WOOL SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1418, 25 January 1879, Page 5

WOOL SALES.

Mes9tt Wright, Stbphrnson, and Co. report as followß :— We held our opening wool sale for the season at our stores to-day. There was a full attendance of buyers, both local and foreign. Competition was brisk, and nearly every lot offered was sold at prices which, considering the very low rates ruling in the Home market, may be considered very eatisfactory. Out catalogue consisted for the most part of small clips, the whole of which were sold The only lot unsold was a large clip, for which the bidding dirt not reach the owner's reserve ; we, however, expect to aell it privately, Grcapy balf-bred brought from 6Jd to 9£d; and merino from CJd to 9}d; washed cross-bred, 12£ dco 13 J. Our next' sile will take place on Wednesday, 22nd instant, at 3 o'clo k. Tho number of bales and bags catalogued by us to-day was 821 atid 79 respectively, of win h we sold 510 bales and 79 bags, as per subjoined list of brands and prices :— Gi easy merino 4 bags, WM over P, BJd ; greasy pieces, 1 bag, do, 3Jd ; greasy locks, 1 bag, do, Jd ; greasy cross-breds, H, 2 bags, 7Jd ; greasy cross-bred, FS over L, 2 bags, 7|J ; greaßj piece*, do. 2 bags, 4§d ; greasy locks, do, 1 bag, 3d; greasy cross-bied, Z, 6 bags, 7Jd : greasy black and pieces, do, 1 bag, sd ; greasy cross-bred, OK, 1 bjg, 7£d ; 1 bag greasy pieces, 3Ji ; square, 2 bags greasy cross-brad, 7^d ; two squares, 2 bags greasy locks, ljd; CX, 2 bags greasy pieces, 4|d ;,do, 2 baers greasy locus, 2Jd ; Cm red, 3 bags greasy looks and pieces. 3| 1 ; .JH, 2 bags, greasy locks and pieces, 4gd ; feS, 1 bag ? greasy pieces, 3§d ; RG, 2 bags greasy locks. 4d ; JL !c over Ofl over H. 1 bag greasy cross-bred, 6£d ; H, 1 bag greasy locke, 3d ; EG, 4 bags greasy pieces, 5d ; 2 bags greasy locks, 3jd ; JM, 1 bag grea-y locks, ljd ; do, dead wool, JM, 1 bag, 2}il; do, locks, PW, 2 b^gs, 2|l ; do, wool, MCL over D, 1 bag, 5Jd ; do, locks, do, 1 bair, 2Jd ; do, pieces, O in black, 4 bagu, sd ; do, pieces, X, 7 basrs, 4J ; washo I locks, N, 1 bag, 41 ; co, do, JB, 1 do, 4Jd ; do, dead wool, JO, 1 bag, 3d ; do, locks and pieces (S), 1 do, §d; scoured locks, FT, 1, bay, 7d ; greasy locks, BE over L, 1 bag, §d ; do, puces, D 7, 1 bag, 3d ; do, locks, HH, 1 bag, Id; do, cross-bred, XX, 2 do, 8d ; do, pieco3, v\ LR, 2 ba s, 4£d ; d>, locks, 1 bag, 1|rl; W Mover P, 2 biles greasy cross-bred, I 9Jd ; Wft, 3 biles greasy merino, 7gd ; Wit, 1 bale greasy [merino and pieces, 4gd; JH, 3 bales greasy crosb-bred, BJd; squnre, 2 bales greasy eross-bied, B|d ; BR over L, 1 bale greasy cross bred, 7^d ; S in ciiclo, 2balfs greasy cross-bred, 7Jd; Mover TM, 4 bale-,— greasy* half-bred ewes 3, greasy half-bred H 1, B^d ; N 4 ba es, washed Leicester 1, washed Cheviot 3, 12Jd ;C in red, 8 bales greasy half-bred, 7jd ; do, 1 ba'e greasy merino, 8d; SS over P, 2 bales grea^ halfbred, 1 bale grea&y Leicester, 7d ; J L over O O over H, 2 bales greasy half bred, 7d ; P M, 7 bales greasy crossbred, B'd ; do, J bale greasy 1< cks and pieces, 4d ; Cm black, 10 bales greasy cross-bred, B|d ; t* W, 8 bales greasy cross-bred, 7-gd ; F S over L, 3 bales greasy cross-bre-1, 1 ba'e greasy Leicester, H, 7Jd ; A, 1 bale 2 1) igs gr> asy merino, 7|d ; EG, 3 bales great-y cross-brtd, S£'l ; Ss, B bales, greasy hall-bred, 7Jd ; do, lbale greasy pieces 4Jd; RC, 3 biles greasy half-bred, 7Jd ; CR, 15 bales greasy me rino ewes, BJd ; PA, 10 bi-los (9 bales greasy half-bred, 1 bile greasy merino), 7Jd ; T, 1 bsle greasy pieces, 4Jd ; P, 1 bale greasy bellies, 6-^ ; 0, 1 bale greasy half-bred, tandy, s£d; VV, 15 bales g ejsy cross-bred. £Jd; do, 1 bale gre.isy meiino, fcjjd; do, l fadge greasy pkcai, 4£d ; do, lbale greasy locks, 2^d - , ah over 2, 9 hales gua9y cross-bred, B£d; dn, l hale greasy d'mey, Id ; do, 1 ba'e greasy pieces, 6^i ; v, 4 bi/es greasy Leicester, 6|d ; ftft, 1 bale greasy Luiccster, 7Jd ; H, 1 bale greasy locks and pieces, ?