PRODUCTION OF WOOL.

Southland Times, Issue 1157, 1 November 1869, Page 2

PRODUCTION OF WOOL.

For some years past, the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, through its Wool Supply Committee, have devoted much attention to the means for stimulating the production and improving the quality of wool in the colonies and, in foreign countries. In 1861, with this end in view, they issued a printed document, which was widely , diffused through the assistance of Her Majesty's G-overnment and Her Majesty's consuls both in the colonies and all foreign countries producing wool, alpaca, and mohair, and the frequent application for information has rendered the issue of another report necessary. The report embodies suggestions for "the Increase" of the quality and improvement of production of wool in every country, and in an address preceding this document from the council of the' Chamber, bearing the signature of the president Mr Jacob Bebrens, an offer is I made to assist colonial and foreign woolgrowers with any special information required, to give their gratuitous services in the selection of rams for exportation, and to forward samples of English wool without charge to London or Liverpool, on a request to that effect. In this address the council state : — " The importance of increasing the supply of long-stapled wool may be estimated by the fact that the demand for the goods produced from these wools baa fully kept pace with the immensely increased quantity of the home-grown as well as of the imported supply. While, in 186 1, 1,289,172 spindles and 43,048 power looms were employed in the production of worsted yarns and goods, 2,193,210 spindles and 71,66(j power looms were in active employment in 1868, and since then the ratio of increase in new machinery in this neighborhood, and in many places on the Continent is believed to have been still greater. Thus there is every probability that the worsted manufacture will long be able to afford remunerating prices for any quantity of good serviceable combing wool, which the world may be capable of producing."