NAPIER WOOL SALE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17946, 25 November 1932, Page 4

NAPIER WOOL SALE

ALLOCATION FILLED 30,000 SALES ON OFFER A total of 30,000 bales will be offered at the first Napier wool sale of the season to be held on December 6. At first no limit was set to the offerings nt the early sales in the Dominion. probably in view of the poor support given to the early auctions last year, ft was noticed recently; however, that (here would he substantial offerings at Napier early next month, and probably the. same position has arisen elsewhere. for the New 'Zealand Wool Committee has fixed limits for all sales in December, January and February. Wellington and Napier are the only sales with set limits in March. The first two Napier sales are limited to 30.C00 bales eaeh and the next two to 25,000 hales. A fifth sale will lie held at Napier early in April, but so far no-allocation has been set. for this. Advice was received in Gisborne this morning that the allocation for the Napier sale had been reached, but no information is available yet regarding the offerings of the various districts. LIMITS OF OFFERINGS The New Zealand Wool Committee has imposed the following limits on offerings at Dominion sales:— December 2, Auckland, 25,000 bales; December 6, Napier, 50,000; December 10, Wellington, 30.000; December 14, Christchurch. 25.000: December 16, Titnaru. 10.000: December 26. Dunedin, 25.000. January 6, Wellington, 30,000: January 11. Napier, 30.000; January 16, Wanganui, 50.000; January 20, Auckland, 30,000; January 25, Christchurclw 25.000; January 30. Dunedin. 30,000. ”*%,

'February 2, Invercarcillj 30.000; February 6, Timaru, 20,000: < February 10, Wellington. 30 010: February 14, Napier, 25.000; February 17, Wanganui, 30.000: February 23, Christchurch, 25.000: February 28, Dunedin, 30.000 M arch 3, Invercargill, no limit;

March 0. Wellington, 30,000; March 13, Napier, 25,000; March 17, Auckland,* no limit: March 25. Christchurch, no limit: March 27, Dunedin, no limit; March 20, Timaru, no limit.

Anri] 3, Wellington, no limit: April 6, Napier, no limit; April 10, Wanganui, no limit.

* FULLY MAINTAINED LONDON WOOL PRICES Tel. fopvrijrht—United P--ess Assn.) (Received November 25, 12 noon.) LONDON, Nov. 84. At the wool sales, 9010 bales were offered, including 2055 from New Zealand, and about (5425 bales wore sold. There was animated competition with some from the Continent. Prices were fully maintained. New Zealand sales included: Greasy crossbred, Strand, 91(1; slipe, halfbred, lamb, Canterbury 12d, 10fd; scoured combing, Balmoral, 171 d, 17J.