|d ; D in red, 2£ bales greasy merino, and 3 rams' fleeces, 9JI AVV, 4 1 ales greasy half-bred, 7d ; do, 1 bale greasy half-bred locks, 3d ; LB, 23 bale? and 2 bags greays half-bred, 8d ; do, 8 bales greasy meriuo, Sd ; do, 4 bales greasy half-bred pieces, 5Jd ; do, 1 bale and 2 bag* greasy locks, 4d ; aE conjoined, 18 bales yreisy half-bred. 2 bales and 1 bag greasy Leicester, B^d ; do, 1 bale grroisy pieces, 6d ; 1»P conjoined, 2 bal'B greasy three q uarter-bred W, 8 bales greasy three-quarter-bred H, 3 bales greasy three-quarter-bred X, 1 ba'e greasy three-quarter-bied W & Leitr, 7|'i ; Planet, 13 bales greasy half-bred comb W, 3 bales greasy halfbred comb E, 1 bile greasy half-bred comb, 9 bales greasy Lincoln comb E, 1 bale gre s? Lincoln comb B aid half-bred comb W, 1 bale gn a «y Lincoln c^mb and clothing E, 1 bale gre >sy half-bred comb and clothing B, 5 bales greasy half-bred comb and clothing W, 1 bale greasy ha'f-bred clothiDg X, 2 bales greasy Lincoln clothing E, 1 bnJo greasy Lincoln clothing and halfbred E, 9(1 ; 6 bales greasy half-bred pieces, 3 bales greasy Lincoln pieces, 1 bale greisy Lincoln and ha fbrod, 6d ; 2 bales greasy half-bred dingy, 1 bale gre-wy Lincoln, 7Jd ; 6 bales greasy merino clothing ewes, 91; do, 1 bale greasy pieces, 1 bale greasy pieces and locks, 6d ; JB, 2 fadires greasy cross-bred, 7d ; JG, 2 bales greasy cross-bred, 8d ; do, 2 bales greasy merino, 8} 1 ; WLIt, 2 baloa half-bred, 8d ; OK, 1 ra'e groavy ch"-s-brcd. 8d ; McL over D, 2 bales grea«y cross-bred, CJd; do, \\ bale greasy merino, C^d ; RM, 9 bales washed three-quarter- bred, 13d; do, 1 bale greasy threc-quarter-bted, Bgi; Fl', 1 balo greasy merino, 1 3d ; EG, 6 bales greasy half-bred, 8J1; do, 1 balo and 1 fadgegrcasy merino, 7^l; P, 13J bales greasy cross-bred, 8i ; do, J-bale greasy merino, 7£- i;do, 1 bale greasy pieces, 6d; Horse-shoes overFSM, 12 bales greasy cross-bred, 1 bale greasy merino, 8J 1 ; J, 33 bales greasy hulf-br. d, 4 bales greasy three-qnartor-bred, 7j;d ; do, 1 ba'e greasy pieces, 5d : do, 1 bale greisv looks, 3Jjd : do, 1 bale greapy bellies, s|d ; — v — (reveiaed). )6biileß washed cross-bred IJ, 38 bales washed cross-bred, H, 1 bale washed Lincoln, 1 bale wothed Leiewtor, 12id ; do, 1 balo and 1 fadgo wathed locks, 3]d ; HIL.LGKOVE, 32 bileu greasy cross-bred, 1 bale gieasy cross-bred n,nd meriuo, BJd ; do, 3 balos greasy pioceg,

5 6-12 d ; 1 bale srreasy locks, A l-16d ; do, 4 bales greasy merino, 8M ; do, 1 bale greasy cross-bred rams, 1 bale greasy Leicester, 6}d ; 3, 19 bales greasy Leicester half-bred, 2 bales greasy Leicester half-bred H, 7|d; do, 5 bales greasy marino, BJd ; do. 1b- Is grea3y Leictster pieces and locks, 1 b*le grensy Leicettor and half-br<d pieces and locks, 1 bile pressy marino and half-brodti'ces and locks, 4JI ; X, 7 bal-n greasy cross-bred, 7fd ; do, 2 biles greasy merino, 7|d ; do, 1 bale creasy cross-bred pieces, 4jd ; do, 1 bag greasy locks, 2Jd ; A, 1 bale greasy cross-bred, 9d ; do, £-h*sr greasy pieces, 2£l ; JP, 2 bales greasy cross-bred, Shi ; do, l bag gieaej pieces, 3Jd ; OK, 1 bale grousy locks, 