WOOL A SHADE DEARER AT WELLINGTON SALE

Chronicle (Levin), 7 January 1947, Page 8

WOOL A SHADE DEARER AT WELLINGTON SALE

-Press Association

By Telegraph—

\V FL LiN GTON , .) ali. ( o. There was a tull bencn ot (Rivers at tlie second Wellington sale today Avhen a niaximum cataiogue of JUjldtJ b.aies was submitted. ihe oliering consisteu of all new season 's avooI from Wairarapa and ManaAvatu, with a sprinkling of lots from Ihe Kilig Gountry, Nelson and Blenheim. Geneially speaking the wool ojrened up in very good condition. Jt was well gioWn and there Was more sound wooi tinui at this time last Veur, tliough. much of it lacked the bloom cu tlie early November ciips, because ot the unusually Avet spring. The tirst cataiogue this morning was very representative, containing some good clips, a'ttd the sale ktarted olf at a .brisk pace Avith competitioft 'coming from a fairly wide range of buying points. Continental oporafors were again proniinent, and a good denl ot Imying Avas done on behalf of the Home trade and Ameriea, with local milis waiting for pricier stuff. Prices all round were a shade dearei 011 the last sale at Napier. A froini Orgaiiisation representative again kept an eye i»n things, but very little wool was bortght in at. the floor .price. :Up to 283d aauis -paid by a local jnill for a line of. seven Iiales of ewe wool, and for lainbs avooI for Avliieh there was k-;en competition, up to 2(5d was p'aid with . much of tlie lattet bringing a rou nd '23d a nd 24d. Good style's ot fleece wool made up to 20d and ovei without much troulVle.— Bellies made up to 13|(1 and neclts to 1 7-.l.d , Avith (pieees ranging from 10(1 to as mucli aS J'Hk! The tuiction continued at a ii\re]y rate up to the hmcheon hdjournment with competition coming chiefly .fron: Ihe United Kingdom and"' CoVftinentd1 buyers, who competed for some of tlu higher class spinning wools. Yalueieontiiiued very firrn with : iJh-^sings negligi ble. Prior to the fitart of the sale^ the buyers' rfcquest "for an exJensioU of th.e prompt date was granted, the nprlxial 18 days ' -grace being .extended to 32,