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Otago Witness, Issue 3864, 3 April 1928, Page 35

A move is to lie made by the Wanganui, River Trust to have the whole of the Wanganui River declared a sanctuary for bird life (states the Chronicle). The sug« gestion was made at a meeting of thi trust by Mr F. Allen,. who deplored the action of many river, picnic parties, members of which “ potted ” ducks and others of the feathered tribe for the sheer love of killing, never even stopping to pick up the trophies. It was .pointed out by the members that the bird life of the., riverwas a valuable adjunct lending charm, to the general surroundings, and- from a tourist .point of view alone, it was worth protecting. At the present time it was illegal to carry firearms on to the trust’s reserves. It w»a decided to communicate with the Wanganui Acclimatisation'Society; on the matter.

the following appeared in our second edition of last week.

THE WOOL MARKET.

FINAL WELLINGTON SALE. OFFICIAL RANGE OF PRICES. ■ ' - WELLINGTON, March 26. The fifth Wellington wool sale and the final one in the Dominion for the present season was held to-day and resulted in practically a complete clearance. There was a full bench of buyers, all eager to secure the wool. Bidding was animated, and at times excited throughout the sale. Passings were a negligible quantity, and proof that growers’ and brokers’ ideas of values Were not far from those of buyers. , The strongest bidding came from Bradford and the Continent, and the prices paid were the best since 1924. 'Compared with the February realisations the prices showed an all round increase, Tanging from Id to 2jd for fine wools, and Id to 2d for other sorts, except" lamb’s wool, which was down , Id. Bellies, pieces, and locks were up Id to and crutchings sold extremely well at lid to 2d ad- ; rance on last month’s rates; The sale was a very satisfactory mind-up to a satisfactory season. The offering was approximately 20,880 bales, and taken into consideration with the final sale of last season, the catalogues were above the average. There was a considerable amount of halfbred, a big weight of crossbred, a fair pro portion of lambs, and a sprinkling of merino. The full bench of buyers was eager to secure what was going before the season closed. The strongest bidding came from Bradford and the Continent, and the latter took the largest share. The Continental buyers made their presence felt when bellies, necks, and pieces were going, very good prices being paid for all these grades. Lambs’ wool met with good competition from France, Bradford, and Dominion mills, but failed to reach the February level, being the only class that fell short in this respect. The condition of the merinos offered was not equal to that seen at the earlier sales, but prices paid were on a par with them. The strongest competition was in evidence when halfbreds and crossbreds were being offered. Any lines of crossbreds suitable for American requirements made extremely good prices. Crossbreds generally sold at a level which has not been exceeded, except at the November and December sales in 1924. The prices •paid for crossbreds were undoubtedly the best ever made in New Zealand, except during the period mentioned. . Taken as a whole the movements in prices at to-day’s sale compared with those at last month were as follows:— Merinos and Southdowns, par; halfbreds, Id to Ijd up; fine and medium crossbreds, Id to 2Jd up; coarse crossbreds. Id to 2d up; low crossbreds, Id to Ijd up; (the greatest appreciation was shown in super lots of crossbred); lambs wool, Id down, with the exception of seedy and Inferior lots, which held their own with February prices; bellies, pieces, and locks, id to ijd up; crutchings sold extremely well at to 2d advance on February’. The following is the range of prices:— Merino, 64-70, 60-64— Super, none. Average, 21fd to 24id. Inferior, to 20Jd. Fine halfbred, 56-58 — Average, 23d to 26d. Inferior. 19Jd to 22d. Medium halfbred, 50-56— Superior, none.. Average, 22Jd to 26d. Inferior, 17£d to 21d. Coarse halfbred, 48-50— Super, 23£d to 24d. Average, 20Jd to 23jd. Inferior, 16Jd to”l9id. Fine irossbred, 46-48— Super, 21id to 24d. Average, 19d to 214 d. Inferior, 15jd to 18Jd. -Medium crossbred, 44-46— Super, 20Jd to 22Jd. Average, 174 d to 20d. Inferior, 12d to 17d. Coarse crossbred, 40-44— Super, 18d to 20d. Average, 16$d to 18£d. Inferior, 12d to 15jd. Low crossbred, 36-40— Average, 16Jd to 18d. Inferior, 12d to 15d. Hoggets, 48-50— Super, 19d to 24Jd. Fine 46-48, 184 d to 23d. Medium 44-46, 173 d to 22d Low 36-40, 16Jd to 17d. Lambs Down, 50-56— Super, 19id to 23fd. Fine, 18|d to 24-1. Medium 40-44, I.7Jd to IS-J-l. Seedy and inferior— All grades, lOd to 17d. Bellies and pieces— Merino good to super, 14Jd to 151 d. Low to medium, 14fd to 17d. Halfbred good to super, 16d to ISd. Crossbred good to super, Isd to 19d. Low to medium, lOd to 14.Jd. Crutchings— Medium to good, 13d to 15|d. Inferior and seedy, 63d to 124 d. Locks— Merino, 124 d to 132 d Halfbred, fO3d to Hid. Crossbred, 83d to lOfd.