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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. H. IUTSOX and CO. REPORT ON &YDN3Y WOOL AfARKET. POR our 3alc on October 17th, we offered *- a catalogue of 6063 bales, representative of a wide erea of the State. Notable amongbt the districts represented were Moreo, Barraba, the Upper Hunter, River;na, Lachlan, and central-west. The offerees included a number of attractive, wellcrrown wools of pood quality, also a preoption, particularly from the western and ivcrina districts, carrying more or less burr and dust. There was also a fair showing of comeback and fine crossbred wools, most of which, however, showed burr and dust to some eitent.

YOU GET THE UTMOST SEEVICE BY CONSIGNING YOUR WOOL TO H. MATSON and CO., ADDINGTON. Competition throughout was animated and welt sustained, and the general tone oi the market was distinctly more encouraging than at our previous sale on the 6th instant. France, Japan, Germany, and lorkshire supplied the bulk of the competition, the Japanese section proving- particularly keen operators on average wools and hurry and dusty descriptions. The oulk of the finer wools was secured by iTcnch buyers, while the German section took a bis proportion of brokens and pieces, also burry fleece wools. Yorkshire is buying with more freedom than at the earlier «a!es, and the support from that quarter i« not fully revealed by their purchases alone, as even where their limits are oeaten by their competitors, their bidding )i a very valuable assistance. Good support is available from America on suitable lines and an expansion of purchases ,for that country seems assured as the offerings >:eeome more suitable for its requirements. Just at present, well-grown, stylish merino noola showing freedom from burr, such a» America specialises in, are relatively ij-arce. A welcome feature at our sale was the activity of one of the local mills on fcuperior fleece wools. They purchased the first nine lots of an attractive, well-grown chp from the Hunter Valley at prices ranging from 26d to 29Jd. Tho demand for BKirtings remains as keen as ever, and such oeaenptions are still relatively dearer than fleece wools. Undoubtedly the prices realised for broken*, pieces and other lower descriptions is, to a large extent, respon-•it-Je for tho excellent average per bale which is being realised at the present IT IS NOT A BRASS PLATE ON THE DOOR THAT MAKES A BUSINESS, BUT THE PERSONALITY AND GOOD WORK OF THE OCCUPANT. FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN ALL STOCK TO MATSON'S, ADDINGTON.

Comeback* and fine crossbreds continue to realise remunerative figures, and it is no uncommon occurrence in the case of clips consisting partly of merino and partly of comeback or fins crossbred, for the i•' i ■*? rea,lße P» ce ß equal to, or very little inferior to, those forthcoming for the inenno. This, of course, is partly due to the comparative scarcity of these wools in the Sydney market. (Taken from the "London Times."*) SIGHT IN MODERN TRAFFIC. EYE TESTS FOR DBIVEBB. (To the Editor of "The Times"). . Sir,—l am obliged to you for the examination in vnnr lo«J;„~ __i:.l- • urm. Times of the 21st inet. of my letter appearing in that issue. I concur with y6ur statement that it is an open question whether a person afflicted with an error of refraction would be a Bafer driver than a person of normal vision whose- "reaction t, j? 6 w " abnormally slow. You have added a very important element to the Hint COT I» Will ajliimltHi. • * J • ment on broad lines. I have carried out experimental work on this reaction time, but the processes are too minute and the results too complex to admit of general characterisation within the confines of a letter. If the enquiry you advocate were to materialise, I should suggest that the members appointed to it should include, besides the ophthalmic surgeon with experience of industrial medicine and industrial psychology, an aural surgeon with the like qualifications, a transport official from London Mil? An* fmm o/t«* A _.. •_-• 1 • i . • i centre and one from a county heavily traversed by various motor traffic, and an official representative of the Automobile Association. The conclusions will be far from simple to arrive at. It is most undesirable .._.__™., * UUVCU7 piuvmeu inai uiey are no* threatened with bureaucratic methods nor burdened with further expenditure, a considerable proportion of them in their own interests would welcome the results of such an enquiry. t 1 ** A one more paragraph? When I stated that the vast majority of road accidents were primarily due to. defective eyesight on the part of the pedestrian or tbo driver, you commented that no evidence was given in support of this conclusion. It is true that all evidence on the matter w lamentably lacking. I myself have made tests which have almost invariably borne out my assertion, but I admit that individual tests form infinitesimal evidence: I was further actuated to make the assertion ?>v the fact that the accidents in which the London General Omnibus Company's omnihuses are involved are fewer in proportion ' than those of any other motor vehicles. >ow the drivers of these omnibuses undergo ss rigorous eye-testing as ths enginedrivers or manners you refer to. Still ■' these factors, though not without their weight, do not scientifically amount to conclusive proof, Yours faithfully, . n u • i L - SMITH CLARK. 5 Devonshire-place, W.l, Sept. 22nd.

Rare Threepence Per Lb. ENGLISH IMPORTED RAPE SEED RAPE RAPE Also— TURNIP, MANGOLD. AND KALE SEEDS SEED SEED Just Arrived. OHOW MOELLIER, ■**■ mination tests. We will sell any quantity. Prompt delivery. ORDER NOW., as we have only limited supplies. H. MATSON and 00., Seedsmen.

KEEP YOUR BHEEP HEALTHY BT USING SALTLICK. TER WOOL, LESS DISEASE, MORE PROFIT. Ths Disease and Parasite Resistar. Tour neighbour U6es it—Ask hiia. H. MATSON and CO., Ghristchnrch. TARM AND STATION SUPPLIES. PRICES PUROHABE FROM H. MATSON and CO. H. MATSON and CO. WOOLPACKS WOOLPAOKS • SEAMING TWINE SEAMING TWINE BRANDING MATERIAL. BRANDING MATERIAL. Do not leave the ordering of your requirement* too late. We'have earned the reputation of supplying the best. Write in and I'latd your order at once. H. MATSON and 00., Onristehurch. '* YOU HAVE ANY SHEEPSKINS SHEEPSKINS TALLOW, OR TALLOW, OR MATSON MATSON MATSON rF R °REQUIIED ÜBNS ' LIBERAL ADVANCES H. MATSON ud ObciiiHtaMß,