WOOL STOCKS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 January 1941, Page 4

WOOL STOCKS

RUNNING LOW IN BRITAIN USE OF SUBSTITUTE FIBRES. CO ORDINATED CONTROL ADVOCATED. 1 t 'By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright» .LONDON January 19. i T’he stocks of wool, of which the! j United Kingdom holds a world mono- < poly, are reported to be running low.; | The wool control has again tightened, j i taking possession, first, of spinners'! i tops. The "Yorkshire Post” reports that! stocks of finished cloth have reached! one of the lowest levels in the recent! history of the trade. Shortage of wool for the domestic! ; trade is causing more attention to be j paid to rayon and more artificial fibres.] | Blending experiments are reported asj ! having advanced far beyond alli dreams. I A further rise of 3Ad a pound in; ‘ rayon yams is announced, together! ■ with the fact that tb.e trade has dis-| j covered a new fabric for which are' l claimed qualities equal to fine worsted! i cloth, but produceable at half the cost. .' I Tremendous sales are expected abroad/ Development in rayon manufacture! has led to an agitation for co-ordinatedi control of the textile industry as a| wliole instead of controlling cotton.! wool and rayon separately.