NEW ZEALAND WOOL IN LONDON.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9572, 19 August 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND WOOL IN LONDON.

SALE OF 'I HE "SIBERIA" CLIP. The following report by Mr S. B. Hollings, the world famous wool expert, of Bradford, on Mr Arthur Harding's well-kriown "Siberia" cHp, so]d at the May series of nales in London, makes interesting reading:— The well-known New Zealai-d clip AH over Siberia, was sold in London at the May series of sales, and commanded extremely keen competition, the crossbreds selling up to 13£u for America. This clip has been better classed than last year, and sold extremely well. It wa3 in good condition, the wool showing a good length of staple and good lustre. It made 2d to 2Ad more than it would in March. Its scouring properties were Al, and it will =>ive satisfactory results in all the manufacturing processes it goes through. (Signed) S. b. HOLLINGS. To grow a fleece that is sound, lustrous, and possessed of the best spinning properties is, or should be, the object of every breeder of sheep; lor such wools always command top prices. To attain this end the flock must be kept free from parasitic filth of all kinds, and enabled to make the most of the feed provided for them. For some years past the "Siberia" flock has been regularly dipped in Quibbell's Powder Dip, the preparntion of which every shipowner of note throughout the world to-day who has given it a trial on even terms against the most largely adverised dips speaks in terms of unqualified praise. Sheep-owners want results, and the best can be obtained by the use of Q jibell's Dip. So the world's most famous pastoralists say.*