DUNEDIN WOOL SALES.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XL, Issue XL, 27 January 1911, Page 3

DUNEDIN WOOL SALES.

. The second of the'-series of Dunedia wool sales was held last week. 22,139 bales were submitted as against 24,103 last year. ' The usuai quota of buyers was present, America, the Continent and Britain being represented, as well as several local speculators. The latter were operating to a larger extent, than at the December sales, expecting no doubt to get the wool at slightly reduced rates. The competition of the Continental buyers was not so good as at the December sales, with the result that prices for halfbreds and fine cossbreds were Jd to Id lower. Not only were they buying at cheaper rates but their competition was not so keen even at the lower prices. Bright crossbreds in light condition met with brisk sale, and in many instances realised December sale prices. On the whole the competition was keen at the lower range of values of nearly all classes of wool, although in medium and shabby crossbred and halfbred wools the market was very irregular. Th 6 difference' in values as compared with the December sale was as follows:—Merinos, Jdto fd per lblower ' super halfbred, Id lower; medium to good halfbred, Jd to |d lower; inferior halfbred, id to. fd lower; super ciossbred, par to id lower; good crossbred Id lower; medium, Id lower; inferior, Id lower; pieces, Id lower. Following were among the local sales Christie, Hyde, merino 9d, halfbred 9d, A. Cleugh, Gimmerburn, halfbred. 9d; John Kinney, Hyde, halfbred, 9d; W. J. M'Cready, Kyeburn Diggings, halfbred 9Jd, crossbred 9Jd; James Scott, Central Otago, halfbred 9Jd; Thomas Ormiston, Ranf urly, halfbred 9|d; Dowling Bros.. Ranf urly, halfbred - 9d; x Mrs Howard, Capburn, halfbred 9£d; P. Kinney, Hyde, 10 bales of halfbred wether 9d, 19 bales halfbred ewe 82dj* W. D. Tannahill, Paerau, 6 bales halfbred wether 9|d; Robert Logan, Maritanga, 15 bales halfbred 9d; 17 bales quarterbred lOd; A. G. Mathlas, The Beeches, 13. bales halfbred pieces, B£d; K. Williamson, 13 bales quarterbred lid; D. Nicolson, 2 bales halfbred 10Jd; W. H. Tregonning, 2 bales halfbred 9|d; Howell Bros., 27 bales" first crossbred lOfd; 12 bales second crossbred 9d; A. B. Armour, Gimmerburn, 10 bales merino'ewe and wether, lOfd; John Weir, Gimmerburn, 5 bales merino lOd. ; ■