: ! ; Eeceived Friday, 7 p.m: ' •LONLuN, Feb. 6. • The first series of the London wool saies comnienc-ed today with an offering of 15,517 liales of which 15,325 were sold. Tlie catalogue included 5936 bales froni New Zealand and 5644 from Australia. Competition was strong for the fairly good selection offered, espeeially from Bradford and the Continent, with Russia operating selectivelv, which resulted in some fancy prices. Merinos and crossb'reds, compared with the Bradford saies, were: — Scoured Merinos 5 to 10 per cent. higher, greasy Merinos par to 74 per cent., flne erossbred 5 per cent., medium and coarse par to 5 per cent. dearer.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 February 1947, Page 8
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