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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. SEND TO 11. MATSON and CO. ' SEND TO H. MATSOX and CO. " SEND TO H. AIATSON and CO. SEND TO H. MATSON and CO. i miIAT WOOL ARGUMENT. ; YORKSHIRE CRITICISM. ' RESEARCH SCHEME. As a result of private conferences in'.Loudon between representative;, of lirii»uin and the Dominions, a definite scheme is now being liormulated for submission to the Australian, New Zealand, and South African Governments ior joint research in the wool industry. There isn't much point in discussing this until "vve have details of the scheme. It can be remarked, however, that already the woolgronvers of Australia, in conjunction with the woolbrokers, ajo endeavouring to raise at least JC2OO.OUO for science research in the sheep and wool .industry-. The co-operation of the British and' Australian Governments and wool interests generally will, of courae, be welcomed. As a matter of fact, representatives of the Australian woolgrowers and ' brokers have emphasised all that their scheme will provide for cooperation with the Federal and State) Governments. Overlapping is to be avoided—it is a matter of team work. Tho greater the cooperation the greater the success is likely to be. SAME OLD STORY. A cable published in the "Herald'' tells us that: "British research experts considered that the development of art silk was not likely to aft'oct finer wools, but anticipated that it would seriously compote with coarser grades. Therefore, they proposed to cu-oruin-ato research in all parts of the Empire, Dominion workers concentrating on problems of production and British experts on those of nso. _ "Mr G. A. Julius (chairman 01 the Commonwealth Council of Scientific und Industrial Research), ia an interview, emphasised the need lor finer Australian merino wool. •Yorkshire manufacturers assured me,' he said, 'that they were now unable to obtain tho Bnor wools from Australia, and were compelled to purchase South African.' Two Yorkshire manufacturers pointed to largo stocks front South Africa, which previously had been brought exclusively from Australia. They told me: 'Australia had better concontrate on production of the finest merinos. Art silk is going to hit your coarser wools hard.' This means careful research and more exact knowledge of conditions of breeding and nutrition. The British Woollen Worsted Association i 3 prepared to develop research here, and to give tho Dominions full information regarding the behaviour of , different classes of wool during spinning and weaving, if the Dominions undertake their share of research into production, especially in regard to merinos, which can beßt bo inves- , tigatod in Australia." COMMISSION SALESMEN. This is what the farmer and I tho producer want. Someone , who will see that their products are realised and displayed to the best advantage. The same cannot he done without a lifetime of apprenticeship to the business of ,H. MATSON and CO., who offer you their services. GETTING DOWN TO TIN-TAOKS. Mr Julius is more or less repeating what Bradford has been saying for yoars. Again and again the represen- , tativee of our wool industry have replied to this Bradford criticism, but Bradford has not taken much note of the replies. It will be bettor for all concerned if Bradford endeavoured a little more sincerely or thoroughly to get to , know the point of view of the Australian woolgrowers. As we have said again and again, our woolgrowers are going in for the sheep that , suits them best, the sheep that gives , them the best financial returns. If it becomes clear that some modifications can be profitably made, then our . woolgrowers will make them —as far . as practicable. We still believe that if Bradford is . sincere in its attitude, if Bradford . genuinely believes that we are on . the wrong wool track, then the best way is to arrange a thoroughly rep- . resentative conference between Bradford interests and the Australian I. wool interests. Such a conference . with tolerant discussion would mako !. for mutual understanding, which is . always so much to be desired. ! LONDON MEAT MARKET. ! STRONG FOR FROZEN LAMB. .' SOMETHING ABOUT PROSPECTS. '. Our London correspondent, who is . . closely in touch with the London . Meat Trade, writes to. us under date I, London, October 13th:— The froaen lamb position continues .. strong, with a good enquiry, particu- . larly "to arrive," while stocks on . hand are on the short side, and very . well held. . The prospective shortage of export- . able surplus is now well realised, and . operators are trying to protect their I. future requirements by buying New . Zealands to carry them over until that I. Dominion gets her new season stuff I. along. This d'omand has been reI. sponsible for goods to arrive fetching I. more 0.1. F. than is being realised I. "off the hooks" at the moment. I. The demand has also extended to I. medium and heavy weights at from a I. farthing to a penny per pound within 1. what light weights are fetching, the 1. latter differential applying to the 1. 42/501b. 1. My foreoast ol several weeks ago 1. as to prospective 'values for Austral- | fully auat probably -.. Australian sellers aTe asking up to lOd for Victorian firsts* 0.1. F., and while buyers are not very interested at that limit, appreciable .parcels could be cleared at Old to 93d c.i.f. Borne business has been transacted at these prices. Victorian seconds are on offer at up to Ogd; with seconds and thirds at about Od, c.i.f. New South Wales firsts seem to be Bearce, with hardly a quotat on, while seconds are being offered with thirds at between BJd and 8«d. c.i:f. Buyers generally are chary of paying these prices, and exporters may be obliged to bring most of their stuff along and sell it piecemeal to meet a hand-to-mouth demand, which is usual these days. However, I think the goods are going to make thoir money on arrival here. The above values apply to shipments, late September to early No■vomber shipmonts. December shipments may not realise within up to threo-farthings per pound of above values, dependent upon how soon the new season's N.Z. start coming along, and how freely the balance of tho old season meat goes into distribution. LOOK TO YOUR TRANSPORT. Economical and efficient transportation is what New Zealand needs. Road, rail, and water—make these highways of commerce cheap and good, and you are paving the way to national prosperity. Rome knew all there was to know, at that time, about roads. All roads led to Rome —tho Romans saw to it that the world would find it easy to got there. Tho Roman roads were made to serve, and thoy endured for centuries. Tho road to Romo was a good road I ... . .. As rail transport developed, the tondency was to relegate rpads to second place, and lower. Now, with the Motor Age, roads have come Into their own again. We need the old Roman genius for road-making. Don't worry too much over the Issue, Railway versus Roads. We need them both I And, between ourselves, tho competition that motor transport is creating with the railways Is healthy, A Government monopoly la liable to suffer from superego, smug complacency, and I-Am-It disease. If motor transport keeps the railway management keyed up to concert pitch- so much the better for us all. Primary production is the first step in the Big Business. The next step is to get tho products as cheaply and as quickly as possible to market. Give us good roads and good railway service with the transport cheap, and there then will be more primary production upon which we all directly or indirectly live. Give us better transport—cheaper and more efficient transport—and .then the man on the land will do hotter. As he does better, so everybody else in the State will share in it. Prosperity naturally flows from the country to the town and the cities. Give rt the best chance to Bow freely along tho roads and rail-