WOOL SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1890, 10 February 1888, Page 15

WOOL SALES.

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report i— We held our third wool sale Of this season's series at the Otago Corn and Wool Exchange, Cumberland, Jetty, and Vogel streets, on Thursday, February 2. There was a large gathering of buyers, including some new to this market, who bid briskly for every lot offered. Prices for bright-coloured half and crossbreds ruled about §d over those ruling at our lasb sale, and in some instances up to Id. Merinos were not so much sought after, but were nearly all taken up at a slight increase in value. Greasy halfbred, bright aud light in grease, sold atSdtolOjd, greasy crossbred 7d to 9Jd, greasy merino (nothing special offered) 6|d to 9jd, pieces 4d to 7£d, locks Id to sd. We catalogued 1124 bales 1 , and sold at our aale to-day 1011 balea. The balance catalogued did not arrive iri time to be valued, and will therefore bo held over till next sale. We sold p-ivately eince our last sale Mr Jolinstdu's super merino, 14 bales at 11 jd, and 2"nd do 3 bales 9jd. The following brands brought highest prices:— RO over.T over WAitahuna, 9 bales greasy balfbred lOjd ; Winecup, greasy hfi'fbred 10§d; greasy c-ousbred 9fd;, MX, do do lfjjd ; \£ , do do ll£d ; WH, 14 bales greasy halfbred lOd ; JilRB over Hindon, greasy crossbred 9gd ; WJ, do merino 9jd ; RO over T, do do 9d ; qD, 19 bales greasy halfbred 9£d ; S in.diadond, 5 do do do9M; X 4, 9do do crossbred 9jd; IK, 7 do do do 9jd; JS over Keilor, 1(5 do do do 9£d; B in circle, greasy crossbred 9 J-d; DO, 15 bales do do 9£i; B over Waitahnna. U do do halfbred 9jd; SB, do do crossbred 9jd ; OB conjoined, greasy crossbred 9>}d 01, 6 bales washed crossbred 12d; JB, 5 do greasy do9}d. We append full particulars :— RM. 1 btle grpa^v locks s»d ; GMD, Ido do crossbred 8d ; WH, I dodo halfbred Bjd; AFin red, 1 do do do B£d; 1 do do merino 7&d ; Dln circle in red, 1 do do crossbred «jd; MTJ, ldodo merino 7id; W^, 1 dodo quarter-bred 8d : JA. over Waiete, 1 do do halfbred wether 8?d; H, 1 do do mixed fleece 7fd; — over 0. 1 do do crossbred 7|i ; 0, Ido do halfbred, 10 merino fleeces 7f (i ; WW, Ido do quarterbred B£d ; Ido do crossbred 7fd ; qR conjoined. II do do merino 7|d ; 2 do do do d'ngy 61; 1 do do do Ist pieces 6j-d : 2dodo do bellies 4£l ; Ido do do . locks 2j|d ; M, I>> do do crossbred 7^l ; 4do do pieces, some black in No. 21 s£d ; 1 do do locks 2Jd ; Bin circle, 4 do do Ist combing haifbred fijd ; 3do do merino 7sd ; 80, 2 do do crossbred B|d ; 7 do do merino 7§d ; Ido do pieces od: AG, 7do do crossbred Bjfd ; Ido do merino, crossbred, and matted 7sd ; Ido do bellies and pieces 4?d; BO in diamond. 1 do do merino wether, 1 do do do ewe, 1 do do do hogget 7M ; Ido do pieces s|d ; ADH, Ido do merino 7|d ; 71. 