WOOL SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3014, 20 December 1911, Page 53

WOOL SALES.

FIRST OF THE LOCAL SERIES. GOOD COMPETITION. The first wool sale of the season was held in the Art Gallery Hall yesterday, when the total offering amounted to 5067 bales. The individual catalogues are given in the order in which they were sold : i_ .. Bales. Donald Held & Co 855 Otago Parmer's Co-op. Association 595 Dalgety & Co 1453 Wright, Stephenson & Co „, „. 955 N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Ag-ency Co 217 Stronach, Morris & Co , ,*, 350 National Mortgage & Ag-ency Co ~ 642 The total offering for the corresponding sale of last year was 8072 bales. The shortage this year is attributed to the unsettled state of the weather during the last few weeks interfering with shearing operations. . There was an exceptionally large number of buyers from all the chief" manufacturing countries of the world, and the- sale went with a swing from start to finish, very few lots being passed in. One very noticeable feature was the American competition. Whenever lots of bright Romney or super crossbred wools came under the hammer it was quite apparent that America was topdog. Farmers who own light-conditioned, bright, strong, crossbred wools should bo most careful in the general get-up of their clips, as otherwise they may, through a little carelessness, debar American competition altogether. It might be stated that the wool from the majority of the Otago districts is in decidedly, better, condition than last season, bping lighter in . grease, stronger in the staple, and better grown. There were, of course, exceptions to thi3 rulo. Hereunder will be found a comparison between the prices of the December sales of 1910 and 1911: —

' The New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Company report as follows: —The following- are some of our best prices: On account of Mr Thomas Maginnes (Hopehill, Allanton), 13 bales half bred ewe and wether lOjd, 7 do crossbred ewe 9id, 5 do Ist and 2nd pieces 8?d, 2 do bellies 7£d; Mr W. Duncan (Hokotika; for Mr H. Diedrichs), 12 bales crossbred wether and hogget 10£d. 1 do lambswool B£d; Mr C. 'A. Capamagian (Clinton),' 5 bales fine crossbred "lOid; Mr Charles " Kerse (Gore), 3 bales crossbred hosrgeib lOd, 4 do crossbred wether 9£d; Mr W. Duncan (Hokijjika; for Mr Max). 3 bales crossbred hogtret 9?d; Mr Joseoh Crane (Otokia). 8 bales crossbred 9£d"; Mr Williaim Miller (TaumataT, 3 bales halfbred 9Ad, 4 do crossbred tffd; Mr ThomiaiS Scott (Clarkisville). 3 bales crossbred ewe'9£d: Mr R. L. M'Latohie (Owaka Vallev), 4 bales Romney ewe hogpet 10d, 4 do crossbred Mr John Stewart' (Tuapeka West). 7 bales crossbred BJt'd, bellies and pieces 7d; Mr R. C. Cook fOa'maru!, 2 bales fine crossbred 9^d; Mr Alex Sims (Oamsru), 9 bales crossbred ewe a.nd hogget 9id ; Messrs J. A. and D. M'Phail 7 bales orossbred hogget 9Ad; Mr W. Kain (Henley)", 4 bales! comeback 9id; Messrs Henderson and Davis (WarqauiJ, 10 bales crossbred ewe 9£d, 3 do fine crossbred ewe Qid 2 do bellies and pieces 7^d; Mr W. Brvant (Henley), 4 bales fine crossbred wether B|d, 4 do crossbred wether B£d : Mr A Cochrane (Palmerston), 5 bales crossbred ewe and hogget Bd. first pieces 7?d: Mr n A Burnett (Manuka Creek). 9 bales crossbred hogget Bid, 3 do crossbred ewe R3d 3 do crossbred necks B+d, 3 do bellies and pieces 7+d: Mr C B Rowe (Clmtonh A bales crossbred hogget B£d. 5 do crossbred wether 8d; Mr W. Dowdall (Berwick), 2 ba'es Romney B£d. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report:—We submitted: a catalogue of 855 P37 of which were sold under the hammer „.nd privately after the *ale. < >ur pr.m-.pal « e* were as fol ows:—On accounr. of Mr Pefor Bovd 3 bales halfbred 10W; Mr 8. O. Greer, 6 bales fine halfbred IQM.; air b.

