Wools.

Extract from Circular published by the Chamber of Commerce for the Worsted District. "Address of the Wool Supply Association of the Bradford and Halifax Chamber of Commerce to all parties interested in the growth of Colonial Wools":—

"The Wool (the increase of which they desire to promote) should have a staple of from four to seven inches long, according to its fineness, and should, as far as possible, be uniform in quality throughout its whole length, bright and lustrous in appearance, or soft and kind to the touch, of good spinning properties, free from burrs or other vegetable fibre. It should also be well washed before it is clipped, or where this is not practicable care should be taken that it be not cotted or felted in drying. It is most desirable to retain the whole natural length of the staple by only clipping the lambs or sheep once during the season's growth, unless local causes render it absolutely necessary to do so oftener.

"It is also very desirable that a proper classification of Wool should be made in packing, and that the packing should be thoroughly trustworthy and fair.

"An improvement is already manifested in the Wool of some countries, and the Association believe that it might be made general if proper care were taken in the selection of breeding sheep, particularly of the rams, and, where necessary, by the introduction of new blood."

Remarks on New Zealand Wools:—

"Large supplies of this Wool have already come to England, and we believe the country is peculiarly adapted to produce the long Combing Wools required, front its soil and climate, and an unlimited market is open here for such Wools."