WOOL SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1834, 14 January 1887, Page 11

WOOL SALES.

Donald Sthonach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports as follows : — We held our third wool sale for this season at the ntazo wool stores, lower Ka ! tray .street, on Thursday forenoon. We had a lull attendance of bujer*. and biddings for light conditioned crossbred add merinos in suitable parcels were fairly upheld, wh le coinpetiti >n for heavy aud badly skirled lots of e^ery description . was only moderately, active, prices offered in moat instances being slightly uuder last ial«s values. We catalogued 700 bal^s, 3 fadges. aud 40 tons, and sold 427 bales, 3 fadges, and 40 bags, the balance being passed in reserves uot • beinz reached. Some of tHese lots are now for sale by nrivate treaty. The highest prices made at this sale were forTY over TK-WA13, 10 bales greasy threeauirter merino, lO&d; 1* dodo halfbred, 9sd ; W. Dunn over Teko, ltJ do 'washed fine crossbred, Is lid ; 9do crossbred, lid ; 3 dodo merino, Is jd. ApL rwnded are mark« and prices of the lots sold. ty e will hold our next sale on Thursday, Hutu iust., at U o'clock. Wool iatended for this sale ought to be in store by Tuesday, the 18th, to bo in time for the catalogues which are ready hh' the buyers on Wednesday morning. I 11I 1 1 bftle*gr«i3y crossbred, 7«d; 1 do do merino, 6Jd ; ttM Ido do fleece, 7£d ; T over «, ldo do do, 6fd -, JO do do do, 6|d; JCJ, 2do do cros3br'd, Tg<i ; Ido do fleece and pierea, 4jd ; Bemicircle over P, 8 do do meriuo, 6jd ; 1 do do piecea.' 4gd ; 2do do crossbred, 0d;l do do fleece. Sjd : ldo do fleece and pieces, 4fd; 1 do do pieceo, S|d; crossover D 3, 2 do do fleece, sid ; XX conjoinsd, 4 do do halfbred, 7Jd ;JD conjoined, 2do do do, 7jd ; TVV,4 do do crossbred, 7?d SK 1 do do do, 6§d ; J reversed X, 3 do do fleece, 6*d • M over BH, Ido do crossbred, 7|d ; 3d and Coy, aWdo crossbred. 7|.1 ; Rv.idodo merino, 6Jd;4 do do crobsbred. 7jd ; Ido do bellies, 4?d ; RAW, 13 do do crossbred, 8d; hurdle,- 4 do do halfbred, s|d ; sdo do crossbred. ■Sf.l ; SK, 2do do 'io. 7|.i ; SMc, 3 do do do, 7id ; MM, -4 do do hafbred 7}d ; Ido do pieces. 4 jd , JG and Co, Ido do super haltbred, 6jd ; J ldo do merino, 5Jd ; PC, 1 do do fleece, sd; 7do do orossbred. 7 Jd ; LO,' 1 do do, merino, 6}d ; Ido do crosbred, ts?d ; JG' and Co, 3do do haltbrod, 6S); 3 dodo crossbred, 6d ; 1 dodo merino, 6d ; JC over W 6do do halfbred. 1 part cros3, 7|:l ; Ido do merino, 6«d ; 1 do do pieces, 4jd ; 1 do do pieces aud locks, 2sd; J^» i do do crossbred, 7d; N, 1 do do locks and pieces, «gd; JW, 6 do do croisbred, 7|d ; Ido do merino. 6|d ; Ido do pieces, 3|d ; MG 6do do halfbred, 7£d ; 3do do three quarter merino, B£d ; JMK, 2 do do quarterbred, 8d ; 4do do, crossbred, one part quarterbred, 7£d ; CR, 4 do do halfbred, one part merino. 7?d; 1 do do piecea and lojks, 4jd; H over — >, 6do do crossbred, 7jd ; R over — , 3do do halfbred, Bid; 1 do do bellies, 4?d; TV over TE~ WAIB , 1 do do three-quarter merino dingy, 7|d ; Ido do mixed fleece, 7d ; 4 do do plects, bid ; 2do do bellies, sd ; Ido do pieces, part fleece, 4|d ; Ido do locks. 3d : HC over TV, 1 do do crossbred, 7§d ; J-C 43 do do merino, 7^d; 11 do do pieces and bellies, 5Jd; 3 do do halfbred, 7fd; 7 do do crossbred, 7d ; 1 do do halfbred pieces, 4M- 3 do do locks. 2d; <~* over J, 1 do do halfbred dingy, 7d; 2 do do pieces, 3|d; 1 do do pieces, purr rams,sJSd ; 5 do do merino, Kgd; KO in square. 14 do do halfbred, B|d; 12dodothree-quarter-bred, 7jd; 6 do do pieces. isd; Sdodobelließ, 4W ; 2do do locks, 2£d ; 1 do do fleece, 7id ; Z over WT,sdodolßtpiet!es.sgd; 3do<lo bellies 4Jd ; 2 dodo do tocki, 2d ; Ido do matti;d, o£d ; Ido dodingy,sjd ; N mcTcle,ldodofleece,7M; 2dodobellie3 > 5 § d ;° Mover CLl^f I'ON.ododocro sbred, Bjd; ldodopieces,3jd; — orr 11, 3 do do halfbred, 8d ; 1 do do p'eccs, ftdj 1 do do three-quarter-bred, 6jd -, 2 do do dingy 5Jd-; 3 do do merino, 7fd; 3 do do pieces, 3g'i; l do do dingy, part pieces, 4jfd ; 2do do l^ks, 2jd ; RD under bar, 2 do do rossbred, 7jd- .S, 2do do me- mo, fijd ; 4 do do halfbred', 6gd ; X under bar, 1 do do pieties. 3&d ; Z under half cncle, Ido do mixed fle-ce, 6d ; 15 do do crossbred, B^d -, 3do do quarterbred, 9d • 1 do do bellies, sd ; 1 do do locks and pieces, i!j)d-. 00, 2 do do merino, 7jd; 4 do do orossbn A, 7jd ; 1 do do pieces and looks. Id ; q. oV er — -, 2do do halfbred pieces, sjjd ; 2do do merino, 6&d ; Ido do mixed pieces, 4|d ; W. Dunn over Toko, 3do do merino. 8d ; Waiwera over RT, 7 do do do. B*d; 3do do long wool, 8d; 1 do do bellies, 4|.i ; Luke View over LJ, 4 dodo hilfb-ed, 6Jd; WA (comoined),9 dodo crossbred, B|d;'.l do do piecea, 4M; JDoverW,sdodocro3sbred,Bjd; ldo do meri no, 6\d; 0 over cross, 2do 2 bags do crossbred, 7£d ; W. Dunn over Toko, 16 bal«s washed crossored tine. I3£d ; 9 «lo do crosabred, lid; 1 dodo pieces, 7jd ; 3 U<> do merino, U'jd ; 1 do do matted, Bjd; CA, 1 do scoured pieces, 12id ', Ido do pieces and locks, 12|d OD, 1 do do first combing ".rossbred, l'ijd.

