Wool and Wool Packing.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 419, 19 October 1889, Page 4

Wool and Wool Packing.

The Produce Circular for October, issued by Messrs Binney and Sons, of Auckland, contains tho following addressed to wool grower* :—: — "It has now become the custom here for buyers to open and re-pack all wool, so cases of putting a few good fleeces on the top of bales are found out, and at once become a eourco of trouble, as the sample shown is not equal to tjo bulk, and vendors suffer by the allowances demanded, and should tho wool be rejected the future aale of it is aure to result in a heavy loss. The prospects of the coming season are very bright, as regards merinos and fine croas-breds, but we do not expect much, if any, advance on last yeai*'s rates on coarse wools. Account pales received from London by many shippers have been very disappointing considering tho reported rise in wool, and plainly show that tho coarse kinds of wools have'not participated in the advance to any extent as compared with the finer crosses, which have advanced 15 to 20 per cent. "Preparation' op Wool for Market. 11 As we have noticed that farmers' lota of wool do not, as a rule, realise full market value, owing to want of uniformity in tho • get up ' of the wool, which is injurious to its appearance, and which lessens the con- > fidence oi" the buyer, we beg to offer a few I suggestions, which, if acted upon, would amply repay the trouble incurred. "The sheep should not be shorn until they are quite dry, and should be kept on sparred floor or other clean place before shearing. The fleeces should be carefully and fully skirted, no locks or pieces being left on the fleece, neatly rolled and packed when thoroughly dry. The bales should be at once sewn to prevent the wool being soiled. "Be careful to keep thefleece, before and after shearing, quite free from straw, chaf), or other impurities. " All dingy, discoloured, coarse, or double fleeces should be caretully sorted and packed in separate bags or bales. "If the bales have been weighed, it would be desirable to mark the weight on each bale ; and the owners should post us a copy of the ' waybill ' as soon as the bill has been consigned, with particulars and , weights of the wool if it has been weighed. " Shearing. — Second cuts by shearers ought not to be allowed, as the staple is thereby injured, especially in combing , wools. " Bellies as well as pieces and locks . ought to be kept separate from the re- ! reminder of the fleece, and whore the flock is sufficiently large to warrant the distinction, belly pieces may be packed separately from other pieces. " The fleece portion of black wool should be kept distinct from other fleece wool, and if the quantity bo not sufficient to fill a bale, the bale can be divided and branded part black, the division line being carefully marked on the outside of the pack. "Broken fleoeesandburryand seedy parts ' should be carefully separated from sound fleeces and those comparatively free from such defects. " The fleeces, after being carefully skirted, and after the removal of all dragging and faulty parts, ought to be regularly folded, or (if needful) rolled, but in no case should they be tied with string or any tubstitute for same. Tlie use of ties causes much trouble to manufacturers in extraction, while, if not extracted, damage f o their machinery may ensue. "In weighing wool, it should be remembered that, in addition to the tare weight of bale, 111b, 1 per cent, draft is allowed."