TOP WOOL PRICE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 138, 7 December 1912, Page 2

TOP WOOL PRICE

FURTHER BROKERS' REPORTS. The following brokers' reports of the local wool sales arrived too late for publication :—: — MURRAY, ROBERTS AND CO., LTD. Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co. offered a catalogue of 2650 bales. Prices were fully 2d per lb higher than at the corresponding sale of last year. The wool was rather lighter in condition than the pluvious season, but many of the lots carried a fair proportion of utuwai seed, and many, espicially hogget woo], tender. Most of the lighter wools came under the influence of the American competition, the effect of which was apparent on the sale as a whole. A very good clearance was effected, few lots being withdrawn, and these only which carried high reserves from owners, a practice which U to be deprecated, especially in seasons like the present, when the demand is eager and prices ata high level. "We secured the top price of the day with a line of super Corriedale, at 13£ d per lb.*' The following is a rango of prices realised :— Medium Superior, to good. luferior. (I. (1. ,(). (1. (1. (1. JItT iuo — — $} to Pj H elf bred and Corriedale 12} to 13J 10J to t2 10 to tOJ Pine rrossbred 12 to 12| 10 to 111 0 to 10 Medium crossbred and tlomney .. 11} to 1?^ 10J to 111 8J to 0J Coarse cmsrbred and Lincoln . . — Ml to 11 0 to &} Pieces . . Si to 9} 'i to 8 6to 7 Bellies . ?i to 0 7 to 8 5J to 6\ locks .. — _ 4 to 5$ JAMES MACINTOSH AND CO. James _ Macintosh and Co. report competition as exceedingly keen for all sorts. On prices paid for coarse crossbteds at tlie corresponding sate last year, prices were up to 2d per lb and lid for fine and medium crossbredfi. There was a very good demand for coarse lustrous wools of good length. Generally speaking, the wool opened up dry and light, though in many cases seedy, due no doubt to the inclement weather preventing _ shearing. The following gives an indication of prices : — Shropshire, ll^d j medium crossbred, 10|d to lid ; course crossbred, 9|d to lOd ; pieces and bellies, 6|d to Bd. No super lots were offering. LEVIN AND CO., LTD. Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., report offering 2160 bales. The prospect of high prices had induced many possibly for the first time, to sell locally, and this more than compensated for the backward shearing. The Wools coming forward are in excellent order, despite th& bad winter and the phenomenally wet spring. Never has tho elipj as a whole, been lighter in grease ; and the wool, for soundness of staple, brightness, and cleanliness has seldom been equalled. We had in our catalogue a fine showing of wool, many of the best Wairarapa, Marlborough, and West Coast clips being represented. The buying Btrength was a record. Bepresentatives. numbering over sixty. of nearly all tho textile centres of the world were present. Bidding was very vigorous, competition being exceptionally strong. For all descriptions of wool the market showed an advance of l£d to 2|d on the December sale of last year. We sold the well-known clips of Mr. R. Liverton, Masterton (26 bales at 13id, 62 bales at 12d). and of Mr. J. 0. Bidwill, Featherston (13 bales at 13d, 37 bales at 12-Jd, and 43 bales at 12id), and of Messrs Bradley Bros., Pahatitanui (1_ bales at 13d and 32 bales at 12£ d), and several other clips at slightly lower prices." The following is the range of prices :—: — Dec, 1911. Dec, 1912. „ . d. d. d. d. Merinos None offering. Halfbreds 9? to 103 H to 134 Superior crosobreds 9£ to 10_ 11 to 13j Fine crosfbreds . 83 to 9i 11 to 33i Medium crossbreds 8£ to 9* 10 to llj Coarse crossbreds 7»i to 8g 9tolo ■ Ihferior crossbred-* 6i to 1' z 9 to 9£ Pieces nnd bellies &\ to 7j 7£ to 10g Locks 3 to 4i 5 to 6 The following arV some of the results, and when the wool was sold last year the prices then realised are given in parentheses:— SH/B, lOrJ-d (%&) ; Tui, 10|d (B|d) and ll^d ; OKS, Hid; AW over P, 10id (B{d) ; FBB, wethers 13d (10^d), ewes 12|d (10^d), hoggets, lid (o^d) ; Job over Pihautea Ist comb.. 13d and 12£ d, hoggets 12|d, rams ll|d ; lambs 12Jd : HA in diamond over Battlehill. A lOid (B£d), 13 9_d (8d), C lOd (7£d): SBO, 10} d (8|d) ; AL in diamond, halfbred wethers, 13£ d (9^d)j halfbred wethers 12d (i«Jd), halfbred hoggets, 12|d (lid): Mt. Welcome, 10id (8d). and 10£ d (8|d) ; GA over Tipua, lUid and lOJdj Rewanui, hoggets WJd, ewes 12d, coarse 10|d ; flillend, ll|d ; FM/0, A lOjd (8d), 13 9|d (7_d), D $d (7|d) ; B and X in square, lOid ; Westella, A 12d (Hid). B ll^d (10d), C lOd (Bd\- Bioadlands, ll_d and lOJd ; Baukview. ll^d, lO^d. and lOd ; Upton Downs, halfbred ll£d, and 10^1 ; Kowhai. ll^d and lOJd j Ravenswood, hoggets lid (lOid), ewes ll^d (lOd) ; HS, ewes ll|d (lOd) ; HS .Woodlands, ewes lid (ll^d), hoggets llftl (9^d) ; Binstcad, ll£d (ll^d) 5 C Woodlands, ewes lid (lijd), hoggets lid (9|d) ; Binstead, ll£d (ll^d) ; C revd. C, Ist ewes 10|d (B£d), 2nd ewes 9Ad (8d), hog' gets 9£d (Qj^d), wethers 10|d 5 Kgaionui, ll^d and iOd.