WOOL SALE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 31, 13 March 1914, Page 10

WOOL SALE.

CLEARING UP. The exceptionally late shearing, and*, in some measure, the effects of the strike, necessitated an extra wool sale fchis year. The sale commenced, this afternoon, and was proceeding when THE SUN went to press. TJhe number of bales submitted by the various brokers was as follows: DalgeV Ltd. ... .... 902 Pyne and Co. ...... .... 562 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Ltd. .... 386' H. Matson and Co. .. .. .. .. 112« Natidtaal Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd. .. ;.•■■,.•• ..• • 95 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency ; _ Company, Ltd. .. ...... 71 Total .. ... .. ;.. 2032 The entry for the most part comprised merino suited to the x local -trade, and bellies, locks, and pieces. There a few big clips offered, including Glenariffe 120 bales, Langridge. 214, and Mount Grey over Whiterock 119. There was a "good attendance of buyer's, and bidding was. fairly brisk, though in many cases sellers' ideas of values were -rather high, and quite a number of lots' were passed* ''■"'. The range of values was as follows: —> The range of Values was as follows:February. March. Merino- d d • d d "Super f '.'" .. 123.t0 13 ■ None off.. Med. to good .. ll to 12 ' 11 to 12 Inferior .. .. 93 to 102 91 to 10 Halfbred— Super ...'• .. 113 to 14 11 J-"to 121 Med. to good .. 10 to 111 10 to 113 , Inferior . . .. 8 to 95 8J to 93 Three-quarter-bred— . Super .... 105 to 12 None off. Med. to-good .. 9 to 103 93 to 103 Inferior .. >.; 7 1 to 8| 8 to 82 Crossbred— • Super .. -.-. 10 toll! 10 to I'll Med. to good ..■ 83 to 9| 83 to 92 Inferior .. -..- 7 to 8 None off. Corriedale- — , Super ■'..-.■■ i. None off. 11. to 12J Med. to good .. 10| to 12 None off. Inferior .. ,»\ 9 to 103 None off. Pieces—

Merino .. ..- 5| to 10 6 to 10 Crossbred .. 5 to 8J 3. to .71 Three-quarter-bred 65 to 83 6 to 71 Halfbred .. .. 7 to 11 7 to 10 Locks .. .. 41 to 9J 3 to 72 Bellies .... 6 to 9 7J Crutchings , .. .. &l to 8 6|s to 7 Lambs wool .. .. .. .. .. 91 to 11

Generally, the wool is mostly of an inferior class, and prices are about equal to the last sale, when quality is considered. "