WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 663, 13 November 1909, Page 8

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

• . AN- ADVANCE ALL BOUND, : .-•. ■■ Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd.. report as follows:— We held out. first wool sale of the season in tho Concert Boom of.the. Town' Hall yesterday, when :,wo offered a catalogue of 1087 balen but of a total catalogue of 5004 bales, from all brokers. . The whole of .our catalogue was eold under the hammer.-excopt 128; bales. The highest prices , realised by.ua ~ ■■"'*■■"■•' ■■ Five bales half bred' hoseets, J. Dabicl, Blenheim, ~ 113 d....;., . ~ ■ ■■■ ■:■■: '. - •■■■■ ■ Thirty-sir- bales Eomney-Liucoln "-. crossbred" wothcrs.L. H. M'Hardy, Falmerston, North, 12Jdi Eleven bales Eomney-Lincoln crossbred owes L. H. H'Hardy, •' Palrocrston North, 12d. '■.'■ Threo bales crossbred wethers, E..Nite, Porirua,. 12|d. ■. . .'.-■■' . / Six bales crossbred A, K. P. Blair, Otaki, 113 d. ' ■ Four bales supor crossbred, H. T. Hammond.Ohauj -llld.. .. '..- "■ . ■ ■ . Ten bales fine crossbred, H. V. Hammond, Ohau, 10d. •■-.■-. Fire bales Bomncy hoggets, Quintin Donald Fcatheraton, Uld, ■ • ■ .■ • • Two bales' three-nuarterbred hoggets, W. N. Waldin,'"l-ane,; 113 d. •'- s . ■ Five "bales crossbred hoggets, J. P.* Harrieon Eketahuna, Uld. \ Five bales Eomney wethers, Q. M. Carrie. 'Eai ; Iwi, 12d. ■ ■ ' •■■..■•.•■, •■ Two .bales half bred, A. Hcminsr, Blenheim, 12d Elewn bales half bred, E. F. Menlove, Blenheim, 121 d.'.. ■.' ;' .■■'■-.. ■■■■'■ '.' - - Fivo bales greasy halfbred, Christchnrch Meat Co., Picton,, 131 d. ; ••'./■. • ... Eight bales fine , crossbred, Ohristchnrch Meat C 0.,. Picton, 113 d. Two bales Bomney, F. Meenken, Carterton, 113 d. Twenty-two, bales oroßsbred wethers, Piio ; and M'Kenzio, Mostcrton. llld. ■ . . ..;, .. Three bales fine crossbred, B, E. Bannister, Palmerston North, ll»d. . . ';:■".■■■.-■ Three bales Bomncy, B. E. Bannister, PalmurBton North. lUd. . '. • -■ / The total offerine was 1600 bales more than the number offered at the corresponding sale of last year. An increased number of buyers were in attendance, representing England; America, and. the Continent, and'local buyerfl \were also present. ■ Competition was very 'animated throughout the sale. The wool was of a much better duality than that offered at the corresponding sale of last year, it being, with, a few exceptions, very bright and light in grease Prices showed oven a better improvement than those anticipated by brokors, this being due mainly to the keep competition of the buyers for the American market. As compared with tho • corresponding sale of last year, • prices showed a considerable lncreaso of from 2d to 4d.; per lb. . .

Messrs." Levin and Co., Ltd., report:—The first sale of the season wae hold yesterday at the Town Hall,-when .3000 bales wore offered by the Associated Brokers. ..There waa a large attendance of .buyers, representing: English,' European American and New Zealand operators. The wool ottered showed an increase' OM6GO: bales. on the first n sale oflaet year,: Wα presented a catalogue of 680. bales, and tlie whole catalogue was'a creditable representation of .tho new season's clip. ■ The wobl an ; the • whole was'bright well grown, light in condition, and, many, lines were well got up, showing that some growers are taking more care to market their clips in an attractive condition; but on the other hand we regret to notice: several clips poorly classed and unslurted, with bellies remaining, which missed the American demand arid suffered materially in consequence. Bidding;was oitremely animated, and prices throughout were on a pery high scale, and wo cleared nearly ovory line on our catalogue at flgnres which must please the ven<J°™. we topped the market with two linos of halfbreds at 13Jd.. ana sold many parcels at from lid. to 13d. Aβ compared with the prices realised-last November there was a marked advance all round, reaching as much as-iid. to sd. in the ; best lots suitable for America. l ! The December sale laet year, however, was tine which first felt the offects-of the improvement in the , wool market and set tho standard for the seaspn, and prices" to-day were 2jd. better for superior crossbrcdß and ltd. to 2d. for medium and "SJ SO V ]T hel ? «>P>Pajed with December last. Tho following is:the range of prices !r -. < '„ ". ' "■ Nov;,lMß. To-dav f^sa:!'!! , "! 6. Inferior crossbreds ... 4Jd to 6d 7d K oi

