CRUTCHINGS SALE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12426, 19 August 1933, Page 2

CRUTCHINGS SALE.

W AIR ARAP A FAR MER S’ CO-OP. The Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., report: The ! sale or crutch ings, etc., created widespread interest,' it being the first sale of importance held in New Zealand since the close of the 1932-33 series in April last. There was a large and representative bench of buyers, and bidding was well spread, keen, and at times very animated. The offering was larger than that submitted at the August sale last year, but generally speaking the standard of the crutchings was somewhat lower. Fleece wool, pieces, bellies and locks, especially finer sorts, were in demand, and prices were very satisfactory, but the pleasing feature of the sale was that all classes and types were readily sold. Our top prices were: Southdown 12d, and ha If bred lO^cl. The following are some of the lines sold by us: Crutchings: Kumu Kumu, 6d, 31 d ; E and CO/Oporae, sd, 3d, 4ifd; TC Bow, oid; AF rev. C, 5Jd; Mangapari, od, 3£d; Maheu/EW, oUd ; LL, od; Rotoparae, od; Hillside/A Z, 4f d ; LT'SB, od; OTM/ Clova, 4d; LTSB, ofd ; FEJ, sd; Lime Hills, od; Waiawa, 4fd ; JJ, ofd ; Ruatuna, 4f d ; Pahiatua/MA, 4id; WS P, od; J thistle W, ofd ; LWW, od ; Benmore, 4fd *, HJC/ Opaki, 4£d; JFH, 4d; 000/M, 4f: Quay, 4fd. 4d, 34d; TW ' retu, 4d ; DRH, 5d s CG/M, 4fd. Southdown; FHT, 12d ; Quay, lOd. Half bred : FHT, lOf d, 8m d. Crossbred: FHT, 7£d, ofd, 4fd, 44d; Quay, 41d, ofd, ofd, 4fd. Bellies and ineces ; E and CO/Oporae, 4fd, 3fd, 3*d ; Quay, 4fd, ' 3fd, 3sd ; fi/YV hiterock, 3fd. X.Z. LOAX AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. The Xew Zealand Loan and Mer- j can tile Agency Company, Limited, j reports: There was a fairly representative bench of buyers and com- ! petition was keen for ail grades of wool. Prices for crutchings were a I penny to twopence higher than at S the last Wellington sale held in April. Included in our catalogue were several lines of fleece wool, prices [ for which also showed an advance. Crossbred fleece, which in April was passed in at 3id Mine! 3fd, to-day realised old. The top price of our catalogue was 121 d for a small line of halfbred. Bellies, pieces and locks also sola readily. The following are a few of the prices realised : EI. K, 2 bales crossbred, Sfcl; RFT/T, 3 bales fine crossbred, ; HRS, S bales crossbred, ojd ; AMT O, 4 bales crossbred, old ; MR, 1 bale halfbred, 12/d ; HMP/K, 1 bale i orr.. 91 d ; HS/Miadlerun, -1 bales Corr. Dr., 4fcl; DH/fl, 6 bales halfbred Cr., 4d ; \\ oodstock \YIt.!, 4 bales Cr., 3d; P/Tividale, 5 bales CT., 4Jcl; Awapiri, 3 bales fine Cr., 4Jd ; FK. Otari, 3 bales Cr., 3d ; DO Glenc-airn, 3 bales halfbred Cr., od; Craigneuk, 3 bales halfbred Cr.,' 4Jd; Howbeg, 3 bales Cr., 3-)d; Leatliam, 2 bales .Mer. Or. 4-Jd; HS/ME, 2 bales fine Iks, : 1 d - LAS, 1 bale Mer., Sd ; Woodstock IYHJ, I bale bellies, 3d ; HMS, 1 bale bellies, 4Jd ; AHP, 2 bales pcs., 3d; Karakanui, 1 bale lambs Cr., 3d; Glendryneoch, 1 bale lambs Cr., 19! ; Ta.rata, 3 bales Cr., 3)tl. DALGETY AND~iGO., LTD. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: The total offering amounted to 4200 bales—the greater proportion of the catalogues comprising crutchings and pieces. We submitted 960 bales, and sold 90 per cent, under the hammer. A good bench of buyers was in attendance, and competition generally for crutchings was fairlv sound, although unfortunately Japanese i buying did not predominate. Super style crutchings were taken by Japan add the Australian mills. Local scourers secured a fair weight of the medium and inferior grades. Lellies and pieces met with” fairly spirited bidding, the French trade securing a fair share of the lots submitted. Super crutchings sold from ojd to 6Jd ; medium to good, 3Jd to sJtl ; inferior and seedy, l/d to 3Jd; crossbred bellies and pieces, to od; locks and stained pieces, Id to 3d. The fleece wool submitted sold fairly well, medium halfbred, 50/56’s average, selling from lOd to 10id ; fine crossbred, 48/50’s average, 6Jd to BJd;_ medium crossbred, *46/48*8, 44-d to 53d. The few lines of lambs brought forward elicited keen competition, Down lambs, 50/56’s, selling from 9d to 12Jd;' fine, 44/50’s 6fd to 8-}d. The following are some of our principal realisations: Crutchings: Tuapaka, 5d ; Ginakabend, 5Jd and 5Jd ; Clunvhills, sid - EDM/Oshell, 4Jd; E ancl E.S, 41d and 4d; Maringi, 4fd, 5Jd; Cinderhill, 5Jd; Wirokino, 4fd; Teroto 4JKI; K in diamond/Tikitapu, sd--IM, 5(1; Waimarie/D, 4fd; LLTB’ •J| c ’ ! 3 plus 3, sd; Flat point, sJd’ 4Jd ; MfField, sd; Rameslie, 5Jd • Tutrumuri, 5Jd ; JEH/Maire, 5’ dNirvana, 5d ; LS/M, od ; JK/Glenl field, 5Jd ; Barewood, sjd ; Dunira. 4Jd ; Horoeka, sd. Fleece wool : Tawanni, 16 ewes 6d ; JWM, 4 crossbred, ojd ; RNp’ 7 ewes, sf, 2 hoggets, Bjd;’Ngatil tea, 12 hoggets, WJG/Lake, 4 three-quarter-bred,’ s|d; DB/M, 7 ewes, 51d • WSF/P 6 halfbred, BJd ; EH/K, 12 ewes oid’ 3 hoggets 7 jd.