L. Maclean (on behalf of The British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company (Limited) rcperts: —

We held our third tale of the season at stores, Prin Ices street south, on Thursday, 6th. There was a full attendance of both local and other buyers, who competed briskly for every lot offered, prices on the whole being about equal to those ruling at last, sales. For 'he finer descriptions of wool values were, if anyhing, firmer. Subjoined are particulars and prices of lots sol 1-. — Pentlaiid Hills, 19 bales «rea3y half bred ewe, 15 do do ilo hoKget,2do dado wether, ti-Jd; 10 do do crossbred liojjkc'., 6s<l ; 9do do merino ewo, Sjd ; Ido do ram, 4jd ; -I do do 2nd halfbred pieces, l?d ; 2d> do Ist do «io, 4d ; Ido do mixed do. 4£d ; Win circle. 3do do miisbred ewe, Idodo do ewo and hogget, 7£d ; Ido do merino ewe, 6gd ; 1 do do merino and crossbred pieces, od ; LO. Ido do pieces and merino, 4£d ; 3do do merino, 6J I ; JP, 2 di> do do. s|d ; Ido do crossbred hogget, tsjd ; —over 1), 2do md Greasy Ist combing crossbred, 0 do do 2nd .do do, 7id ; 2 do do Ist clothing merino, 1 do do 2nd do do, 0 do do Ist. combing do, 7ji J ; C, 9 do do hallbred hogget. 7£d ; 5 do do do ewe. B}d ; Ido do mixed. 7M ; Ido rto quaiter-back, 7§d ; Ido tin locks, ad ; TM. 1 d" do haltbred, 1 do do do and merino, £>£d ; M, Ido do merino. f>£d ; Ido do halfbred hogget, ;«jd; Anchor reversed, 1 do do do pieces, 44d j 1 dodo do bellies, 4§d ; I fadge do meri»o bellies, 4id ; 3 bales do merino, 7§d ; 9do do halfbred hogget., Bgd ; Win circle, sdo do crossbred ewe, 1 dodo do )iugt;eb, 7fd ; Kuriwaoover Jo.l do do pieces, 4jfd ; HH, 3 do do crossbred ewe, B§d; 1 do do matted merino and crossbred, 6£d ; Ido do pieces and bellies, 2.1 ; HMD. 2do do merino, 9id ; O<»D, Ido do cross bred and pieces, 2jd; 0, 1 fad«e do crossbred and merino, 7|d ; JB conjoined, 1 bale do m»rino, 6£d ; 1 do do fleeces and locks, 3Jd ; yO, 2 do do crossbred Bfcd ; 1 do do merino, 7d.

