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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14052, 24 July 1916, Page 5

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(Elec. Tel. Copy right— United Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) "•'■.■ LONDON', July 23; At the wool sales thero was-:--' hotter competition." There was a poor selection of merinos -at 'unchanged.*. prices'. The [following- prices - wore realised : Fleece portions of New! Zealand clips named Clayton, top 22£ d, average 21f d ; "Long--burn top 25-£ d, average ,. 22|d. There were catalogued 74, 581 -.bales and sold 65,175. ,;.;., *-, Prices for greasy merinos are maintained. Scoured are slower, favoring buyers. Crossbreds are irregular. The following' prices were realised for fleece portions of New Zealand clips': Birch Hill, top price 24d, overage 21|d i TJgbrooke, top 21£ d, average 20|d ; Thistle,, top 20d, average 18d. . , At the Bradford market merinos and fine crossbreds are -m- strong demand, and lower crossbreds weaker. Business is Slow. „,•», , -.. . y Sixty -four's 54d, super 60's 53d* common 60's 52d, 56's 46d, 50's 33d, 46's 28d, 40"s 27d. - ; -- Sheepskins : 3600 bundles were offered and sold. ' Compared with the" June-' sales merino clothings, .are--- &- farthing, combings .a half-penny, and all fine crossbreds a farthing higher; medium coarse a farthing lower, and all lambs a farthing higher. . ■■'..•- ■■■■■■■■■■■»■■■■■■■■> -