WOOLGROWERS IN U.S.

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25082, 14 January 1947, Page 3

WOOLGROWERS IN U.S.

CONTROL OF IMPORTS WANTED RESOLUTION PASSED BY CONFERENCE (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 1.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Asserting that the American woolgrower was suffering through the operation of a British wool monopoly, a wool conference at Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed a resolution urging legislation which would control imports by means of quotas and enable the United States to provide 50 per cent, of its peace-time consumption. The resolution said the American industry’s chief competitors were British Empire areas which produced two-thirds of the apparel wool used throughout the world. These enormous quantities of wool dominated the world’s market in quantity, in price levels, and in methods of distribution.

The conference also decided to seek, first, import quotas on wool textiles in order to protect American manufacturers who are consumers of _ the home-grown clip; and second, legislation which would establish a comparable price for wool and give it the same benefits accorded other American agricultural commodities.