Wrigiit, Stsphenson, and Co. report having heldtheir fourth sale foe this season on Fuday morning. There wns a full att^idance of buyers, both loc*l and foreign, imd competition was spirited for nicely gotUpwoo 8 light in grease, and for such fully late rates were obtained ; other qualities, both crossbred and merino (especially earthy, starved, and badly skirted lots) received lees attention, ami prices were rather in favour ot ouyers. Thoyeatftlogued 12."Ubnles, and sold (513 ns p«r price list subjoined. Mo t of tho larger clips wer.- withdraw n. th^ prices offered being considerably leas than vendor* were prepared to accept. The next sale will take place on the 2lst lii-t. 'I he following brands made top prices :—: — JW, 13 bales greasy me<ino, Hd ; AX, 4 do do do, ]Qhd; DO, 4 do do do, 9sd ; horseehoe. tf do do hAhbred, lOd ; 19 do ■ o do. HJ«] ; SW over 2 in diamond, 2 do do do, 9]d ; DC, ii do-iofinocrr>isbr'd.9id; ND, C> do dodo.Pd; 0 in circle, 1 do do rnnis, sjd ; h, 1 do do crossbred, egd; JM OTor Gl. 1 do do m->rino. osd; O, a do do oross'ired. 7-Jd : AG over ,2do do halfbred hogget, 71^. !do do. merino ewes, 5d ; XX, 1 dodo crossbed, I do do halfbrdl a>>d few crossbred flee.-es, 7gd; JT, 2do do crossbred, 7id; over DMD, 2do do crossbred and merino. 6£d ; EO, 2 do do, halfbred ltd; I do do merlrio •» ether, 7d; squtre, 2 do do crossbred, B]d ; Ido do quarter red, 8M ; 0 over - and oblong, ldodo hallbred, 7 Jd ; Ido do merino, bid l ; Y. Ido do. lialfbred, 7-} d; 2do do merino, 7id • AM over W, 1 do do three-quarter-bred Leicester, igd; 1 do wa-hed three-quarter-bred and half locks and pieces. isd -, 2do greasy back cross. SM ; 83, 3 do do crossbred hogget, :■> do do do, Hd- 1 do do merino. 8d ; 1 dodo pieces,s£d -, crossover \VC, 3do do halfbred ewe. 1 do do wether, 2do do hogget S*d1 do do three-quarter-bred ewe, l do do hoggets' Ml ; Ido do merino fleece, 7jd ; 1 do do pieces and bellies, 5Jd; JH conjompd, 4 do do cros»bred and merino, ejd ; 1 rio do merino, Gd; OX. 3 do do crossbred and merino, 8d ; Oil. 3do do crossbred and lialfbred hogget, 1 do do crossbred ewe a nd wether, 1 do do merino ewea-.d wether. 8;d; 11W, 3dodocrissbred 7j|d ; K. 3do d > halfbred, 7£ i : T, 3 do do crossbred Iv^fjjpt, Ski ; ii Uo an<l 1 fartge rto merino hogget, BJd ; 00. a do do eroasbre.l «'we, 1 do do halfbred hogget, "id ; Ido do iTosshred and merino, «Jd ; Ido do pieces, -Ijd ; ND o.onjoineti, 6 rfn do lmlftrcd ewe, M ; 3 do do cr< ssbred hogget, Sjd ; DO red. 3 do do merino ewe; 1 do do hogget, 1 do do hoggot and 17 ewe. fleeces, o§d ; Ido do bellie* and pieces, f>|d ;MN conjoined, ."1 do do hnltbral ewo, 7Jd ; 3 do do three-quartSr-bred owe, i do do three quarter-bred hogget,

6|d; 1 do do halfbred and three-quarter-bred hogget (12 l dingy fleeces), sjd ; 2 do ' do quarter 1 back hogget, 6fd; 1 do do pieces, 3d; 4, 2 do do crossbred ewe> 5 do do do wethers. 7d; WG, 7 do do crossbred, 6Jd; 80, 1 do do merino fleece, 7Jd ; N over Abbotsford, 3 do do merino, Ist combing ewe, 5 do do do, do wethers, 3 do do do, 2nd combinu ewe. 4 do do do, do wethers, 1 'do do do, do and Ist clothing merino ewo, 3 do do, Ist clothing merino ewe, B}d ; 1 do d« dead wool and merino pieces, 6d ; Corner Bush, 6do do crossbred ewe, 7 do do do hogget, 8&d ; 7do do halfbred ewe. B Jd ; Ido do Shropshire Down, 7jd ; 2do do crossbred pieces, 4fd ; 1 do do belly pieces. 4£d ; 1 do do locks, 3Jd ; half circle over 5, 10 do do halfbred, B§d ; Monte Christo, Bdoan 1 1 bag do do ewe, Bf d ; 4 bales and 1 bag do crossbred do, 8 bales do hogget, 7£d ; 1 do do Leicester, 3 ram fleeces on top, 6|<l; 1 do do Ist pieces, Ido do pieces, ssd; Ido do 2nd pieces, 3jd ; 1 do do bellies and 2nd pieces, 4£d ; Ido do kcka and belly pieces, 2d ; Kaiwera Downs, 12 do do' halfbred ewe, 6dodo do wether, Idodo do hogget,' B|d ; Ido do matted and cuarse halfbred, 7d; 1 do do, 16 Leicester fleece, 3 rams and 2 parts hogget, 7jjd ; 1 do do Ist pieces, 1 do do do and 2nd do,- sid ; Ido do belly .pieces, 1 do do bellies and pieces, 4jd ; NO, 2 do do crossbred, 7|d ; Ido do merino, 6§d ; 00, 2do do quarterbred merino, 8 |d; 1 do do Leicester halfbred, B{d ; Ido do merino, balfbred and pieces, 6d ; JR conjoined, 1 do do crossbred hogget, 1 do do ewe, 7j{d ; WS, sdo do halfbred wether, 1 do do do ewe, a do do do, 4 do do hogget, B£d ; 1 do do rams dingy and halfbred ho"gget and merino 6d ; 1 do do, 4 fleeces crossbred, remainder dead wool, 6£d ; 2 do do skirting, s£ ; 1 do do do and belly pieces, 4|d; 1 do do belly pieces, 4jd; SW, 5 do do halfbred, B§d; 1 do do crossbred, 7|d; SW, 1 do do, 7 fleeces crossbred, rest merino, 6|d ; 52, 1 do do crossbred ewe, 3 -.:o do do hogget, 6do do do, 7d ; 2do do 3rd do, 7fd ; 1 do do pieces and bellies, 4gd ; Ido do 3rd pieces, 3d ; SS 3do do haiibred ewe, 6dodo do hogget, 7£d ; 2do do merino, 6jd; AA, 8 do do i.-rossbreJ wether, 7jd ; A, Ido do bellies, 4sd, MMcI, 4 do do crossbred. Wo. 4 contains 2(5 merino fleeces, 7^d ; 2do do merino, 7§d ; CH, 6 do do do hogget, 6|d ; 9A, 3 do do crossbred ewe, X do do' do hogget, 7 id j•l do do, 33 good fleeces, 21 matted, ana 'A grey, 6fd ; Ido do pieces, 4fd -. DO, 5 do «io Ist cross hogget, 1 do do do do do and merino, 9W; I do do loug wool, 6Jd; 1 do do pieces, sd ; H. 1 do do merino, 7 do do do hogget, 7d; Ido do merino and crossbred, fid ; Ido do halfbred. tifd ; X, Ido do mixed fleece, 6§d; 1 do do merino, 6d ; T over T, 2 do do crossbred ewe, 1 do do do three-quarter back merino, 6§d ; 5 do do quarterback merino, 7sd ; Ido do pieces, l^d ; JO red, 4 do do crossbred ewe, 8f ; Ido do matted fl-ece and 10 L rams fleeces, 7 jd ; Ido do Ist pieces merino wethers, 6d ; GF over U, Ido do halfbred and merino, 8|d > £> in C, 2do do-crossbred, 8d ; MO, 6do do hallbred, Bsd ; JR in circle, 4do and 1 fadge washed halfbred, 2 ba'.esdocross merino, lid; lbaledo fleeces and pieces, 7£; B, 7do greasy halfbred hogget, 8?d ; 3do do back hogget. B^d ;Ido do locks 3}d ; RM over Toko, Ido do halfbred, 5 do do three-quarter-bred, 7£d ; J over 11, 1 do washe i halfbred, 1 do do crossbred and merino, lid ; G & S, 4 do greasy merino, tijd ; 2do do crossbred, 7^d; 51, 3 do do, halfbred. 7jjd ; 2 do mer no,6fd ; WE over 0, 4 do washed halfbred, Ido do merino, Ujd; I do greasy Jbellies, 2 rams and 2 fleeces, <sd ; WP, 1 do do crossbred ewe and hogget Ido do ewe Ido do hogget, 7£d ; D, Ido do Di'ece3, 4|d: BIJ. 4 do do crossbred ewe 4 do do do hogget, 8d ; Ido do bellies and pieces, sjd ; AN, 1 dodo Ist cross crossbred hogget, BJd ; LD, Ido do halfbred, 7^d ; 1 do do merino ewe 1 do do do hogget do, 6|d; VVaikaura, 5 do do halfback, 6}d ; 1 do Leicester ram, s|d ; 1 <lo do quarterback pieces', 4d ; 2 do do merino pieces, 4d ; AS. 2 do do crossbred, 7£d; •-• over W,l dodo croßfbred, 7^d; JG, 4 do do do wether, 7jd ; 5 do washed ewe and hogget 1 do do do do, 1 do do wether and crossbred hogget 5 merino and 3 rams fleece 12d ; Ido do bellies and pieces 6Jd ; Horseshoe, 19 do greasy crossbred, 9sd ; 3do do do, Bf d ; sdo do do, 7fd ; 6do do quarter bred, lOd ; 2do do merino, 7fd ; 3do do do, 7|d ; Bdo do pieceß, 6|d ; 2do do do, 4f d; 1 do do locks and piecei, 2Jd; AR, 2 do and 2 bags do stud merino ewe, 2 bales and 2 bags.siud merino hogget 10|d ; Ido do Ist pieces and fleece mixed, 8d; Ido do 2nd pieces oj ; s over W2 in diamond 2 do do and 1 fadge do cro3*bred, s>|d ; D, sdo halfbred, B'd ; 6do do merino bellies, 1 do do 22 fleeces halfbred hoggets'and 52 fleeces merino hoggets, B£d ; 1 do do merino bellies, s|d ; 1 do do haltbred bellies, s}d; JW, 4 do do stud merino hoggets, 6 do do ewes, 2 do do rams, 1 do do one-third good and two-thirds mixed fleeces, 9jd ; .'5 do do piecea, 7|d ; 1 do do locks. 3£; 9, 1 do do half-bred hogget, 8d; <-* over diamond, 2 do do halfbred, I do do halfbred merino, Bj|d ; Ido do bellies and pieces, 5d ; A over Almondell, 9do do halfbred ewe, B£d ; 12do do crossbred ewe, 7sd ; 2do do halfbred pieces, 4jd ; 2do do crossbred pieces, 4^d; 1 do do locks, 2d; X, 4 do do do, Ido do stained pieces, 2£d ; SM, 2do do crossbred, 7Jd ; Ido do haltbred and merino, 7d ; Ido do locks and pieces, 2d.

