ALL WOOL PACK

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 120, 25 May 1925, Page 4

ALL WOOL PACK

MANUFACTURERS' NEW SUGGESTION •

FARMERS' REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVE.

(TltOH ODR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LONDON, 7th April, Another meeting to consider the question of the all-wool pack was held in London a day or two ago, but was not open to the Press.

The Bradford trade was represented by Mr. F, A. Aykroyd, Messrs. Walter Andrews and S. Harland (ex-presidents of the British Wool Federation), Mr. W. Harrison (secretary of the Wool Federation), and Mr; H. T. Tulloch (secretary of. the Bradford Chamber of Commerce) The growers' committee was represented by the Hon. George Fairbairn, Agent-General for Victoria, who presided over the proceedings, Mr RF Bush, Colonel Hill, Mr. A. J. Q Webb nd m;. f % aelr/ South *5£5: and JUi H, X Parker secretary of the committee). There was a total attend! ance o about fifty, the Continental wool Dubruiiel^ f I' l ? 1T c"ted by M" Ma™« ■uuduuic, of Itoubaix. .similar conference was held when Mr tenW °?W Bn il!1-1™°1 tended to hold scwt of wool. O tl the present occasion 1, 8 s l lowed a ])ew £ to contain 3cwt. Of this the meeting cxpiessed n, general terms their approval, rhe questwnof "adjusting" the cost ?W 1 T t lniek ~16s-«>"ains to be setled, but it was agreed that a meeting of representative wool buyers should be held in Bradford at the earliest possible date, with a view to drafting an offer which, it is hoped, will lead t S a, an"c SMf T» emef- , This °ffe"' ™11 be submitted through the representatives of the Wool Growers' Committee in London to 'i,d sZFV?- Australia > Zealand" and bouth Africa, and at the same time specimens of the new packs wilfbe C warded to the wool-producing colonies for inspection by the growers. ihe original pack designed for scwt 12s sd, but the representatives of the Dom.mons growers objected to it <„, the grounds that the difficulties involve »i Pressing and "banding" a pack of that size were too considerable to be un dertaken, except on tho largest stations possessing extensive plant. It was con sidered that the .miller growers cou d not afford to jnstall new pressing machines. In addition it was' realised that .the waterside workers would probably object to handling scwt bales UUllolv tfvwT tPai° k I s S'milar in Sl"za «"<* style to that already used by the Dominion producers. It requires no seel bands ami consequently no new machinery to p, ess (.h e wooK On lhft ot , hand, it is made of stronger mnlerial;i special blend of Dominion and South American prepared wool—thnn tho form-' er one but, of course, the cost is -reater Ihe growers are more inclined to welcome it as being better adapted to tho requirements and customs of the upcountry farmers.

-As intimated, tlio manufacturers will now meet to deckle the .extent lo which they arc- prepared to contribute, toward the additional cost of the new pack, and an aimcnblo settlement, ol the whole queaUuu 18 kipcd lor at an early dutc