THE WOOL MARKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 8, 4 December 1916, Page 8

THE WOOL MARKET.

CHAOS AMONC THE TRADE. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London December 1. The wool markets are in a chaotic state pending an announcement of the Government's intentions. At a meeting of the committees of the colonial wool importers, selling brokers, wool brokers, and the wool buyers' association it was decided to ask -Mr Lloyd George to receive a deputation, which will recommend that all wools bought in Australia and New Zealand, and shipped prior to the Government's taking over, be sold in the usual way.

A number of Yorkshiremen came to London under the impression that the meeting was open to the whole trade, but they were not allowed to be present. They held a meeting themselves and passed a resolution demanding the .maintenance of the present conditions. The '.speakers pointed out that by reason of convenience and long usage, and on economical grounds, sales were far preferable to the establishment of the new Government organisations. At the War Office's invitation a deputation from the Bradford Wool Buyers 1 Association and the Bradford Chamber of Commerce discussed the whole matter with the War Contracts

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