Tjie Mutual Agency Cojipasv of Nkw Zealaxu (Limited) report holding their third wool sale of the season at their stores, Hond street, on Thura-d-ty, «tli inafc. There was a good att nuance of buyers, but bidding was only fairly brick, v ric» 5 on the whole being hanlly equal to thoai! of last sales. They catalogued 239 ba cs, and sold 183 as follows :— l3, 1 bale greasy merino e»ve and halfbred hogget, 7d ; S, 2do do balfbred, 7^d ; 2 do do line crossbred ewe, 8d ; 6 do do tine crossbred hogget, 7fd ; JK, 2do do crossbred, 7d ; Ido do three-quaite.'-bred, l\d ; 1 do do merino, o|d; TW over -^, 2 do do halfbred, 7£d; J. Sim. 1 cio do crossbred and merino ewe, S\d ; Ido do quarterback hogget, 7£d ; 1 do do crossbred hogget, part ewe, 7id ; 1 do do quarterback and Ist crossbred hogget/., 7jd ; CD, 1 do do merino and cr issbred, 6]d ; 2do do crossbred hogget, 8d ; 32, 2 do uo halfbred ewe, 7|d ; 1 do do cro sbred ewe, e'£d ; M 2, 1 do do crossbred, 7d ; Ido do halfbred, 7Jd ; 2 do do merino. 6jd -, i | t , 6 do do back crossbred, hid ; 1 do do crossbred, 7d; 1 do do crossbred Lincoln and part half, 5Jd ; W over , 1 do do merino, tijjd ; 1 do do halfbred, 7Jd ; Ido do crcssbred, 7gd ; JF, 1 do do three-quarter-bred, *Jd ; 1 do do crossbred and part merino, 6fd ; 1 do do crossbred, 6^d; 3in circle (twii-o), 1 do do pieces, 4£d : RN. 2do do merino. 6^d ; 3do do crossbred hogget. 7fd ; S in diamond, 9 do do halfbred hogget, 8d ; M over — , Ido do merino ewe, 6§d ; 2 do do do, 6|d ; 2do do merino ewe and wetter, 6£d ; 2do do do hogget, 6jd ; 4do do d ngy crossbred ewe and hogget, 6jd ; 2do do merino first and second pieces, 3jd; 2 do do crossbred first piec s, 4jjd ; Ido do crossbred pieces lirst and second, 3§d ; Ido do plucked crossbred hogget, 6£d ; Z, 9 do do croßßbred, CJd; S in diamond, 5 do do fine first crossbred wether, <7jd ; 4do do do ewe. B|d ; 1 do do crossbred ewe, 'fijd; TB conjoined, 2 do do croßsbred hogget. B£d ; 1 do do crossbred ewe and wether, B^<i ; 1 dodo merino eweandcros'bred ewe and wether, tifd ; X, 1 do do crossbred, 7|d ; DM, •3 do do merino, 6d ; 3 do do crossbred ewe, HJd; 6 do do crosßbrtjd hogge's, 7jd; 1 do do crossbred, «gd: 2 do do pieces, 4jd; pj, 1 do do merino, 7d; 2do do co93iTC-d ewe, 8d ; 2do do crossbred hogget, Bj;d ; I do d •' crossbred wether, 7|d; 1 do do crossbred au(t bellies, 5Jd ; T2, 2 dvi do crossbred h gget, 7jd ; C.I do do crossbred, 6jd ; ,-s over 8, 1 do do merino ewe and hogget, 6Jd ; 2 do do li'ilfbred ewe, 7 }d ; 2 do do h-ilfbred hogget, crossbred, 7£d; 111, 1 do do scoured halfbred bellies. I ijd ; Ido do piecea and combing, 12Jtl ; HD, 6 do grea*y crossbrrd merino, SJd ; 3 do" d > do wether, Bjd; Ido do merino owe, 7£d ; 16 do rio crossbred ewe, 6§d ;Ido do pieces, 3§d ; I{K, 1 do do merino, fid ; 2do do crossbred, 2do do do hogget, 1 do do do wether, 7|jd ; Ido do fleeces and part crossbred, 4<i ; PK conjoln u d, odo do halfbred \yether, 7d : Idodo do ewe. 6Jd ; Ido do merino do, s j ; Ido do merino and halfbred pieces, rams, 6£d ; 1 do do locks and bellies, 'z\ ;,1 do do lucks and pieces, 2^d; JK, 1 do do bellies and part black, 3£d.

Oon'au) Eeip and Co. report as follows :— We held our fourth sale of this season at our wool warehouses, Cumberland, Jttty, and Vogel streets on Friday, 7th January, and off eted a catalogue of 723 bsIQS 1 1 fridges, 23f) bags, made up entirely of fa-mer'a consignments There was a full attendance of local and other buyers, and an unusual li-rge gathering of tirowe>s w)io were interested in the sile. Bidding was fairly brisk, and for the finer qualities prices fully equal to those obtained at our last sales. Inferior, earthy, and badly skirted lots were somewhat firmer and caused more animated competition, but without any quotable advance in price being established. We sold 551 bales, 11 fadges. 239 bags as per pr cd catalogue below. The following brands brought. high- at prices i— RC, washed merino, 14} d : HF conjoined, do do, 12J ; J over G, greasy d->, 10M; AP, do quarter-back, Kkl ; WN, do memo. 9d ; KB over W, do crossbred, S§<l ; do five-eighths-bred merino, Bfd; Dl, d> three-quarter-bred do. Bjd; V, do crossbred, 8?d; JJ, do do, Bjd ; 44 over GW, do do, 8W; »vW, do do. 9d; TS. do do, 8H ; F. do do ewe, 8j 1 ; Tover ~do do, 8M ; 18, do merino. Sjd ; WL in circle, do do, 85d ; PP.do three-quarter-bred do, B^d ; Anchor, quarter back, BJd ; cheep sheari, do crossbred, B|d; JM in oblong, do

