WOOL SALES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9272, 25 November 1895, Page 2

WOOL SALES.

The first wool sale of this season's seriesv under the auspice i of tha Christchurcl Wool Brokers' Association, was hel( in the Oddfellows' Hall, Lichfield on Nov. 22nn, when there was a good at; tendance' of Home and local buyers, and a large number of persons, more or lest interested in the sale. There was • total of 10,230 bales and a nnmbei of bags under offer. The wool, though heavier in grease than last year, was not in such good condition, being generally dirty and diugy through the long epellof dry weather aud nor'-westers in the spring. There was an improved demand for strong wools, whioh brought a penny more than at the opening sale last year. Croaabredfl showed a rise of a half -penny and merinos from a farthing to a half-penny as compared with the November sale of 1894, while half* breda did not show quite the same corresponding improvement in values as 'did tot

iother classes mentioned. Second class and nferior wools were very dull of sale, but fellmongers , lots sold very wel). Bidding was at times rather spiritless, but when good lines were reached it became active, and competition was keen. Still on the whole the values obtained were not quite up to expectations, and as will be seen from the figures below, two-fifthe of the wool catalogued was passed in. The nale was concluded at 11.25 p.m. The following wai the total number of bales offered by eacli firm, together with the number dispofted of:— Friedlander Brothers, Ltd.. 734, sold 350; F. C. Tabart 670, sold 560; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., 1253, »old 60S; J. T. Ford and Company, 206. eoltl 159; Pyue and Company. 2251t cold 1629; New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Aeaociatiou, Ltd., 1938, sold 1020 ; George King and Compauy, Ltd., 74, sold 56 ; Dalgoty and Company, Ltd., 970, sold 555; Jα. Matsoti and Company 2154, sold 1250. Total offered 10,230, sold 6188, leaving 4042 undisposed of. The range of pricee was as follows :— Greasy Wool.—Crossbred, 5|J to B£d ; crossbred ewe, 6J to 3Jd ; crossbred hoaget, sid to BJd ; crossbred wether, 6id to8d; first cross ewe, 6d to 8d ; first cro*s hogget, 7d to Bd, halfbred 6d to B£d ; halfbred ewe, 6}d to B£d; halfbred hogget, 6d to 81; threequarterbred ewe, 6Jd to 8d ; threequarterbred hogget, sjd to 8d ; longwool, 6(1 to B'J; Lincoln, 6£d to 8d; Leicester ram, up to Bid; Leicester ram hogget, up to B|d ; Leicester ewe, up to 8d; Leicester ewe hogget, up to 8d ; Shropshire, 7d ; Romney ewe hogget, 7id; merino, 4£d to 6'Jd ; merino ewe, 5d to 6Jd ; first pieces, 5d to 6|l; second pieces, 2£d to 5d ; bellies and pieces, 4£rt to ssd; lucks and pieces, l£d to 4d ; .locks, Id to 4d ; dead wool, 43d to 6Jfl. fcicouuED Wool—Leicester elipe, 9 J ; first camming halfbred, Is to Is OJd ; second combing halfbred. Is ; first coiubiug crossbred, lid to llfd ; halfbred pieces, lOJd ; crossbred second pieces, 9d ; halfbred nrst md second elipo, 82 J.