1 do do three-quarter- bred merino B|d; 3 dodo halfbred, a few crossbrads in No. 4 BJd : 1 do do pieces sjd; H, 2 do do quarterbred 7fd; /-s over JS over Keilor, 3dodo do 9Jd ; 13 do do crossbred f>jd ; 3do do merino Bsd ; Ido do fleece 7^d ; Ido do dead, rams, and crossbred 6|d ; 3do do bellies and pieces sfd ; Ido do locks and pieces 3|d ; AQ in red, 4do do crossbred 7|d ; W, Ido do do B%d ; 2do do merino, some meriuo in No i 7|d j Hn. 0 do do crossbred 8-M ; Diamond in red, 1 do do halfbred 7fd ; 1 do do crossbred 7&d ; V 2,1, 1 do do do 7d j JH corijoin"d, 4do do fine hill crossbred BJd ; 1 do,do piecas sd ; Hin circle, 2do do crossbred 7g«l ; Ido do merino 6|d ; 1 do do piecs s^d; 111, 2 do do merino 7id; JW. 4 do do do, some halfbred in No. 1 7|d ; 1 do do pieces sjd : 113. 2 do do crossbred Trd; 3 do do merino 7^(1; 1 do do pieces 4gd; X 4,9 do do halfbred 9jd; 4 do do merino, some three-quarter merino in No. 12 B|d ; 1 do do dingy fleece 7£d ; Ido do pieces, 5Jd ;J & Alt in bluo, 3do do crossbred B£d ; 2F' in red, 3dodo do 7jd ; Heathfi«ld, 5 do do halfbred, somo three-quart,er in No. 7 8kl ; 2do do three-quarfcer-brcd 7fd ; Ido do merino Ud ; Ido do pieces. s^d ; E E over ,7 do do halfbred, some merino in No. 7 P&d ; IK. sdo do halfbred 9|d; 4do do crossbred 8d; 2 do do pieces. 17 rams in No 11 6f d ; Ido do bellies and pieces 4^l ; JMK. 2do do crossbred 7?d ; 2do do merino Gjd ; over JF, 1 do do halfbred 7?d ; 3 do do merino 7}d .- q^ conioined, 5 do do do, 3 crossbred in No. 5 7£d; B, 2 do do halfbred Bjd; 2 do do merino 8d ; IV, 4 do do do, 2 halfbred in No. 4 7?d j 0, 4do do crossbred Bjd ; 1 do do pieces 7|d ; JW in red, 21 do do crossbred. 6 hogget, 15 ewe and wether 9Jd ; Ido do bellies fijjd ; Ido do locks 2d ; S in diamond, 5 do do halfbred flJd ; 3 do do line crossbred 8?d ; 1 do do Leicester, halfbred and crossbred 7 \d ; MO over ,6do do hnllbred 7§d ;J & A over X in circle over Mavfield, 13 do do crossbred 9d ; 3 do do merino 7?d; P 0 ovr H In red, 7 do do crossbred 82d ; Ido do bellies and pieces 2jd ;Ido do dead, &c. (3|d; MMoL, 13 do do crosibred?^; 1 do do pieces 3}d ; RH over Waiwera. 11 do do merino B£d ; M. -I do do crossbred (uv« 7?d ;Ido do pieces 3?d; — H, 4 dodo halfhrofl 7]il ; 1 do do moiino 7d; I do do pieces, &c. 3|d; LT?, 5 do docror, brod7^d ; X over F. 2dodo do 7r<l ; 1 do do skin. 2 black L matted s}l ; T over TTT over T, 2 do do crossbred 7si; 1 do do fleece 7Jd : Kin D, 4 do do Leicester 7?d; DP, 2do do halfbred 7?d ; ftM, 4do do merino 7^d ; aD. 6 do do hallbred hogget. 13 do do ewe and we' her 9£d ; 2do do merino 7jd : Ido do pieces 2f d ; qD in red, Ido do fleece 7|d ; W&S. 3 do do halfbred, No 0 part merino 8d ;2do do merino 7|d ; Ido do bellies nnd pieces 5d ; WJ, 4 do do super merino 9jd ; Triangle over RC over T, 4do do omsabred hogget. sdodn do ewe 10^1 ; 3do do merino 9d ; Ido do pieces fid ; TL, 2do do halfbred lsd ; P over 01, 2 do wash°d halfbred hogget, 4 do do do ewe and wether 12d; /■% over RK, 2 do creasvdo, No 2 part merino BJd; JB, Sdodo do 9£d ; I do do merino. Southdown. *c. 7|d ; — over M in red. 12 do do crossbred, No 18 part menno Bjd; 6 do do merino 7.V1 ; 2do do bellies 3jM ; 1 do do looks *d ; ERB over Hindon, 2 do do halfbred 9Jd ; DB over Hindon, 2 do crossbred S?d ; — over WO. 9dodo do B£d ; Idodo do pieces 4^d ; 00. 