WOOL FIRM

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21280, 25 February 1939, Page 8

WOOL FIRM

Animated Sale At Wanganui Almost Total Clearance By Telegraph—Press Association WANGANUI, February 24. The Wanganui wool brokers official report on the second Wanganui sale, held to-day, was as f0110w5—“24,700 bales were offered and 98 per cent, of the catalogue was sold in an animated sale that went with a swing from start to finish. The wool was submitted to a full and representative bench of buyers, with every section of the trade operating freely. Bradford and German buyers were predominant, with France lending good support. America and Japan were also represented. Prices were fully up to recent sales in other centres. On the last Wanganui sale, fine and super cross-bred wools were in sellers’ favour. Medium and inferior qualities were id to 3d better and in some cases more. Pieces, bellies and locks were *d better. Crutchihgs were firm to Jd better, and lambs wool was Sd to Id up on the previous Wanganui sale.”

The range of prices was:— Fine Halfbred—

Stafford Street was crowded the whole day. “Meeting Purely Thursdayites” There were other asp: is of the matter, said Mr F. H. Friel. Men employed in the distri-t aid ratepayers were entitled to consideration, and that meeting of retailer? amounted purely to a gathering of “Thursdayites.”

In answer Mr Taylor said the meeting came about as the Town Board had changed the day under the misapprehension that the business people wished for the change. The business people were most affected and therefore the meeting had be • called to ascertain their wishes, and to correct th.. ToWn Board’s impression that the retailers desired the change. The meetin; was called to convey to the Town Board the desire of the retailers. If the meeting supported Saturday as a business day, possibly tne Town Board would consider the matter further, even if it had to take a poll. Support for a poll was forthcoming from Mr H. C. L. Dossett, who was confident that from a poll the town would again obtain Saturday as a business day.

Of those districts, town and country, which had Saturday as halfholiday, he knew of none that would vote on a majority for Thursday, said Mr Friel. Modem transport had made a great change and small towns were suffering as a result, said Mr Wood. Waimate was once a progressive town but with fast transport was losing its trade to Timaru and was dwindling from a business point of view. Suburb of Timaru Pleasant Point was only a suburb of Timaru, said Mr Crawford. New Brighton, a suburb of Christchurch, had changed back to Saturday as a business day and it, in a similar manner to Pleasant Point, benefited from the week-end trade of campers. When a vote was taken or the motion that the Town Board should be asked to reconsider its alteration of the half-day to Saturday, 12 supported the motion. The two who did nc. vote said that they were impartial, and it was stated that three who had apologised for absence had voiced their support of Thursday as the half-day. “How did the Town Board gain the impression that the business people desired i change to Saturday halfday?” askec. Mr R. Knox. The Board seemed to gain that impression from the country people who knew, when the business people did not know, that the change was imminent, said Mr Taylor.

Mi - Taylor suggested that those desiring Thursday as the half-holiday should present a petition to the Town Board, protesting against the change to Saturday, and requesting that the Board should reconsider the question with a view to changing back to Thursday.

It was decided to present the petition, which was immed ! ’ ely drawn up. A vote of thanks was accorded Mr Taylor for convening the meeting and for presiding. In reply, he said, he wished to banish from -’ minds any impression that Mr Gr: it was entirely responsible for the decision of the Town Board. Many people had thought that wa- the case, but they were incorrect.

d. d. Average 10* to Ill Medium Halfbred— Average 9* to lOi Inferior 8 to 91 Extra Fine Crossbred, 48 '50Super 10* to 11 Average 9B to 10} Inferior to 91 Fine Crossbred, 46/48— Super 10 to 10* Average 94 to 9S Inferior 81 to 9 Medium Crossbred, 44/46— Super — to 11 Average 91 to 10 Inferior 81 to 9 Coarse Crossbred, 40/44 — Average 91 to 101 Inferior — — Hoggets— Fine 48/50 91 to 10/ Medium 46/48 9J to io; Lambs— Down, 50'56 .. .. .. .. 9* to 102 Fine, 46/50 10 to 111 Seedy and Inferior— All grades .. 6 to 9 Bellies and Pieces— Crossbred, good to super 71 to 9 Low to medium 61 to 7 Crutchings— Medium to good 8 to 83 Inferior and seedy .. .. 5? to 7J Locks— Crossbred 41 to 51