LEADER 03490nam 2200565 450 001 9910679595103321 005 20230120013031.0 010 $a1-84569-286-1 035 $a(CKB)3230000000022481 035 $a(EBL)1639905 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000079583 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12006510 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000079583 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10076360 035 $a(PQKB)10281672 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1639905 035 $a(EXLCZ)993230000000022481 100 $a20140211h19951995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe international wool trade /$fJulian Roche ; designed by Andrew Jones 210 1$aChichester, England :$cWoodhead Publishing Limited,$d1995. 210 4$dİ1995 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85573-191-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; The International Wool Trade; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. The history of wool production; Ancient times; United Kingdom; Continental Europe; America; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa; Global marketing; Marketing in the USA; After World War II; Chapter 2. The production of wool; Sheep; Wool the product; The measurement of quality and type; The wool production process; Chapter 3. Wool consumption; The uses of wool; The economics of wool consumption; Chapter 4. World wool supply; World wool stocks and production; Wool stocks and production by country 327 $aChapter 5. Wool pricesMeasurement of wool prices; History of wool prices; Forecasting the market; Chapter 6. The wool trade; The international picture; Exports of wool by country; Imports of wool by region; Chapter 7. The workings of the wool trade; Auctions; Slipe wool; Private sales; Forward trading; Wool futures markets; Wool freight; Wool packing; Chapter 8. The players in the international wool trade; Wool companies; The institutions involved; Chapter 9. The international woollen industry; Wool weaving and manufacture; The scope of the industry worldwide 327 $aChapter 10. The future of the international wool tradeCompetition for wool; The situation in the mid-1990s; The future of the market; Select bibliography; Index 330 $aThis is a comprehensive guide the wool industry and the trading mechanisms involved in this vital business. The supply chain is examined, from sheep farming through to final garment manufacture and supply. The patterns of trade are explored, together with the various international arrangements that are associated that are associated with the wool trade. The book goes on to explain the theory and practice of trading in the futures markets and the associated regulation, and looks at the players, both wool companies and other institutions. The final chapter covers competitors to wool, such as man 606 $aWool industry 606 $aInternational trade 606 $aSheep industry 615 0$aWool industry. 615 0$aInternational trade. 615 0$aSheep industry. 676 $a338.767731 700 $aRoche$b Julian$01346893 701 $aJones$b Andrew$0569681 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910679595103321 996 $aThe international wool trade$93080743 997 $aUNINA