Show C corporation orp oration 9 trying IW to hold wool prices up the national wool marketing cor horation po ration Is resisting efforts being put forth in some quarters to capitalize on the present wool market uneasiness to force prices lower cutthroat cut out throat competition in the goods trade is resulting in a demand for cheap wool during april the cooperative marketed approximately pounds of wool during the last week of the month sales totaled approximately pounds a substantial amount of which was waa turned on the basis of the strong market of march tile the cooperative is eudea endeavoring vering to hold up tho the market both on grease wool and tops during april the cooperative marketed approximately pounds of 0 wool as tops one mill buyer Is reported to have laid he could buy wool tool cheaper any ny where on the market than from tho the national another buyer lias has said he could obtain wool at two cents a pound cheaper than the national prices the resistance being offered by the cooperative was noted in the following follo winK statement from an all eastern rn wool trade paper cooperative quotations run up to 65 cents for the best fine wools other sellers are quoting 62 to 63 3 cents for very tine fine wool although bullis have reduced fabric prices materially from last year in order to develop volume business the national does not dot believe that lower prices are justified it la Is there foro resisting with all possible pos force the efforts to force down the price of raw wool and make it bear part 0 of the brunt of the cutthroat cut throat competition in the goods field one of the principal reasons for the uneasiness in the market declares cooperative officials Is ia that too much wool has bag been acquired in ia producing districts at prices below its actual market value it Is biffl alt tor for thi the cooperative to maintain the he market when dealers acquire for or example wool on the tha basis ot of soc clean of 0 a character for which he be national has been asking had receiving 60 cents cent much of this wool has been bought on direct mill order and therefore has been turned quickly to the mills mill which warrants the taking ot of a smaller marfin of profit whenever wool Is secured cheaply lit in the producing districts it can he be sold cheaper lit in the east during times such buch as the he present when the wool markwis very sensitive it kakes abes a very fw few below market sales bales to havi have a disturbing effect especially when those opposed to the wool bool growers having their own selling elling agency arc doing everything they can to embarrass its marketing activities ivi ties PT |