GERMANY BUYS WOOL
Substitutes Have Proved Unsatisfactory
Figures available of German raw wool imports and quoted in the journalof the International Wool Secretariat reveal that her purchases were higher in 1938 than in any previous year since 1933. From January to November, 1938, Germany imported 119,307,6001 b. of raw wool in comparison with a total of 82,603,6001 b. in 1937—an increase of 36,701,0001 b. Such figures indicate that Germany is finding it impossible to replace wool satisfactory by synthetic substitutes. It has been well known for some time that fabrics made from synthetic fibres produced from wool pulp or milk, while tiaving a superficial resemblance to wool, do not possess those properties which, in relation to health, and dress, make wool unique. There is also the possibility that her supplies of reclaimed wool are becoming exhausted.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 8
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136GERMANY BUYS WOOL Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 8
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