Wool Sales.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10196, 19 January 1907, Page 1

Wool Sales.

—f — GOOD 1 PKiIOEB MAiIINTIAINIEID. (Per United Press Association) j . WELIiLNIGTON, January 18T'ho third of the series' of the wool sale opened to-day, over ten tifoo'Uisand bales being offered, a local record-. S'olno fifty buyers were present. Bidding started keenly, and nothing, of llpirit was allowed to pass. I first catalogue submitted waa the United farmers ajid' Waifarmers. Thie price for medium P^jjibreds wa& albaut the same as at K»6s-Tiionth''s sales. * C'oan-ie crossbred and shabby parcels were in some cases, ai farthing more There was good' competition in fine crossbred lines, which 'were well grown and cleani, and prices ■were realised a farthing in advance of the previous sale pricesl. Laimib was sold at ai slight advance to the previous sale raites 1. The New- Zealand Loan and Mercantile! report spirit competition for goodi eiros&breds, the prices 'being 1 fully up- to the last sales'. In some instances advances ■were obtained. Inferior and' faulty erossibreds met with irregular competition, seedy lots being neglected. Half-bred was not keenly competed! ■for, and.prices Were easier- Mierino' sold well, 9^d to' IOJd being realised. The sale is proceeding. ■'-••■ . ' •