WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1046, 8 February 1911, Page 8

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Thcro was a. good attcudanco of buyers at the wool sales yesterday., but tho biddine. lacked animation. Tile condition of tho wool was hcapy, and tome parcels .were seedy and cot'.ed. Tho • market received very fair support from local buyers, but for foreign buyers many of tho lota were over-valued. / Taking the condition into account prices all round were easior, but not unsatisfactory. Tho reports of tho selling brokers appended give very full details of tho tone of the market and trend of priecs;—

ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS, LTD. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—The fourth salo of the series was held yesterday, when tho olfcringa coinprised about 12,800 bales, of which wo catalogued 1955 hales. Bidding at tho outset was very dull, but improved as tho sale proceeded. Considering tho sale was held on a. falling market and tho wool generally in heavy condition, a satisfactory, clearance was made. Prices for bright frco wook were up to last sale's quotations, but faulty, lieavy-conditioncd parcels showed a decline of about halfpenny iior lb. Lambs' wool was in fair demand at about last sale's range of prices, especially bright clean wool. Tho lower quality, wools, viz., pieces, bellies, etc.. also sold on a par with those ruling a month ago. Sdmo of our tales were as follow:— SRL, 5 bales Southdown, 10id.: JCK, 3 bales Romney cv.-cs, 101 d.: 3 bales sccond Komney, 9d,; 4 bales bellies and jucccs, 6d.: M/Brockchurst, 3 bales Roroney, lOld.; 4 bales crossbred, 8ld.;. It6/Rakana, 26 bales crossbred, 81d.; 5 bales lambs', Eid.: HHP, 7 bales Romney, 9d.j AT;Lyiiwoad, 9 bales Bonniey; 9d.; 4 bales Lincoln, Bd.; 3 bales lambs', BJd.; DA/M, 17 bales crosshred, BJd.; 5 bales lambs', 9d.: 3 bales bellies. 6}d.s AF,'llaiiliiira, 6 bales crossbred. 9d.; 3 bales bellies and pieces, 63d.; Rnnnymcde; 3 bales Komney, 93d.: J/Tablclands, 11 bales erossbrcd, BJd.; 4 bales cots, Bd.; X/JOE, 22 bales crossbred, SJd.: 6 bales stained, 7d.: TOKIAWA, 22 bales coarso crossbred, £d.; SM,'25 bales crossbred, Ed.; "VVcsti'lirt,-. 9 bales'lambs', 9Jd.: AItIVORE. ■3 bales lambs'. 91d.; Curve/Ed, 22 bales rro'sbrcd. Sd.: FCK, 9 bales crossbred, 7'd.; Otimai, 18' bales crossbred, 7Jd.; 4L conj., 13 bales crossbred, EM.; TV/S, 7 bales TJd.; St. Klda, 4 bales fine erossbrcd, BJd.; 3 balos crossbred, SJd.; 5 bales crossbred. 7Jd.: Curve'PN, 4 bales crossbred, 7id.; PT'Utiku. 5 bales crofsbred, 6?d.; W4 (reversed), 3 bales crossbred, 71d.: FA. 12 bale? crossbred, 7»d.; IST, 5 bales crossbred, 7d. ...

LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY.' Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcncy reports:-Our catalogue comprised about 24C0 bales, nnd included some very nico clips of merino aud halfbrcd from Marlborough, nnd Romneys from Manawatu and Itangltlljei. also erossbreds from tho Wairarapa Uistrift. As Is usual at this time of tho year the offerings comprised a large proportion of wools from tho bush districts. Also many lato shorn clips with more or less hutuwai adhering to tho wool. ; I'iccos, bellies, and locks showed an improvement in 1 values to tho oxtcnt of id. to >jl per lb., taking quality into account. Tho .bidding wa3 spirited, but prices" somewhat irregular. In t:cnio exceptional cases Id. per lb. more was forthcoming for some January passed lots, but on tbo whole thcro was. a decline of probably Id. to id. per lb. Coarse rough erossbreds appear, to have suffered more than tho finer' sorts, which occasionally wero .id. to Jd. dearer.than January. •

