WELLINGTON NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1925, Page 4

WELLINGTON NEWS

NEW ZEALAND WOOL SALES

(Special to “Guardi'-n”.) WELLINGTON, September 21. It scciiH vcrv certain that some very radical changes will bo made in rcs-|..-ct to the sale of wool ill New Zealaial, for one thing the selling season is hkelv to he extended. When the ;ii'o|.ortion nl tin 1 dip offered at atte;am at the sales in New Zealand was imm paratively small the foster "a" easily arranged, hut now the hulk oi j i.e clip is marketed locally and the I, inker- have had to crowd the sales, and to get through with the work evening sales Lave had to lie held and work on Sundays was a regular thing. The leavers on whom the mere strain o| travelling From one centre to another is vote severe, have revolted, and the matter lias hteii taken up hy 11. Hrilisli Wool Koderntion and this body has con'tnunirated with the New Zea la nil Wool Brokers' Association inlinmting that. Imyers wntild not attend sales at Ci-hontc if listed. Furtheruiore the Following resolution passed t :l , j,,. Federal ion wa> communicated to t!ie Association That this hodera lion strongly disapproves ol any evening sales or Sunday work, and recommends that action should lie taken to extend I lie season in order that this can he eliminated." It can he salelt said t hat won! broket's are equally opposed to evening sales, lor it means practically all night work For the stall. Apart from the report id" the mle whirl] all clients expect to receive there a great many other matters which n't,uire attention. Last season about ;7it.(g li) hales were oll'ered at the New Zealand sides ami to crowd all till' wool into live ie,onlli.s’ sales at about seven dill'ereiit centres naturally caused a congestion of work on both buyers ami brokers, it was obviously asking Pc, much of buyers to Milne all da\ including Sundays, attend sales Imm 7.Mil a.in. till II I>.tn. and then deal

with their correspondence and despatch cables, to their principals. It the selling season is extended by a month or six weeks the business could be conducted without any "f the extra work ci nights and on Sundays. The suggestion for the extension of the stiles Clues from the Imyers and there i,|,| 1,,, no diflielllty in meeting their wish.es. The buyers submitted a rosier of a tentative charaetcr lor eonsideration by till' woolbrokers. but as this involves a good many evening -ales, it is certain to be abandoned in view ol the now developtivents. I lie brokers and bevel’s are. to meet in November to consider tbe wh.ole quest ion of selling and it is practically assured that the next season’s sales will lie oxtoiuleit it, April ami possibly into -May. amt the catalogues arc lik"iv to be small O’, nr if they arc largo the sale will he extended over two days. ITider the i.ew scheme the havers will have more time For valuing and that is all to the so far as the growers are eoitiorned.

WHEAT AND BREAD. It is now definitely known that the next wheal harvest will show a very substantial shortage and that the c.einIrv will need to import large quantities of lireadslulis. Thete is noihing yerv remarkable about this for a great many omutries that are nimble to pru-dii-e Miflieient for douVst ie requirenients have In import the cereal. Last, vear ibis enuntry paid away about a million ;md a quarter sterling lor imported wheat, hut thill did not impoverish the < minify. We did not pn.v lor ilull wheat in gold, hut in goods ;■ ml sen lees, ami this aspei t. ot t lie matter is eoiiveiiiently overlooked hy the politicians and many others, ihe fact l bait wheat will have to he tlit-

ported next sen vm is not v.orrytng t lie business community who are n ore <uu(railed, about the attlluiie o! Hie Govriinii'itt in i esprit to impoiting. Last , e..i-on the 1 • ■j\ crti melt! rvervel tbts matter to ilsell and no doubt it "ill contend that Ihe !>• pa i’l meal Ittd tries and ( iimmeiTo t mote capable ol handling the position than te.’reliant.wlm are actuated by self interest, but |,.\i people will endorse that view. Mi.at is needed now mole than anything civ i- that the Government ,| udd step out of eiiinmei’eial allair; nil | ai lend to its legitimate functions. The wheat problem bits been bring!”.! ever NllHv ill'.' ( lli'-'l! ii 1 t U ‘ (-Ulbreak of the war rushed in and secured an epiion over one million bushels ol Canadian wheat which resulted in a. |o-.. <J over CKtll.liCrO. The Government would be af’ting wisely it it washed ii' liamis of "beat and restored pre-war duties. Ill” "la’at gto"ei"lit not sillier. They "ill readily till’ll lo other farming which would be more profitable. The people "ill not loler ate the broad tax.