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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1643, 9 January 1913, Page 5

.satisfiotory prices. . NotwiUistaadlne tho oroD :tn the market, a. very satisfactory ; oloaranco was made, and farmers should be well pleased with tho results obtained. • Prices.—Tho range of values to-day was ■ as follows, and wo mako a comparison with the prices ruling at tho December 6 sale;— : Dec. 6,1912. Jan. 8,1913. V . ■ d., d, ; d. -d. '. Merino super Up toll! • .101 tolli Merino ■ Up to 10 91 t-o 10 Halfbred super — Up to 12} ' Half bred medium 101 to 12 101 to lli . Eo'mney super 12 to 13 12 to 123 Crossbred, super llitol2J 11 to 12 Crossbred, medium ... 10J to lli 9i to 103 Crossbrcd, inf. & coarse 9j to 10 Site 9i Lincoln , and Lincoln- . ... cross ;... 91 to 101 8J to 9} Dead - 73t0 83 Upto 81 Pieces 9 to 93 7i to 9} Bellies , 7i to 83 . 71 to 83 . Stained pes. and locks Mto 6i 51 to 61 Omitchings 61 to 8 61 to .73 Lambs, super . ........... i — .11 to 12* Lambs, , medium — .'9JtoIOJ ■ Tho following,-are tho, highest prices obtatned bvus:—' - ' ; On account 0; A. J( lievett, Kiwltea, Eom:'oey.'ewes 123 d.i Eomnoy hoggets 12d„ piccea 6id„-,b&llio8 8d.;'03 account: of . Jlreers. . Wilson and ; Bo?3. Te Kuitl, AA ewes 12* d„ BB ewes llid.,'CO ewos,lo3d.. pieceß Bid.; bel- .' He® 73d.; on account Messrs. E. ;ir.tl N. Whitmoro,-Linton, . super lambs.. 12id„ A .heggets lid.; on account'AY. \ Meldrum, ilun-tervllle, super lambs,-121d.; on . account H.' V, ; Hammond,- . Wanganui, • . lambs, ,'llld.: on account, A. F. . Conway, Blenheim, halfbred llid., three-quarter-bred -ewes 103 d;; on account -G. 11. Monro, .WaidMialfbrcd . A ewea 12W-, haltbred-B. ewes llld., merino A ewes llid., pieces 9id.; ' on account/ Howard Spdoner, Jlartlnbor- . ough,-A ewes,'l2d.-, on account Mesera. Barton'Broa.,' Mata'ikona,, "Bomnoy.ewes, lid.; 1 on account . Antony . Wall; : ; PJimmerton, . - lambs,''lid;;i'-on- account,-Cotter s.. Estate, Groytown. lambs, lid.; on-account Malison s Estate, . Teilding, ilret .hoggots, lid., lambs 103 d.'; --on -account; J. iMa£on,. Mangawoka, . '■ Xr':. Levin and Co,,' Ltd. - ;. . The total 'offering yestrda'y was 25,514 ■ Bales-our- . catalogue represcaiting 6075 bales." We 'had- many of tho .best clips of the province ' for sale; and; our catalogue attracted considerable .attention from the buyers. ' There, was again a .largo, attendance of buyers, aud ■ competition :coiitinued - keen.', .'Many i.of ; our ,bost, lota, \ve,ro .taken for. America, at' pricesequal .' ! to - the sale. . last. 'December,' '- viz. ' clip from ,-]Featherßton, ; at-131d.-.'and '13d..'and 123 d,' this ' clip topping the -Eales for tha (kiy. Tlio A.'L in dian-ond clip front Marlborough jbroilght :13d. ,and ;12d.; EAWHIT-; AROA from 7 Grcatford, and BKOADLANDB from. iPalmeratmr ; Nprth,, 123d;Teach; -. W. ' M'L. .from iMartiiiborbugh,'l2ld.y'. 12d., , and,' '■ - llld.; .and aUEAN.GANTJI 'from Feathcr--Bton','l2}d.j'l2d,,; and/lid; Many, other clipsreached .in the rcighbourliood of lid., practically oil a par with laat sale, teking' competition f . into' Vconsideration...For' lower grado wool, .fit -only for Bradford,, the fall jnay bo.putat a farthing. Lamba sold well '.. at prices ringihg. up.to. llid. Pieces were .Jd. easier."Altogether;the sale was an; eminently-' satisfactory' one,especially 'in ' vlow ,of .:, aa . .undoubtedly: caster 1 . feolingomong'st /buyers. ' ■ We cleaned tho -bulk" of ~ our offering. , ,v- >■ •' ,- 'Tho;' follo^ving..aro- some additional results to these ouoted above :—NMK/PI/AT SPUR, 11M. and lid. j HINEICUKA, - lid.; . BOWLANDB, llid. and- Id;; KOWHAI, lUd. ' nnd 10d.; MATAHIWI. lid.. lCld ; , and lOid.; «' MANAWA.' 