SUPPLIES OF WOOL
BRITAIN'S REQUIREMENTS. EXTENSION OF STANDARDISING. Prow Association—iiy Telegraph-Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Aawciation. mat tiv LONDON, June 12. Mr A. J. Dlingworth, M.P., speaking ?? ii , ! tlon of standard cloths at Bradford, said that 70 per cent, of the wool used in Britain was needed for oilicia] purposes, and more would be needed to clothe the American troops Submarines had interfered with the un-porta-tion of wool, but the situation was W °< j".) . Standardising was being extended to hosiery ,-md other textiles. PURCHASES IN AUSTRALIA. * MELBOURNE, June 13. In the House of Representatives, Mr Watt, Acting Prime Minister, announced that the Imperial Government had extended its purchase of Australian wool clips for a perioQ covering the currency of the war and one full year after its termination. A flat rate of Is 3jd per lb will be paid for greasy wool, plus charges to cover expenses •from warehouses to f.o.b. steamer. It is estimated that the returns from two clips only will exceed £100,000,000.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17341, 14 June 1918, Page 4
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