WOOL SALE

Hokitika Guardian, 18 January 1937, Page 4

WOOL SALE

HAWKE’S BAY VALUES Per Press Association Copyright. NAPIER, January 16. Ihe woo] sold at the second sale of the season at Napier, to-day, realised Prices from one penny to one penny halfpenny in advance of those ruling at last Napier sale in December, or a halfpenny better in advance of those secured at Wellington last week. Top price at the sale was 23dt per lb tor a line of Southdown lamb’s, wool, ranged from 18£d to 22d. Fine crossbred hoggets sold from 18-Vd to 2ld. Crutchings went up to 17.\d, clotted wool 18d and locks to lOd.

WOOL GROWERS’ CONFERENCE AIELBOURiNE, January 17. The representatives of the Empire Wool Conference here decided to create an international fund -to prot mote wool reesarch and publicity; overseas, and to appeal for the freedom of international trade from restrictions jeopardising the future of the wool industry. A jsub-committee comprising Senator Guthrie (Australia), Air Christie (New Zealand), an dMr G. Alare (South Africa), was appointed to draft a Bill for option by the Dominions, dealing with the advertising, description, marketing and sale or disposal of manufactured goods made of ,or containing wool. Great- Britain is to be asked to enact uniform legislation.

N.Z. EXPERT’S WARNING MELBOURNE. January 17. A Sydney message states that- Miss 0. Valentine Howey, who is to-day returning to New Zealand, after two years’ business activity in England and on the Continent, on behalf of wool publicity for New Zealand, said that it was good new s to hear that the Alelbourne Wool Conference had agreed to promote a wool research and publicity fund. She, however, doubted the wisdom of aiming for a cut and dried policy with the British interests only. The progressive manufacturers would be onl.v too willing to co-operate in a dozen wavs with any policy or organisation set up by the growers.