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per cent; grease, aa^c. Heavy Fine, scoured, 75c, 

 shrinkage, 74 per cent; grease value, 195C. It 

 will be noticed that the cleansed value of Heavy 

 Fine is 2C below that of Light Fine, while the 

 wools are of the same quality. This discrepancy 

 is accounted for by the fact that bucks' and 

 heavy ewes' fleeces require a greater expense in 

 sorting and cleansing; also the heavy sweat 

 locks and fribs cannot be scoured white, which 

 depreciates the average value of the fleece. 



The next point to consider is the comparative 

 gross returns obtained per fleece of the different 

 grades of wool. Taking an estimate of the 

 average weights of the fleeces, as nearly as they 

 can be approximated, we find the result to be as 

 follows: Light Fine — say 10 lbs. a 27c, = $2.70 

 to the fleece; No.i Medium, 8 lbs., a 30c,=$2.4o; 

 No. 2 Medium, 7 lbs., a 27c,^$i.89; Coarse, 

 7 lbs., a 22lc, =$1.57. 



In regard to the marketable value of Delaine 

 and Combing wools, referring to Fine Delaine, 

 the defects already mentioned are a serious 

 drawback. To induce the manufacturer to buy 



