THE LATE WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5563, 19 February 1897, Page 3

THE LATE WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Ikxiy, Murray, Roberts and Co. I report:—the last of the series of local wool sales was l;e|d at Wellington yesterday, when the various brokers offered about 2,500 bales, which total we contributed 500 bales, is usually the case towards tho end of tin; season, the quality of the wool submitted 3, njpkcd falling olf from the previous saj.es, and the catalogues contained a /argep proportion of bush stained and seedy jy.Qojg from Jiack country districts, Taking ijunlify and condition Into iincopt lye liav'o little change in values to rc|iorl> from )ast sales. Any bright well-skirted lines of crossbred wools free of seed were well compete!} forat '7d to 7id; extra light in greaso a 3hi)i]p higher. Inferior and stained wools, which, 11s already mentioned, comprised tho bulk of the offerings, barely maintained last Bale's prices. Locks and pieces were again in good request at previous rates. Deep lustrous lamb's wool sold up to 7}d, but seedy and jifjjibs were neglected, Where possible puld do well to jljeay jtyeir .Taanbs fke bidibidi riWs, lis Hie ( ot f Jiip seed materially (Im'eciatcs ,the Value of lamb's wool. Tho vftligo fl'f pi'ftes current to-day was: —Good Lincoln and crossbred, 7d to7]d; medium djjSto, 5d to ; inferior ditto, 4ld to go.Q,d crossbred lambs, GJd to 7{d; inferior aw ®dy lambs, 5d to 6d; pieces and bellies, Sjjii tfi i locks, lid to 2Jd.