WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 8053, 6 March 1912, Page 8

WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

EAST OF THE SERIES. 'PRICES PIESL

The last, local wool sales of the series, held in the municipal concert, chamber yesterday, attracted a large number of buyers. Keen competition was shown for tb© lots submitted, comprising about 4000 bales. The market for medium and inferior crossbreds and lambs’ wool was on a par with February sale rates. Wool suitable for America showed a drop of about a half-penny, but very little for thU market was offering:.

BEOKEES’ EEPOETS. '%s Murray, Roberts and Co.

We catalogued 650 bale®, clearing the bulk at auction at prices as under;— ilerino, medium and inferior 7id to -83 d; halfbrcd, medium BJd to ; halXbred, inferior, seedy, etc. 8d to bid- crossbred, medium to good 8d to 9id: crossbred, inferior, ootty 63d to 7Jd; lambs, medium to good 81d to 10d; lambs, seedy, inferior, and dull fid to 73d; pieces to 7d, bellies sid to fiid; locks 3id to 43d.

Levin and Co. Our catalogue represented 600 bales. The sale doses a very satisfactory series during which wo have offered S3OO hales and only withdrawn 400 bales. Looking back at the prices realised, there is every reason to be satisfied. Following is the range of yesterday's prices :—Halfbreds 9Jd to 10id, fine crossbreds B£d to 9fcd, medium crossbreds 73d to BJd, Inferior crossbreds 6Jd to 7jd, pieces and bellies 6d to 7Jd. locks 3Jd to 4id, lambs' best Bjd to 9Jd, lambs' medium Vid to 9d, lambs, inferior 6id to 7£<L New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. "We submitted about 700 bales, and made r.. jrood clearance at satisfactory prices. As compared with last sale, prices ranged about as follow: February. March. d. d. d. d. Merino _ Halfbred medium 81 to 9J Eomney 8$ to 10| 8J to 9 Medium crossbred 7i to 8j 7i to ftj Coarse and inf. Xbred 6J to 73 6l to. 7j Lambs, super „ 9 to 93 9 to 10 Lambs, medium 8 to 8j 8 to 8J Lambs, seedy and inf'r 6 to 7J 64 to 7J Pieces and bellies 5 to 7 6to 71 Locks 31 to 4 3J to 3j Abraham and Williams. Our catalogue comprised 437 bales of mostly medium wools, but we offered a number of very rough and heavy-condition-ed lots. Some of our prices were as follow: E G, 20 bales coarse crossbred 7£d; St. Kilda, 11 bales medium crossbred 8d; DD/ OT, 13 bales log-stained 7d; Westwood Ho, 6 bales crossbred 7id; 11 bales Lincoln 6Jd, 5 bales lambs 7Jd; Kunnymede, 4 bales bright lambs 93d, 3 bales Lincoln 7Jd; triangle over L T, 3 bales lambs 91d: 7 1, 13 bales crossbred 7Jd, 5 bales lambs BJd ; [Te Ohu, 6 balea lambs BJd. United Farmers' Co-op. and 'Wairarapa. j Farmers' Co-op. Assn.

We Q.aote as follows:—Fine crossbred BJd to lOd, medium crossbred 7£d to 9d, dingy, inferior crossbred 6£d to 74d; heavy-condi-tioned and seedy crossbred 6id to 7£d; lambs, superior BJd to 9Jd; lambs, medium 7d to B|d; bellies and pieces 5d to 7d; locks 2Sd to 3id. '

Balgety and Co. We offered 1330 bales. We were showing a good deal of lambs’ wool, as is usual at this time of the year, the remainder of our lots being mostly log-stained, dingy and seedy crossbred. Some of the highest-priced wools in our catalogues were on account of the following clients: — W. Strode Fenny, Sandon, Jamba lOd (which topped the market In our catalogue) and crossbred 9d; Stanley Parker, Martlnborough lambs 9Jd; A. Conway, Cheltenham, lambs 9Jd; K. McKenzie, Levin, lambs 9Jd; G. A. Tattle, Aokantere, lambs 9id and crossbred 83d; James Maher, Ohingaiti, lambs 9d; A. Judd, Tokomaru. iambs 9id; A. G. Collins, Awahnri, iambs 9Jd and crossbred BJd. The fleece portion of the wool from Messrs Chapman and Sons' Waiouru station realised up to B|d. The first pieces of tins clip brought the splendid price of 73d.