9 do do crossbred hogget, 6 do do do ewe, a few merino in No.fi. fls'3; 1 do do crossbred and rams 7£d ; 1 do do hsllies M ; H, 3 do do crossbred BJd ; S. 3do do balfbred lOd ; 2 do do crossbred lOd ; Ido do pieces (Hd ; X, 5 do do crossbred 7£d ; 2 do do dead wool s&d ; AS, 1 do do hnlfbred hogorefc 7fd; 3do do merino 7 £•! ; AI with bar under A. 5 do do merino S|d ; RR, 1 do do halfbred 7jd ; 8 do do three-quarter merino 7^d ; JB over Hindon, 3do do halfbred 9£d ; L, Ido do halfbred 9d M'Kav. Ido 'do fleeco 7d ; WR, Ido do halfbred 7gd ; MM, 14 do do halfbred hogget, 9do do wether, 14 do do owe B§d; 9 do do merino hogget, 15 dodo wether. 20 do do ewe 7id; 3 do do merino dingy fleece, 1 do do halfbred 6|d ; 3 do do halfbred bellies, No. 99 part fleeca i>\d ; 1 do do Ist halfbred pieces, 2 do do Ist merino pieces ofd ; 4 do do merino bellies 4jd ; 3 do do 2nd pieces halfbred sjd ; 3 do do do m»rino 4}d ; WH over Mauneatua, 14 dodo fine halfbred 10d ;' 0 with stroke through centre in red. 7 do do halfbred hogget, 17 ilo do do wether, 15 do do do ewe 7Jd : 17 do do mer-no 7£d ; 2 do do sandy 6}d ; 2do do double fleece fijd ; ft do do Istt pieces 4fd ; 3 dn do bellies 4£d ; MO, 2do do crossbred hogget 9d ; 2 do do merino 7?d ; JH, I do do merino fifd ; 1 do do bellies and places 4jd; Jf, 1 do do merino pieces fi^l ; P with bar over and under, 2 dodo halfbred. No. 20 part three-auarter merino 9d j 1 do do merino 7^ ; 1 do do dingy crossbred nnd halfbred I\ d ; Ido do pieces sd ; D, 4do dr> cro»sbred Bid ; 2 do do bpllies and pieces 4d ; DO. 2do do threequarter merino B|d ; AX conjoined, 2 do do mixed flflcoe. 83d; 1 do do pieces h}d; MX, 1 do do halfbred lOjd; TW, 4 do do crossbred Sgd ; over X, 2 do do quarter-bred fi^rl; 2 do do Ist piec°* od ; M, 2 do do crossbred hogget, 1 do do do ewe 81I; 1 do do merino fl£d ; OF, 2do do halfbred fi^d ; 59. 1 do scoured merino pieces 12Jd ; PM, Ido dn pieeei 12d ; Al, ] do do Ist pieces ]2jd ; OAK, 2 do dn Ist 'combing hnlfbrerl and crossbred 12|d; over W, Ido greasy halfbred 7d ; 1 dodo merino fifd ; BS. l do do halfbred hogeek. 1 do do crossbred ewo Fvd; JO over Gore. 1 do do halfbred and merino B\d ; 1 do dt> Ist halfbred pieces, 1 do do Ist merino do G}d ; JT, 1 do do merino Gld; 4do do halfbred 7; 3 d ; pA, sdo do merino 7£d ; WH, Ido do halfbred 8?d ; TT conjoined. 7 do do crossbred B£d ; 2do do quarter-bred 7^d ; 1 do do crossbred, matted, rams and black fi}d ; 4do do bellies and pieces sfd ; Ido do locks, pieces, and dead wool 3ifd ; Sheep Shears. 