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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND 00. Tie fbllowta* in an extract from the "Country Life and Stock and Station Journal, November *7th, 1925. DOES WOOIiCtASSING PAY! A SBOWBB'SOHJnON. jui«iiu«l a letter from Mr Edwd. 0. Q. Jfaun, of Waxrandcra, who . discusses the question of whether it pays to class -wool. He -writes as follows: — Your correspondent, JAM., appears to have missed, the (;i«t of the argument which started in "Country Life" recently, as to whether elassta\K increased the value of a wool clip or not, and he ha* started a fresh argument as to whether classing; a clip resnlts in more profit to the owner or not. Whether a classed clip woujd realise a higher price at auction than the same clip would if sold unclassed, is a moot subject, having as much truth on one side as it has on the Others— "perhaps more" (as a popular chap may say). However, I should not care to express an opinion as to which side has the "more," because it must always remain a matter of opinion—it cannot be settled definitely. But whether tho value of a classed clip is greater than the value of the same clip unclassed, is a more different thing, and It appears to me that the value is not affected by classing. , SfATSOW sad 00. thoroughly utsdewtand their business; they inspect every lot, they assess a fair basiJ of values, and they centre the principal of their energy, not on eke late that make extraordinary nod aatea, Inrt on the lots that ire bid at a price *>th little or no margin* The matter came under notice when tho Imperial Government purchased all the Austrilian clip at a fixed price. "Carless Growers," who paid little attention to classing, were chastised for not being up-to-date aild keeping pace with the "scientific" methods then in vogue; they were represented us being unjust to the Imperial Government, and nx imposing upon /'prudent •-rov.erti." who carefully classel) their wool. One of the "careless" laggards,, who had been dealt a kick from the rear, wondered what had atrnck him, m he *ro*e to his woolbroker about it, and the broker told him that he would bring his clip up-to-date for him for Jd a lb, and it would result in anything from Id to H. HULTSOIf and 00. held the first wo*l kit* In Canterbury, and the ■uoeett of the local sales is of the gntteri jeWttent to us. Wait a6un4ftd "east money," ao the "careless grower' prinked his «ra and became critical. Arid 4 aeeidg. that neither the duality of, his wool wbalfl be : increased, but merely its appearance ciautfea, he wondered where this extra Id or 2d a lb would came from, and discovered that it ho g6t-a larger out out of the pool by merely altering tfte appearance dfjßii wool, the other powers must 'get leu*. But it wduld make Sd difference to the Imperial Gdvethment whd woUld neither get more wool nor better Quality wool no matter how it was classed. taeniae may be bag of miiftd coins* say, £6O IB value. The deflositto ibay to t<t much trouble and class ttftse coins, but, when they get td the ,bink the banker ntay Bhool the lot on to the cdunter ind class them again to his dwi liking. Anyway,, he *itl \ rite ezedTt fdr more than 10 Id* tnatltaf 6f CdittS, no matter how they are "got up." ■ yon weoi to MATSON , yoil are dealing direct Individual, and your cohsigsMent receives personal attention. Of course, a ddnhbisseo* *ay, as "J.A.H." says, give "above vhU limit" fat aline which suits him. Jfcst as though there wete a few sovereigns in that bag of coiuv—a connoisseur might give 30s a head for them, fittt as a fttle * hanker d6es hot divulge the fa6t that he Is a eonfiolsseui 1 when he is receiving a deposit in gold, ntthflugTl it may be more difficult tot Bint to conceal the Out. 88 the depositor is not - likely to |et ttedit tot more thin £SO for that bat of coins, * even if a skilful classet is title to gull the wool-buyer by adding to or detracting from the wool's attractiveness. Weft of the primary le one; see your wool •W catalogue shift year. H. XATfION snd 00.