THE WOOL SEASON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 242, 10 September 1940, Page 6

THE WOOL SEASON.

EARLIER APPRAISALS. OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES. (By Telegraph.—Special to Standard.) AVELLINGTON, Sept. 10. One of the points made by Mr H. M. Christie (chairman of the New Zealand AVool Council), when he was interviewed regarding arrangements for the coming season, is that there is a scarcity of. soft seaming twine which is used in sewing wool-packs and seed sacks. Farmers are therefore being asked to conserve their supplies as much as possible, because the ftbre for this high quality twine is produced mainly in Hungary and Italy, from which, of course, the supply is entirely cut off.

“All farmers should use lower grade twine wherever possible,” said Mr Christie, “thus conserving existing stocks of the better quality twine for essential purposes such'-'as the sewing of wool-packs.” The overrunning of Europe has so changed economic conditions, said the chairman of the Wool Council, that if the terms of the agreements to purchase are similar to those of last year, the new deals must be relatively less favourable to Britain, as she has not the same field for disposal of surplus commodities. “Britain/’ he said, “is faced with the problem of finding a market for, or processing, certain classes of wool, the bulk of which in the past was dealt with by France and other countries. 'The United Kingdom has also lost the substantial market .for tops, yarns and tissues which she previously held in Norway, Sweden, Denniark, and Belgium. 'Thus British and Dominion manufacturers are faced with the necessity of dealing with larger quantities of wool'and types which they had not been in the habit of handling. “Our own producers,” continued Mr Christie, “can help the manufacturers and others concerned in the trade by doing as much as possible on the farm, not leaving it to be carried out by some other part of the industry already confronted with new difficulties resulting' from the war. Sheep-farmers who have in the past neglected proper skirting and preparation of their wool for appraisal can help now by seeing tothis work. Mixing in the sheds of'. w bellies with other types of wool results in unnecessary work having to be done . elsewhere. The type and price schedule has already been prepared for the coming season, and particular care has been taken to ensure that the prices will provide an adequate reward to those who properly prepare their wool for appraisement. AVe have to do everything possible to expedite shipment of our. wool, and the appraisal dates this season have been put forward slightly to enable ships to be loaded and despatched at the earliest moment. The first appraisal is at Auckland on November 14, followed by others at Gisborne, Napier and AYellington.”