WELLINGTON WOOL SALES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 21 November 1923, Page 5

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES

(United Press Association)

WELLINGTON, This Day.

The following is'the officisfTtange of prices obtained at the Wellington wobl sales yesterday (alienees iicpence)':^ Merino. 64X70, ‘6O/04,'60, 1 s3£e|#2sL 261, average 23, 24f ;-infeHor, ! ;2t'|i > 21$: fine half bred ss, 56/58, 56,' super,-24/2|k average' 21, 224, inferior‘lß'i, 20$$; ufe. - : dium half bred, 50/56, 50, super 234,‘,24, average 19, 22, inferior ‘l6;' 17f lum bred, ''4B/50,' 48, super,' }9/ ; ‘ : 2Q4, average 15,173,' inferior 11 : J, 15. ; Corriedale, 50/50,203,' 244'; fine crossbreds, 46/48, 46) sttpef/Lfij; 174;'average 124/15$,' inferior 10, 12; mediuffi; crofitfbreds, 4/6/,’super,'l4, 16) average Iff, 14$, inferior 81/104) coarse erbstibreds, 40/44, 40, super, —, average 10i/ 12 H inferior Bd, 10$; low ' 30/40, 36, super, —, average 9s, iOs/'ittferior 8,9; hoggets,' 48/50)’ 17,' 19/ fine 46/8, 14, 171, medium 44/6/12; 144, coarse 40/44, 10, 12, 10w‘36/40/Bs,’9s. Lambs. Down, 50/56, 15, 175," fitfe 44/50, 14$, 'medium 40/44,. Jl, 'l4. seedy and inferior' bellies and pieces, "Merino goqdito super H 5, 16$; Merino, low to medium 12, 14$; halfbred, good to" super .15, 17$; h'alfbred, low to/medium, 10, 14; crossbpylj'good to super, 10,rl5; crossbred, low to medium, 5, 10* • 1 . • .*' • a Crutehmgs, medium to good, 7, 94, inferior and'seedy 4, 6|. • Locks, Mefinp:—, luilfbred —-, crossbred 5,5 6. '

The New Zealand Loan and" Mercantile Co., Wellington, report: a most; Successful wooli’Sale; practically Die whole of their offering being, disposed of" at particularly satisfactory prices: Competition was keen’ and the attendance' Of buyers tmi a record. : Compared with May sale prices advanced ’as'follows: —Fine crossbreds 2d,'medium Vd to 14d. Halfbreds equalled best prices of last season. Hoggets and lamha were in strong demand, and remarkable prices were paid’ for ; pieces, bellies, and locks. Excellent results were obtained for’the clips classed by us in store, a few of these being:—T. O. Haycock's Corriedale fleeet? up to 24 4d; DC, Southdown cross, 17d. to 24d. and 13dA fop pieces; Braeburn, half bred, 20d. nq 204 d.; tlu'Wquarter-bred 14-Jd. to 454; medium ei’ds'shred 114 d. to 144 d.; pieces, 133 d.; Parkhill, half bred. 1944; crossbred, IK 124 d. to' 13}d, THE 113, BME lilck to 13$ck, 133 d.; WJW/P 112 - to 14d. ' ‘ „ , !i ' . ' . 'The sale closed with a firm tone. •

Dalgety and Co. report on Wellington wool sale. The following are some of the prices realised for Nelson clips sent forward • Nui half-bred, 29d, 19d, 16|d; Kailnka crossbred 14d; hoggett 144 d; crossbred, 11-d; lambs 12Ad; pieces qo3d; 10d ; JMF fine crossbred 12id ; Twyham iialfbred, 19 id, 16d ; crossbred : 123 d ; threequarter-bred 113 d; HJM crossbred Hid.: Boseobel halfbred, 224 d., 17d. The sale was spirited and bidding was very brisk for tacli lot submitted. The range of prices was well abeme the opening prices of last year, being from 2d to 3d advance. • :