515


deut  in  tho  piodiictiuii  and  iiiipiovciiniit  (if  tliu  wool.  In  Frame,  on  tlie  otiirrliaud,
as  aliuoHt  every whcif  thronuli  Knrojie,  wool  has  Iteen  nej^lected  and  tin- etVorts  of
raisers  have  been  devoted  to  the  iirodiution  of  meat  and  increase  in  \veij;ht.
The  types  of  wool  to  be  eoniparod  are  no  longer  the  same.  Tlie  grade  of  tlie  Hiver
Plate  wool  has  become  superior  and  the  wool  of  France  infi-rior  to  wliat  they  were
formerly.  As  to  the  leveliugof  the  prices  of  Kiver  I'lateaud  .\nstraliau  wools,  this  is
attributed  generally  to  the  fait  that  the  IJiver  I'lato  wools  are  better  adapted  to  tho
mauufactiire  of  such  woolens  as  have  lieen  in  favor  during  the  last  few  years.
There  should  also  be  added  the  iiitliieiiee  already  mentioned  of  a  very
largely  increased  production  in  Australian  wools,  which  depressed
prices  of  those  wools  in  the  world's  markets,  and  must,  therefore,  have
exerted  a  depressing  eftect  on  prices  of  those  wools.  The  ^en«'ral
course  of  prices  of  Kiver  Plate  and  Australian  wools  (combed)  in  the
French  market  may  be  seen  from  the  following  table:


J  anuary  . ..
February.
March

April

May

June ....
July

August

.September
October . ..
November.
December..
Average

FaU  in  1892

Fall  per  cent  per  100

Average  fall  in  1892  per  cent.
River  Plate
(tram  78  mm.)

Australian
(tram  86  mm.)

1892

1801

1892

1891

.Franc*.
Francs.
Francs.
Fronc*.
4.70

5.75

4.80

6.10

4.50

5.60

4.70

5.90

4.40

5.50

4.60

5.85

5.10

5.60

5.25

5. 85

4.90

5.50

4.90

5.85

4.70

5.50

4.90

5.70

4.70

5.30

4.70

5.60

4.80

5.25

4.85

5.40

4.80

5.15

4.85

5.35

4.70

5.10

4.80

5.25

4.75

5.00

4.85

5.15

4.65

4.80

4.75

4.90

4.72

5.33

4.83

5.57

0.61
11.24

0.74
13.30
12.27

12.27

DOMESTIC   CLIP   OF   WOOL  IN  FRANCE.
