Forrest,
I wired money and it was there the next day. I asked them what day it would show up and it was on time. I also sent an e mail to the party telling them the money was on the way and to check and let me know it arrived. Reason for this was the last time it took the business 4 months to confirm that they received the money and only after i had my bank check on the date of transfer and deposit. (when it cleared) We doubled checked that the money was wired to the correct account. Also, You should have a record of the transfer, have your bank check to see when it cleared, my bank sent me an e mail, however i asked them to do it.
Also our government, check on any over seas wire transfer to make sure that they are legit. I had to answer 2 pages of questions before i could send the funds by wire transfer.
time wise, I did my transfer the last week of August.