three-quarter-bred merino. Bfd ,- GB, do crossbred,' B|d ;.shie"d, do do, Bfd ; EH B, do' do, B|d | GS, do halfbred, BJd ; AJ, do crosebred, B|d ; aB conjoined, do do, 8ld ; JSJover O, do do, Bjd ; JS,do merino," 9jd ; MM, 2 do do balfbred; Bjd; M 2, 1 do do halfbred, tifd ; WT conjoined, Ido do crossbred, 7|d ;s; s WKover Owake, 1 do do Ist cross hogget, 7sd ; >1 •do do merino. 7§d; Jl 1 over OP, 1 do do crossbred, sjd; 1 do do merino. 5Jd ; M in circle, ,1 do do crossbred hogget, 8d ; DM, 1 do do halfbred hogget, Bjd ; 1 do do merino ewe, 6jd ; &W in oblong, 1 do do halfbred, B|d; ldodo crossbred, Bid; S&UW.'l'do do merino, 6Jd ; WAIARIKIKI, 2 do do belies, 4M; Ido do Ist pieces, 4jd ; 2do do second pieces, 4sd ; 1 do do locks, 2d; J7, ti do do crossbred, 3 bogges, 3 ewe and wethers, 7d ; Ido do bellies, 2d ; R&SI, 2do do crossbred hogget, 6gd ; AF, 4do do quarterback, lOd ; Ido do bellies and pieces, 6jd ; WG, 2 dodo crossbred, No. 2 part merino, 6d ; P between ,8 do washed halfbred, 1 pan crossbred, lOJd ; 1 do do line haltbred, lOJd ; DC, 2do greasy crossbred, 6j|d.; Cv, 2do merino. 6Jd; JS over 0, 9 do do" halfbred, Bid ; 1 do do merino, Bjd; 1 do do bellies and pieces, 3sd ; O, 4 do do halfbred, 7d; 2 do do merino, No. 1 part halfbred, 6|d ; GO, 3 do do merino, ■6sd; 1 d't do locks and pieces, 2gd; O, 3 do do crossbred, 6d£ „ within crosses, 1 do do merino, 8d ; )— «-. through centre', 2do do halfbred hogget, Bjjd ; Ido do three-quarter-bred hogget, Bjd ; JL in red, 3do do halfbred, tf{fd ; 2do do merino, 6d ; Ido do pieces, 2£d ; JO, 8 do do fine crorsbrod, 3 hoggets, 5 ewes, 8d; 3 do do three-quarter-bred ewes, 7jjd ; Ido do locks, ljjd ; AJ,3do do crossbred, 3|d ; J over G, 2do do merino, lO^d ; S — , 2do do merino, 8d ; Shield, 6do do halfbred, 3 hoggnts, 3 ewes B|d ; SB, 2do do crossbred, 1 ewe. 1 hogget. 7f d ; 2do do : eicester, part crossbred in No. 4, 7|d ; Q, 1 <io do crossbred, 7d ; GS, 6 do do halfbred, a few cross fleeces in No. 3, B£d : Ido do bellies and pieces, 4jd ; HK conjoined, j3 do do crossbred, 7jd ; KHft, 4 do do fine halfbred, B§<3 ; 3 do do crnssbr.-d hoggets and wethers, 7£d ; FFF, 10 do do halfbred, 7sd ; JO conjoined, 2 do do crossbred hogget, Bjjd; over V, 9 do do merino, 6jd; 1 do, do halfbred bellies, 4|d ; 2d0d0,l bale merino bellies, 1 bale merino yieces, 4sd; Ido do locks. 2d ; 6 reversed 6, 3 do do hilfbred, 6jd; 2 do do Lincoln and Leicester, fid; X reversed, 3 do do three-quarter-bred Komney, 7|d ; 1 do do nalfbred hogget and wether, 7id;'l do do pieces, 4d ; GAS over T, 2do do belliea and pieces, 3d ; 50, Bdo do Ist crossbred hogget, 10§d ; 6 do do merino, 6jd ; Ido do pieces, 3d ; 111, 4do do crossbred hogget, 8§; £ over T, 2 do do haltbred, 7sd ; GB, 5 do do crossbred hogget, Bfd ; 2do do merino, 6 Jd ; Ido do merino, crossbred and pieces, 4§d ; AM, 2do do crossbred, 7£d ; V, 6do do do, B£d ; AM over WAIWEKA, 4 do do do, 8d ; Ido do bellies, ssd; TW in.red, 6 do do crossbred, three hogget, three ewe, 7Jd ; Ido do bellies and pieces, 4£d ; DI, 3 iio do crossbred ewes, B}d ; 1 do do three-quarter merino, B|d ; AC conjoined, 2do do halfbred, 8&d ; 1 Jo do merino, 7d ; Ido do pieces, one black fleece, IM ; JM in oblong, 9 do do crossbred, three ewes, sfx hogget, 8d ; >l do do three-quarter merino, B§d ; 1 Jo do coarae and matted, 6§d ; 3 do do Ist pieces, ogd ; 1 do do Ist and 2nd pieces, 4|d ; JSA, 3 do do halfbred hogget, ewe and wether. 7Jd ; 3do docirosshre'i ewe and wether, 7}d ; Ido do bellies and pieces, t|d ; KB over W, 3do do five-eighth merino, a few <even-eighth merino in No. 3, Bfd ; 2do do halfbred, |d ; JC conjoined, 3 do do crossbred, 6fd ; 00 conoined, t do do do, 7sd; M, 4 do do halfbred, some merino in No. 5, Ijd ; V 3, 2do do crossbred, 6£d > kite, 2do do do, 7d ; Ido do Leicester, 6jd ; JC, 7do •Jo fine halfbred, 7Jd JJ, 8 do do crossbred 4 hogget, 4 ewe, BJd ; PI in red, 3do do merino, 7d ; --* over T, 2 do do crossbred, 7£d; winecup, 17 do do merino, 7|d ; Bdo do dingy halfbred, 6Jd ; 5 lo do locks, l£d; Bheepshears, 2 do do crossbred, •fyl; 1 do do merino, 7sd; IV, 6 do do Ist cross hogget, 7|d; 5 do do merino, 6jd; 1 do do crossbred pieces, 4fd ; Ido do merino do, 4sd ; It & SI, 4 do do merino wether, ewe, and hogget, 'ild ; 3 do do crossbred. 