WIRE GOODS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 March 1939, Page 5

WIRE GOODS

EXTENSIVE CANADIAN TRADE. OTTAWA. Canada has developed an extensive industry for the manufacture of wire .vire fencing, and other wire goods. In 193'4 production of the industry was valued at 23,558,635 dollars, most of which was consumed in the Dominion. Exports of such commodities were valued at 2.859,940 dollars. The quantity of wire manufactured in Canadian factories and sold in 1937 included 38,939 short tons of plain wire 21,422 tons of galvanised wire, 12,781 tons of barbed wire and 4 842 tons of other wire (coated). It also included 10.909 tons of farm fencing and 516 tons of lawn fencing. Exports of barbed wire in 1937 amounted to 33,201 cwt, of which 17,543 cwt went to the United Kingdom 8,224 cwt to British South Africa, and 4 435 cwt to New Zealand. The United kingdom, British South Africa Southern Rhodesia, Portuguese Africa. Australia, New Zealand, British India. British Guiana and Newfoundland took wire fencing to the total value of 66.612 dollars, and other wire goods to the value of 797,761 dollars. Exports of insulated copper wire and cable amounted to 436,834 dollars.