WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue LXVII, 30 January 1904, Page 5

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

The Now Zealand Loan aud Morcai\tilo Agency Company,, Ltd., report as fol-]owh:~-"Tho \Vollincton woolbrokera held their third ealo of the soaeon to-day, when thoy submitted a catnloguo comprising about 4000 bales. Our etUuloguo coiisistcd of about 1000 baloN. There was a large lUtenclanoo of biiyom, and bidding was at Uinos oxcited. A largo proportion of our oa.taloguo was cleared under tho hammor at uu cccoaionnl advanco of Id to lid on December prices, tho greatest advance boing in coarno crostjbrods. I<ambs' wool sold well at up to Bd. Tho following aro a few of tho clips bold:— WW, 6Jd; AX, 6Jd; Schofiold, 63; O & nF, Old; AS half-circlb, 63; AN in Bqunre, 7d ; D— : 6j(d; TB, bid; FG underlined, 7J[d for half bred and 6id for crousbred ; UN, 6id to bid ; Emerald Glon, 6Jd for crossbred to 7^ for halfbrotl. W^j quote: Morino,. Bel per lb: halfbrod, 7Jd to 7jd ; fino orossbred, 7ld to 7Jd ; medium crossbred, 6id to 7d ; ooarto crossbred, bd to 6Jd ; inferior and logstaittod, 4jld to bid ; piccos and bolliue. 3<l to 4£d ; locks, lid to 3d ; lambs, woll grown, s£d to 8d; toody, 3d 'to Sid." Tho Unitod Farmers' Cp-operatjyo Association, I Ad., and tho Wairarapa Fanners' Association jointly report as follows: — Tho third salo of the sorios was hold in tho Arl Gallery. Tho combined catalogues qUoi-pcl by brokers amounted to 3900 bales. Thero was a largo attendance of buyers, and considerable competition. Comparod with last salo, thoro was an advance of £d per lb on all grades. Livnabs' wool * was in demand, and high prices woro given for superior lots. Wo quote — Medium orossbrod and ttomnoy, 6jd to 7id ; ooar&o crossbred, 6d to 7d ; inferior and logstainod, b'jd to bid ; lambs'* wool, super 7d to 8d ; lamb*' wool, modiutn 6<l to 7d ; lambs' wool, inferior and scody 5d to 6d ; bollios and piocos. 3d to 41d : look*, 2W to 2id. Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and Co. report: — At tho third salo of tho present season wd catulogitod 1135 bales out of a total purring of 5888 bnlos. Tho attendance of buyers was largo, including rjapruaonttttives from America and tho Ooutinent, as woll Vi tho usual Bradford buycft;, tho numbor of tho lattor on this, occasion boing oonßidorably in oxcoss of previous hales. Tho wool offorotl was mainly strong orussbrod in heavy condition, and tho quality gonorally wits not uqual to wools shown at the two earlier sales. Pricos advanced from id to jd por lb on moht lots, but tho advanoo was not go marked on tho brightor wools, owing to the condition of thoso boing heavier than earlier shorn wools. Lambs' wool was eagorly bought and all" lots Avero sold at good prioos. IMOOO9 and looks also brought good values. Wo quote — Halfbred (inferior qnnlity), 7d to Bjd por lb ;' fine orossbrod, 7d to ?id j medium crosßbred nnd Itonwey, 6id to 7ild ; Lincoln 'and coarse crossbred, 6J,d to 7tl; lambs, 6^d to B|d ; lambs (soedy), 4Jd to 5Jd ; piocoa and bellies, 4d to sid ; locks, 2d to 34d, M^ossrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report: —Wo hold our third wool snlo of the season 1 yostorday. Tho total numbor of bales cntnloguod was 3872. It was expected that thero would bo a rise ou prices renli' cd sit last salo, aeoortling to advices latoly rcooivod from London, nnd suoli proved to bo tho caso, prices boing from Ail to id higher. Competition w«s keener than r.l any of the provious sales this season. Tho wool opened up in good condition, though a povtou of "seedy" wool was noticeable. Wo quote ns follows — Bright oro«sbrod, from 6d to 6^d : inferior crossbred, from 5d to 53d j lnmbs', from s<l to 7^l ; pieces, from 3d to 4^d ; lories, from 2Jd to 23d. Wo hold our next talo on the 18th Fobruary.