QUEENSLAND WOOLGROWERS

Evening Star, Issue 21784, 28 July 1934, Page 13

QUEENSLAND WOOLGROWERS

MARKETING POLICY URGED Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. BRISBANE, July 27. \ Prominent ..Queensland woolgrowers ar® agitating for an all-Australian conferencn to formulate, ft wool-selling marketing policy, possibly by the adoption of a system of tariff agreements with big wool-buying nations. Many of the biggest growers ; are of the opinion that Italy, Germany, and France are tacitly trying to force down wool values. Growers therefore suggest that reasonable reserves should be placed on wools and the - market tested when the sales resume on August 20..• IS ITALY BLUFFING? LONDON, July 27. (Received. July 28, at 11 a.m.) - The 1 Yorkshire Observer’ says;: “It 'is generally believed that Italy’s wool • purchases in recent years have been for use -and not for speculation ; ' consequently she will soon require further supplies. Responsible authorities think that Italy is bluffing in regard to her threat to Australia.”