AUCKUND WOOL SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 281, 27 November 1925, Page 4

AUCKUND WOOL SALES.

FIRST OP THE SEASO3C. a eausfacioet cleaeaxce. Siarp at "the -stroke of eight IMb Taorr'T'g th? fir»T ttoo! sale of the season was -opened in ihe Town Hall Concert Chamber before a bench of about fifty buyer;, and a gallery of a similar number of irtereEtßd spectators. But what a differeDce from the scens of twelve moEtiis airo' On that occasion buyers ■were literally tumbling over each other in an excited rush to catch the auctioneer"? -eye, rending thi , nir with r-hrieks and yelk as they sought to net in first with their bids, 'hids that rejiresented xsJnes previously unknown to Auckland wool growers. To-day no rushinc; no yeliiiur. It -was the auctioneer who had to sf«k the business. On quite a proportion of lots there was an evident disinelinauc'H to set the bail ToHrng. Once the first bid was made, however, other buyer? promptly ehiiß?d in and the sale progressed at a rapid "pace. The first hour saw no less tian r>oo lots disposed of and of this q-nantity very lew were passed in. In other words, growers liad decided to accept as a fair basis of value? the rates that have been ruling at other of this seaeon? , Domini on sales. Generally ?pe.akinir 5i wa? considered "ihat. rnliniT rates were very similar to those at "VTanganui. There appeared to be a definite -stand asrainst high prices as -such for there were noticeable instance? where wool graded 2d per lb higher tlian other lots from the same clip realised but a fraction more. Bellies and pieces and coarser wools seemed to brin-r higher values proportionately than ifine?t quality lines. In the earlier part of the sale tie actual sales represented from S5 to 90 per ccut of the offerings. Messrs. Dtlgety and Co. opened the sale with a catalogue of 559 lots, representing 5556 bales. Mr. Con Christie was the auctioneer anfi he worked expedatiously through the list, and completed his -firm's quota shortly after 10.30. The X.Z. Loan and Mercantile Com•pany, who followed Dahjety and Co. on the rostrum, had some specially good lots to offer, and these met with keen -competition, up to 20d being received for a line of fine halfbred, and 172-d for fine crossbred. A fair range of prices is indicated by the following figures from Dalgety's sales:— E.natnna clip.—o bales halfbred A 192-d, S bales halfbred B ISd, 19 bale? <Tossljred fine 14Jd. 7 liales crossbred ISjJd, 2 "bales lialfbred pieces lid, 3 bales crossbred pieces fine Sd, 3 bales crossbred pieces Sgd. "Waxrama Uowns. —12 bales crossbred •ewe, superfine, 153-d, i> bales crossbred, ■vvether, superfine, 14J-&, C bales crossbred hogget, superfine 171 d, 9 bales crossbred •ewe srrper 14|-d* C bales crossbred wether super 14d, 3 tiales crossbred hojnret. •Fuper, 141 d, 3 "bales first -crossbred 13£<L" 10 bales crossbred A 9 rams 1 ISJd. B tales crossbred pieces lOd. 5 bales bellies nnd psec.es I>Jd- 4 bales lambs 14J-d. Te Xaraka.—s4 bales crossbre.i A : 14r?.-d, 35 bales -crossbred ifr 3S|ii -bales crossbred C 12id, 7 bale? crossbred hogget A 152-d, -6 bales first pieces lOfd. G bales bellies Sid, 3 bales locks 6£& Apongu.—3 bales ialfbred AA 18Ji 3 tales halfbred A 16Jd, C tales bellies and pieces 9dXowhara.—4 "bales lalfbred .-. J=aipex; 17* d, 22 bales threequarterbxed super: 15Jd, 18 bales crossbred 14Jd. 5 bales hogget super 16d, *5 bales cross-, "bred 12Jd, 5 bales first threequarterbred pieces 10Jd, 7 bales' ' ■cross.bred piee.es 9|d, 5 bales bellies 9I&, 4 bales locks and second pieces 7d, 5 bales crutellings Gd. The Brokers' Seport. The Auckland wooTbrokers report having held the opening -sale of the 1P25----1920 season in the concert, chamber. Town HalL to-day, when one of the most attrartive -catalogues ever offered 5n Auckland, totalling 10.221 bales, was submitted to a record attendance of ■buyers. r-eprasßeuiieg «very manufactui--ing centre in ihe world. Bradford, -. France. Italy, Japan. Belgium. America, local mills and scourers were all represented in full force. The bulk. of the wool opened up in excellent condition, bejii? w*ll groirr and xery light in condition. anC contrary to expectations, rery little tender wool was on view. Tie Auckland clip offered to-day was the most attractive tliat lias been offered m Kew Zealand bo far this season. The decided improvement in the "get up" of tlie dip "was rery noticeable, many favourable comment? being made by the irayers. This is to a large extent accounted for by the erer-increasing number of growers sending their -clips in to the stores to be classed by ihe brokers' experts. The serious drop 5n prices that took place in London market during the last few montiis and the prices realised in the Soath prepared growers for a much lower ranse of xalaes than were paid at the opening sales last season. A few growers placed prohibitive reserves on their wooL (but the majority were apparently prepared to meet the market, with the result that a very satisfactory clearance -was fiffected. Ueports from the southern sales advised that the Bradford section of the trade. -erMcli is generally regarded as the; mainstay of the Bales, was not operating to. any xery large extent, the Ckmtinen■lal"buyers liftinpr tbe major portion -of; the clip. Very similar conditions were ■ evident at to-day's sale, although it was T>]ea«inE- to see that a number of tie; Bradford buyers were securing, -at all: events, a pro-portion of the wool suitable; for their trade. A-feature of the market Tirae the Terr' •■**roag competition for all good bellies.: CTutchings and locks, -srhieh soW ■ •«* «seeßain E; ly satisfactory prices.' Low. fl,rr B *oai*e wool was also in very keen «EpetaaHy by ' Continental. f B ° Tealisea TSI T satiEfae-; 1^? 81 buyers una Cipal °s >er *tors ioT 2amW : to W,i? B loi » *icy appeared TOM Z.L™±??r** a Auckland «wte;» ut jjzg***** "American super TU WlCn « few- : y^ x lOr

The order ci sale and the munber oijj ' bales offered by the various brokers Tvere ; -as follows;— ' Bales. I BaJrety ana Co.. Ltd. iftn r>Dn.fonrtJr.n with'tie North Auefclaiid farmers" _ Co-op., 1-ta.t i,!>jC N.Z. Lwm ana ilercimule Arency Co.. „„ Ltd a& - Tlie Farmers' Co-op. A-DcapDr-ensg Co.. LtO. r , * Anraham and "VTiiliams. Ltd —<".' Ai-fTpfi Bnefcland and Sons. Lii. JIM