SOUTHLAND WOOL

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2504, 18 March 1930, Page 5

SOUTHLAND WOOL

FAILURE TO RAISE PRICES RECORD OF 16,090 BALES SPECULATORS ACTIVE (Per Press Association) - Invcrcargil, March *l7. At the second Southland wool sale to-night, a record catalogue of 16,000 bales was offered to practically a full bench of buyers. 'Bidding was keen throughout, but no variation in values, c,ompared with the first sale held at the end of January, was apparent, nor was there, any appreciable difference from Inst week’s; prices at Dunedin A great deal of competition came from Bradford, and Continental buyers operated occasionally, while local manufactures and speculators appeared to bo continually in tho market Comparatively few lots were, passed in. Growers were apparently realising there was little chance of disposing of the clps in events of their being held over, as this is the last fixture of the season in Southland. The range of prices was not available to-night.