KEEN SALE.

Wairarapa Age, 6 April 1933, Page 5

KEEN SALE.

WOOL VALUES APPRECIATE AT WANGANUI. GENERAL RISE IN TRICES RECORDED. BRIGHT HOPES FOB NAPIER AUCTION. WANGANUI, April 5. At the final Waagauai wool sale of the current seatoii te-night values opened firm on Wellington and showed an appreciable advance on those ruling at the Wanganui auction in February. The full bench of buyers, evidently appreciating that there was only one more Dominion sale this season, that at Napier, competed keenly for their requirements. Compared with February, fine crossbred, 46/48, were up Id, inferior up Jd; medium crossbred. 44/46, average and inferior, up Id to id; coarse crossbred, 49/44, up Jd to Id; and low crossbred, 36/40, sold at par. Hogget wool caused competition and lots of good quality appreciated Jd to Id. 'Bradford secured the bulk of the coarser sorts, fleece wool of the finer types going to the Continent. Japan also competed for the better class fleece wools. France .Was strongly in the market for bellies ■and pieces and for good quality lambs. Australian mills also secured a proportion of the lambs’ wool, and several nice lines were taken by Bradford. Ninety per cent, of the total offering was sold. It was refreshing to see competition among buyers at ruling values. The present indications are that the Napier sale, which will offer a quantity of clean Hawke’s Bay wool, should be a record for the Dominion this year.—(P.A.) SYDNEY SALE. Z MARKET VERY FIRM. (Received Wednesday, 8.55 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 5. At the wool sales, 11,123 bales were offered and 9072 sold, 1676 privately The market was very firm. All good shafty spinning wogls suitable for Bradford showed a distinct hardening tendency. Greasy merino sold at 17d.