500 



Transactions of the 



COMPARATIVE PRODUCTION. 



EXPOKTS— DOMESTIC, FOREIGN, PULLED, AND SCOURED. 



Pounds. 



Per rail, inclusive of shipments from the interior 



Per steamer, inclusive of shipments from the coast 



Per sail 



Total number of pounds 



Value of exports §8,182,000 



On hand December 31st, 1874, 20,832 bags 



32.020,228 



3,117,750 



950,723 



36,088,701 



6,458,000 



The weights of receipts and exports are gross. The usual tare of 

 bags received is about thre,e pounds each; on pressed bales shipped, 

 fourteen to sixteen pounds each. 



Fully two thirds of the wool graded during the past year is A 1; the 

 balance is A 2 and E. This proportion has been unchanged for the past 

 five years. 



