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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 January 1929, Page 9

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(WELLINGTON WOOL SALE.

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, January 12. It was a satisfactory wool sale today, nearly all the 27,000 bales offered being sold. Range of prices was as follows :—

Merino 64/70 and 66/74, super to average 19d to 20 3-4 d; inferior, none offering. Fine half-bred 56/58, super, none offering. Medium halfbred 50/56, super 20d to 21d ; average, 17id to 20d ; inferior, tol7d. Corriedale : Super, 20 3-4 d to ; average 18 3-4 d to 20d ; inferior to 17gd; extra fine crossbred. 48/50, super 18 3-4 d to average 16§d to 18gd, inferior 15d to 16-gd. Fine crossbred 46/48, super 17£d to 19gd, average 15|d to ; inferior 13£d to 15d. Medium crossbred 44/46, super 17d to 18 3-4 d; average 15d to 16gd; inferior to 144-d. Coarse crossbred 40/46, super 16d to average 144-d to 15 3-4 d, inferior 12d to Low crossbred 36/40, super 15d to 16d ; average 13g d to 14-^d; inferior lid to 12-|d. Hoggets, 48/50, 12gd to 21gd, fine 46/48, 15 3-4 d to2od ; medium 44/46, 15 3-4 d to 18’d; coarse 40/44. 14d to 16gd; low 36/40, none offering. Lambs down, 50/56, none offering; fine 17 3-4 d to 21-id; medium 40/44, none offering ■ seedy and inferior (all grades), none offeringBeliles and pieces : Merino, good to super 15jfd to 16|d; low to medium 15/d to 14 3-4 d; halfbred good to super 15d to 17 3-4 d; low to medium 13d to 14 3-4 d ; crossbred, good to super, 13d to ; low to medium 9gd to 12 3-4 d. Crutching: Medium to good lid to 14gd ; inferior and seedy 6Ad to 10gd. Locks : Merino 13 3-4 d ; halfbred, none offering; crossbred 7d to 9gd.

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND, January 14.

Sales: Lucky Shot, 3d; Bank of New Zealand 62/-; South British 64/-; Reported: New Zealand Insurance 47/3; New Zealand Breweries 58/7J; National \l6/4; National Bank of Australasia £lB/19/-; Union Bank £l5/17/-.

DUNEDIN, Jan. 14.

Sales reported: Westport Coal 29/10J, 38 41 per cent. inscribed £9B/5/8. On ’Change, Mahakipawa 1/3. FROZEN MEAT. Dalgety and Company report from London, January 10: — Lamb: New season’s N. Z. prime North Island lamb 101 to 103 d. N. Z. North Island, second quality lOd. Downs at a premium of Id. Market — any change is in favour of buyers, demand poor owing to cold weather. Mutton: N. Z. Prime Canterbury mutton 48/56 7d. N. Z. prime North Island mutton 48/56 61d. N. Z. Canterbury mutton 56/64 63d. N. Z. prime North Island 56/64 6£d. N. Z. prime Canterbury 64/72 61d. N. Z. prime North Island 64/72 6cl. N. Z. prime Canterbury ewes 48/64 sd. N. Z. prime North Island ewes 48/64. sd. Market firmer, demand moderate. Australian lamb: G.A.Q. Australian lamb 28/36 9d. G.A.Q/Australian lamb 36/42 9d. F.A.Q. Australian lamb 2S/36 Bd. Third Australian lamb 7 id. Market unchanged, demand runs principally in finest qualities. Australian mutton: G.A.Q. mutton 40/60 5Jd. F.A.Q. Australian mutton 30/55 sd. Australian ewes 41d. Market firmer, demand steady. Beef: N. Z. prime oz beef hinds 43c1, fores 33d. Argentine chilled hinds 6Sd, fores 4S<l. Market unchanged, demand fair.

Pork: English porkers 80/1001bs. lid N. Z. porkers 80/1001bs. 74(1.

TALLOW SALES.

Dalgety and Company’s report from London, January 10. Tallow: Rather better demand, fair enquiry.