WOOL SALES

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11660, 26 October 1923, Page 2

WOOL SALES

FAWRA CABLE. Following is the copy of cablegram troru Britedi-Austraiian Wool Realisation .Association. Ltd., London, to .New Zealand Wod Committee, Wellington, dated October 2*ltl\; “■tains opened yesterday. Offering consisted cf 1.n.410 bales, including fioUO bales offered br llawia. Large attendance, active competition, strong tone. Little mcrinoooffered. Home trade most active. In. nee and Belgium taking fair proportion Prices compared with, close last London series. Merino very firm. Greasy, fine -crossbred, par to 5 per cent, dearer; medium crossbred, 74 per cent, dearer; low crossbred, 5 per cent, dearer; crossbred slipes, par to 5 per cent, dearer; scoured crossbred, par to 5 per cent dearer. Total offering for series—Free v-001, 139,500 bale©; Bawra, 60,090 bales/' -"'A BRISK CLEARANCE/' The Department of Agriculture has received tlic following cablegram, dated 25th instant, from the High Commissioner for Zealand, London : “•Sales opened yestetday (Wednesday), crowded attendance, and good competition from Home and Continental buyers, though not very much American support. Of-arings met brisk clearance. Merino, very email selection, and prices unchanged. Compared with closing rates last series, fine crossbred and coarse crossbred vealised par to £ per cent dearer, and medium, orossbred 5 per cent, to 7$ per cent, dearer. New' Zealand crossbred, scoured and slip© in large supply, and sold readily at from par to 5 i>er cent, dearer.'" "CROSSBREDS ADVANCE/' Tho Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., are in receipt of the following cable from their London agents, under date October 24tli:— “Wool sales opened to-day, and were well atended hy Home tnd Continental buyers. Fine crossbred advanced par to 5 per cent., medium crossbred advanced 5 per cert, to 10 per cent., coarse crossbred advanced 5 per cent., compared witn the closing rates of previous sale/' "BETTER SELECTION/' Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., aro to-day in receipt of a cable from tbeir London agents, dated 24th instant, reading as follows : "Better selection, ail grades. Compared with the closing rates of last London sale© : Greasy merino par to 5 per cent, advance, scoured meiino shows no change, crossbred greasy medium advanced 5 per cent to per cent." AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received October 25, 11.50 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 25. Oats, Tasmanian, Algerian feed 9d, white 4s 9d. Maize, local, yellow 5s 6d, white 5s 3d; South American, 5s 7<l to os Bd. Potatoes, r JJasmanian ,£26. Onions, Victorian ,£7. At- Adelaide, oats are quoted at 8s to 3s 2d.