liuenza. Valuations of slipe avool have been retarded by the same causes. The avoo! coming into stores this season is not up to last year's condition. mainly owing to the very cold and wet winter, from which sheep have suffered a good deal. There is a tender character in much of the avoo), and a frequency of colled tleeees.