4 do do crossbred Sjd; WJ, 2 do do merino, No 2 part halfbred B}d ; Wheel in red. 19 do do crossbred 7 ,d ; -» over J. 3do do crossbred B }d ; Ido do merino 7^d: B, 2dodocrosshrpd7]d ; H\l conjoined. 1 do do merino, 7d : Ido do halfbred 7d ; 1 do do pieces sil; RCinred,2dn washed metino lOJd; 1 do do and greasy fleece B|d ; AA. 4do greasy halfbred 9d ; 1 do do pieces s?d ; 1 do do locks 4fd ;'MM each incirde, 2 do do or.issbrei P^'d ; JR conjoined. 6 do do halfbred>hogget. 6 do do do ewe. 0 do do wether 9£d : do do crossbied ewe, 1 do do do hogget lljM; SE.4dodo halfbred hogget 9d; N. 2 do do crossbred hogget Sd ; AX conjoined, 1 dodo Leicester and rams 7jd ; 0 over O— l— O. Ido do'quiirter-brerl PM ; F. odo do fi"e hilfbred B§d ; 4do do crossbred 9} I ; R5. ?do do merino 7jd ; 11. 7 do do halfbred hbsrgefc 9Jd ; OB ia olilonor, 13 do do do do 8d ; 7 do do merino 7£' l; 2do do Ist merino pieces, No 9 part fleeco 6£d ; Ido do hrflfbred 7?d ; 3 do do Ist halfbred pieces 7jjd; T&L, 3 d^ scoured crossbred lid ; LYE, 2 do jjrensy meri-o 7*d ; Tro, 1 do do <io 7^d ;8,1 do crossbred (i*d ; KZ, 10 do do do 9id ; WG. sdo do hnlfbred 8»d ; Ido do Sonfchd^vrn Sd ; )X( in red, 4 dodo rhrec-qunrter-hred 8^1 ; Wine-cup, } do do super halfhred 10^1; 12 do do lialfbivd 9Jd ; 9 do do Ist crossbred 9d ; 2do do crossbred Bfi ; 2dodo do S£d ; Ido do merino SM ; 2do do locks find piecei ?.}d ; MM, 4 do do locks tfd : SxP, Ido do dingy fletce 6jd ; 2F, 2do do halfbred

jU i U in circle,', 4 do do Mfbried' attrf croffsfcredf &d ; OB conjoined 1 , 3/ So do crossed hogget 9.§ d? half circle over CPB, 2, do do m'erinO'ewe, 1 do' do 1 wether and hognet 1^3. ; 1 do do Ist anti 2nd pieces sjd ; — -over JM, 3 do' do merino', No' 3 part crossbred 7jd ; H ove'r K^3 dopcoured halfWed 7)d!,- 1 do 1 greasy merino 7sd ; WM, 2do do do hogget, 2 dtfdo do e^e 7|d ; Howell, 3 do do ls"t 6'ombing halfbred Bjd ; 2 do do Ist pieces ,sd ; 1 do dfo bellies 4^d ; 2do do do, pieces, and locks 3sa; I So do' do 2d; — over 8, 4do greasy merino, 1 pfari hallf bred hogget 7jd; R & SI, 1 do do halfbred hogget, 7^l; 1 do' scoured 2nd combing wether 14d ; Ido do htilf nred 12d ; 1 do do pices 13d j 1 do do black, pieces, and locks 10|d ; Eden, Ido do locks 9|d ; MP, 4do do merino 7cl ; Ido do pieces 3§d ; XX, 2do do merino and halfbred 7fd ; D, 3 do d<> crossbred 9d ; H4, 1 do d,o do 6Jd ; SxP, 2 do do pieces, s|d ; 2do do locks 3d. Vrkibm, Stbphenson, and Co. report as follows f-r=

