LONDON WOOL REPORT.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 59, 2 June 1863, Page 2

LONDON WOOL REPORT.

(From our own Correspondent.) 25th March, 1863. Now Zealand wool is generally in good demand, and 19 in increasing favor with manufacturers, especially when long grown. The quantitv imported lf»9t vear was 2R.65S bales against 23.367 in 1801. As some of the clip is shipped via Melbourne, the exact quantity sent here ia not so accurately ascertained as from other colonies. The best class of wool to send to this market is long grown, sound staple fleece wool of pood qualify, well washed en sheep's back; or else,' same olass in the grease. We do not advise its being scoured after shearing. The sheep should not be left long after washing before shearing, otherwise the tops of the fleece gel; dirty — a few days is quite sufficient — and the nearer they are shorn *o the place of washing the better. Grass seeds and hurra should be avoids 1 as much as possible, ra thev most material'.; reduce the value of the wool. Shearing early before the seed is ripe is the best w&v to avo ; d them. Great enre should he taken insortinsr and packing the wool,— keeping the fleece, pieces, lambs, looks, and greasv, each separate — markin? the various bales with the respective quality. Long grown ov combing fleeces may with advantage be separated from shorter or clothing ones. The (Wens should be well shirted, and allb -d removed. When several small lots are bought for shipment, it-, is better to sort them together as above (where thev are similar,) and to send them ra one lot under one mark, rather than under their respective separate br ds, — as this avoids the necessity of selling them here in very small lots. Tho proper sorting and packing of New Zealand wool is worth particular attention, as it is frequen tly very irregular (although better in this respect than formerly). When care is taken in these part : culars, I ndvise the adoption of one particular mark or brand, under which the wool should be shipped each year— as it soon becomes known as well assorted parcel, is more eagerly competed for and obtains a better price: New Zealand wool was in better request, but as much of this article ia not original import, it can scarcely be taken as indicating the state of the nvtrkefc. PRICES CURRENT FOR COLONIAL WOOL.

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