§ 68. Mr. Hepworthasked the Minister of Agriculture the lowest and highest price of wool realised by the British farmer from this year's clip?
§ The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. W. S. Morrison)The price of wool varies considerably with the breed of sheep and the quality and condition of the wool. The highest recorded price of fleeces of washed wool this season at the country wool sales from which I have reports has been 15½d. per lb. for Southdown ewe wool, while the lowest has been 4¼d. per lb. for Scotch wool. My hon. Friend will appreciate that these prices relate to individual lots and cannot be taken as representative of the average prices ruling for the respective descriptions of wool.
§ Mr. KirkwoodIs the Minister aware that Scottish wool is the finest wool in the world?