THE WOOL COMMANDEER
c; r _.\oiv that the Prime Minister hafl commandeered at all ttat^ e «« is 'over, and also seeing that the *ow fl ari>£ alid fno«" read that in London thifwool was fetching from 23d. to 31d. per lb., and a Zo *ffliand'ui the'majority was SV.tlvcs-nothinß to bodesired and the Government in many se& V nhove • VI these at 7o to 65 per rent. abo\e they were appraised at the centres." Ho anyone with a biain \ulL see what the farmers are «»der vnusts&ftEE toSSSJ 1 if that'the dividend paid by Brihsh and Argentine Meat Company tor the l»si year to their shareholders is 121 per ce , while Jit 25,000 is again added to Merc;servo fuhjl. The tradniß prohl last jur after Droming' for war taxation v.n9 j;4'2G,GOI). Now, I warn the Kew ea J? n d mo'lucer not to agree to any more Government contra:. We are entitled. to wr liberty to compete m the worlds markets the same an other countries, and we can stand our cliance of, loss or gain same as we always did.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 271, 12 August 1919, Page 8
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180THE WOOL COMMANDEER Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 271, 12 August 1919, Page 8
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