i Bomo of our laics .were as-follow:—Awa-pirlpiri, medium crossbred from .Kant Ciost. -7id.. to' Bid., lariibs 73d.; J[. McF., Mariborough. merino Bid., lialfbrcti SJci.; Glcnside: crossbred from Ronsomai SJd.; Upton Fells, from Awatere, Marlharotisiij merino passed 9d. to 9>d., merino fold 83d., innrlao picccs 7d., halthred passed 9d., to 9Jd., thrce-quartcr-hrcd sold 9d., crosibrcd 'told Bd. to 3d., -pieces 61d.. locks 4Jd.: Glcndower, from Carterton. 'lino crossbred s}d., medium crossbred ?d.,■ bellies, and ■pieces 45d.; \7oodside, from • Grey town, flno crossbred IOJd , medium crossbred 8?d:, matted crossbred Bd.; picccs 6Jd.. bellies 5d.; SF.C/W. from FeilcUnc, medium cro?sbrel BM. to 91d.; T. from llarlboroush, halfbrcd- ewen 9*d . three-quarter-bred 9d., crossbred and Uirce-quarter-bred 6d., picces and bellies 7jd;; HW/TH, Romney from To Iloro 95(1., picccs 6Sd.: TR. .crossbred wcthera ant! ewes Ed.; Landswoid, lamhs from Palmcrston North Bd.i KO, half bred from Cross Creek, CJd.: TF/Tf. larahs from PalmcrstoTt'North, 9Jd.; TAT, lambs, from Porirua, 9}d .

As compared with January sale, prices are as follow (January pricon beintr given in lvirenthores):—Medium halfbred (lOrt. to lt'.td.l. none offered: inferior halfbrcd (9d. to 9'd.), 9d. to 91d.; medium crossbred (BM, to led.). Bd. to 92d ; inferior crossbred (63d. to 7Jd.\ 6!d. to 7'd.;' pieces nnd bellies <sld. to 7i<U. s>d. to 7M.:. locks (3>d. to 'td.), 33d. to 4}3.: lambs, siiper (9»d. to Bid. to 93d.; lambs, inferior (6d. to Bd.), 5Jd. to 7>d.

