H. MATSON AND CO.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12377, 16 December 1905, Page 11

H. MATSON AND CO.

We held our second series of wool sales on December 14th, when we submitted c. catalogue comprising about 4150 bales and 433 sacks of wool. Wβ sold at auction 3435 bales and 433 Kicks, end 6ince the sale have sold privately 313 bales, leaving 387 bales to carry forward to the next sale, or to be otherwise dealt with. Our sample rooms, both at Addington end in Chrktchurch, presented a magnificent sight, as the Bulk of the clips have made a wonderful improvement this year; in fact, we can eafely cay that in no instance during the last ten years has it been our pleasure to offer a catalogue of such high-o!ase wool. Both buyers and sellers, who visited our stores, expressed strong approval of the excellent system adopted by us in the management of our wool warehousing, as we displayed our wool for sale, in every way complying with the conditions of sale by ebowing the bales top end bottom, and affording every facility to enable buyers to inspect the wool with the greatest possible eaie; in fact, it v> quite en object lesson to visit our chow rooms at a time like this when heavy catalogues are the order of the day, and firms—no matter how big their etaff — have their energies taxed to the utmost to carry out their work in c proper and efficient manner, and display every lot to full advantage. This being a good opportunity to see how difficulties are overcome by various firms and clients' interests looked after, wo can safely cay that no lot in our store suffered, and every lot well shown. The attendance of buyers was an exceptiona'ly large one, end on no previous sale during the seriee has such keen competition been evinced; oil sections of the trade bought witn vigour, in fact, we think that our sale stood out as " The Jew's Eye" of the series, and many flattering remarks were passed by disinterested visitors to the show rooms end sale rooms, upon our methods of conducting our business. Regarding prices, it can be practically said that as compared with lest sale they were:— Superior halfbred show an advance of id to Id, extra good and superior crossbred show an advance of Jd to 3d, medium crossbreds show a drop of Jd to Id. medium and rough lots of halfbred about the came. low grade crcesbreds. such as Lincolns, Leicceters, and rough farmers parcels, chow an irregular drop of Id per lb. We quote as under: —

Half-bred— Extra choice ... 12d to 13Jd • Super > ... lid to lljd Medium ... 10d to IOJd Inferior ... 9Jd to OJd Three-quarterbred and Crossbred— Extra Choice ... lid to 113 d Super ... IOJd to IOJd Medium ... 9d to 10d Inferior ... 8d to Bfd . - Merino—Only a. few bales; all bellies and pieces at exceptional pricee in excess of our anticipations. The following is a> list of some of our principal sales, with pricee:— 13jd—Patiti—Capt. McLean, Greenpark 13d—Higham—W. Wilkinson, Cherteey. 12Jd—R.F. conj.—P. MoFarlane, Hawarden. . ........ .... 12Jd— Kilsyth—R. A. Forrester, Hurunui. 12Jd—LD—W. D. Lewis, Oulverden. 12Jd—ZU over Greenlands —R. Gebbie, Teddington. ' 12Jd—NZ— J. Nixon. Kirwee. 123d—Loudon—L. Wilson, Teddington. 12Jd —Eastcott—Gardner Bros., ScaTgill. 12id—6 2—Ancall, A., W. Oxford. 12d—Port Levy—A. R. Fleming, Port

Levy. 12d—Glenovfe—W. P. and W. C. Davie,

Hawarden. 12d—M— J. Moore, Lauriston. 12d PC over dine —P. Chamberlain,

Leeston. 12d— Stokerarige—F. W. Ruddenklau,

Springbank. ■_'«,', llJd—Z" over Port Levy—H. H. Chol-monde-ley, Port Levy, lljd—Broadgate—W. Reed, Darfield. 113&— Onepunga—H. Stackhouee, Am-

berlev. 113 d—. Willowhank — K. Pettigrew,

Waiau. Hjd—D7— J. Douds, Ashley, lljd—B—A. Stubbs, E. Oxford. Hid—6. O—P. Fisher, E. Oxford. Hid—B.M—T. Blain, E. Oxford. Hjd_V in cogwheel— J- McCroetie,

Blleamere. lljct_FE over Kaiweka—F. Elliott, The Peaks. „..-.„ ■, ll|d—K over Wamui— J. Kennedy,

Tainui. . Hjd—A.A over S—A. Allan, Waikan. Hid—A over Waipara—F. Amor,

' Doylestotf. ',-,•,. md—TRB —R. T. Button, Peel Forest. Hid—ll7—M. Cobney, Motukarara. Hid—H.P over Akaroa—H. Piper, Duv. Bay. ' , Hid—WY—airs Waterman, E. Oxford. 46