LONDON WOOL SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 10

LONDON WOOL SALES.

JULY SEEIES. HIGH PRICES FOR NEW ZEALAND ' .MERINO WOOL At tho London auctions, held on July 13,. a' number, of well-known New Zealand clips were offered; and the fighest pn«^—i.e.; 22Jd.- per lb.—was rwlisod for Hawkdiui scoured merino, this being: tho top prrtjo of the day. i: in; thesa-times of' keon competition only' tho Very best lises can oontmand tUe highest priccs, 'and onlyjjfor tko best-crown 'clips will, such i pnoes ; b«i paid. 1 ' .Rosnlts obtained: aro ' tho' best possible cntorion of the high-class management which obtains on Hawkdnn, .where, as on soTiriany imore of tho best-managed . properties [ throughout New Zealand ..and Australia, j ftuibell's Dips are now in regular use.—Advt--1 , 3771

LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs. Abraham and Williams report:—At' Levin on Friday we held our annual cattle fair, find" we have to report a most successful Bale. We yarded 650 head of. cattle. of various descriptions, most of class. 'All " sorts sold well at auction, and, with -tho-exception: of two or threo pens of rough stull, the whole of the yarding was quitted at satisfactory prices. Wo also yarded over 2000 sheep, and overy pen was sold at.priccs in advanco of late rates. We quote:—Fat ewes, 16s. to .16s. Bd.; forward ewes, 13s. 2d,.;'to 13s. 3d.: store ewes. 10s; ; sd.j- fat wethers, 19s. lid.: fat Bhorn wethers, 13s. Id.; fat shorn ewes, lis.. 10d.; hoggets, ■'125..'8 d. to 12s. lid.'to 14s. to 14s.j 6d.; owe hoggets, 155.; 2d.: cull'hoggets, 7s. 6d.;-. store wpthers,'l2s., 6d. ■to 15s. 2d.j ewes and lambs, 80 per. cent.' rough, 145.: fat bullocks, £110s. to £7 125..6d.,t0 £7 175.: fat cows, £4 6s. to £5 to £6 forward'billlocks, £6 .155.. to £7: 3-year steers,. £5 14s.'-, 24year to 3ryear steers. £4 135.; 18-inonths to 2-year steers, £3 Is. to £3 10s. Ed. to £3 135., 6d.; ISmonths steers, £2 19s. to.£3 ,Bs:',6d.; yearling steers, 355. .to. 385.. to £2 25.;. fat; and;; forward cows, £3 17s. 6d. .to £4'to £4'125.;-forward co\rs, £3 2s. to £3 125.: springing heifers, £4 10s. to £5 2s. 6d.; IS: to 13-months heifers, £2, £2 65., £2 12s. 6d., £2 17s. ;6d„ £3, £3. 35., £3 55.: 2-year empty heifers (Jersey),' £3 10s.; cows and calves, £2 ss. to £3: store cows, 30a. to* £2 2s. 6d.; Holstein bull; £5; shorthorn bull, £3 10s.: others; 30s. to £2 IDs. ; ' ' /Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.,i report on their monthly sale at Fongaroa on Friday last, as follows:—We had a fair yarding, of sheep and a: good'yarding of-cattlo.and practically all'the stock was raid tinder the hammer at satisfactory prices. ■ We quote:—F.m, ewes and lambs. 145.; dry ewes,. 10s. 'lid.; forward : bullocks, £5:10s. 6d.; 3-year steers, £4 ,14s. 6d.; 2-year steers, £3 18s. to £4 Is.; yearling steers, £2 6s. 6<L; fat cows, £4 Is. to £4 10s;; forward Btore cows, £2 15s. to'£3 55.; cows and calves, £2 155.; springing dairy cows, £4 to £5 155.; springing heifers. £3 3s. 6d. to £5; empty 2-year heifers,' £2 13s.;' yearling heifers, 325.; bulls, £2 Is. to £3 ss.