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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 81, 17 November 1928, Page 5

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WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. LOAN AND MIuRCANIILL REPORT. Press Association —Copyright. WELLING TON, Last Night (Special to Post). Tli© Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., Wellington, reports:.—i Tli© lirst sale of tli© 1928-iy29 wool seimig season was neld to-day wnen combined, brokers submitted catalogues to nailing about eignt tliousauU bales, or luucli about; yd per cent, was sola uuuer tu© Hammer. 'mere Wag a very large attendance or buyers representing Lontiueuuu, -umtu isun ana uraaiord interests and. rocai wuoiien nans and scourer s, induing ror au giaues was caceptionauy Keen wu-a iTi©* exception 01 merino ana line nunmeas, wmcu grei io louiipeuctr, ilowjpir. rrices iar ail grades ai e practically on a par with, trie opening rates or last season. Bright light conditioned wools were keenly competed tor by AruerioUn buy erg and Bracuoru paid excellent prices lor bright super hogget wools. Owing to adverse weather conditions t% offering was very small and ftSj tli<j COiiUlUioU it percentage oi super wools, tuis, to* getlxen with the short supply, forced prices up above the ixmdou ] rarity. When the larger catalogues com© on the market, it will bo interesting to see whether to-day’s prices will he m| untamed. Clips classed by us in store wer© Jseenly competed for and binned wools sold exceptionally well.

•DAIRY PRODUCE. A |privait(< > t cahle jester* clay gave the .following prices ruling in London during the week ended on Thursday:— New Zealand! butter, —Salted 174 s to 178 s, unsalted 192; malrket firm. New Zealand cheese. White, 107 s, coloured 104 s; market steady. Tfio only arrival during the week was the Pakelih. Tito prices last week wereßutter, salted 172 s to 178 s, unsalted 190 s; cheese, white 107 s, coloured 104 s.