WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 128, 26 November 1938, Page 12

WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

LIMITATION OF OFFERINGS

In order to avoid disappointment in the offering of their wools, growers have to understand that, in the interests of the sheep farmers generally, the New Zealand Wool Committee has decided this season to reduce the maxi!mum offerings of wool at any one sale to 24,000 bales, being 6000 bales less than in previous seasons. This leads to closing of catalogues earlier than formerly and as it contracts the quantities to be offered by the individual brokers, growers will find it necessary to exercise patience when their wools fail to reach the Wellington selling centre in time for a particular sale. It has to be recognised that brokers cannot do the impossible. The Woolbrokers' Association suggests that growers will realise this, and that under the existing system—which is designed to meet the situation in a fair and equitable manner—wool can only be offered according to priority of its receipt into store. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright.) (Received November 26, 11 a.m.) LONDON, November 25. Offerings at the wool sales today were 7003 bales, including 1584 New Zealand, and 6180 were sold. A good selection, chiefly merinos, met with keen demand. Slipes sold at recent levejs, but greasy crossbreds were often sold in buyers' favour.