LONDON WOOL SALES.

New Zealand Mail, 3 September 1902, Page 62 (Supplement)

LONDON WOOL SALES.

The selection of wool brought forward by Messrs Jacomb, Son and Co. in their catalogue of 13,807 bales on July 12, was the best offered so far this series, and met with the most animated competition. Merinos from Sydney, Geelong and Tasmania were well and largely represented, and for the greasy sorts French houses were large buyers of the better grades, while the Home trade steadily absorbed all sorts at full and hardening rates, the advance paid being 7£ per cent., and occasionally 10 per cent, on last auction rates. There was increased American buying of fine lightconditioned wools at top prices. Scoured merinos were especially in favour on French, German, and English account, and very full prices were paid by each section for their particular requirements, a level of 74 per cent, above last auction prices being firmly maintained and often exceeded. Locks and pieces when m good condition show the full advance, hut short and faulty sorts are only 5 per cent. up. Lambs’ 'wool is selling at a full 5 per cent, advance on opening rates, and is now 7% to 10 per cent, dearer than in May, the clips being strongly competed for at that level. A good many half-bred and fin© crossbred wools from Tasmania and New Zealand met with spirited competition from the home section, and medium to good crossbreds under the same support also had a firm sale. There were fewer mw crossbreds in the catalogue, and withdrawals were much, less frequent. Tasmanian grease realised up to 14dGeelongs, 13|d; and Sydney, 13d per lb. Messrs Jacomb and Co. write: - “Our catalogue contained a good selection of merino wools, and the sale has consequently passed off with much better spirit at very firm rates, even the low grades of crossbreds selling some-

jvhat better tnan nas been the Pas( , a mg the last few days!”! Se dup * ?3^*«asss GREASY. Annedale / P. W. Feathers, xbd G 3 baies od xbd pcs 1G 4|d, xbd blls 6 4d, xbd Iks 4 3id, xbd lbs’ 7 Gd 6 Aotea, 31 B^d. AJS., xbd 53 5Jd, xbd lbs’ 4 old. Braemar / J (on side) F, xbd 41 4^d 38 B 4M 0C>nd B ° n Side) 7 Brooklaad «, xbd l,cfw'4M d 137 4id ’ XM lbs ' ls «*".

CL. xbd 40 4RI. C & P, jsbd 108 Ggd, xbd pcs 13 DXN. (2 9}d, pcs. 13 7’d, xbd 4 G'd. Delta, xbd 41 5Jd. xbd pcs 4 4d. 2 D in double dia / Wairoa, xbd 08 4to xbd pcs 5 31 d. 3U * Hadfield, xbd 41 43d. .xb?";- x “ ii 10 4id ’ xbd PC3IS 4d > Hawkdun, 39 Bfd. . , H - xbd 231 4gd, xbd pcs 13 4d, xbd bils 17 33d. P p I xbd 39 4d, xbd pcs 4 3Jd lAIN xbd 35 4d. lE, 43 Bgd, pcs 6 BJd. JO, xbd 140 4|d. xbd uks 4 41G xlul pcs 14 4Jd, xbd blls 13 4gd, xbd 'lb'?’ 20 sfd. ~ JHH Motunau, xbd 106 6fd, xbd poa 24 old. Kaitoa, xbd 74 7gd. xbd pcs 5 7’d Kapai, xbd 50 s£d. 1 L.T., xbd 55 63d: Maunea / Raki, xbd 50 4id. Mt. Brown 7 two diamonds, xbd 21“’ Old. xbd pcs 5 3d, xbd bits 15 4’d xbd lbs 17 old.

Manganhoo / NZ, xbd 40 4gd, xbd lbs* 4 scl.

Mount Royal / crown / heart, xbd 64 6jd. xlwl pcs 4 63d. Ngakaroa, xbd 38 4-Jd. NPW. xbd 32 4d. Otairi. xbd 395 4id, xbd lbs’ 23 4d 9 P c ] ipaiaS 7W ’ xbd 55 xbd pcs

P.D. I W., .xbd G2 sd. lluku, xbd 94 4gd, xbd lbs’ 6 4)d. Ruakituri, xbd H2 4£d, xbd pcs 15 OjjCi.

Ruarmna. xbd 30 od. Riiuuroa / four squares, xbd 124 4Jd xbd ncs 21 3|d. 111. xbd 85 6*d. St ore field, xbd 30 4d. TG / KI, xbd 36 4§d. Te Kumu, xbd. 57 4*<3. U, xbd 40 4*d„ xbd lbs’ G sd. U U in block, xbd 40, 4id. Vaimarama xbd 62 4gd, xbd pcs 5 4d. Waretoka, xbd 35 4jd. Z / Waikoukou, xbd 59 4gd, xbd lbs’ 23 s|d.

Two Z’s crossed / Pungataua, xbd 50 4’d.

O. xbd, 200 od. xbd pcs 14 4d, xbd blls 1G 33d, xbd lbs’ 9 Gd. Pitchfork, xbd 47 4fd, xbd blls 5 sd. HF (conjoined) / Tyrone, xbd 45 4gd. E (reading up) / VV, xbd 34 4ld, xbd lbs’ 5 sd.

* JF (conjoined) / TB, xbd 93 43d. xbd pcs 11 33d, xbd lbs’ 12 ogd. 9W / Kohi, xbd 42 4ld. Shamrock, xbd 56 4gd, xbd lbs’ 18 6Jd, xbd pcs 6 41d.' WASHED. NB & FIB / FCo xbd 50 6d. SLIPE. CJM (in oblong) / Belfast, xbd GO 7gd, xbd lbs’ 106 B|d. Loneburn, xbd 84 old. NBL (in oblong) / G, xbd skin 108 old. Three Crowns / Gear, xbd 612 5Jd, xbd lbs’ 78 6Jd, xbd pcs 6 od.'