WOOL SALES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19673, 15 December 1933, Page 8

WOOL SALES

GOOD C LEARANCE IN MELBOURNt United Press Assoclation—-By Electric “’degiapb —Copyright MELBOURNE, December 14. At the wool sales a good clearance was made of the 9,000 bales submitted. The market w'as practically unchanged. with a hardening tendency again, noticeably for all super merinos and comebacks. recent advance maintained. FAVOURABLE WOOL MARKET IN SYDNEY. tTnltad PreM Association— By Electric Telegraph— Con, right • Received December 14. 10 25 p.m.) SYDNEY. December 14. At the wool sales to-day 12.304 bales were offered and 12,033 sold, as well as 2148 privately. Competition was well sustained and the advance of 5 per cent., recently reported, was fully maintained, with a further upward tendency noticeable. On all merino skirtings, comebacks and crossbreds the improvement was most pronounced. Greasy merino made 34i per lb., for four bales from Yass. The average price ol greasy wool tr. Sydney lor the first three days ol this w eek was £2O 15s 3d per bale, or 16 5d per lb. There will be no further sales this