KEEN COMPETITION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 65, 17 March 1936, Page 8

KEEN COMPETITION

WOOL AT WELLINGTON BEST SALE OF SEASON DEMAND FOR CROSSBREDS l Pr«M ! WELLINGTON, March 16. -expectations of grower* ana brokers were not at 1 our Lu Wellington wuoi sa.e oi the season to-day. Taking into account toe quality of tne offerings, tne s-Ij wm the beat h.dd in vveujigtou tau ‘ season, the market gene.aLy racing firm on the Dunea n sa e teat Weu nesday. luc quantity offered a large onv I for a *uarc«i »aie, oe.ug uui.= , br- agaiast 21,bo j Dates «»i «ne currus ! sale ia< year aud coiupareo > vith au average uuering 01 «u,. 1” bales at luc JL»cceiuu-», .lanua.y auu , Eeoruaiy sales t'uis Passings tu-ff«*y were relative./ /.•* and tie clearance at adv nun u*.» u»<n 'Ju per cent. ±iu«j wu*ta ium«u a t«aai| pruporiiuu or lac unciiug, were generally ritui, some ” speciality' Lae» ma a rag advanced ra.cs. C*vssbr ous, wtticn met a ' ery keen <l- - we.e firm a i rouiiu, ami compared with the February rates at U el ungtoD, ordinary tup making sor*s adovreo a rise o- • ruin id to ju. Ineie was a full ojnea u». buyers lepresentiug a’i aeciion* of l-ae trade, iivm the uau*t it was apparent mac crossbreds were in et*ong ueniaud, ail Ciasses meeting keen oidding. jrrequentty the eagerness or buyers to secure* lo.s caused idem to run aaead of the auctioneers sou recording c.cras, whose energies were luliy e.icudeu. bidding wae stiuog and well • ,b ' tained and frequently excited wuen tne efforts of eigut or ten buyers we.e concent rated simultaneously and »• common levels for much-desired lou. In many cases buyers appeared to have fairly elastic limits. Bradford buyers, who at the earlier saie appealed to holding off, were well in lue market and bougat extensively, the sale «t time* being dominated by them. Continental interests, however, we e wed in the running and forced the pare at times. there was a!su considerable buying o:i behalf of Japan. l-ocai mills were nor io be denied when, lets suitable to their requirement* came under the hammer. Taken ail ronou. tu.* sale was proaubiy the keener held al Wellington this season and it pioeeeuvd witn great vigour and at a rapid raie from .tart to finish. Well over 9000 bales were dealt with during tne first two horns, and when the dinner adjournment was made at 6 o’clock some 20,000 bales had been dealt wiin in slightW lees than four hours. Among the notable realisations were laid tor halfbred ewes, and ISd for several lots of halfbreds, Jtjd fot Merino hogget. 12id for super cross h reels, 12d for super ewes, and up to Id.d for other lines of medium to fine crossbreds, lid to Hid for erossb.ed hoggets and 1-id to 13d for lambs. Murra’ Roberts and Co., Ltd., report' Wellington a fourth wool sale ot rhe season was he d to-dar. ’■ »«««*’ » Srm market for all descriptions. The bulk of the offering was average cross 1 red end appreciated a farthing to a ha ■ finny compared with the last »e.ii tg.on sale. Crutchings were keenly sought after at good prices. Lamos w. r" fully firm. Halfbred in our catalogue sold exceptionally well. Bradford was operating more freely than formerv. Borne of oar sales were: Wakarua FH 9d. AE mid, BE 9Jd, CE »d, DE Bjd, A lambs Hid, H AE Ils BE 9d. CE Bjd, E Bd. pieces 7 id, bellies did. necks <jd: Makokoniiko A A lid. AH 9Jd, BH 8»d. AE lOd, BE 9d. CE Sid. crossbred Bd, MK lambs A njd. lambs B 91d. necks Sjd, pieces 7Jd, bellies 7d; JWB over W bog gets fid, A ewes 9<d. BE BJd. F R AH Pjd BH Bjd. AL lOd. BE fid. lambs hid. pe.es 7d; FT/Huia AE fid, BE Bjd. CE Bd, rams Sd. lambs 10;d, first pieces l»jd; TI/Kouka AAE Ibd. AE »id. BE fid, CE s;d. AA lambs I2»d, lambs 10<d, Ist. pieces 7}d: Kowiwbi. AAH lOd, AE SJd. BE Sid, lambs A 11}d. pieces "id; Pipitea (binned . S/DX laid, halfbred A Lid, halfbred BD B 13{d. AAH 12}d, Line. A 8«d. coarse crossbred prop fid; fine hoggets ltd. medium crossbred 9d. coarse crossbred 81d, fine crossbred 10jd. black Bd. crutchings Bfd, necks Bld. Ist. pieces rid. bellies 7d. 2nd. crutchings "sd. locks s’d. EDD AE I2jd, BE 91d. CE Bjd. pieces "jd; Waituna, Rom. H 9{d. Rom. Sid. lambs lid; l.ewa Rewa. BE llfd, CE fid, DE SJd, crossbred B}d.