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Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1918, Page 3

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,“Do yon know,” said a well-known 'Wellington! indent agent particularly interested in Manchester goods, “that I have seen during the past week drapers selling calico at 9Jd per yard, which would to-day cost 2s. 3d a yard to land hero:'” The agent m question added that his cabled advices of late had been a series of shocks. Only a few days ago lie had secured a large order for fliuinelettes on. the lust price quoted, which was 9;Jd per yard. TPe cabled Home for confirmation of the order, and was surprised to learn that the price had advanced to Is a yard. He prophesies that if the. war goes on, there will he no woollen goods at nil obtainable from /England at this litre next year. All the clothes for the American troops were to bo made in England instead of America, in order to save time, and avoid the risk of vessels carrying transhipped wool cargoes to the United Stntos being sunk by enemy activity. This would give the woollen manufacturers an immense amount of work, and they consequent, ly would, he argued, not be able to turn out much stuff for the exporttrade.