During the last 15 years wool fibre analyses have been made of Danish archaeological textiles dated from the Bronze to the Viking Ages (c.1800 BC - AD 1050). Because of the extraordinary preservation of these textiles the material is ideal for making qualified interpretations regarding wool...

We measure the relationship between clean prices of individual lots of wool sold at auction and a range of characteristics of the raw wool. Based on the data for 111,440 fleece lots sold in the 2008–2009 auction season, five hedonic models are estimated to determine the premiums and discounts...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PART I. THE COLONIAL PERIOD -- CHAPTER I. THE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION -- CHAPTER II. GOVERNMENTAL POLICY -- CHAPTER III. IMPORTATIONS -- PART II. THE ERA OF THE SMALL FACTORY -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER IV. EARLY ATTEMPTS AT FACTORY...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter XXII: The Tariff and the Domestic Industry -- Chapter XXIII: Importations and Internal Development -- Chapter XXIV: Changes in Wool Supply -- Chapter XXV: Technical Advance -- Chapter XXVI: Labor Conditions -- Chapter XXVII: Changes in...

Between the 1880s and 1930s the international wool auction market shifted decisively from Britain to Australia. A series of historical developments altered the efficiency criteria for the existing institutional arrangements, notably the growing international dominance of Australian wool...