We held oift 1 third safe ct? Thursday afternoon. There was an excellent attendance o* fctaycrii, Including two quite new to the market, and the' oidftfng throughout the sale was very animated, especially ao for light conditioned cro3sbreds and bulky pieces. For these desorlpt«o£o nn advance in prices took place fully equal to that reports* to have occurred at the London sales this week. For ffie^no there was fair inquiry at rates equal to the highest rnMnaat the earlier sales. The catalogue submitted cons»Jt*« of 050 bales, but it is apparent the season is rapidly drawing to d 6We, and another series of auctions will probably see 1 tHoit of^the wool that is to be offered here disposed of. We Cleared our catalogue (three brands excepted, on which eib*frme reserves were placed) at the prices given below, atld hfl?e sold since our last report 1319 bales as per list subjoined. In light merino ■ suitable for America, Pa over Warepa, 15 bales, made top price at 10£ d per pound ; in light conditioned fine crossbrcdj, Heart, 28 do, nt 10|d J IsJfiy .Downs, 7 do, at 10£ d; and N over Abboteford, 0 dd,»Mi llOdJl 10dJ HF conjoined, 9 do, at lOd : RO, 15 do, at {/|d j 77, IS do, at 9?d ; JM. 5 do, at fl£d ; MM, 35 do, at 9.} d j flinfl BC; 3 da, at 9jd. In light conditioned coarse crossbred. 3R; 4 do, at^dj Islay Downs, 2 do, at BJd ; and 0 itt circle,- 4 do. at 9d. Lincoln and 1 eicester from 7d to 8d pe? potind. Appended is priced , catalogue, the lots submitted being in grease, except where specially mentioned :— JHD conjoined, 1 bale greasy halfbred 7£d ; FH, 1 do 7d : RO over ,2 do B|d ; D, 1 elipe 9|d ; 150, 1 doiOd; DD,ldo7d; Z, 1 crossbred and merino 6fd; Thistle, 1 dingy and hallbred 7£d ; JB conjoined fgreen), 1 crossbred hogget 9^d; G& 0, 1 halfbred and merino 7'Jd; F, 1 mixed fleece. 7M; PMcG, 1 dingy 7jd; Kartigi, 1 crossbred fleece 7Jd ; 1 Ist pieces and black fleece 6d ; JI/ over W.s & Co, 1 merino hogget, 1 do do and ewe. 1 do 8/fd; DoMoy,2lstcombingthree-quarter-bredßj|d; Idodo do 7^1 } 1 crossbred fleece Ijd ; X, 3do mid merino 6}|d j ~* over J. 1 hrtltbred ewe, 6 do hogget B*d ; AB in circle, 3 Crossbred Bjd ; TJ, 3 halfhred 9|d; H ; 4do9gd; 4 crossbred Sd ; 1 pieces and bellies 4d: AC over TT, 3 crossbred ewe and hogget, B}d; FP, 6 merino 7?d ; TB, 3 do, 1 do hogget 7jfd; E over 4 hnlfbre'l. 9jd } 3 crdsebred, Ido and halfbred. 1 crossbred h begot 8d ; 1 bellies and pieces 4?d ; GO, 3 halfbred B£d ; 4 crossbred 7§d ; 1 fleece, aud bellies s§d; 1 pieces Sjjil ; DO. ] halfbred cweS^d; 2 crossbred hogget, 1 halfbred and do do Bjd ; JVVO, 5 throe-quarcer-brcd merino 7jd; JVVO (red), 1 do 1 do 6£-l; DP, 2 Ist combing halfbred B^d; 1 do do merino, 1 Ist clothing do, 1 1st combing do and halfbred 7£d ; 1 fleece and pieces ojd ; 1 pieces ojd ; 51, 5 bales and 1 fadge crossbred Bjd ; 2 bales merino 7d ; oin circle, 4 halfbred 9d ; HI over L. 3 merino Bsd; 7 three-quarter-bred do, 1 meriuo and do do 8M; 2 pieces *4§d ; JM (re 1), 7 crossbred Bfd; 1 pieces 5Jd ; PA over Warepa, 7 merino ewe, 3 do •nether, 1 merino, 3 do hogget, 1 do owe and hogget, lOfd; W, 4 halfbred and three-quarter-bred Lincoln Bfd ; JM, 2 halfbred, 2do hoggets 9J J ; 4crossbred, 1 crosshrdhoggot9|d; 3 matted 7£d ; 1 Ist pieces 7d; 1 2nd pieces fid ; heart, 28 flne crossbred 