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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 9, 11 January 1912, Page 3

WOOL SALES. * 1 AT AUCKLAND. f»X TgLIORAPH — VHXES ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, 10th January.' A general advance in prices was the notable feature of the wool sale. Compared with the values obtained at the opening sale of the season, the prices paid were higher by. id to Id per lb. The bench ot buyers %vas fully representative of British, American, Continental, and local firms. Competition was spirited. A large proportion of the wool offered was- not attractive, and the lack of attention to classing and skirting wer© very noticeable. The range of prices, compared with tho previous eale, was as follows : — Fine halfjbred and merino, lOd to lid (previous sale, 9d to 10id) ; fine crossbreds, lOd to lUd *(9d to lOJd) j Shropshire and Romney, BJd to 10* d (84d to 9jdJ; medium crossbred, 7|d to lOJd (7sd to 8jd) ; Lincoln and coarse crossbred, 7d to 7|d (6Jd to 7±d)j inferior and logetaiaed, 6|d .to 71d (6Ad to 7d) ; lamb,