WOOL

Evening Star, Issue 13001, 21 December 1906, Page 6

WOOL

.: YESTERDAY'S SALE, v Growers* have every reason to be satisfied* with the prices realised at the first of .the Duncdin scries of wool sales this season. As a general rule an improvement in prices of from 7i to 10 per cent, on last season's best prices can be quoted or a difference, of from Id to.in some cases ljd lb in fawn*, of this year's rates. As a consequence tbo number of lots passed in for private sale afterwards was comparatively - few... There was splendid competition; for the best descriptions of baH-teed and cross-bred woora, but bidding was oomxarati-veiy slack for heavy-eondStioned wasty wools. Pieces and bellies realised excellent prices. As usual at the first sale not much merino wool was offered, and it was mostly 6ecnred at last season's rates for the local woollen mßfe, whose representatives were also strong carrtpetitoTs for all the best-growaa Egbixooditioned wools. Tho range of prices may be ■ -taken- as io&em&s. — December, ..December, r305. 1906.

The top price realised at yesterday's sale was 16d lb. This was secured for part of the Horsehoof clip, offered by Messrs Wnght, Stephenson, and Co., and it was also realised by the National Mortgage Agency for nineteen bales of Teviot Station halfbred combings, and for twelve bales of Lakeside half-bred, while, for the first instalment of the Wilden clip Messrs Dalgetv and Co. secured the fine average of 14d lb. the- top price being I*? 1- Messrs Donald ltad and Co. secured 14jd- for five hates of Kawarau Falls first combings, and the .New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency got the same price frrrt lines of half-bred from Kartigi and LambrriU. The other selling brokers—Messrs Stronach, Moms, and Co., and tho Otago Farmer."' Co-operative—-both held satisfactory sales.

d. d. d. d. Extra-super balfbred 12 to 13i 14 to IS Snpcr half-bred 12 t» 13£ 12* to 13| Good half-bred 9 to 10* 11* to 12* Low half-bred 8 to 9 9 to 11 Super jj-brod ... 11 to 12 12 to 14 Medium -J-bred 9 to 10. 10i to Hi Snpor cross-bred 11 to- 12i 12 to Mi Medium crossbred 9£ to 10J 1Q£ to 11J Best pieces ... 9 to J0J-' 10 to 11^ Other pieces — 6£ to 8J 6 to 9 10 to 12J Snper mermo ... • Medhnn merino 10 to 11 10 to 11