THE PAST WOOL YEAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 August 1919, Page 6

THE PAST WOOL YEAR.

i DETAILS OF SALES. BY GOVERNMENT BROKERS. During the past wool year, the twelve months ended June 30, the number of bales of wool which have passed through the hands of the varioiiß Government brokers in the Wellington district, comprising Wanganui, Waitara, Blenheim, Picton, and Nelson, is as under:— Abraham and Williams »*„.,.«.-,.-., 9,4,10 Dalgety and Co 27,730 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op Distributing 24,185 Levin' and Co. ............. .*,.*,., 33,204 Murray, Roberts and Co. N.Z. Loan ; and Mercantile •«..-,».; 21,84-1 Wairarapa'Farmers' Cd-op. : w ...« 8,353 Wright, Stephenson and Co. M 4,731 Freeman &''Jackson ............ 4,000 Farmers' Co-op. Organisation";''.; Society ..'.... „„.,.„ iffii Johnston and Co. r *,«."»»^v*.v» < 3,294 Hugh Roberts, ..,-^iw.rev,..; 727 L. A. Nolan' | w „.,. K . >w ,^^l r y, K 3,897 Newton King .......'.,..«»»»'„»., 3,075 W. E. Clouston and Co. «,-.,•.«.., 3,08,') N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. .«*&..;..„ 3,043 E. Buxton■,'.«...^..» l *i.»^. M 2,839 fiisley Bros. g».y. ,■?.■*+.;**•&***■ 594 Total .-^rs>ra«<iri«ss...-OTißs w 178,085 At tho different centres the quantities valued were: Wellington, 107,588 ; v Wanganui, 39,287; Waitara, 7572; Blenheim, 10,057; Nelson, 7581. The quantities of greasj wools disposed of were 139,536 bales to the British Government, 9139 bales to the United States Government, : 893 bales to 'New Zealand mills, and 28,517 bales were delivered to scourers in the Dominion, making up the above total of 178,085 bales of greasy wool. Out of 57 lots, totalling 510 bales, the valuations of which were appealed against, the appeals were upheld in the case of seven lots only. Averaged; at approximately "£23 pet (bale, the falne of (the greasy wool totals £4,095,955.