T. Spain, 38 bales first halfbred lOd; Messrs Howell Bros., 6 bales halfbred hogget 9|d; Mrs P. I. Roberts, 7 bales halfbred 9|d; Mr Fred Read, 4 bales first halfbred 9Jd; Mr Robert Scott, 15 bales halfbred 9£d; Mr J. C. Vidal, 3 bales halfbred 9^d; Mr Adam Anderson, 5 bales halfbred 9id; Mr R. Borthwiok, 6 bales first halfbred 9id; Mr R. Matheson, 7 bales halfbred 9£d; Messrs Fahey Bros., 7 bales halfbred 9d; Mr W. Patrick, 3 bales first crossbred lOd; Mr James Borrie, 23 bales crossbred hogget lOd; Mr R. Matheson, 4 bales crossbred hogget 9|d.; mr J. M'Elrea, 5 bales crossbred hogget" 9£d; Mr J. Culling, 3 bales crossbred 9£d; Mr T. J. Gawn, 3 bales cro-sbred 9£d; Mr Robert Scott, 3 bales crossbred 9&d; Mr Peter Boyd, 7 bales crossbred ewe 9£d, 4 bales crossbred hogget 9£d; Mr Robert Cullen, 3 bales A crossbred 9id; Mr A. M'Caughan, 6 bales crossbred 9d; Mr Frank Cosgrove, 5 bales crossbred 9d; Mr S. H.'Fairbairn, 3 bales crossbred 83d; Messrs Bruce Bros., 4 bales crossbred 83d; Mr James Wilson, 4 bales crossbred B|d; Mr S. T. Spain, 7 bales crossbred ewe B|d; Mr D. Hassebt, 3 bales crossbred Bid; Mr S. T. Spain, 9' bales super combing merino 10J[d, 16 do first combing merino hogget 9jjd, 32 do first combing anerino ewe 10d, 17 do first combing merino wether lOd, 32 do second combin merino 9£d, 7 do halfbred reck pieces 9id, 6 do first halfbred pieces- B|d,. 11 do first merino pieces B£d, 28 do second merino pieces 8d; Messrs Fahey Bros., 4 bales first pieces 7|d. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows: —We offered a catalogue of 955 bales, of which number we sold- 942 bales, and passed in 13 bales. The following are our principal sales: —On account Sinclair Bros, 3 bales halfbred wether, ll£d, 7 do half bred wether lid; Mr Ja.mes Gow, 6 bales halfbred lid; Messrs Crutchely and Ansell, 5 bales halfbred ewe lOjtd; Mr . James Chapman, 4 bales first combing halfbred . .hogget 10id, 6 do second combing half bred . hogget l(Ud; Mr William 5 bales second combing halfbred ewe Mr R. Lochhead, 9 bales first combing halfbred lOd; Mr W. M. Hailes, 4. bales halfbred «W 6 10d-; Mr Jv B. Logan, 3 bales super Romney-hogget- and,super Romney ewe Hid, -8 do first Romney ewe lid, 10 do second Romney ewe lid; Mr J. R. Mackenzie, 8 bales Romney ewe lid, 6 do Romney hogget 10|d; Mr J. B. Logan, 5 balea first Romne hogget 103 d; Messrs W. and N. Reid, 3 bales Romney ewe 103 d; Mr James Paterson, 6 bales first Romney hogget. lOd; Messrs Sinclair Bros., 3 bales super Romney hogget 10j?d; Mr J. B. Logan, : 3 bales Ist Romney hogget 10|d; Messrs W. fine crossbred' hogget 10|d; Mr A. Wright, 7 bales crossbred ewe 10£d; Mr A. Munro, 3 bales three-quarterbred ewe Mr James Gow, 4 bales three-quarterbred (1 part halfbred) lOid; Messrs W. and J. Scott, 4 bales crossbred hogget lOd; Mr John Nimmo, 5 bales A crossbred Wether lOd; Messrs Sinclair Bros., 3 bales crossbred wether I<M; Mr James Taylor 17 bales crossbred hogget, 9|d; Mr J. R. Mackenzie, 3 bales crossbred wether (1 crcssbied ewe hogget) 9Ad; Hapira Farm Company, 4 bales crossbred hogget Messrs M'Leod Bros., 7 balesv crossbred ewe (No. 12 part wether) 9£d; Mr P. G. Wright, 3 crossbred ewe (crossbred wether and hogget) 9£d; Mr Charles Bowie/4 bales'crossbred .. ewes -- (2- • crossbred hogget) 9£d; Mr James Blaik'e. -4 bales three-quarter-bred • 04d< Mr William Palmer, 3 bales first pieces halfbred' and crossbred hogget B^d;-Meesrs'-M'Kenzfie Bros., 2 bales first pieces/- crossbred' B£d; Mr John Nimmo, 1 bale- first pieces crossbred Bgd; Mr James Taylor, 4. bales first pieoes crossbred 83d ; Mr William Palmer, 3 biles second pieces halfbred and prosshred hogget Bid; Mr J. R: Mackenzie, 3 bales Romney ewe pieoes Bd>; Me?srs Sinclair Bros., 6 pieces and bellies 72-d'; Mr W, Moynihan, 3" bales pieces 7j|d; Mr J. R. Mackenzie. 