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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4411, 10 May 1875, Page 5

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Sir, —In reply to “ XV* communication of the 6th instant, I have to state I took the title “Imported to Europe and United States of North America from Australia, Cape, and Rio Plata, fine wool,** from Messrs. Windeler and Bowes’s London circular, of 20th February, 1874 ; also the importation to the same parts for 1872 and 1873. I found in another statement that less by 8 per cent, would be imported in 1874 than in prior year, and deducted accordingly. I had some guidance for importation to United States in Latham’s work, and an article in The Times; but being doubtful of accuracy, used the word assumed. In your paper Ist September, 1874,1 found stated that in six months ending 30th June, 1374, six ports of the Continent imported from Rio Plata 170,909 bales. The Rio Plata in ISGC sent 25,000,0001b5. of wool to United States ; and a Times article stated that the United States imported in 1871 nearly three times as much wool as in 1860. The Standard, of Buenos Ayres, is quoted as stating tbgt the clip of 1874-1575 would not exceed 180,000 bales. But what about Monte Video, the town on the other, the left-hand side, of the Rio Plata ? England is stated to import largely from Belgium and France of woollen yarn, and to export it largely ; but does she send it all out again, or manufacture a portion? If so, what quantity of it? For if any, it should be added to her consumption of wool. The following comparison may be useful to some of your readers : Increased supply to England from some of the colonies in _ 1874. 3875. N. S. Wales and Queensland 9,000 .. None Victoria .. .. .. 54,000 •• 23,000 South Australia .. .. 11,000 .. 7,000 74,000 1! 30,000 My sole object in writing of wool is to try to get brokers at Home to give full information, and upon a uniform plan, for sake of comparison. With the telegraph, this could be done every year at an early period. Had they had such, there would have been no decline in price at February-March sales, which, fortunately. New Zealand has escaped nearly wholly. Samuel Revans. Woodside, May 7.