CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 10

CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

good-Catalogue'anp : !peices.' , ! (By., iclej:rap,li-Prcss ; -.Asßo , cJ.at.lop.) ''! ■ : -' : •;■ ■'■■■'.■.■■v-'Ohrlstchui'iih;'November 18. The first wool snlo' of this-'scasdh'B series waß held to-day,,.i when over "7CCO bahr were catalogued. ■-. The-offering was a: miictt!larger ono than ■!was,the caso at.;an-opening'sale in any previoua year", as the.favourable "season' and the prospect of-;good prices induced a;number of .woolgrowcrs to .Bhoar earlier, than'usual. Thewool opened,, up in.;: thz- various, stores' , -' in: exceptionally 'gdod\':condition. •' .The winter -having. :been■•flnof'-there was l .an , even growth w the .came-early,,"and, there 1 being a emaKer area-: of latd turnip paddocks, there was 'little - dust- for- the .spring . winds" !.to". raise, and lodge : 'in. the "fleeces.. Consequently, the wool .was 'both' bright, and \ clean,-'. Anbthor" point in ■buyers.'...'favour was that .tho -wool-.-was. fairly light in grease, .and. the' cool moist 1 weather in the spring had -'checked. any rise in yolk. .Fifty..■buyor"a',at!ohded,- -.thow representing all sections, of the; trade—Homo, .Continental. American, and local—arid;; there was koen competition forvall'talns'sesv-pf■■'wool." As-usual tnoro was : '.litllo'merino. 1 offered, at- the flret sale, but there .werpEome excellent clius of•nalfbreds and fino crossbreds. ; Though there'wao brisk'"bidding all ..through;'-'the;:bulk -of wool was taken bv , throj", buyers,/the"'hest. wools -being bought brincipal'y., for,' America, y.'; Top■'.'. prices '■■ showed an .{idyanco.'of 2d.'in the case of "jnerinos,*antt 4d. In - the.-, case, of "all. other. -.doscriotionß of-wools, aa'-comparod, with ,tho .-oppn!n<r solo of last 'year; -but',.' If..the better po-ditipn of wool is .'taken, into .consideration,, the' advance in -values ;is'- "not,- so'-'largo ■;' us figUTes - -indicate;.-' ■\ At tho Same-, time, , ' prices -'are' cxreedingly • satisfactory to growers, The range, of prices ■ were as follow:— . - ;. ... ■ .-.- :. ■ -.... -, . V ■ ' Merinos, lljd.- to • 12' d.; suner hft'.fbreds, 13d. to 15d.; medium, 10W. to 12Jd.; inferior, 83d. to lCd;; suner Corricdalo, 12Jd. to 13Jd.:. medium, .lWd. to 12d.; Rnper threo-ounrterbred. 12d. to Kd.: medium, 9Jd. to IOJd.: inferior. 7Jd. to 9d.; piiner crossbred, 12d. to 133 d.; medium, ■ 9»ff. to I1»d.; inferior, 6d. to 9d.; lor.? wool,' Old. to 12d.; BUDer,.dowh..}2d. to 13d.; inferior to good, BJd.:- to lid.; halfbred■ .p(«ci\< 6jd; to :93d.; cross-brcd',.pleces::sd;-tn' Bid.'; bellies,- SJd; , to 9d.: locks and'crutc"hings,"'"4dj to 7di : -"S"-'•..•'"; : ;- •-" , • •'•