2jd. Maclean Brothbrs report, under date January 17th : —We held our opening sale of th ) season to-day. The attendance was large, embracing merchant?, woolscourers, and others interested, and the bidding was fairly spirited throughout. No large dips changed hands, but small lots which were competed for sild at prices which must be considered satisfactory. The assortment offered was not up to the average of the wool citalogued by us, and the decline inpri es— from laßt year's rates— was more especially noticoabl in the case of rough croai - breds, which predominated lin the catalogue. 696 bales w.re offered, and I annexed is priced list vt the lots sold :- Shield, 2 bales greasy cross-brad and merino, 8d; JftO, 2 b >les greasy cn»B-bred. 7fd ; Waikaka, 2 bales jrremy merino, 8§ I ; Eahey, 2 bales greasy cross-bred, BJd ; do, 1 bale gre.isy mixed fleece, 7Jtl; d>, 1 b.ld greasy locks and pieces, 2jd; VVD, 1 b.lo greasy merino, 7Jii; E Pascoe, 1 bale greasy meiino, B.H ; ES, 5 bal.s greasy cross-bred hoggets, SJJ ; do, 1 bale and 1 bag greasj merino, Bid ; S in diamond, fi bales greasy cross-bred hoggf ts, 9Jd ; do, 6 bales greasy cross-bred, 9Jd ; MT, 3 baled and 1 bag greasy merino, 7£d; W8 over W, 3 bales ureisy cross-bred, Bfi ; Heart, 2 bales greasy cross-bred, 7sd ; do, 1 bale gr«-asy merino, 7£d ;JT conjoined, 1 bale'ureasy merino and 5 b.i.es greasy crossbred, lOd; E, 6 bales greasy coas-bred, 7§d ; A, 3 baled greasy cross-bred, 9§d; Horstshoe, 4 bales greasy cross-bred, 7Jd ; do, 2 bale* greasy merino, 8d ; BH, 2 biles greasy cross-bred, 7Jd ; Wu conjoined, 3 bales washed cross-bred, 12Jd ; XX, 3 bales washed cioae-bred, 13id; G3 over W, 3£ bales washed crossbred, 13Jd; T, 6 bales scoured cress-bred, 1 bale scoured locks, 16|d ; AA, 3 bales scoured croaß-bred, 2 bales scoured merino, 1 bale locks and pieces, 15d ; DMK, 3 bales greasy cross-bred, 8d ; D, 7 bales greasy cross-bred, 7Jd; WO, 8 bales greasy cross-bred, 8fl ; Double Cross, 6 bales greasy cross-bred and 1 bale greasy Leicester, 7Jd ; do. 7 bales greasy merino, 7Jd ; RK, 8 bales greasy cross-bied, 8d; MX conjoined, 2J bales greaiy cross-bred, and 1 bale greasy merino, 7d ; PA, i bales greasy cross-bied, 7d; TJ, 5 bales ereusy cross.bred, 7}d ; GG, ?i bales groisy cross-bred, 7£d ; S, 4 bales greasy cross-bred and 2 bales greasy merino, 9Jd; J iv circle, 9 bales washed cross-bred, 14d ; Octma, 7 bales greasy cross-bred merino, B|d; .TH cor- joined, 2 biles creasy cross-bred, 9d; AB, 1 bile greasy cross-bred, 6|i; WD, 1 bale greasy locks, 3Jd; JJ, l'bale greasy locks, lfid ; do, 8 bales greasy crossbred, B§d; triangle, 4 biles greasy cross-bred and 1 b»le greasy merino, 7Jd ; WD, 9 bales gr»»sy cross - bred and 2 bales greasy merino, 9£d ; WN, 1 bale greasy cross-bred and 5 bales greasy merino, BJd ; JN, 2 bales greasy merino, 7Jd ; WW over XX, 12 bales greasy crofsbred, Bjjd ; JW over X, 2 bales greasy cross-bred, 8|1; JD, 2 bales greasy cross-bred and 1 bale greasy merino, 7Jd ; JH conjoined, 2 bales greasy cross-bred, Bfd ; JMP conjoined, 1 bale greasy cross-bred and 1 b*le greasy merino, 88d ; T, 1 bale greasy merino and 1 bale greasy crossbred, 7|d ; 0, 1 bole greasy cross-bred, 7 54 ; PG, I bale greasy mixed fleece, 7Jd ; M, 1 bale greasy crossbred, 7d ; T, 1 bole greasy merino, 9jd ; O, 1 bale greasy longwool, 6Jd ; MP, 1 bale greasy cross-bred, 7Jd ; WW over XX, 1 bale greasy pieces, 3f d ; S, 1 bale gieasy pieces and locks, Bjd ; P, 10 bales washed merino, 14d ; do, 2 bales greasy merino, lOJd ; do, 1 bale washed locks, sd.