3 bales hogget pieces (1 pieoes and bellies) 73d, 3 do crossbred hogget pieces 7|d; Messrs Sinclair Bros.. 4 bales bellies 'and first pieces 7Jd; Mr W. M. Hailes. 3 bales •■' crossbred pieoes i crossbred 7^d; Mr William Palmer, 4 bales second nieces-halfbred and crossbred hogget 7£d~ The National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New. Zealand reports the following as some of their principal sales outof an offering of 642 bales, of which 604 were sold and 38 baks passed in:—For Mr T. R./Pannett (Hillsprings, Roxburgh), 15 bales halfbred ewe. 103 d, 38 halfbred ewe do halfbred hogget -owe 93d, 10 do halfbred hogget 93d, 11 do corri ewe and hogget 9£d, 16 do halfbred necks 10|d, 31 do first halfbred pieces 9id, 20 do quarterbred lOid; Mr F. Banks (Waipahi), 6 bales halfbred 103 d, 4 do crossbred 93d, 3 do three-quarterbred 9gd; Mr J. Turnbull (Waipahi), 3 bales halfbred hogget 103 d, 6 do crossbred 10£d ;-Mr M. Harrison (Hindon), 3 do crossbred hogget 103 d, 5 do crossbred hogget Couston (Clinton), 6 do crossbred ewe and hogget 10id; Mr T. M'Tay (Dunback), 3 do crossbred hogget lOd; Mr J. Naylor (Mata-kanui), 3 bales halfbred hogget 83d, 3 do crossbred 83d: Mr J. Swale (Milton), 3 bales halfbred hogget 9£d, 4 do crossbred hogget 9£d; Mr F» Gent (Tau.mata), 3 bales halfbred wether 9|d ; 4 do crossbred hogget 83 d; Mrs Tubman (Dunbarton), 3 do halfbred wether 9sd, 7 do halfbred ewe 9|d, 4. do halfbred hogget 9^d; Mr F. Robertson (Waianakarua), 5 do first crossbred 9jd; Mr F. Bavly (Morrisons), 5 do crossbred 83d; Mr G. W. Brook (Lawrence), 3 do halfbred '93d; Mr C. R. Hadfield (Greenfield), 4 do crossbred owe 93d, 3 do crossbred hogget lOd; Mrs G. Isbister (Dunback). 2 do halfbred lOgd, 3 do crossbred 83d; Mr D. Sutherland (Palmerston), 7 do halfbred 9d; Mr J. A. Robbie (Palmerston), 2 do halfbred 9|d; Mr H. B. Jones (Lovell's' Flat), 8 do crossbred 9Jd; Mrs M. F. Wond (Lowburn Ferry), 3 do halfbred 93d, 3 do halfbred 84d. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report having offered 1453 bales. The following an© their leading prices:—Merino: Mr C. E. Hassell (Leo Stream), 2 bales merino Johnston, (Kaihiku), 2 bales merino lOfJd. Halfbreds: Mr R. Wilson (Gimimerburn), 7 bales ha.'ibred. E 12d, 5 do 2 lid; Mr A. Johnston (Kaihiku). 10 bales halfbred 113 d; Mr D J. Ross (Hißsrrovtt), 11 bales firstcombing halfbred 113 d. 4 do hogget lOd; Mr P. MTnnoss (Kart'gib 3 bales halfbred and cvossfbrcd 11M: Mr W. G llillo (Kartisri), 8 balea halfbred 113 d. 3 bales Coiriedale lid; Messrs Scaife Bros. (Wanaka), 7 bales A combing wether lljd, 5 do ewes 10|d, 15 do wether Had, 13 do first combing owes 10|d; Mr D. M'Lennan HJarewood). 4 bales halfbred ewe lid; Mr W. A'. Soaife (Wanaka). 10 bales first oomb- ; r(* owe 103 d; Mrs Moran (Lauder). 4 bales halfbred lid: Mr I. Withell (Otaraia), Kaiwera Dowxiftt 7 bales Wilawftd weihoir

