The Woolbrokers' Associa tion, in view of the fact that I have mentioned that the tendency of tbe growers elsewhere was to reduce, and not increase, the bids, could not see their way clear to agree to it. Hence the buyers declined to bid, and practically boycotted our sales." Such brieflystated is the position taken op by the Wool Brokers Association. Oar representative then interviewed THE 80-BBS. The gentleman who was interviewed, who represents a large English house here, said:—" Our position Is simply this: For a long time we have felt the want of an alteration in the bids, and we have now come to the conclusion that if we can establish them at the end of tills season, when the sales are small, it will give the growers an idea as to whether there was any loss (as some think) or gain in any way. lam sure if the brokers had met us to-day and given the thing a trial, its success would have been undoubted. Speaking as a buyer, our reasons tor t asking for id bids is that it simplifies vtvhM ing (as I defy any man to value to $d per? lb) as a buyer knows he cannot give as farthing more than his valuation. He therefore values the wool to the highest he can give for it and then boldly bids out ' his price in the sales. This has the de sired effect of making the sales more sou. ted and quicker. Thus a lot of vain able time's saved when the large sales are I on. One of the wool buyers gave the Chalr- I man of the Woolbrokers' Association three days' written notice of onr intention, Sid when we met at first they refused to ter at all. Then, lateri they saw the reason of what we asked, and conceded half, but we decided as they met us with a prompt refusal, that we would have all or nothing. * The advance In London is $d per lb; in Melbourne and Sydney £d. All we ask is to be put upon the same terms as the larger Colonial sales. This we are refused. At Dunedin, last week, as sooni' as the selling broker saw the buyers were: unanimous, be granted-our request; -(lie. 