WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13020, 8 February 1911, Page 1

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

(Special to "The Colonist.")

Wellington, Feb. 7. The Loan and Mercantile Company wire as follows :—

The fourth wool sale of the season was held to-day by the Wellington Wool Brokers' Association, when about 1,000 bales were submitted to a fair .attendance of buyers, representing all branches of the trade.. Our catalogue comprised about 2400 bales, and included some very nice clips of merino and half-breds from Marlborough and Romnoys from Manawatu and Rangitikei, also crossbreds from the Wairarapa. districts. As is usual at this time of tho year, tho offerings comprised a large proportion of wools from tho bush districts; also many late shorn clips, with more or less hutuwai adhering to the wool. Pieces bellies, and locks showed an improvement in values to ths extent of Jd to •Jd per lb, taking quality into account. The bidding was spirited, but prices were somewhat irregular. In some exceptional cases Jd per lb more was forthcoming for eorae January passed in lots, but on the whole there was a decline of probably Jd to Jd per lb. Coarse, rought crossbrods appear to have suffered more than the finer sorts, which occasionally were Jd to dearer than in January. Some of the sales made by us of interest to your district were: W. Howes, 7id • L. Warne, 6Jd; W. G. Hebbard, 7jd '■ Hobson and Meares, ~£d; L. Williams BJd; A. McPhorson, SJd; T. g! Heaney, 8d; H. Kite, 7d. The next sale will be held on the 3i/d March, catalogues for which close on the 25th February.