THE WOOL PURCHASE
' HIGH PRICES OF'LEATHER AND .'. WOOLLEN. GOODS. ' By Telegraph.—Press Association, ■ Wairoa, July 13. Mr. W. D.'Lyenar iiddress:d a"fairly : large meeting of Wairoii farmers o'u j Saturday afternoon, en tha lvool "com- | rnandeer." Hβ spoke for two liours, set--1 ting out the position ng detailed in liis : addressed elsewhere. He emphasised that ; there was no Justification fVir tti& high i prices of certain lines in England 'or ■here, the farmers getting only id. per lb. • for hides over pre-war rates, yot hoots I had gone up by 20s. a pair. The i'armeu's i were jetting la. 2Jd. i'or wool, yet tlie ■ publio paid. 9s. 6d. n ili. for wool retail. I He claimed, that the . National Coveriii ment should, investigate the middleman's profit, A motion was tarried on the ' lines of that passed l>y tbo Danuevirke meeting. The chainnaa of the Fanners' i Union moved to draw the attention of the Government to the high prices of leather and woollen goods compared to : Ihe cost of raw materials, ana if any ; profiteering waa proved the Government i be asked, to limit retail prices. The ■ motion was carriod.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 8
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188THE WOOL PURCHASE Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 255, 16 July 1918, Page 8
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