LEVIN AND CO. Messrs. Lovin and Co., Ltd., report:— At tho fourth sale'of tlio season, held today. wo oli'ered 1225 bales out of. a total offering of 12,7C0 ■ bales. • The entry of wools was good, and much better thantho usual quality available at this perjod of ; tho reason. Tlio condition,. however,; was heavier, and many: lines carried seed, and in comparing prices of'clips sold now with tho 'January sale allowance must, bo . mado for this.. After allowing'for condition, prices' generally for crossbreds wero oho halfpenny to 'a farthing easier. Pieces wero down a halfpenny. Locks fell a halfpenuy to threefartbings. Lambs' wool .was somewhat' disappointug. Still, good light, bright parcels realised as much as' 93d.. : but tho bulk -of tho offering realised in tlio -neighbourhood 'of Bd. 'We sold BO per cent. of . our catalogue under tho - hammer,- and; taking all' -circumstances into consideration, at satisfactory prices to tlio grower. '. TUo following is the of prices, with those for January 3- m parentheses:—Merinos (9Jd. to lid.), none offering: halfbrcds (lOjd. to H'd.), none offering; superior fino -crossbreds (10Jd.- to lid.)/91d.-to -lDd.: fine crosslireds (9Jd. to 10} d.), 9d. to 9Jd.: medium crosshrcds (9d. tQ lCd.), BJd. to 9d.; coarso crossbreds (Bd. to 3d.). 71d. to 81d.; inferior crossbreds (7d. to Bd.i, 53d. to 71d.; pieces and bellies, crossbred (sd. to 7d.), sd.to 7d.; locks (3d. to <(ri.). 2*ri. to 3Jd.; lambs' wool, superior (9d.' to 10id.), 9d. to 93d.; lambs' wool, medium (Bd. to 9d)., 72rt. to BJd.; lmnbs' wool, inferior (7id. to 6(1.), 6Jd., to 73d. Tho following arc some of the results:— Waimanui, Old. to 7Jd.: Titoki,'9d.; Kowhai, 9d.; Ngaio, Bd.; £}d.; Taurata; 9d„ BJd„ Bid.. Ed.; Avondalc, B!d., 81d„ 73d.; R.J.AV.. Bid„ 9d„ 7id., 7jd.; Hinalti. 9ii., 83d.. CO (reversed), Bd., 71d.; Bavenswood. 9Jd„ 9\d., Sid.; T.A.S./Fairfield, lCd.; iambs' wool, Jf.E.L., BJd.; Tawera. Sid.: Club. 83d.; Kavcnswoad, 93d.; Fairfield, 9Jd.; Hinaki, Bd.; CO (revcrfed), Sd.: Loudmbnrn. 91d.; J.B. over C., 9,' d.; Pakoke, 9id.. JICEKAT, HOBEKTS, AXD CO., LTD. , Messrs. Murray, liobcrts, and Co'.' report:—Our catalogue comprised 2150 bales. '£he major proportion of tho catalogues consisted of seeds-, heavy-conditioned, and log-stained coarso to medium crossbred wool, and for this class of wool, although competition was keen, prices must bo Quoted at a farthing lower than tho previous sales of January 3. Good light-con-ditioncd wools, on tho other hand, mot with a keen inquiry at about par. Thpro was a fair amount of lambs' wool catalogued, but neither in condition nor quality wero tlieso to bo compared with hst February sale, when tho display of lambs' wool was a marked feature. As a whole, tho lambs' wool shown was'of dull appearance, and lacked ' lustre, although hero and thcro n. bright attractive parcel wa3 seen. Prices ■ for lambs', as compared with lar.t year's February sale, wero considerably lower, aud may be quoted at about a, farthing below last month's rates.- Picccs and locks made relatively tho'6amo priccs' as ■ List sale. Wo sold tho bulk of our catalogue, and have further sales pending. Wc quoto uriccs ruliug as follows:— Halfbrcd, medium to good. 9Jd. to 10Jd.; inferior and seedy, 7sd. to BJd.; fine crosa* bred, medium to pood, 9d. to IOJd.; inferior and seedy. 7Jd. to Sjd.; medium crossbred, medium 1o good Bd. to 9jd.. inferior and seedy 7id. to ijd.; coarso ctos'brcd, medium to good 73d. to BJd.. inferior and seedy 6Jd. to 7-d.: pieces, medium to good Sid. to 7d., inferior and seedy <d. to «d.; locks, etc.. medium to good 3id. to 4id., inferior and seedy 3d. to, Jld.: Ic.mbs'. superior -91d. to 10Jd„ medium to good Bd. to 9d„ uiferior and seedy sd. to 7id.

I!\ITED.' FARMERS' AND. WAIIi AKAPA FARMERS'. The United Farmers' and Wajrarapa f-irmers' report :-Prices - compared with previous "to. held on January 3 wero lower for heavy-eenditioned -and rtabby by * id. per lb. Lambs wool was teregular, and prlecs fully, }d. lower. Snncvior crossbred. of winch there was off a small offering. was ou a -par with ,-1,, <Vt< nuota as follows:— Superior ilouiney. 9d. to Mid.; fine crossbred 9Jd. to IOJd.; medium crpwbred. .Bd. PV- heavy-conditioned and inferior rrossbred. «d". lb 7M.-. lambs' wool'(«ipe. dor) 83(1. to Sd.: lambs wool (medium), »n aid • lambs wool (seedy and. fii. ferior" Sid.' to 6d.,- belies and pieces, sd. to 7d.: locks, Hd. In aid.