WOOL SALES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 21 December 1925, Page 5

WOOL SALES.

BRADEORD COMPETING. A BETTER REPORT PROM DUNEDIN. (BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, Dec. 20. The first, wool sale of the Dunedin series commenced here on Saturday night, when a catalogue of 15,064 bales was to be submitted. The sale did not. commence till 7.30, and two firms’ catalogues, totaling 7724 bales were offered. Prom the outset it was apparent that there was more life in the market than could have been anticipated from ecent reports received from northern centres. The catalogues submitted attracted strong competition from Bradford principally and from America, while, the Continent was active for good pieces and bellies. Local mills were buying sparingly. The following range of prices, which gives a general idea of the market, may be quoted:—

From these the first impressions of the majority of buyer’s and brokers concerned are that values for fleece wools are from Ad to Id dearer than the last. Tiinaru sale. A few good pieces were »n offer and prices for these can bo said to be unchanged from those current at the' northern sales.

Merinos I6d to 20.id Fine halfbreds .... 17d to 20£d Medium halfbreds . 15d to 20 d Fine crossbreds . .. n-j,d to 13 £d Coarse crossbreds . .lOd to 12-Ad Pieces, up to 18£-d Bellies, up to 13d Locks, up to \9d