Report of the Department of Agriculture. 



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Report No. IV. 



SHEEP AND WOOL. 



(Jiicf of Division : B, Enslix. 



1. W '/nl . — Tlie wool market reiK-hed its )iiost acute ioiiii of 

 depression towards the end of 1920 and the begiiDiiiifi of 1921. but 

 bepan to show signs of improvement in May, 1921, after which date 

 there wiss a steady demand for most types of wool at prices considered 

 \ery satisfactory to growers. This improvement was largely due to 

 the g-reater demand for continental account, principally Belgium, 

 France, and Geimany, which considerably advanced prices. Good 

 averag-e wool was sold in May, 1921. at Td. per lb. For outstanding" 

 clips of extra super-combing as much as 22id. was realized in 

 February, 1922. Towards the end of the 1921-22 season practically 

 all wool at the ports was sold. The year may, therefore, be considered 

 a good one. 



(i) Export of Scoured Wool, 1920 axd 1921. 



1921. 



1920. 



Countries of ] )estination. 



Weight, 

 lb. 



Value. 



Weight, 

 lb. 



Value 



United Kingdom 



Canada 



Belgium 



France 



Germany 



Holland 



Italy 



Norway 



Sweden 



Japan 



United States of A 



Total 



4,725,361 

 23.496 



1,853,.554 



159,047 



1,4.38,185 



91,247 



10,771 



14,880 



3.212,165 



ll,528.70r) 



420,151 



1,679 



122,061 



12.635 



108,8S5 

 8,021 



1,0; )i 

 i.c.Sfi 



350,191 



1,026,350 



4,576,007 



1,375,834 



9,361 



224,032 



70,343 



19,605 



9,531 



2,9.59,539 

 3,864,963 



13.109,215 



950,138 



265,844 



1,063 



32,508 



13,951 



.5.328 



2,232 



711,619 

 1,015,365 



2,998,048 