6jd ; 2do do dingy merino, sfd; Ido do crossbred pieces, 4d ; Ido do Ist merino pieces, -Id; 1 do do locks, 1M; 1 diamond, 3 do do fine haHbred, 7Jd ; sdo do merino and quarterback, 6d; 1 dodo bellies and pieces, 'iid; 1 do do deadwool, sjd ; AM over O, 3do do half bred hogget, 8d ; 4do do crossbred ewe, 7j|d ; sdo do merino, 7d ; 1 do do pieces and bellies, 3Jd; anchor, 12 do do quarterback, Bsd; 6do do crossbred, 7£d ; 2do do, rams and dingy, 6d ; 1 do do locks, 2£d ; D, Ido do r,hree-quarter-bred, B§d ; bar over T, 1 do do merino, Ifd ; •-. /-n over PP, 1 do do quarterback, BJd; WL in circle, 4do do merino, B|d ; FM, 2do do crossbred ; s -me merino in No. 2, 6jd; FPin diamond, 1 do do halfbred hogget. Bjjd ; 1 do do double fleece, 7Jd ; 1 io do dingy, 6£d ; 4do do bellies, 5Jd ; 3do do 2nd pieces, sd ; 3do do locks, 2Jd ; GML, 2 do do halfbred and crossbred, 6?d; 1 do do quarterback, 6|d ; Ido do mixed, 6}jd . 1 do do pieces, Hjd; MK 1 , 3d0 do Ist cross hogget, 7§d; OS, 5 do do Leicester hogget. 7jd; 1 do do halfbred, 8d; G in red, I do do halfbred, 7jjd ; MR, 4 do do merino, 7}d; JH conjoined TOIRO, 4 do do crossbred, 3d ; 1 do do Lincoln. 6^d ; 1 do do pieces, 4|d ; OT, 1 dodo merino, 6£d; JR, 1 do do merino and crossbred, *s|d ; n, 2do do, crossbred hogget. Ojd; ■IS over — , 2 do do halfbred hogget, 7Jd ; 3do do merino, 6|d; 18, 3 do do halfbred, B^d; I do do merino, 7id; 2 do da pieces. 6d; X, 3 do do crossbred. 7£d ; X over H, 1 do do crossbred hogget, 6|d ; DDDD in diamond, Ido do mixed fleece, 7£d ; k" in red, 1 do washed halibred, 11-Jd; Id do do merino, lid ; JJ, 1 do greasy lirst cross, 1 do do merino, 6jfd ; (jD conjoined P, 2 iio do halfbred. No 1 part meri.io, 3Jd : MO. Ido do merino, tid ; TJ.U do do crossbred, I do do merino, 7s<l: B, Id do, merino, 6jd; JB, Ido do merino, ti.M ; 3 do do Ist cross hoi'get, lid ; J H conjr.ined, 2ilo do halfbrwl, 7|d ; P, 4dodo cro»sbred , 7|d ; tn over J, 2do do, three-quarter-bred hogget, 7-jii ; HI 1 ' conjoined, 1 do washed merino, >2d •, 1 do do pieces, 7|d ; 1 do do locks, s}d; B over BB in oblong, 4 do greasy crossbred hogget, 2, do ewe, 7?d ; 2do do merino, 7^d ; Ido do bellies and pieces, 4&-d; ldodo pieces and locks, 3d; Tover^, 3 do do fine crossbred, Bjd ; 2 do do merino, some crossbred in No. 13, 7d ; 3do do crossbred, 7jd j Ido do dingy crossbred, 6jd; 2 do do do dingy ana bellies, n\d ; 1 do do pieces. 3d ; TS, 2 do do halfbred, B§d ; P, Ido do crossbred ewe. B§d ; E-e , 2do do quarterback, B|d ; /-< over GD in red, 3do do crossbred ewe, 7?d ; WW, 2do do crossbred, 9d ; Ido do merino, 9Jd; 41 over GW, 5 do do halfbred, B|d; 1 do do merino, 7r ; Ido do pieces, sd ; WE conjoined in red, 5 do do halfbred l\d; 4do do merino, 7d; 1 do do pieces, 3§<l ; WN over Kaihiku, 4do do merino hogget, 5 do ewe, 1 do wether, 9d ; 1 do do merino wether, Bjd ; Ido do Ist cross hogget, Bjd ; 2do do merino pieces, s|d; 2 do do locks, 3fd ; RG over Kaihiku, sdo washed merino hogget, 14£ d; 1 do do pieces, B|d ; Ido do locks, 5Jd ; <-^ over F, 1 bag (jreasy halfbred, 6jd ; 1 do do dead, sd ; J7, 1 fadge do crossbred, sfd ; 1 bag do rams, sjd; 100 do black, Sjd; 2 do do locks, id; WF over Owake. 1 do ?coured pieces, 6d ; 1 do grea«y pieces, 6Jd ; 1 do, do merino, 9^l; 1 do do crossbred, 6d; WG, 3 do do pieces. 3d ; 3 do do locks and- pieces, 2d; AP, 1 do do black, 6id ; oY,ldo do piecea, 2§d ; WO, 2do do do, >£d; GC, 1 do do. Leicester, sfd ; DM, 1 fadge t!o halfbred, 1 b ack flee c, 7<l ; 1 bag do bellies and pieces, 3^d ; Ido do do, 4d ; Ido do locks, }d ; Ido do rams. 53d ; JL, 2 do do crossbred, 6d ; 3 do do lacks, Id ; M in circle. Ido do crossbied, 6|d ; Ido do" locks, 3^d ; x over T ' ldo d 0 merino, 6d ; 1 do do bellies, 3}d; HI, 1 do do crossbred, sd; 1 do Jo pieces, 2jd ; 2 do do locks and pieces, 2d ; SH, 1 do do crossbred. 