WOOL SALES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13009, 10 January 1908, Page 4

WOOL SALES.

D&lgety and Company, Lnniwd. report:—The third of tie local series of wool sales was bold on Bt!h >iJid 9t. l i inst., when .17,862 boles were offered, as against 15,569 bales oi the corresponding sale lost year. Tier© was a better selection of wool than at the earlier eales, a larger number of good station cHpe being forward. As a result mainly of the dry season experienced over the greater portion of Canterbury iaet eummesT, tie majority of the clipe axe shabbier in appearance than last season. On the other hand, there is leas yoll* in the wool, and a better yield, which is a most important feature from a buyer's point of view. Tlie hacdrhier tone reported recently from Bradford was fully reflected at this pale, and the lively competition experienced was in pleasing contrast to Christ cihurch December saio; indeed, this sale was much the most' eatisfactoiy we have had this season. Compared with our last ealo we quote:— Merinos Id to Id higher, super halfbreds par, medium lwlfbreds id h'igvher, good three-quarter brods Id higher, good crossbreds Jd higher, faujity wools par. As a rctuilt of this advance withdrawals were compara"tivoly light. AYe catalogued ourselves 4800 bales, of which we sold at auction and privately—immediately after the sale— 4360 hales. iSome ot our most noticeable sales were as follows :— Merino*—P (T. A. Phillips), 3 bales super hogget 13id, 3 boles A hoggot 13:1, G bales strong comibdng 13d, 39 bales merino ewe 12id to 12Jd; Surrey Kills (executors E. G. "Wright), 23 bales Ist merino ewe 12id, 3 bales do 12d, 28 bales Ist merino lljd; Mount Mason (J. S. Sim), 2 bales super merino 12Jd; Rakahuri (H. Etosor), 3 bales 12d. Super Hulfbred—Weitohi Peaks (G. Rutjierford), 7 bake 13d, 27 bales lljd; ITB (H. Bnowm), 24 boles 12d, and 32 bales lid; Waitoha Downs (C. F. Todhunter), 6 bales. Surrey HiMs, 11 baits 12d. 15 bales lljd; P, 13 bales 11 Jd, 10 belles hoggot Hid; Heathstock (A. Reese), 4 bales Hid: CR (J. G. Cree), 10 bales Hid. Fine Tlhree-quarterbred—Cß, 6 bales IOd; Waitohi Downs, 4 Ixiles 9Jd; XT (Ca.rter)j 3 bales 9id ; Surrey Hills, 10 bales 9d. Crossbred—Cß, 7 bales 7Jd; ET, 5 bales 8d; XD (S. Dennis), 3 bales B}d; lily (L. Kearne), 4 bales 9jd; RP (R. Payntor), 11 bales 8ld; V, (W. Vaughan), 4 'bales 82d. Merino Pieces—P, 3 bales Hid. 5 bales (Blies;, lOjd; Surrey Hills, S bides 10d. Malfbred Pieces—Waitolii Peaks, 6 bales 103 d; P, 7 .bales lOidj Highfield (F. and J. Northcote), 11 bales The rang© of pricee warn as follows:— Merino. Helfbred. Crossbred. d d d d d d Super .. lli to 13i 11§ to 13 9 to 104 Medium to good .. 16 to 11 10 toll 7J to 8j Inferior .. 8i to i>J 61 to 9J 6i to 6* Bellies and pieoe3 .. 8 to llj 7J to 10J * to 6 Locks .. sto 6J 4toSJB to 3j Our next eale is fixed for February 4t!h. % Catalogues cdoe© on January 30th. 2815

Tlie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report: — The third salo of tho season was commeiioed on Wednesday at tho Canterbury Hail, and was concluded on Thursday. 'Ithe total offerings were rery little more than at tho second series, tie associated brokers offering, in all, about bales. This quantity is about 2aOO moro than the corresponding sale last season, but the total ottenngs for the season are no far from 4000 to SUUU bales short of last year. Tiioro was a good attendance of buyers, including some not previously present at the nrst and second ealos. On the other hand, some of the larger buyem at tho previous sales were not so strongly, in,evidence. Local buyers and speculators accounted tor a fair quantity of the wool sold, and the factories competed keenly, for merinos and fine haliureds. jj'or the former, especially, they practically cleared tho board. Prices on the whole were rather better than a.t the December series, merinos especially meeting with better, oompetition and selling at about id over December rates. Fine halfbreds in the majority of instances met a very good enquiry, but prices were about on a par. Medium halfbreds were firm at late rates, and three-quaj-terbrerls and fine crossbreds were decidedly better to the extent of about id to id per lb. The coarse and dirty crossbreds wore comparatively neglected, though scarcely to the same extent as last sales. Although the competition for these improved somewhat, prices were really about id lower. Pieces, bellies and locks, etc., scarcely met as good competition, but prices were fairly woll on a par with late rates . Tho quantity disposed of is considerably greater than at the December series, but many lots of the coarse wools were passed in and will, in a good many instances, meet their fate in London on account of the growers. The offerings did not comprise so many faulty, tender and earthy lote as a; the second sale, a goodly number of those sorts appearing in the catalogues being passed in lots from the previous sales. These, in most oases, did not realise tho prices at which they were previously passed in. Our range of prices was:—Merino,' 82d to 11 i<l, quttrterbred IOJd, halfbred 7id to tliree-quarterbred 6d to Bld, crossbred ojd to Bid, Southdown 9:Jd, pieces 4jd to , 9*d, bellies 44d to BW, locks ajd io ojd. vur principal sales woro:— Merino—VC over Mt. Hutt, 26 bales at Hid. 5 at 10id; St. Helens, 2 at lljd, 12 at IOJd, 70 at IOJd, 69 at 10id; Dashes through Circle, 4 at 10id; JN, 2 at 10d. Halfbred-OEC, 6 bales at Hid, 14 at lOJd; Vulcan Downs, 15 at lid; Westland, 3 at lOJd; WB (conjoined), 18 at lOJd; W over E, 3at lOd. Threc-quarterbred—CEC, 11 bales at BJd; WB (conjoined), 8 at Bid; SG, 2 at BJd; Bullock's Head, 3 at BJd; Westland, 3 at 8d; '.MC, 6 at Bd. Crossbred—Blackford, 11 bales at Bid; EG (conjoined), 6 at 8ld; Y\ over S, 4 at BJd, 6 at 8d; AJ, 7 at Ski; JN, 8 at 8d; .Star, oat 8d; Ohinemama, 6 a+. Bd. Pieces—VC over Mt. Hutt, 12 bales at 9Jd; W«tland. 3 at BJd; Vulcan Downs, 4 at 8d; Tormore, 3 at 7Jd. Bellies—VC over Mt. Hutt, 3 bales at BJd. 2813