10|d ; 7 do 9jd j 4 quarter*bred 9}.1 ; 1 do B|d ; 1 merino and quarter-bred B£d ; 1 mixed fleece 7d; 3 locks 2§d ; M. 10 hallbred, 5 do hogget fld | 8 crossbred 8?d; 7 do dingy 7sd ; 1 do rams 'id; 1 merino 7sd ; 5 ,Ist pieces s^d; d2nddo4|d; ~ over 2, 10 Ist combing ffalfbred owe, 7 2nd do do do, 1 1st do do hogget B^l j 3 docrossnred hogget, 2 2nd do do do, 2 combing do ewe 7gd ; Ido do do, 13 do do do 7£d ; 5 Ist do haifbred ewe dingy, 2 2nd do do hogget do 7£d ; 1 Ist do quarter-bred eve Bjd ; 1 broken fleene hallbred 7fd; Ido do merino 7d ; 1 cotted halfbred ewe 7d ; 1 Leicester ram black and pieces ojd j 11 pieces s£d ; 1 locks 2d ; HO, 35 halfbred A 9fd ; 20 do B Bj}d ; 50 merino A B|dj HO. 10 do B 7?d; O, 3 halfbred, 1 do hogget 8j(d; NN oVer N, 2 crossbred 8-fd; MO, 1 1st combing crossbred, 2 combing do, 1 Ist combing halfbred, 1 do three-quarter-bred 8?d; ML. 1 Ist combing halfbred, 1 do crossbred, 1 2nd do halfbrod 8d ; 1 Ist do merino, 1 2nd do do Gjd ; •- over 2, 3 dead wool and rams, 1 do 7£d ; 1 halfbred 7>jd ; over M. 1 merino ewe and rams and Leicester rams 7d ; TH over D, 1 pieces 3|d ; X, 1 lochs 2d ; 77, 6 quarter-crossbred ewes, 1 do wether and merino hogget 9jd; 6 quarter and one-eighth crossbred wether 9?d ; 1 one-eighth do hogget, Idodo do aud merino 9^; 1 Ist piecos, 1 do aud belly do, 1 do and 2nd pieces and 3 black fleeces 7&d ; 1 crossbred ewe and wether o|d ; I dingy crossbred and merino do do Bjd; 1 locks 3£d; 3 pieces 5Jd; JB, 4 Bfri ; HP conj. 9 halt bred ewe 10 1 ; 1 halfbred wether 9||d : GRE, 1 meriuo 7d ; 1 halfbred ewe, Ido ewe and I*s hogget fleeces, B^d ; 1 crossbred ewe, 4 do hogget, 8d ; A, 11 halfbred Bj{ d j 5 merino, 1 halfbred and merino, Bid ; Islay Station, 3 1st hallbred ewe lOjd ; 4 2nd do do lOd ; 1 halfbred and merino wether B|d; 2 crossbred ewe Bjd j 1 crossbred ewe and mat ted Bjd ; 8 Ist merino wether, 1 2nd do Bjd ; 1 sandy fleece 7£d ; 2 Ist pieces 7fd ; 1 2nd do 5d ; WB, 3 halfbred ew« and wether, 2do wether, 6do hogget. 1 1st Hallbred hogget, 1 halfbred and merino hogget Bfd ; 9 merino ewe, 8 do wether, 2do ewn and hogget, 1 do hogget B^d ; 2 merino wether 7sd ; 1 rams, 18 Leicester fleece, 14 merino fleece 7.jd ; 1 diugy and black, 7d ; G over — , B Southdown esve, 1 do hogget. 9 crossbred wether BJd; PH, 6 crossbred 7jd ; 45 merino 7?d - f 1 pieces and b°llies sd ; BC over 0, 2 halfbied ewe, 1 do hogget 9gd ; 1 crossbred ewe B\d ; 1 merino ewe, t do wether, hogget, and owe B{jd; 1 cossbrcd and merino pieces b{& ; AM (red), 1 matted fleeces and 8 good fleeces 7sd ; 1 pieces sjd; H, 1 crossbred 7sd ; AN conjoined, 1 do and merino B£d ; JB. 4do 9^d ; AA, 4do Sfd ; EC. 1 black fleece and bellies s^d ; 3 pieces 4|(1 ; 2 halfbred bellies s|d ; 3 merino bellies sd ; 1 locks 3d ; MM, 27 halfbred 9}d ; Hdo hottget 9gd ; 38 merino 8cl; G Lincolu and Leicester 7|d ; 6 dingy halfbred 8d ; 2do merino 7d ; 8 locks and pieces 4^d ; Jti over Abbotsford, 2 l?t combing merino ewe, 12ndaodo do, 8 Ist do do wether, 2 2ud do do do 8 Jd ; Kin circle, 5 '.crossbred and merino 7^d; McD over *-* over 6, 13 three-quarter-bred merino Bjd; Planet in ring, 1 Leicester ewe, 1 do ram. and 20 Southdown fleeces 8d ; 1 halfbred and black 7}d ; 1 dead wool fijcl ; 2 Ond pieces 3d ; 1 locks and 2nd pieces, 1 locks 2d; SBf Co, 8 Ist merino pieces l{d ; 52 .d do do s]il ; 4 halfbred p'cc* s «sd; 4 merino bnllies od; 2 loclw, 1 locks and 3Glb de;«d wool ad ; TP, 1 crossbred 8d ; 1 merino rtgd ; 1 scoured pice- s lljd ; Inverec, 0 halfbred hogpefc>|d; S merino 6^(1; 1 Leicester rams ami hallbred hogget 7d ; i halfbfcl pieces o'\ ; 1 halfbred and merino belies 4}-i; JM, ft crossbred fljd ; 1 merino and pec s bid ; heart in circle, 2 merino ewe and hogcet and crossbn-tl s|d ; PK, 2 halfbrpd 7d ; N over Abbot ßford, 1 oros-hie-i 7^<i ; 3do Vsd; 1 mixed 8^(1 ; 1 crossbred and Mack B}d ; I Ist. pieces 7jil ; 1 2nd pieces and bellies ofrl ; Ju, ;jqu;i ter-bred ewe, 1 quarter-bred hogget t<ijd ; 1 merino and quarter-bred hogget Sjd ; PR over L, 17 halflired, 9^d; 7do hoggets 9£d; 1 do and rams 8d; GJ. 4 crossbred 7^d ; KB over Berwick, 11 A c-ngsbred ewes. 6 do do wethers, 4 do do hoggets 9jd; 6B crossbred ewes, 6 do do -wethers. 2 do do hoggets 9£d ; 2 C crossbred ewes B|d ; N over Abbotsforrl, 4 Ist combing halfbred wrthrr lOd ; 14 do do ewe 8d ; 19 do <io wether 9-J-d ; 7 ilo halfbred ho/get., 3 combing half bred d > 9d ; 3 Ist do three-quai ter-bred wether &rt ; Bdo do ewe 7Jd ; 3 2 2nd combing do <lo 7jd ; 12 Ist do do wether 8^1 ; a 2nd do do <1o 8d ; 4 Ift do rlo ho^gcb 7^<i ; 9 Ist pieces halfbrod 7cl ; 9 2nd do do 'lj-il ; PUnet in ring, 11 halfbrtdgd; 20 Ist pieces 6}d: W, 2 Isd combing hallbred S4«l ; 4 Sod do do Sd ; -i Ist and 2nd do crossbred 7^d; "JLJ. 11 halthred. 9d ; DxG. 17 quarter-luck 9<l; R halfbred hogget. 9^d; T.mui, 140 merino 9jd; 31 Ist pieces 7jd ; 50 diugy and black Sd. i j Donald Steonach (on behalf of tlie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports: — We held our third sale ot this season at the Otayo Wool Stores, Lu\vo- - Jlrtfctr iy htreefc, on I'Yiday. We catiilitguvu 4*5 1 li^'«s and PS bags, of which wo ioid 3-j2 bdles and :i?l the I uv;s ; the b dunce wen; p.xised in owners cnnsideiing in the linn 3tiHte of the Louioii market) they would do bef'er by shipping Home. Appended are mtrks and prices of the lots eo'd.all Itcing in f;rea«o :— Al 1 c nijoiiifrl, 1 merino 7^-' ; H, 1 lleece, 7<l : AS, 1 oro'Jcbm! 7!d; XX in «'jtiar». 1 fleece. Ttd ; JL. 1 pieces sfd ; Stwb>»?i, I en ssbrt-d 7|d;l dopifcaaC^d; li!o !.)«•:« 3<l;O]J, llstcunibing do 7?il ; AY/. 2 uiorino e;.i ; 'J cro?.*lwii, 9\<\ ; 8, 2do 8!d ;A, 2 halfhred. y ; ;l , J co^'ire-l t<d ; 1 fI"CCK 7i-it ; M over EH, Ido Tj-l ; 3 piecos, 1 part bellies <s£d"; 1

