Show wa OL MARKET NEARS A PRE WAR BASIS I 1 iiii new york jan as the te wool market Is rapidly approaching a normal prewar basis and manufacturers demands tor for raw wool will be met in full soon according to arthur williams federal food administrator who conferred with representatives 0 of the american woolen association here today the encouraging outlook for cheaper clothing mr williams said is further enhanced by a nearly normal commercial output by the nations mills which he said devoted 65 percent of their capacity during the war to making cloth tor for the army and navy the woolen experts told mr williams a long stride toward lowering the price of clothing would be made it 11 the purchaser would confine himself to standard styles and plain serviceable materials instead of demanding iii the markets best high clothing prices in the associations ciati ons opinion have reached their crest the conference told mr air williams that any speculative jobber who might tie he holding back his stocks in the hope of higher prices will be disappointed for the normal requirements ot of the trade soon will be met directly from the manufacturer tribune |