Dunedin’s Fat Wool Cheque

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 12, 15 January 1936, Page 4

Dunedin’s Fat Wool Cheque

NEARLY £400,000. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Jan. 14. The total realisation at the lirst Dunedin wool sale was £305,020, just over half the sum realised for the whole season last yeur. A great percentage of the next offering will be from the back country, where fine wools are grown, so that an even better distribution is expected. Bradford Market Firm LONDON, Jau. 13. Bradford quotations for ail qualities arc firm at late rates. Topmakers are reluctant to sell and some are not quoting until tho London sales open.

Good Competition at Sydney Received Tuesday, 10.3 D p.m. SYDNEY, Jau. 14. At the wool sales .11,283 bales were offered and 10,503 sold, also 171 S privately. There was good general competition and prices were firm at yeslerday’s rates for all descriptions. Greasy Ateriiio sold to 2Gi pence. Empire Publicity Essential Received Tuesday, 10.30 p.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. .14. Lord Barnby, the ' Bradford Wool authority, states lhat lie is more than ever convinced that unless an Empirewide wool publicity campaign is undertaken Australia will suffer seriously. Hu suggested that the imposition of a levy on every bale exported by the Dominion Governments -would bo the only effective action. A committee should bit appointed to control the funds thus created. It should be independent of Government appointment and not subject to political interference.