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Himalayan Times
December 26, 1941)
f
Mate on the 5ihet
VJael Jndudt’ty
With Particular Reference to
Improvement of Quality
A. N. ODLING
Briof History.
For over 50 years the export of
Wool from Eastern Tibet has been ca-
rried on in much the same way, the
annual quantity varying between 80,000
to 1/20,000 maunds and the quality
remaining constant.
Until ten years ago or so the whole
trade, as far as India was concerned,
was in the hands of Marwaris established
at KalimpoDg who advanced money. in
Tibet for the Wool, received it, sorted
and baled it in Kalimpong and then
disposed of it. Since then three Tibetan
Traders have established themselves in*
Kalimpong and handled the export trade
as well.
prices. For some years (lb years to
my knowledge) efforts have been made
to find ways and means of improving
the quality but the owners of the
Hocks and wool traders have proved
conservative and stubborn towards any
suggested changes. Recently, however,
under the auspices Aof Sir Basil Gold,
six Corriedele rams have been imported
into Tibet as an experiment for cross-
breeding. The outcome of this is awaited
with interest.
Classification.
There is little doubt that not only
the quality could be improved but also
the quantity appreciably increased by
scientific breeding and proper classification
of the wool at the time of clipping.
It should however here be noted that
unless the classification and separation of
the wool is done at the time of clipping
it cannot be done subsequently with the
result that the whole clip is classified for
price at the value of the poorest part of
the fleece.
Up till about 1925 practically the
whole of the import from Easten Tibet
was absorbed by the Mills and Jails in
India. Then, for a few years a large
proportion" was exported via Liverpool
to the U. S. A. and the Continent of
Europe. Eroni 1930 onwards until 19'41
At present all the wool clippeth from
Tibetan sheep is mixed together-whito
and coloured, stained, fine and coarse
'and in addition Goats and Yaks hair)
and the whole twisted into ropes and
made up into Kharis' weighing approxi-
mately 80 lbs each, for transport by
practically the entire clip was exportefk ^ndo ” to Kalimpong. Here, beyond
direct to the U.S.A. V_se.parating white from coloured and hair
With the shortage of shipping in
, 1942 the export to the U.S.A. virtually
tHe traders were faced with
of finding a local market
India
stopped and
the problem
again
At thie point the. Mill in
decided to buy and stocks have accor-
dingly been disposed of again in India.
Tibet Wool (like most of India’s
wool) has always been classified in the
world’s market as “Carpet Wool” and
as such is low down in the scale of
from wool it is imposible to undertake
any classification.
The classification must be done at the time
of shearing and incidently this requires little
technical knowledge.
It is merely a matter of having a
table on which the fieeee is spread as
it comes off the sheep and the colour-
ed wool and skirtings pulled away from
the body wool. The result is throe
piles of wool (I) White body wool
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Himalayan Times
December 26, 1941)
f
Mate on the 5ihet
VJael Jndudt’ty
With Particular Reference to
Improvement of Quality
A. N. ODLING
Briof History.
For over 50 years the export of
Wool from Eastern Tibet has been ca-
rried on in much the same way, the
annual quantity varying between 80,000
to 1/20,000 maunds and the quality
remaining constant.
Until ten years ago or so the whole
trade, as far as India was concerned,
was in the hands of Marwaris established
at KalimpoDg who advanced money. in
Tibet for the Wool, received it, sorted
and baled it in Kalimpong and then
disposed of it. Since then three Tibetan
Traders have established themselves in*
Kalimpong and handled the export trade
as well.
prices. For some years (lb years to
my knowledge) efforts have been made
to find ways and means of improving
the quality but the owners of the
Hocks and wool traders have proved
conservative and stubborn towards any
suggested changes. Recently, however,
under the auspices Aof Sir Basil Gold,
six Corriedele rams have been imported
into Tibet as an experiment for cross-
breeding. The outcome of this is awaited
with interest.
Classification.
There is little doubt that not only
the quality could be improved but also
the quantity appreciably increased by
scientific breeding and proper classification
of the wool at the time of clipping.
It should however here be noted that
unless the classification and separation of
the wool is done at the time of clipping
it cannot be done subsequently with the
result that the whole clip is classified for
price at the value of the poorest part of
the fleece.
Up till about 1925 practically the
whole of the import from Easten Tibet
was absorbed by the Mills and Jails in
India. Then, for a few years a large
proportion" was exported via Liverpool
to the U. S. A. and the Continent of
Europe. Eroni 1930 onwards until 19'41
At present all the wool clippeth from
Tibetan sheep is mixed together-whito
and coloured, stained, fine and coarse
'and in addition Goats and Yaks hair)
and the whole twisted into ropes and
made up into Kharis' weighing approxi-
mately 80 lbs each, for transport by
practically the entire clip was exportefk ^ndo ” to Kalimpong. Here, beyond
direct to the U.S.A. V_se.parating white from coloured and hair
With the shortage of shipping in
, 1942 the export to the U.S.A. virtually
tHe traders were faced with
of finding a local market
India
stopped and
the problem
again
At thie point the. Mill in
decided to buy and stocks have accor-
dingly been disposed of again in India.
Tibet Wool (like most of India’s
wool) has always been classified in the
world’s market as “Carpet Wool” and
as such is low down in the scale of
from wool it is imposible to undertake
any classification.
The classification must be done at the time
of shearing and incidently this requires little
technical knowledge.
It is merely a matter of having a
table on which the fieeee is spread as
it comes off the sheep and the colour-
ed wool and skirtings pulled away from
the body wool. The result is throe
piles of wool (I) White body wool
Continued on pngt 5