WOOL SALES.—GOOD REPORTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8095, 24 September 1904, Page 4

WOOL SALES.— GOOD REPORTS.

1 LONDON, September 21. | The wool catalogue comprised 9619 bales of an indifferent .selection, the merinos being largely second-hand lots transhipped from Continental combing mills. 'len thousand bales of these will be offered during the series, raising the total ayail- ' able to about Bo,OUO bales. There is a good attendance of buyers, and splendid competition in all quarters, everything being very firm. Finest crossbreds are from par to & per cent, above the July closing ' LONDON, September 22. Wool is brisk and there is a strong demand, for all sorts. . » t ' SYDNEY, September 23. 1 The wool sales have closed until October 10. The market is very firm, greasy » to lid, scoured to 21|d. • WELLINGTON, September 22. • The Departniant of Industries and > Commerce has received the following ' cablegram from the Agent-General, dated . London, 21st inst. :— "Present wool sales | 1 are satisfactory, and there is great com- : petition among buyers for fine merino, • prices for which have advanced slightly. ' The demand for inferior nierino is not ] 5 so good. For all descriptions of crossr breds the market is firm. Prices have • an upward tendency, and future pros- ; pects are favorable."