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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13434, 22 July 1911, Page 8

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LONDON WOOL SALES. Trees Association.—Telegraph.—Copyright Received Julv 22, 11 a.m. LONDON, July 21. There is strong competition at the wool sales in nil section;; <>f erossbreds, but prices arc occasionally in sellers' favour. LONDON WOOL MARKETS. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., Wellington, have received the following cablegram from their London office, wider date of the 19th instant: Wool market tirm. Prices for greasy wools are practically on a par with closing rates last series. Wellington, 2(lth July, 1911. N.Z.L. AND M.A. COS RETORT. FEILDING, July 21. The N.Z. Lop,n and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report for the week ending 21st July, as follows: At Feilding on Friday we had a failentry of sheep, aud a small entry of cattle. Prices for sheep were especially good. Hoggets were steady. We effected a total clearance of our sheep. A nice line of 100 Romncy ewes in iamb sold in conjunction with Messrs Gorton and Son, on account of Mr. John Hensou, made 20s. We quote as follows:—Cull lambs 5s ewes in lamb to Romney rams 8s 6d, ditto in lamb to E.L. rains 12s (3d, mixed hoggets 9s 3d. woolly hoggets 10s 3d. fat lamKs lis to lis Id, ewe lambs to lis 6d. ewes in lamb to 20s, store cov.j £'■) 7s. heifers £4. springing cows to £~. Wc also disposed privately before the sale of a line of about 2000 hoggets at, lis Cd to an outside buyer.

At Apiti on Tuesday we hnd a heavy yarding of .sheep, and a wood yarding of rattle. Bidding at auction was brisk. With the except ion of one or two pens, «e disposed of almost all ouv entrv at prices in favour of vendors. We quote as follows:—Cull eweo iu lamb 2s 3d, 2s lid, to 4s fid, good ewes in lamb to 12s, two-tooth wethers lis. store wethers 9s Id, cull lambs 5s to .>s fid, small mixed lambs 6s, wether lambs 9s and 9s 3d. smaller ditto. 8s 3d. ewe lambs 8s up tr> 13s 9d, forward empty ew;s l(!s. fat ewes up to 13s, rams 24s fid, verniers 18s to 21s (id, cull ditto (5-: 6d. two-year heifers in calf £2 18s, good mixed weaners 30s. forward bullocks. .£3 Is. springing cows to £7 os.

An unusually large quantity of sundries made usual rates. ~

LOXDOX WOOL .SALES. Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co., v Ltd., have received the following wool cable from their London friends, Messrs Sanderson, Murray avd Co.:—'"'Market is firm for best descriptions of merino, and rcry irregular for scoured crossbreds." LOXDOX WOOL MARKETS. Dalgety av.d Co.. Ltd.. Wellington, have received the following cablegram from their London office, under date of the 19th inst.:—"Wool: Market (inn. Trices for greasy wools .~rc practically ou a jar with closing rates last series."' The Hank of Xew Zealand lias rccei.vd the following cable from its London officio: —Curveiil prices Tor North Island farmers" K-1-: r":.ai>e cr->s,brccK 3fi-t'l"s quality a.--.ig,; condition, 9d to per lb"; riediir.n cr-ssbreds. H-'.li's quality, averse condition. 9;Jd to ]dM per lb; fir-.' crossbred.--. quality, a'.vru<e conditio!), lid to 12d. Current prices lor South Island farmers' lots. Canterbury stylo: Inferior merino, csmmoi: b' -b»'s quality, rtjd to 'M: superior Ttierin-i. <!i--«r HiMH's"quality, 12d to 13d; half or' half-bred, ."Mi's quality. avc;;;gc endiiion, "id to lil'A. DALGETV AXD CO., LTD. I'ALMERSTOX NORTH. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., in loujunetio.i with Abraham and Williams. Ltd.'. report having held a dairy sale ou account of Messrs T. Gill and L. A. Hibfcard, of Utiku. on the 19th inst., as below. The two herds offered were in good erudition, and cons coming in early met with keen competition. Quotations on account of Mr (Jill: tl.ickwurd calvors £6 to £7, September clivers .£7 Uh to £>i is, August calvers £$ ] IS , *9 to £9 2., lid, weauers 2£s (id. bull £7>. Quotations on account or Mr L. A. }/ibbard: Late calvers £:,. £:-, i:, s to £~ : springing heifers 4:5 19s Od. September calvers £H. £S Os, £8 ICs to .£9; August calvers .£9, £9 Kis to £lO. grade Jersevs i August calver>) £ll 5s to £U ss. Dalgety" and Co., Ltd., report ou their l'alnierston North sale on the 2tlth inst. a* follows:—A good yarding of sheej) and cattle came iorward. Sheep were in rather better demand, and with the exception of two pens all lines were quitted at the following prices:—Cull hoggets 3s, medium ditto 6s to "s 2d, ewe hoggets to 10s id, aged ewes ss, 5s Bd, 6s 9d, empty ewes to 10s. young ewes in lamb 13s 8d to 14s, 2tooth wethers IDs Kid, forward wethers 33s 9d, fat ditto 15s. fat ewes (hcavv) to !5.s "id, empty heifers £1 f3s lid, cows and calves to £4 (Is; is mouths .steers £3 Is (id. 21-ycar steers to £1 15s od. three-vear steers to jES lbs.