AUCKLAND WOOL SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1334, 11 January 1912, Page 8

AUCKLAND WOOL SALES.

(By Telegraph-l'rcss Association.) Auckland, .Inntiary 10. A Rcnernl advance, in nricas was t!ie iiot«l>l« feature of the second wool tale, ot tin: season, which was held to-d:iy. Compared with tlv values obtained at the opening sale of the season, the prices paid were higher by Jd. to Id. per 11). A total of 6672 bales was submitted, mid the bench of buyers was fully representative of British, American, Continental, and local firms. Couipi'titinu was spirited. A large proportion of the wool offered was not attractive, and the lack of attention to clawing and skirting was very noticeahb.. ihe ranree of prices, compared with the previous tale, vtos as follows:—Fine halfbred and merino, 10d. to lid. (previous sale. Si. to 10id.): line- iTcsH.reds. 10rf. to li;,d. (9d. to !0Ji!.); Shropshire, and Hornney, Bid. to 10} d. (BJd. to 9Jd.): medium crossbred, 73d. to IOJd. (7*d. to 83d.); Lincoln and ronrse crossbred, 7d. to 73d. (63d. to 7id.): inferior and log-stained. 6Jd. to 7:d. (6}d. to 7d.); lamb, uoue offering (7Jd. NAPIER WOOL CATALOGUE. III? ToleKraeh.—Press Association.! Naplor, January 10. The catalogue for the second wool sals of tho season, to be held next Tuesday, will comprise about 20,300 balce, some 4C<)O morfi than for the corresponding sale last year. The wool is opening out in excellent condition, and prices are expected to fully maintain the November level. Buyers will include Eix representative* of French houses.