ADVERTISING WOOL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 161, 27 June 1930, Page 9

ADVERTISING WOOL

BRADFORD CONFERENCE. GROWERS AND MANUFACTURERS. (United Press Association—By Cable— Copyright.] London, June 26. New Zealand woolgrowers in Bradford conferred with representatives of the British Wool Federation on the subject of advertising wool. They were introduced by Mr B. Tripp, who said that, judging from what he had seen at Bradford, British manufacturers could produce the goods. What was wanted was to push them. Colonel R. W. Andrews said the world was passing through a period of lack of confidence, which had depressed the values of all raw materials. Yet wool stocks to-day were not excessive. If anything, they were below normal. Sir Frederick Aykroyd, introducing the subject of the character of New Zealand wool, said the methods of crossing had resulted in the production of irregular staples and fibres; in the same fleece. The value of a fleece was based on the coarsest fibre, so the grower was not receiving a proper return for bis fleece. While they used to buy New Zealand wool for the single vain trade, they nowhad to go to South America, which imported Lincolns extensively. Dr. S G Baker, of the Wool Industry Research Association, said wholesale manufacturers. now had n marking fluid to replace tar and paint, and had made arrangements tn make supplies procurable hr New Zealand next sesaon.