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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13902, 29 November 1910, Page 9

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At the market yesterday, fat lambs were 12s lOd to los lOd, wethers 14s 6d to 10s Id, evves 9s Gd to 12s lOd. WELLINGTON WOOL SALE. (PKKSS ASSOCIATION rKLKCKAAI.) WELLINGTON, November 28. At the second Wellington v.-00l sale to-day, tho values realised were in many cases fully a farthing advance on xhe rates of the last sale, while in comparison with the rates ruling at the corresponding sale of last season, they were satisfactory to a degree. With tho absence of strong American competition, nob only of direct operators, but of speculators buying mixed lines to resort for sale to American buyers, which characterised the corresponding salo of last season, better wools of good quality in light condition and properly skirted did not realise high values —m fact, such wools were Id to IJd down —but against this, pieces of such lines wore sold yesterday at an advance of Id to ljd. This means that growers of such wools will receive a price over all for their clip which will mean a return nearly equal to. that of laet season. Pieces generally were taken principally by Continental operators at a good advance, and this, with 'tho increase in value- of fleece- wool for descriptions which comprise the hulk of the North Island wools, means that to-day's sale will spell a considerably advanced return for the growers who submitted their wool. There were many instances of improper skirting and baling together of divergent qualities,' cotted wool being haled with fine crosobred. This meant that they went to speculators to whom reclassing for legitimate trade was made a profitable proposition. The Bradford section were the principal buyers, though local buyers secured many lines. The Continental trade secured a gcod percentage of halfbreds, and paid high values for ' pieces. The Americans bought a few light-conditioned crossbre&s and fine and medium crossbreds. The condition of the wool was much lighter than that offered at the last sale, and in a number of cases was as light as the wool of last season. In several of the catalogues a good many bales were passed in, but taking tho catalogues as a whole, tho clearance was very satisfactory. The following table will give an indication of the prices ruling, as compared with the last sale :— « Previous Present eaJo. sale, d. d. d. d. Merino, euper-bred .. 10£ to 10$ 11 to 12 Medium crossbred .. 10 to 10 to 102 Super crossbred .. 9• to 10J DJ to 11J Medium crossbred .. 72 to 8i faj to 9 Inferior and coarse crossbred ..74 7£ to 8i Shropshire .. .. — 10* to ]1 Pieces .. .. 5\ to 7\ 5J to 9 Bellies .. .. 5f to 7J 5 1 to 6J Stained pieces *>nd locks .. .. 2J to 4J —to 4f Crutchings .. .. <i to 5J 6 to 6J Neck pieces .. 7J to 8J —to 9