AUCKLAND WOOL SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 70, 24 March 1926, Page 8

AUCKLAND WOOL SALES.

TO-DAY'S RESULTS. GOOD DEMAND AT LATE RATES. AND SATISFACTORY CLEARANCE. The third and last local wool sale of the season was held to-day in the Town Hall Concert Chamber in the presence of a fairly representative buying bench. A catalogue of 7385 bales was offered and met with keen competition, particularly from Continental buyers. The bulk of the offering was disposed of at prices not differing greatly from those ruling at the February sale. Following arc the figures realised for a number of representative clips: — Mahoe: 3 bales first crossbred hoggets at 14d, 3 bales second crossbred hoggets at 12|d, 5 bales B crossbred at 12$ d, 6 bales C crossbred at lljd, 4 bales D crossbred at 10 Jd, 7 bales Colts at lOkl. Fohueroro: 7 bales crossbred at HJd, 16 bales B crossbred at 3 bales S crossbred at SAd, 5 bales crossbred hoggets at 10Jd, 4 bales l ambs ' at 8 5 d > 4 bales A pieces 9}d, 3 bales S pieces 9d, 4 bales bellies and pieces at 7fd. Xeinei: G bales A crossbred IOJd, 6 bales B crossbred 10d, 6 bales crossbred J IOJd, S bales C hoggets 9£d, 4 bales C i crossbred SJd, 3 bales D crossbred B£d, 3 bales first "lambs 9Jd, 3 bales second lambs Bd, 3 bales bellies and pieces 6fd. GJenferie. —Six bales crossbred, fine, Hid; five bales crossbred, 111: five bales crossbred, medium, lOh : two bales crossbred, medium, dingy. BSd; two bales fine crossbred, dingy. 83d; five bales coarse crossbred. 9}; seven bales first lamb, 103; nine bales second lamb, 10d: nine bales seedy lamb, 8J ; six bales heavy seedy lambs, 6J; nine .bales colts. 7id - ; five bales crossbred, S.S., 8d; three bales crossbred, S., 9£d; three bales first dead, 9*: four bales second, dead, 75: two bales first crutchings, 7*d; six bales second crutchings, 5Jd; five bales seedy crutchings, ssd; 16 bales first bellies and pieces, 7£d; 14 bales hocks and second pieces, 5Jd. Kumi.—Four bales crossbred and hoggets, 12Jd; 26 bales A crossbred, 12Jd; nine bales A crossbred hoggets, 124 d; ! four bales crossbred and hoggets, lljd; four bales C crossbred, lOid: three bales C crossbred hoggets, 10id; 11 bales D crossbreds, 10d; seven bales first pieces, 9Jd; three bales second pieces, 73 d; five bales bellies, 8d: seven bales (ifst lambs, 12Jd; four bales second lambs, lQd. 12M; 20 bales medium crossbred, 12d; 12 Ad: 20 bales medium chossbred, 12d; five bales coarse crossbred, lid; four : bales fine crossbred hogget, 123 d; four bales crossbred hogget, medium. 10d; three bales colts, 10d; three bales A I lambs, 10Jd; three bales crutchings, 6d. Amokura. —18 bales threequarter-bred. llfd; four bales first pieces and bellies, Sid; three bales erutchings, ssd. CLD. Awapae.—lß bales crossbred withers, medium, l<lid; four bales crossbred hogget, medium. 10* d; four bales coarse crossbred wethers, 9£d, ( iKohatutaka.—l4 Vales A crossbred, 12d; 11 bales B crossbred, 12d; four I bales C crossbred, 101 d; four bales first pieces, 9d: tbree bales first pieces and bellies, 7Jd; five bales A lambs, Hid; four bales B lambs, lid. Aramiro.—22 bales fine crossbred, 12d; 2S bales crossbred, medium, seven bales coarse crossbred, lO^d; three bales crossbred colts, 9Jd. BROKERS' REPORT. The Auckland woolbrokers Teport having held the third and final sale of the season at the Town Hall to-day, when the total catalogues offered by the various brokers amounted to 7350 bales, made up as follows: — Bales. Abraham and Williams, Ltd 1636 A. Buckland and Sons, Ltd 360 Dalgety and Company, Limited, in conjunction with the North Auckland Farmers' Co-op., Ltd 2950 The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd 1272 Tho Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd 1167 7385 This brings the total offering for the season to 44,738 bales. There was a good attendance of buyers and competition was keen for all lots offered. Prices, with the exception of strongest grades of wool, were very much on par with last sale. Strong wools showed a slight appreciation on last sale prices, about 90 per cent being sold at auction. The purchases were fairly well distributed, Continental buyers competing keenly with Bradford buyers for all wool suitable for their trade, and the French buyers were well to the fore for lambs wool. There were also good orders about for bellies and pieces, any good lots free of seed bringing very satisfactory prices. The selection of wool offered was, for the third sale, exceptionally good, and there were a few very attractive clips, which elicited very keen competition. There were very few dingy and logstained lots noticeable, although a large proportion of the lambs' wool carried a considerable amount of seed. The rough estimate of the value of the wool sold to-day would be £15 per bale, i The prompt date for the sale will be April 7. The range of prices was as follow: Halfbred— I Average 13jd to 14* d 13d to 14] d Average 12a to 13d Fine Crossbred— Super io id to 12 n d Average IOJd to 12d j Medium Crossbred— i *"P" 113 dto 13d I Average '. io<j ( i to I2d I Inferior 9jd to lOid ! Coarse Crossbred— I s "l>"r 103 dto lljd Average lOri to inqa ! Inferior 9a to 10(1 Low Crossbred Super Una to lid Inferior Sd to g-j Hog.u'Pts— Halfbred 12d to 13jd f,' n ; : . Hid to 12d Medium lOd to lid Lambs—• Ilalfbred 12d to 13Jd J Si-edy and inferior 5Jd to SJd i Bellies and Pieces— j Crossbred S id t0 3Od Crossbred Gd to Sd Crutohings—■ Medium to good .. 6d to 7id lufeiior and se«dy ud to Cd Locks— Crossbred od to Cd