7d ; 3 do do pieces, 3£d ; Ido do locks, 2d; R. Ido do do, 2gd : AJ, 1 fadge do dol rams fleece, 3d ; fork, 1 do do bellies ldodo, 4?d; 3W in square. 1 bag do pieces, 4<d; 1 dodo locks, 2|d ; J over G, 2do do pieces, 6?d ; 2do do locks, 3d ; Si , 1 fadge do merino, 7^d ; 6 bags do pieces. 6d ; 2do do bellies, 3|d ; Ido do locks. 2d ; 0, 1 do do bellies, 2i|d; triangle, 3 do do do pieces, 4?d; HK conjoined, 1 fadge do merino, 7jd; 1 bag do Lincoln, 4id ; Ido do bellies, 3}d ; Ido do locks and pieces, 3fd ; W HB , 2do do hougets and bellies, 7|d ; Ido do rams. sd ; GS,2do do crossbred, 7§d; WB, 1 dodo do, 7d ; JS, Ido do do, 7|d ; horseshoe over WD, Ido do do, s|d; Ido do merino, 6|d ; J, Idodo do 5Jd ; •■» over J, 2do do bellies and pieces, 2fd ; Ido do locks, l£d; NL, 1 do do piecea, 3jd ;AJ over S in circle, 1 fadge do do and locks, 3|d ; JD conjoined, 1 bag do crossbred, 6d ; A in heart, 2 do do do.6jd; OY. ldodo black. 6d; 2do do locks, Hi; COU.ldo do bell es and locks, 2?d ; H, 2 do do pieces, 3|d ; I do do do, 3jd ; 1 do do locks, 2?d ; tf, Ido do coarse fleece, 7jd; 1 do do black fleece, 6|d; GAS over T, Ido do crossbred, sjd ; W over dash, 4 do do dead wool, 6jd ;Ido do black, 6f d ; JW, Ido do do 6d ; 1 dodo pieces, ljd ; P, 1 dodo locks lfd ; two crosses over JL, 1 fadge do merino 5Jd ; 2 bags do pieces, 2}d ; Ido do locks, lfd ; DS, 2do do halfbred, 6i<i ; 4 do do pieces, 4d; 1 dodo locks, 2§d ; HILGBOVB, 5 do do black, 6|d ; W, 1 do do pieces, 3?d ; JC conjoined, 3do do merino, 6d ; 3do do bellies, 2"|d ; JJ. 1 fadge do locks, 1 Jd ; 1 diamond.l bag do halfbred, 7id ; Ido do tarns, 4d ; Ido do black, 6d ; 2do do locks, IJd ; PI, 1 do do halfbred, 7d ; 1 do do Leicester, 5d ; 1 dodo bellies 3Jd 1 do do pieces, lfd ; IV, 2do rams, sjd ; 2do do sandy, 4|d ; Ido do locks, Id ; HX, 2 fadge&dopieces, 4d ; Ido do bellies, 3d ; I bag do black ana iifxed,sfa ; 2fadgea do locks, l}d;

8 & DW.lbagdo bellies and pieces, 3? ; 1 dodo pieces, 3d ;' 1 dodo locks and pieces, £ d ; T. J. 2do do pieces, 3jd; A C, 1 bag do mixed, 6|d; WB. lfadge do do,7£d KY, 1 bag do pieces, sd ; 2do do do, 4yd ; Ido locks, 2?d^ RB over W, 1 fadge do bellies and p'eces, bid 1 1 bag do locks, 2d ; NlO, 1 dodo pieces, ssd ; 1 do do do and locks, ljd ; half circles 'over PP, 1 do do' pieceß, 1 black fleece, sd; half circle over T, 1 fadge do fleece, 7d ; 1 bag do do, 4d ; Ido do locks, id ; M/l do;do crossbred, 6d ; 2do do bellies, 3Jd ; 1 ao do.lock*. 11l ; 00, Ido do crossbred, 6|d ; 2 do do locks and bellies, 3£d; OTARA over X. 2 do do Tocks, l£d ; JNI in diamond, 2 do do do, 2£d;.Q, 1 fadge do crossbred, 6fd ; 2 bags do pieces, 3d ; 1 do do do, 2d jWL in circle, 1 fadge do bellies, 4 Jd ; 2 bags do locks, lid; AM, 1 do do pieces, 2£d; V, 1 fadge do crossbred, 8d ; 1 do do pieces, 2£a ; D, 1 do do quarterback, 8d ; 1 bag do pieces, 2\d; GB, 2 do do bellies and pieces, tya -. 1 do do rams, sd ; 1 do do broken fleeces, 6jd ; DI, 1 do|do rams, 3jd ; JG,I do do- locks and pieces, ljd ; peart, 1 do do pieces, 3d ; MARITANGI, 1 bale do mixed and dead, 3|d ; P, 2 bags do merino and halfbred, 6fd ; do, 1 do do crossbred, 7id ; ML, Ido do do, 4|d; JS, 5 do do pieces, 4d; 2 do do bellies, 3Jd; 2do do locks. Id; JJ, Ido do bellies and pieces, 2Jd ; P, Ido do bellies, 3Jd; 1 do do piecea, 2^d; U, 3 do do merino,. 7d; 1 do do bellies, 4d; 2 do do locks, 2£d ; JR, ldo do do, 4d ; 18, 2do do halfbred, 7£d ; Ido do locks and pieces, ljd ; 1 do do do, lsd ; X, 1 do do pieces. 3jd; 2 do do bellies, 4d; 2 do do crossbred, 8d ; MR, 1 fadge do pieces, 3d ; 1 bag do locks, lid ; lin circle P, Ido do pieces. 3d ; Ido do do, 3Jd; ldo do locks, lfd ; D, 2 do do crossbred, 6jd ; Ido do merino, 6£d ; 1 do do pieces, 3d ; 1 do do locks, Id ; WE, 1 do do pieces, 4d ; GML, 1 do locks, Id ; — under C, 6do do pelt and wool, 3id ; F, 5 bales do merino, 9^d.

INVBROARGILL SALES.

iNVEHdAHGiLL, January 7. At the wool sales to be held here on the 12th inßt., about 3000 bales crossbred and merino will be offered. The s.s. Triumph will sail from the Bluff about the 22nd being the first steamer to take wool direct from this port.