WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9653, 5 January 1910, Page 3

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Levin & Oo.’s report;—We offered a catalogue of 4300 bales. Tnere was a large attendance of buyers, and the sale was the best of this season. Our catalogue was largely composed of tbe coarser and heavier wools, as compared with the earlier sales, but with the strong orders in the marker for this grade and the operations of Bradford buyers, medium and inferior crossbreds advanced a halfpenny to a penny per pound. Scouring lots of pieces and locks sola at very high rates, whilst lambs went up to lid per lb. As representing wools from the district the fallowing will give a vt'-y general idea of prices realised : O.W.G. over 1.T., B%d ; Eaugiteatabi B%d. N.D.R., 9d; S.M., 7%d. 333, 5 bales W. J. over W., B%d to 9%n. 2M, B%d, T.W. overM., £3 bales lambs 9%d. over P., 7%d. D L.E. over S., 26 bales Bd, 5 bales 9d. F.N-I. over 0., 14 bah : 41 bales 9d, 6 bales B%d, 3 bales B%d, 3 bales B%d, 19 bales B%d, D., Bd. R.P. over M., 9d. Denlair, B%d. D.W. over M. 19, passed B%d„. 4 bales B%d. B. over E.S., 9%d. A. over B.ti., B%d. 0.3. over B.H , 7%d passed, A L. J., 5 bales 9d, 2 bales B%d, 9 bales Brl. A. McK., 9d Denlair 8%d,A.5.0.0., Shales 9d. J.J.B, 'll bales crntchings 6d. Okahurea, 7%d. D.L.R. over W.D., B%d. Oluny, 8 bales B%d, 3 bales B%a, 16 bales 9%d, 18 bales bales Bd.

Glenmore Bd, A.M. Bd. D. over Ahu Ahu, 11 bales 8d passed, 4 bales pieces passed Pntorino, 7%d.

Messrs Murray, Roberts and 00., Wellington, report;—We catalogued 3100 bales for So-day’s sale. Taken on the whole the average of the WO9I was in lighter condition than is usual at this time of the year, the wool being mostly soundly grown. There was not such a heavy proportion of bush-stained and seedy paroeis in this catalogue, as is usual. There was a very large attendance of buyers, whose anxiety to buy was apparent at the outset, and there was a keenness and crispness about the bidding which augured a good clearaE.ce. Prices on the whole for medium-conditioned wools must be quoted about per lb higher than at last sale, especially when the condition of the wool (being heavier in the grease) is taken into account. There was not, however, the same keen demand from the American section, for the lighter-conditioned crossbreds, as was apparent about a month ago, probably owing to the fact that the wool is heavier in the grease, Prices f or these sorts were tiardy on a par with last sale. We cleared the bnlk of our catalogue (about 90 per cent at auction), the lots passed in being those where the growers insisted upon keeping high reserves on their clips ; a proportion of these will probaby be sold later. Prices realised in our catalogue, were as follow Merino, medium to good 9%d to lid, inferior 8d to 9d ; balfbred 13d to 12%d, medium to good to Il%d, inferior 9%d to lOd; hne~ crossbred to 12%d medium to good 9%d to lid, inferior B%d ;to 9i'ad ; medium and coarse crossbred lOd to 10%d, medium to good 9d to ICd, inferior 7%d to B%d ; pieces to B%d. medium to good 6%d to 7%d, inferior 5d to 6d; looks and heavy pieces 4d to sd, inferior 3d to 4d. Below are some of the best sales made in our catalogue : NGATUR 5 bales halfbred 12%d. 10 bales three-quarter bred 13d 11 bales lambs ll%d, 8 bales lambs B bales B over 0., Romney, 13d, GYS in diamond over W over TOTARAS 15 bales crossbred E ll%d, 5 bales crossbred H 13d, 25 bales strong crossbred E 9%d. BULWER 8 bales halfbred GITMGROVB 9 bales Romney B ll%d, BANKVIBW 14 bales crossbred E ll%d, bales 5 crossbred W lid. McLean Bros. 3 bales super crossbred 13%d, 4 bales halfbred DB ll%d, HB over KETtJ 4 bales halfbred AIH 12d, 3 bales halfbred AR 1 l%d, AT in block 2 bales merino lid,7 bales halfbred 10%, Y in circle ll>£d, JB over Bjinjciroie 11 bales crossbred RAKATUM & bales crossbred ll^d.

Messrs” Abraham & Williams, Ltd., report as follows-The third sale of the series was held to-day when total [catalogues ‘.comprising abont 20.000 bales were offered, of which we presented a catalogue of 3135 bales, which would have been augmented to the extent of 700 bales, but this number nad to be shut out owing to ‘.the late arrival. Buyers were present in record numbers, and were representative of American, Home and Continental houses. We are able to report a splendid sale with fprioes quite per lb higher than last sales, and this without taking into consideration the extra amount of grease in the wool offered at this present sale. Bradford operators were to the fore at to-day’s sale, as the catalogue comprised very little wool which excited the keen competition of Amerioanibayefs, but for anything that suited them they were ready with extreme values. Pieces and bellies sold exceptionally well and may be quoted at fully %d advance. Lambs wool also elicited keen competition, our top price for clean crossbred lambs being ll%d. Our top price for fleece wool was for a well grown bright Romney clip from the Wairarapa. Haifbred from Marlborough realised Some of our best sales were as follows.’ WQP 21 bales Romney S bales Romney .13d, 3 bales cotted 9%d., bellies and pieces 7%d. Sedgemere .89 bales haifbred (slightly earthy 12Ud, 19 bales threequarter-bred 10 pieces B%d, bullies 7%d, OKO/ Wairiki on account O. H. Druce, Komeroa, a well-grown bright wool attractively got up, realised as follows 32 bales Ists. bales 3nds. T’ldd, sux 3er pieces 9d, first lambs iJbfli, 2nd. lambs 9J. hollies On account Mr A. R. Fauuin. Taihape, 10 bales Romnoy ll>,id. lambs lOcl. On account Jcsaph Mitchell, Marfeon.p hales Romney 12%d. On account Mr A. Golle, Marten, 4 bales Rotnnav lid. On aocouut Mr h. Hewitt. Palmerston North, 7 bales hoggets 17 bales 2nd. ewes bellies and pieces On aooouufc Wus. bred ewes 9Mci, 10 bales cotted six bales lambs 9%d. On account Mr R Pitcaithly, Bketahuna, 31 hales crossbred 9%d, lambs »%d. OCIO/ Papawai two bales fine crossbred 10a, gix hales threequarter-bred bales coarse crossbred B%d, four bales - lambs fiPn account Mwiborough olieote; Bene 30 bales

halfbred SDN balfbred'lSd and llkd, Valley View 8 bales halfbred lid* three bales crossbred 9%d, two bales bellies and pieces Bd, QUI sis bales balfbred 12%d. Prices current: Super balfbred, none offered; medium halfbred ll%d to super crossbred ll%d to 12%d, medium crossbred 9%d to ll%d, coarse crossbred B%d inferior crossbred 7%d to B%d, bright crossbred lambs 10%d to ll%d, medium crossbred lambs to seedy crossbred lambs to Bd, super halfbred pieces B%d to 9d, super halfbred bellies 7%d to Bd, super crossbred pieces 7%d to 9d, second crossbred pieces 6%d to 7%d, ordinary crossbred pieces 6d to b%a, locks 4%d to 4%d, crntchings 5%d to 6%d, dead inferior 7d to