locks 4jd; JA, 7 crossbred Bjdr £'halfbred B|d; 2 merino, 1 part crossbred 8 jd; Ipiectt s§d; 1 pieces anrj locks 4jd ; yy. 8 crossbred 7£d ; HM, 3 threequarter merino 9|d; 7 halfbred 9jd ; 2«-os&bred li p*rfc hatfbted B§d j 88, 2 crossbred 7id ; «yer JN^ 1 fleece 7jd } 2cro«bT«d Bsd ; IR, 3 fleece 8§&; DO,. 2 crossbred Bjd } KB, 3 meriDO fijd ; 7 crossbred 7sd - I longwobl 7'd ; J, pieces and locks, part black, 46 ; B in diamond, 21 crossbred B|d} 3 merino 6fd; AiSK. Conjoined 1 ,- 2 crossbred 6|d ; ORM, 1 pieces GJd ; 1 locks 3s&; OoVer W, 1& balfbred 7sd; 3 crosibred fd ; 2 merino 7d ? I bellfeu and pieces dsd ; «-n ow over Delornine, 5 merino wether 3 PJd ; JD Ovei 1 W, 5 crossbred 9|d; 1 crossbred, part iflerrao, 8M; T over ,T. 3 crossbred 7sd ; T, 5 crosa&red 7&d ; 1 do piece 3 4 £d ; C, 3 crossbred 7*d ; 1 Aeede od ; 2 pieces Ojjd ; 'J locks 3id ; JH, 8 balfbred 9id ; 3 ftrossbied B|d ; 2 merino Bjd ; OD, G fleece 7?d; FI, 21 merino (1 part balfbred,) 7d; JD conjoined, 9 crossbred lOd ; 1 pieces 6|d ; 1 locks 2ft?) 20, 2 crossbred &|d; 1 halfbred (part merino? 7sd ; PO, 3 three-quarter merino JO^cr; B, i three-tfi*!»ter merino 6|d; 3 merino 7jd; 1 do pieces SM; 3 croe;bml B|d ; 3 halfbred super 8$ ; 4 halfbred 9jd ; 2do pf«*j> 6gd ; OT over bl in squires • 1 dingy 82d ; .3 crossbred Ifi ; 1 Ist; pieces tid ; 1 2nd « A«e, 6S<l ; 1 pieces 6jjd ; MOM over Q, aO fleece 7sd ; 18, "It *rossbred 8?d ; Middle over Kyeburn, 4i i merino 7M; Ido pieces s§d ; RT ill "circle, 12 ciostbred 7£d ; 1 bell/e>s«d ; — over U, 11 merino, 1 part crossbred 6jd ; Tjf, a pieces ?Jd ; Brock in circle. 1 hogget B|d; 1 halfbred ff£*; 1 piece 3 ssd; J Me. 1 ivvenno and part lambs 7^d ;' MB, 3 pieces 3gd ; WO. 2 w/fsMd merino 10} d; 1 halfbred Hid ; - over WGover — I M^ured halfbred 13£cf; 1 3rd crossbred 10W; 1 2nd {ffefts B£d ; 1 halfbred Jbellies 12£ d ; I Ist combing merit® halfbred 12£ d; 1 3rd combing merino lljd ; 1 hallbred tollies 13id ; 111, % do 13d ; W Dunn over Toko, 2 washed locks sfd. Thtf Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand repdft : — We held our thfrfl wool sale of the 6cawn, -whem the following cataloged' was disposed of at prices appended :~WS, 1 bale Mfbred 9fd ; OKI, 3do crossbred B^d ; MB, 2 do half and three-quarter-bred 7|d;4 do halfbred ewe l\d ; .2 cto merino hoggefc 7|d ; AJ over AJ, Ido crossbred B|d j GW, 1 do do Bjd 'i S2. 3do halfbred R^mney wether 8d ; 1 do do. ewe; and wether 7|d ; 1 do crossbred ewe 7|d ; Ido pieffes 6)d ; MD, Ido crossbred 7fd; over MX, S do halfbred 9jd ; 1 do qimrterbred 9gd ; 2 do pieces7M; 1 do locks 3£d ; TE conjoined in circle, 1 do crossbred 8d : Hat, 8 do halfbred S'.jd ; 1 do crossbred Bfd ; Horseshoe, 12 do crossbred Bjd ; DM,2 do do. B|d ;Ido do part merino, dingy, and rains %\d ; 1 do locks 3£d ; MBM, sda crossbred hogget 8d ; odo crossbred 7£d ; T in circle, 2do pieces 4fd ; 1 do looks 31d. _^__^__________.__.