10fd, 13 bales do 9Ad; Mr John Faulks (Wanaka), 9 bales halfbred wether 3do hogget 10|d. 8 do do lOd; trustees late A. C. Iversen (Clyde), 10 bales halfbred 10£-d; Mr J. P. Callasfhan (Dunback), 10 bales half bred 10^d; Mr R. T. Field (Palmerston), 4- bales halfbred ewe 10d; Messrs Prioe Bros. (Palmerston), 5 bales ha.lltbrod lOd; Mr C. Inder (Naseby), 1 bole ha-lfbred 10id. Crossbred: Mr D. J. Ross (Hillgrove), 10 bales crossbred lid; 7 do three-quarter bred ewe 9^d; Mrs Moran (Lauder), 5 bake crossbred hogget lOd; Mr A. Johnston (Kaihiku). 5 bales crossbred 10id; Mr A. Hculeston (Ka.kapuaka), 4 bales crossbred hogget 9,1 d; Mr W. Coekburn (Milton), 3 bales crossbred hoggcttis 9fd, 1 bale three-quarter bred wether 9gd. Pieces: Messrs Scaifo Bros. (Wanaka), 8 bales halfbred wether neck lid, 8 do ewe do J Old, 10 do pieces lOd; Mr W. A. Scaife (Wanaka), 3 bales fust pieces 10gd; Mr John Faults (Maka.rora), 3 bales firs»t pieces 10£d; Mr Donald M'Lennan (Barewood), 1 bale first pieces trustees late A. C. Iversen (Clyde), 4 bales first pieces 9£d; Mr D. J. Ross (Hillgrove), 5 bales first pieces Mr A. Johnston (Kaiihiku). 3 bales merino and halfbred pieces 10d; Mr J. Withell. (Kaiweia Downs), 6 bales first pieces 9d. Messrs Stronadh, Morris, and Co. report having offered a small catalogue of 350 bales. The following were the best prices obtained :—Halfbred : On account of Messrs Jopp Bros (LambhiU), 14 bales first combing wether ll£d, 5 "do first combing hogget lid, first combing ewe lOd, 8 do second combing wether and ewe 10|d, second combing hogget 9£d; Mr R. Logan (Maritanga), 7 bales hogget lOd; Mr W. E. De C. Hughes, 2 bales first halfbred at lOd; Messrs Treacy Bros. (Tuapeka West), 5 bales wether 9-id; Mr P. J. Byrne (Waikouaiti), 4 bales ewe at 9Jd>; Mr A. Scott (Ellonadalc), 3 tables wether at 9d; Mr W. M'Breen. (Poolburn), 7 bales ewe at 9d. Crossbred: Mr R. Logan (Maritanga), 3 bales hogget Messrs Jopp Bros. (Lambhill), 3 bales ewe lOd, 10 do wether 9Jd; Mr Jas. Lobb (Tawera), 10 bales ewe 9yd. Pieces: Messrs Jopp Bros. (Lambhill), first pieces halfbred first pieces hogget 9|d; Mr R. Logan (Maritanga), B pieces 7d; Mr A. Scott (ElLcnsdalc), 2 bales first pieces 7gd. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of,New Zealand report that their sale included the following:—On account of Mr James M'Arthur (Clyde), halfbred 10gd; Mrs Bannantyne (Waikouaiti), halfbred 10|d; Mr Richard Hastie (Kokonga), halfbred lid; Mr J. B. Coran (Waipiata), halfbred lid; Mr T. Russell (Pembroke), halfbred lid; Mr W.. Studholme (Pembroke), halfbred 10|d; Mr Jaspar dark (Lovell's Flat), halfbred lOd; Mr William Gran,t (Owtram), halfbred 10-id; Mr E. W. M'Keich (Lawrence), halfbred lOd; Mr William Kir Ida nd (Middleimcarch). halfbred lOd; Mr William Souter (Flag Swamp), halfbred 10£d; Mr William Grant (Outram), crossbred lOd; executors of the- late C. Perriam (Lowburn), crossbred Mr James M'Arthur (Clyde), crossbred Mr R. G. (Crookston), crossbred 10yd; trustees of the late James Freeman (Abbotsford), crossbred lOd; Mr E. W. M'Keioh (Lawrence), crossbred 10gd; Mr James Ross (Palmerston), crossbred 9|d; Mr F. Doherty (Outram), crossbred 9|d; Mr William Roughan (Waitahuna West), halfbred 9|d; Mr Theo. Russell (Pembroke), merino 9|d; Messrs D. and W. I. M'Cready (Kyeburn), quarterbred 9^d; Mr R. Riddell (Palmerston), 'halfbred 9|d; Mr James M'Guekin (Omakau), halfbred 9|d; Messrs Cummings Bros. (Palmerston), halfbred 9idr; Messrs Reid and Ross (Luggate), halfbred 9£d; Mr T. Russell (Pembroke), halfbred pieces Mr James Roes (Palmerston), crossbred nieces B£d; .Mr T. Russell (Pembroke), halfbred bellies Bd, locks sd.

1911. 1910. d. d. d. d. Supar merino to 12 11 to 121 Medium to good merino 9 to 10i 9 to 10 Inferior Merino 7 to 8 7 to 8 Super halfbred to 12 12 to 13 Medium to good halfbred 91 to 104 ~n to 11 Inferior halfbred 7 to 81 71 to 9 Super crossbred 10 to lli 10 to 11 Medium- to good crossbred 8 to 9181 to 91 Inferior crossbred 61 to 71 Gi to 8 Super pieces ... 9i to 11 Par. Medium to good pieces 7 to 8APar. Inferior pieces 5 to 6 Par. Locks ... •3 to 6 Par.