Commercial geography : a book for high schools, commercial courses, and business colleges . e various states of Aus-tralia together with Tasmania. Their position correspondsvery closely to that of Mexico and Central America, andthe climate and products are not unlike. A considerablepart of Australia is a desert, and a large area is too arid forthe production of bread-stufis; the eastern coast, however,receives abundant rains. Australia produces nearly one-third of the wool-clip ofthe world. On account of the climate, the quality of thewool, much of it merino, is excellent. More than half thecl
Commercial geography : a book for high schools, commercial courses, and business colleges . e various states of Aus-tralia together with Tasmania. Their position correspondsvery closely to that of Mexico and Central America, andthe climate and products are not unlike. A considerablepart of Australia is a desert, and a large area is too arid forthe production of bread-stufis; the eastern coast, however,receives abundant rains. Australia produces nearly one-third of the wool-clip ofthe world. On account of the climate, the quality of thewool, much of it merino, is excellent. More than half theclip comes from New South Wales. Two-thirds of thewool goes to Great Britain to be manufactured; nearly allthe rest is purchased by France, Germany, and than two per cent, is sold to the United States. Since the introduction of cold-storage plants in steam-ships, Australia has become a heavy exporter of long unproductive are now cattle-ranges; muttonconstitutes the heaviest shipment. Inasmuch as the trans-portation is almost wholly by water, the cost is very 394 COMMEltCIAL GEOGRAPHY and the mutton can be sold to London dealers at less thanfour cents per pound. Wheat is grown mainly for home consumption. Grassesfor wine and for raisins are good-paying crops in Victoriaand New South Wales. Both products find a ready marketin Great Britain. Australian claret is a strong competi-tor of California claret for public favor, and the two are
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