THE SALE OF WOOL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20168, 21 February 1931, Page 19

THE SALE OF WOOL.

TO THE EDITOR Of THIS PRESS. Sir,—The special article by Mi 1 W. H. Montgomery in last Saturday's Pfeuss is desoi'ving of xhbre than passihg hotice. fneidents in various cbuntries all Combining to depress thO fdnhet's produce are clearly shown and summed tip as thO reasons why th@ writer's wOol brought only thteepencn halfpenny a {>ound at the last sale: a VdrV rierious bffair. Further oil W6 rtiidi "The World all thb food we can produce'and more, but unfortunately has ndt the bioney to pay for it. . : Consequently We must suffer for the misfortun/ of others. . -,. The clouds will not' lift for us until others are i'ti th 6 §linshine."

Was there ever a more hopeless; helpless, fatalist apology for doing nothingl Everyone has to put his hoUse in of fexoept the farmer; Might I suggest thftt it is t not the 'individual farmer; but hie appointed leaders who are largely tdf blame for thg difficulties Under which this (iisotgaiiiaed clasd Work. The fai-xheif Is nibre Efficient in growing good quality produeS than is the city mtri ih runfaittg his btisihebs. The r ' part, Which is just as important as producing, cannot b& attended to by , Oacli producer. He sendß It to his agent, Whb leaves hia end of the job to chande muddling thfough, Want of system. . Judging by the advertising, it seems that the office men are not aware that they dre not giving their clients - reasonable service -in return iot thbir fchafges. I'hey arrbngo the date of «ale; ballot fof dotation of sale,;ifivite the brokferjj and dispose, of tjlß lot in a ffiW hour?, as* Voii wbiiifl a bankrupt's ' Chattels. " v A--1 Is it hot essential for the welfare of btislhfj&s both client dtid prilicijlii that the important part yi soiling should - be Hbw m&ny tuilllonb' of lois-will bd inturfed bOfoiO the Ing of wool on tho market ceased Is (sredit sa'lovc that a year's Work" niusfc 'be disposed bf ih the t>rt&bnt rb^ltleS# 1 planner? Who is going thfe first moye to demand a inoro rational inanner of selling t T3tvetyOne is intdrih vital ,qlieHtibn&. It' iA hot to buy from those who caii ,in a motor- ' car, or that the Government calls in an deohduilst ahd payfi hiiii Srblt M? Coates did this in the'case of the ! railWays, and jhtfW look at tlio tesiult. Now Mr Forbes is about to apoint a Board of ' Directors to manage thp' manager. A , third leader of farmers is,till out rfedUee wag€s regardless of results;' : ' t8 help feduee the coat of Gaveritmeiit is a Object, bdt 1 slibftiit 1 that the {iirdpcir bfancetifig kiid selling of.their products alone will save the Mis applies to trieat) Wool, and dfiii'y pi-odliae, and thbfe is no sound reason why tiiey could not ftil bo con- • trolled by one organised * body and Bo reduce bvethßad (jbstsf HbWevOi-, tho main object shetild be to tiilt oUt the Idsef,! and it matters little who does it, whether the Government, tho reawakened 8.A.W,1?iA.,- thfi fiftriOrfe' agents,, i or the farmers-themselves. 1 , Meanwhile London woolbrokers report i reeotd hfeavy, hedge selling against im-; pofts firid the threats Of "Sbbiklist Ox- 1 :, poriments in control/' "bulk purchase,'-1 'or other "artificial remedies."'Well, the 1 woolbrfkefs c&rtdinly KribW § jjOod .tiling , ! when they have it, and cannot bo blamed for wishing it to continue. —Yours, etc., JAMES MAXWBLL. I'ebi'udty l&t'ij, 1981.