Price Slump

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 48, 13 June 1930, Page 32

Price Slump

The Call for Economy HE call of the Prime Minister for economy will be echoed in the minds of many farmers who have seriously suffered from the slump in prices. True, the latest news from overseas is more hopeful, both regarding wool and butter-prices, but the fact remains that there is much leeway to be overtaken. Spending there must be to keep the wheels going round, but let it be wise. The recent Golden Fleece DPxhibition in Wellington, referred to in another column, has proved how desirable and adaptable woollen materials are now. They are free from all the stuffiness and lack of charm with which woollen garments were formerly associated. . It is stated that whereas the material for a woman’s dress previously culled for the wool of two sheep, it is now provided by two silkworms. It is for women to decide, therefore, whether they will support the sheep-farmers of this country in their time of need or the silk-worm industry of another country, not even within the Empire. It may be argued that not all silk used is pure, but, even so, it is wool that we should endeavour to use in preference. We know that the appeal of silk hosiery will die hard in the hearts of many women. Stockings manufactured from both wool and silk are now so inviting in appearance and so much more suitable for outdoor wear in this season that it should be no hardship to choose them. As a matter of fact, few of the better-dressed women in either London or Paris wear anything else in autumn and winter for street and sports wear. Our plea is to New Zealand women to think twice before spending on other than New Zealand, or at least Empire, products.