AUSTRALIAN WOOL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1933, Page 14

AUSTRALIAN WOOL

COMPLAINTS OF WEIGHT

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V (Received September 28,; 11.30 a.m.) ' • : . LONDON, September 27. The International Wool Conference at ; Budapest next week will be discussing tno short weight in arrivals of • Australian 'wool. It is very difficult to obtain precise information as the buyers are fearful at present of making any .specific .public ■allegations, but the "Sun" learns that 'many arc dissatisfied with recent arrivals, 'notably from Victoria. • ■ Australian circles m London say the romplamta in respect to arrivals are ex--plained by evaporation of moisture as the •wool is'moister than usual on account ot ,« good season in Australia which arrived •after an exceptionally dry summer. • '„ The "Sun" learns that the Wool Feaeration is seeking to arrange an immediate conference on the light-weight wool posi- • 'it'is emphasised that the issue could be ■settled amicably if buyers will demand a -system of complete checking m Australia •to peotect their own interests, [ also some ! i:diodification of the existing system whereby buyers are compensated tor Bhort ; weights in excess of a certain . amount, .usually 20 pounds. . i • Bradford authorities declare, that while (hey don't • want to pny less than they ■'should for wool, they do object- to paying 'for'what they, do not receive.