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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. H. MATSON and CO. REPORT OX SYDNEY WOOL MARKET. FOR our sale on October 17th, we offered a catalogue of 5963 bales, representative of a wide area oi the State. Notable amongst the districts represented were Moree, Barraba, tho Upper Hunter, Rivcrina, Laehlan, and central-west. The offerings included a number of attractive, wellgrown wools of good quality, also a proportion, particularly from the western and Riverina districts, carrving more or lees 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 extent. YOU GET THE UTMOST SERVICE BY CONSIGNING YOUR WOOL, TO H. MATSON and CO., ADDINGTON. Competition throughout was animated and well sustained, and the general tono of trie market was distinctly more encouraging than at our previous sale on the 6th instant, France, Japan, Germany, and Yorkshire supplied the bulk of the competition, the Japanese section proving particularly keen operators on average wools and burry and dusty descriptions. Tho bulk of the finer wools was secured Intrench buyers, while the German section took a, big proportion of brokens and pieces also hurry fleece wools. Yorkshire is buying with moro freedom than at the earlier sales and the support from that quarteris not fully revealed by their purchases alone, as even where their limits are beaten by their competitors, their biddin" is a very valuable assistance. Good sup°port is available from America on suitable lines and an expansion of purchases for that country seems assured as tho offerings become more suitable for its requirements. Just at present, well-grown, stylish merino wools showing freedom from burr, such as America specialises in, are relatively scarce. A welcome feature at our sale was the activity of one of the local mills on superior fleece wools. They purchased the first nine lots of an attractive, well-trrown clip from the Hunter Valley at prices ranging from 26d to 29Jrl. The demand for skirtings remains as keen as ever, and such i descriptions are still relatively dearer than fleece wools Undoubtedly tho prices realised for brokens, pieces and' other lowc- i descriptions is, to a large extent, rcspon"sible for tho excellent average per bale which is being realised at tho 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. Comebacks and fine crossbreds continue I to realise remunerative figures, and it is I no uncommon occurrence in tho case of clips consisting partly of merino and partly of comeback or fine crossbred, for tho ■ latter to realise prices equal to, or very little inferior to, those forthcoming for the merino. This, of course, is partly due to the comparative scarcity of these wools in tho Sydney market. (Taken from the "London Times.")

SIGHT IKT MODERN \TRAFFIC EYE TESTS FOE DEIVEES. (To the Editor of "Tho Times"). . Sl J>~ ! am obliged to you for the examination in your leading article in "The limes" of the 21st inst. of my letter appearing in that issue. I concur with your statement that it is an open question whether a person afflicted with an error of retraction would be a safer driver than a person of normal vision whoso "reaction tin ie'' was abnormally slow. You have added a very important element to the matters you adumbrate as requiring treatment on broad lines. I have carried out experimental work on this reaction time, but tho processos are too minute and tho results too complex to admit of general characterisation within the confines of a letter. If the enquiry you advqoato were to materialise, I should suggest that tho 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., offioial from London and one from some provincial industrial centre and one from a county heavily traversed by various motor traffic, and an official representative of the Automobile Association. The, conclusions will bo far from simple to arrive at. It is most undesirable that motor drivers should be unnecessarily harassed; indeed, provided that they are not 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. Might I add one moro paragraph? When I stated that the vast majority of road accidents were primarily due to defective eyesight on the part of tho pedestrian or tho driver, you commented that no evidence was given in support of Ihis conclusion.' It is true that all evidence on the matter is lamentably lackjng. I myself have made tests which have almost borne out my assertion, but I admit that individual tests form infinitesimal evidonce. ■ I was further actuated to make the assertion by the fact that the accidents in which the London General ■ Omnibus Company's omnibuses aio involved are fewer in proportion than those of any other motor vehicles. Now the drivers of these omnibuses undergo as rigorous eye-testing as the enginedrivers or manners you refer to. Still these factors, though not without their weight, do not scientifically amount to conclusive proof, Yours' faithfully, or, i.- , L- SMITH CLARK. 2 Devonshire-place, W.l, Sept. 22nd.

.Save Threepence Per Lb. ENGLISH IMPORTED RAPE SEED RAPE SEED _ ' RAPE SEED TURNIP, MANGOLD, CHOW AND KALE SEEDS. ' " '' \ S good as one could wish for high gerff- ruination tests. We Tvill sell any q uan . tity. Prompt delivery. ORDER NOW as we have only limited supplies. H. MATSON and CO., Seedsmen. KEEP YOUR SHEEP HEALTHY BY USING SALTLICK. TNCREASED WOOL PRODUCTION BETLESS ? r | EAS E- MORE FROhIT. The Disease and Parasite Rosister. Your neighbour uses it—Ask him H. MATSON and CO., ' Christchurch.

FARM AND STATION SUPPLIES. 'OR HIGHEST QUALITY AND LOWEST -■ PRICES PURCHASE FROM H. MATSON and CO H. MATSON and CO. WOOLPACKS WOOLPACKS SEAMING TWINE SEAMING TWINE BRANDING MATERIAL. BRANDING MATERIAL. Do not leave the ordering of your requirements too late. We have earned the reputation of supplying the best. Write in and place your order at once. H. MATSON and CO., Christchurch. IF YOU HAVE ANY SHEEPSKINS SHEEPSKINS TALLOW. OR TALLOW, OR GIVE THEM TO MATSO N ' S. M.A T S 0 X ■ S. T S Q N .' S. THEY WILL GIVE YOU A FAIR GO. HIGHEST MARKET VALUES PROMPT RETURNS, MBERAL ADVANCES IF REQUIRED.