WOOL IN AUSTRALIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3485, 13 May 1920, Page 6

WOOL IN AUSTRALIA.

' 9 PROSPECTS OF SHIPMENT. Details regarding the amount of wool remaining in Australia. under the control of-the Central Wool Committee‘ and the prospects of finding" shipDing space for its export were given _ by the Prime Blinister recently. Mr Hughes -stated that, during the quarter ended December 31, 1919, 461,884» bales had been shipped from Australia, and 549,946 bales during the quarter ended -on March 31, 1920. These totals included 100,000 bales shipped for sale in America and 113,000 bales shipped for sale in Antwerp. On the basis of _the shipping space allotted for April, ‘and of the quantities which had been ‘cleared during April, it was estimated; that 490,000 bales would be shipped‘ lduring the quarter ending June There would then be between 1,250,000] :and 1,300,000 bales of the wool pur‘lchased by the British Government}

‘ 'J'awaiting shipment in .».\.11st1':1li:1. "Owing to the ullcel'taillty re>gal'«ling pshipping space allotted for April, and 30f the quantities which hadrbeen clear‘ {led during April it was estimated that °490,000 bales would be shipped during “the quarter ending June 30. ’l_‘hel‘e Qvould then be between 1,250,000 and 1,500,000 bales of the wool purchased By the British Government awaiting "éhipment in- Australia. Owing to -the Ihncertainty regarding shipping space: Vallotments and the absence of informa-ll "(ion regarding requirements for couxri ffries other than the United Kingdom, 7'5 was inipossible to fix a reliable datel by which all this Wool would be shipped. The Central Wool Committee was! not hopeful, however, that it would be‘ shipped before the end of the year or ‘eoarly in 1921. x ’ ' 1