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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 298, 26 January 1910, Page 7

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LONDON WOOL SALE*. By Telegraph.— Pro;* Association. London, January 24. Wool met wit'ii a <;ood sale and keen competition at late r.'.tes. DUNEDIN WOOI, SALES. Diniedin, Tuesday. The second wool sale of the season opened here u-sterday. The number of bales oiiemi was 24.103.. as against 20,ii(i(j lor the corresponding saie of last year. The attendance of i rs was very large, a-nd conipcti.:. . ...is keen, prices showing a lirming .. ndency for all classes of wool. Following is the range of prictp. the ligures for the corresponding sale in IUU'J being given In parenthesis: Merino super ll : ;4d to m 1 -Id (1 Oil to ! 1 i,Ui); merino medium ■'> I good, <JV«d to "lU'/L-d (S'/s'l to U'/Ull; | do. inferior, 7 : ;4~d to S%d (<i%d to j 7%d); haifbred super, to 14% d (10U..1 to do. medium to good, , lU'/nd to 12d (bid to lUd); do. inferior. i)d to 10.1 (G',4d to 7 : 54«1); crossbred i super, 12a to l:{ ; j;d (lU'/jd to l.'i'Ad); ! do. good, Hl : ;4d to (yd to hl'^d 1 ; ' <io. medium. 'JV-d to lOVid (ti%d to S%d); do. inferior, 7 ! /ad to SV 2 d (od to (i'/aJ)- Continental buyers were particularly keen tor a!! line lines suited for the requirements of the Continental trade. American leavers secured a goodly proportion of the wool. Pieces were in good dniand.. and sold at extreme I rates.