BRADFORD TOPS STEADY.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 135, 5 December 1930, Page 12

BRADFORD TOPS STEADY.

(Received 5th December, 12.20 p.m.) BRADFORD, 4th December. The tops market is quietly steady, and prices are as follow: — ''' Nov. 20. Nov. 27. Dec. 1. Dec. 4. per lb. per lb. per lb. per 1b. Sixty-fours 24 * 23% 23% 24 Sixties .... 22 22 22 21% Fifty-sixes ...16 15% 15% 15% Fifties .... 13% 13 13 13 Forty-sixes . 11 10% 10% 10% Forties .... 10% 10 10 10 MARKET IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, 4th December. ' At the wool sales to-day, the offerings totalled 11,105 bales, of which 10,199 "were sold at auction, also 1355 sold privately. There was animated competition from all sections of the trade. Prices were equal to. those ruling yesterday, with a special demand for superfine wools and a new Australian record for the season of 29%d realised for the offering- from Windsor in this State. DOMINION WOOL SALES

Offerings and sales o£ wool in New Zealand during the five months ended 30th November last, and the corresponding period of 1929, are reported by Dalgety and Co. as follows: — 1 5mos. 1030. 5mos. 1929. Offered. Sold. Offered. Sold. , Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Dunedin S990 3002 1914 1491 Tlmaru - ;49S 4S2 576 471 Chrlstcburch . 3579 S03T 1937 1760 Blenheim .... 50 13 36 23 Wellington ... 4323; JM53 10,104 »2S7 Wansanui ....' 2303 ...2003 10,302',-8995 Napier .....; 2413. 18S1 10,409 : 0652 Gisborne ..... S3 , S2 14 14 Auckland ....21,350 16,097 18,377 16,488 38,528 30,090 53,813 48,184 Sales during November, 1030, were only 15,183 bales of 20,324 offered. Exports of wool for the five months were 96,762 bales for 1930, compared with GS,055, bales for 1929. . ■■.■■.■.■'