THE WOOL SALES.
I The seoond wool sale of the season's series I was he d at the Victoria Hall, Agricultural Uall Buildings, on Friday, when there was j a full attendance of buyers, English, foreign, I and colonial manufacturers being well represented, and a large attendance of wool 1 growers, wbo manifested keen,intere_b in the 1 proceedings. The competition throughout 1 the ■ sale was keen, and there was brisk bidI cling in respect to all classes o£ wool up to full market value. Prices realised showed a slight advance on those ruling at last, sale for all sonnd, bright crossbred and fine half, bred wools, while for merinos and low class crossbreds they were about on a par with those pbtained at the last sales. In>H cases the prices obtained were more than equal t> the' London equivalent value, and in some cases buyers no doubt made- .heir purchases in expectation of a further rise in the London market. Buyers appeared restless when wool vpas passed in at high reserves. In all a^(^jyx>f , 14,015 bj^esVaii catolpgued by the various brokers. The range of values obtained throughput the day are »s follows ■:— ■_ .Crossbred : Super; ll£d to 12Jd, «ood 10£ d to ll^d, medium <9|d-to lO^d, , inferior^d/ to 9d; -Halflired: f Siiipisr'liid to igdrgood lO^d to lld, medium 9|d to lOd, inferior B£d to 9d. Merino : Super Iftd to md, gbbp io|d tb ll^.^m^diuin : 9j^dMlo^d, inferiw B|d to 9j^j^yi^. LaALAJLa 'ik ■ '.. One' firm says s Nichol^ \ '[ wppl ( Abbotsf ord) is so c^n«spenV ( ii|^a*l^ 0A is so. well known, th^i^aff^'s a <^nVefliegt index ;of the marlc^ s m<i '\ iria. -jjivs». _ p^. information of onr o'^en'ts^'a.jwble;/ the prices realised by£i_te ;ya kipu^lwtseds ; Voi. this brand for a pertpc^, oi,iO;yy^^^A^ti\ preseat sale. This a :ppnp^te.' example ot the flqct^s[tions -o| l^hft^MJ^tC; during the past year^ ar^lKJas oi i^sfj^pbsif ' tion^now :— - A.^-r^LL-. '' <AjJ JLL ■-. i •■■•V^ A : Mgri^|H^Ubr^p CipsstoM PwceSi. ' a-L.L^Lj^y:^AA^LLIMA-y^A'A'd:A 1896... ■:-—■ "■&&£&- B^*tb 9i , 7i 1897... 7i to 7} '8| 6i 5| to6| 1898... ■B|B|to 9 . 84 b'i 1 899. .0 7i f 8i tb 9 %to % 7J l£>oi}:..l6itol6 12|t014 10^ to 12 lOf toll 1901... Bito9^ 8| 7|to7|/sJto7 1902... 8| to 9 BJto9 ' 7 i 7 4 1903... 12i 8i toß| 8i . 7^ t0 9. , 1904..V li_r. WI H 7ito6i| 1905...12 ito 12i lOf 12i 12i to J2_r 9J
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXXXI, Issue 4, 17 January 1905, Page 6
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384THE WOOL SALES. Bruce Herald, Volume XXXXI, Issue 4, 17 January 1905, Page 6
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