Paraha, 12d. ; Olub, fine (105d.),{3d.; coarse (7dX *& c^!5 red a (1»W.), lljd.; Riverside, ■SouthJj™'*; Star over NZ,I2d.;WH, 91d. and ,& 7 < < k J mo '? no ' '14; Pahflat,'l2}d.; Mahalii, koto, IZld. and lo}d. ; NBB (7}d.), 83d.: PAW over k°j W.5 8, ejOMbred.-'Ud.; Urightwatcr, halfbred, 13Jd.r JO over Taliarau, IOJd.; AMO, 13Jd. J^iT" , ■ A sS ha i n and Williams, UA... report "'' aa followa:-Tho first of tko 1909-10 eoriee of wool sales was hold yesterday. Wool-buying houses at S^^ ,0 " 1 ?' and Continent were weU represented, and a spirited sale resulted. > There was strong competition for all lines offered. Especially was this so for wool suitable for America These ;woolfl wo estimate sold at quite W. per lb. above rates ruling at this time last year, and[-ordinary medium qualities-at about ■2id. per lb..higher. Bellies and pieces met.with strong, competition. The total offering by all .broilers was nearly 3MO bales, which is dbublo the quantity,offered at.the.first ealc laet year. Generally,,the,wool opened up in splendid con- v dition, carrying very little grease, and being well grown.. Our best sale was for seven bales ?{,™° crossbred, Opawo over OE, which realieod of our Bales were as follow:— ■' :,HHH .over K 11 bales, One- crossbred;.: lljd.; losstamcd, Bd.; bellies, and .pieces, 6}d; ■. ,■■ ,HJAB, 5 bales, medium, crosebrcdvllld.; 14 bales, boggeta, 93d. .:■. -.:,.-..■■ ■■■~.:..■■■■".■■.-. ■■:.. YV, 15 bales, Eoniiiey, llid.''-'"- ''"■'' ' : '' fi ■".■-■ : ■■'.'. ■"'■' . FHB conjoined in diamond, 6 bales,''fine-.'cross-'bred, lljd. -,'■" - ■ ■ ■ k .■■■■■.. " '■■■>;.■■■■■ ■ ■' . ™B, .9 bales, medmm crossbred;, ICid; ' ," ; _KJO over KAEA, 5 bales, medium crossbred, Sau., , ■' .:;.■'.■ ' .■■ , ■- ■■ .;: .■'■ ■; . . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 9£ m ,F a , ny report i-tOot catalogue totalled about 450 bales. , Tho clip was well grown and fairly sound,, considering tho excessively wet weather experienced during: the latter part of the winter. Bidding' was spirited and showed an advance ol 25 to 35 per cent, on opening rates of last season, and some' excellent prices were obtained, amongst the. most notable being:— KJE/Oheltenham, Eomney rams, UJd. > : , PME, medium, crossbred, 9d. to 9Jd... ' ■ ■ Poutatau, Buper crossbred, tyd. . ' . Eehu, coarse -crossbred, 7Jd. ■ '. ■ ":' .',.. Grecnbank, Komney hogget, 101 d. " : WK, medium crossbred, 7Jd. to lfijd. Awapiripiri, oroasbred hoggets, Bd. to 10d.-:" -..'ilT/T, super crossbred, Uld. ' ■ > :" ■ , FK/OTAEI, fine crossbred. Bid. to lid.' , . ' :-TN, coarse orossbred, Bid. - • ". Okiwi, medium crossbred, 73d. to IOJd. : . IK, medium crossbred, IOJd. ' •. ■ . .Ohancet, halfbred, IOJd. to Hid; , '■■■'.- < ■TO/E, fine crossbred, lljd. ~ . CD/P, super crossbred, 12Jd. - Our, range of prices compared with previous sales is as follows-.— . ■ .: . • . Nov., 1908. Feb., 1909.' Nov., 1909. >"■-.■ d. d. d. d. d. d. Halfbred. -...-.....;....... 7 to 8 7toBJ . 105 to 11J Domis .:.!....'.........:..-■ 6J to 7 ■ .- , 103 Super crossbred ...: 63 to 73 — . ll'.to 12) Medium crossbred ... 53 to 6i 61 to 81 84 to 103 Inferior ■ and strong , : ■ ■.. .■■ crossbred .;...'.... 4J to 5J 4. to 6 Vto B -Loclce, bellies, and ■ . piecea' '21to 4 11 tci 51 33 to . % Crotchings ; U to 3J - 4 to 51

. The report of tho Wairarapa Fanners' Cooperative Association, Ltd., and United Fanners' 00-operativo Association, Dtd., -ie as follows:— Contrary to laat November the offerings Bhowed a large proportion of light condition, bright,' showy : parcels, and for thoso ■ thero was keen competition, most of the lots being quitted at auction at very satisfactory prices. Ordinary crossbred wool was fully .IJd. to 13d. per lb. higher than at last November sale. Pieces, bellies/etc., wore strongly bid for at prices up to 2d. per lb. above those bid for at the corresponding sale last year, and prices generally were fully equal' to last London sales .quotations. We sola everything' offered in onr catalogue. Prices current to-day wero as ;follow:—Halfbred, clean light, lid. to 12Sd.per lb.; medium, .lOd. to 103 d.; wasty .and inferior,: Bid. to, 9Jd.; crossbred and Eomney, bright lustrous, lOd. to Iβ.;' crossbred and Eomney,' fair' condition, Bid. to 93d.; crossbred; coarse,' clean, BJd. to 9d.; crossbred, fair condition, 71d. to 73d.; pieces, eootS, 6jd.> to 7Jd.; pieces, medium and-. wasty, AfA, to S}d.; locks, 3d. to 4d. ~. . . • ..- ~ . .. ...

: ■'••■ .■■■'"' Nov., 1908. , Not.;1909. ■■'..■■.' ■ _/• d. d. i i. , & Greasy halfbrad 7 to 8 12 tolll Buper crossbred _....... 63 to 8 ■ 11J to 12} Medium crossbred ..;;....; S3 to 6i , ■ »to 104 Inferior crossbred 5 to 5} 63 to 8 Bellies'aid.,pieces _ 3 to41 5 to 73 Btaincd pieces and locks..'. ijto2i 2 to 5 Vend ;..... -.._ ......i... 3tu43' 7Jto 7J OrutcluflBa „ lJtoSJ 4»t 0 6J