WOOL CONGESTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15998, 17 August 1915, Page 6

WOOL CONGESTION.

COMPLAINTS BY TRADERS, . | ■ • EXPORT ADVOCATED.' - : * . 1 Times and Sydney Snn Serrictt-,' j 'Received August 16, 6 p.m) ' ; | London, August' s., i The congestion at the London dodslat: ; seriously affected wool shipments. Saw i the war London has practically • been, Jit ; only port receiving British imports d j wooL During the first seven moatiu c! j 1915 a total of 719,"700,00db of wool was j received, compared with 546.700,9941b I&fc' year. Exports have decreased thus precipitating the congestion." 'Tta" Home demand, despite ths.iage reqnirements of the military authorities,*' is in.; sufficient to relieve the ca&gestioa. consequence the Government the Bradford Chamber of Corasierce tik unless traders remove their wool famtM docks and warehouses the Goverararf will remove it regardless of tbe "«*» Wool traders consider this harsh, ta4ments There are huge quantities ofcrqabreds available for export, if tie Ws Office does not want it immediately. &■ j porters urge that they ought 1»- h allowed to export to allied j and to America, who want crossbreds. j is reported that the Japanese anthotitti are advocating the granting of !'spsj| licenses. . , .»; v j