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Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14756, 21 September 1921, Page 2

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LONDON WOOL SALES. TUB CLOSING QUOTATIONS. The New Zealand Wool Committee has received the following cablegram from the British Australasian Wool Realisation Association, London: — “Sales concluded on Thursday with good tone and competition. The total Bawra offerings were 00,5'J0 hales, of which 97 per cent sold. In comparison with the close of the July series the following increases were recorded: Super greasy merino, 15 per cent to 90 per cent; average greasy merino, 15 per cent; gootl scoured merino, 10 per cent; average and inferior merino, 15 per cent. Little change in merino lamb. Fine medium crossbred was 15 per cent lower, medium crossbred 10 per cent, line slips 10 per cent. Medium and low slipe was par to 5 per cent dearer. It is estimated that the Home trade look 55 per cent, Germany 30 per cent, and France and Belgium 15 per cent of the total offerings. The closing quotations for clean scoured wool were; Super. TO’s-80's ■is, super 70's 3s 7d, super G/Fs 3s 3d, lop-making 70's 3s, (it's 9s 9d. GO’S 2s id, 58’s 2s 2d, sG‘s Is 10(1, 50’s Is lid, id’s 10. id, it's BAd, id's 7Ad. Merino, carbonising, good 9s 7d, average 2s 2d, inferior Is Bd. Merino lambs, good 2s 7d, average Is Bd, inferior Is 2Ad. Free wool trade offerings totalled 779,1 40 bales, including Australian wool, 90.990 bales, of which 97.39 per cent, was cleared; New Zealand wool 35,057 bales, 04.57 per cent cleared: Gape wool .1508 bales, 7S.il per cent cleared; South American wool 90,071 bales, 99.40 per rent cleared. The merino market was buoyant. We consider the. maintenance of prices for medium and low crossbred doubtful unless sellers show a united front.' 1

FEILDiNG SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd , report: At sale, held on 1 GMi Inst., there was a small entry of sheep and good yarding or cattle comprising chielly dairy heifers and rows. Good dairy sorts were in good demand. Sheep were on a par with last sale. We qnole: Sheep, Cal owes to Ids Sd, fat wethers I Is fid. fat hoggels 8s 7d lo fis dd, mixed hoggets (Is (id lo 7s (id. springing da.iry £8 los In £l'.), springing' Imifers £7 lo £2.'!, Cat heifers £2 2s (id to £ i 1.75, fat cows £.'! 12s (id lo £ i 10s. forward steers In 177. yearling heifers £•'! 10s to £.7. store cows I is In ISs (id, Jersey hulls £6 .1 .75, E.ll. hulls 27s In 70s, SALK ( iK I )Ain 7' STUCK. . Messrs Ahraham and Williams. Lid., report having held a very satisfaelory sale of choice dairy stork on account Mr 11. M. Philions, at Die Palmerston North yards on Hie 15th insl. The cows and heifers were a well selected lot of Jerseys, llolsteins, and Shorthorns. Keen demand was shown for yood sorts of each hreed. We (piole: Jerseys, cows in milk £l2 lo £.‘lo, Kpririfdnfr cows £lO Ids lo £.'!•'!, heifers in milk £'J to £27. springirr-r heifers (Jersey cross) £ls to £2.‘i IDs. Hnl ■ slein springing Imil'ers £l2 Ids In £ I i 10s, S.H. springing heifers £ll lo £ls.