113 d„ lid., 103 d., and 103 d: BUSHGROYE,• Kd. nnd IOJd.: Wli, llid. and . lid.; ' TAS/FAIRFIELD.. llld. and. lid.; HB/WOODLANDB, Hid.; HILLEND, llid.; ' 000, lid.; JB, llld. and 104.; JIIK/WINEGI/AS3, llld.;: MRC. lid.:; HIAMOE, lid.; OW over O, llid.; WELDCONE, llid.; 885, lid.: GSO. 113 d-: PMP, lid. and ' lWd.; G in diamond, llld.; and 11<!.; RATENBWOOD.; llid.; PB/K. . lid.:"BUS* JfOLA, lid. iuid 103 d;; LOUDENBURN, llid.; ■WJN,- lid.'- 1 - ' The followingj3\thc ransQ of prices:''"V'i' ■ To-day's - Dec., 1912. . nrices. 1 , d. d. d d I'Mertnoa 9i to 10i .2 IbJfbreds ;.:.v 11' to! 3! ICI to 13: 8 Superior: crossbreds... 11 .to 131, '.' 11l t0.13.1 :4. Fi:n®;. crossbreils ......' 11 to 13i ':ll to 121 5 Medium crossbreds.;. 10 to lli - to 11. 6-Ooarse; crossbr'ed>3......9 .to.lO / '.v. 9, to 10 - : .1 Inferior crossbreds... , .:i9,.to; i .9J;,-.;;8R,t0,,91. • . B Pieces and : bellie3... Vl to ICJ . ,71 to ,9. 9 Looks ....; • 5 -to: 6 I<l to 10 Lambs,' good - .-7..' ~ ;it toll? ; Jl Lambs, medium ;....;V '.:91t0103 . ■. 12 Lambs, seedy inferior 1 , 7-to 91 • 'Jiono'offering. - , Hurray l .Rohorts-and.Oo. l .Ltd. . Messrs.- Murrayßoberts and". Co. ..-repotLi-rr' ' Out; of. a'total offerins' of some'26,oCo; bales," we catalogued.''47soj . Tho-fcondition ofv.-the". . . • Vrool, ' generally.. speaking,;,.*did^-hot ;,com-: pare favotoaWy'iraili%December.iale'g-v6ffer-ings,'.ajlar^"-pTOporti6n"6fs'tttD^lofS > .r6'how-., , ■ in® cmt' -vcry cotted and.sprinltled.,witli' v ■ ' TitUTVftl ?soed; which discounted 'their. tolling • • the W'd9 \aVUttie •Vheaviei';; itffgrftisothan at last-raor.th'e-E-alc, KtTC: and there, :there were-parcels, co.ually ilsrhtta grease.: s .'.The maijor/portion ,of \thc-;xyool,'. howovor,'(was/not of •.a ;'high'; ordor,-■ consisting mostly, of-fair,-top-making sorts.i ■ • There!;.was : :'.Bu"large''.attendance of.buycTs.. .and competition. ' was.j.spiritcd,'..ahd, -at> ~ VtJimes,-'- ■ sveiry animated, .but" • hardly ; . so." ' - general as,Jlaist..month, ; and,'as there were' very : few. -. Am'orioan--; ; w'ools "ofiering,. - tPe ■ compotltion'i'from', this".'seotion' 'was!. not. . ; keenly felt..' .Prices for, the , best 'wools 'may ; be said to be a, halfpenny to .thiee-farthings . - per lb.,lowcr. .. For the .ordinary wools, : tho - • ( wrntm. "decline 'in'' prices' <may boV'rbughly '; BtatedT,at a farthing to. a- halfpenny, per •• lb. all -round,' whilßvPlcoes,.wero a 1 good halfpenny v lower.' -Lambs' woor was not . forward in amy quantity, and sold freely up to lld..'to ;lljd: '.for good , clean -.lots-' We made a. very good elearanco of our ■ . catalogue,;.selling ;about . 40C0 bales- in tho .'■' i troom, ■ the; lots -withdrawn -being.' mostly' those which carried high reserve's from .. owners..- - ; - , ■ ■ -.-., We quote prices as follow:'— 1- ~ 1 >'■ 'Medium ' ' - ' V, Super.; to good. Inferior. , d. d. . d,: .d. ■ d. d. . Merino ,v 10.to 11- P3to 9} Halfbred — 10 Jto 121 9 tolO Crossbred, fine 11 to lli 10 to ll Oil to 91 Crossbred, mted. U to 111 9 to 103 81 to 9 Orossbred.coarao — 91 to 101 Bto 9 .. Picoes ; ' 8 to 10} -7 to 8 6 to 6} : Bollica 7Jto 9i 6| to 7i sto 6 ; Locks; - - 4to 51 ; .' ' I Lambs.ll to lli 10 to 103 81 to 9 :;' i-. V<' -V : : ■ ' 1 ; ; N.Z. Loan and - Mercantile. - V . The ;Second , Wellington'sales , of,, the.: sea-: . pon .took ; place ;yestorday, catalogues : ; ' tetallin'e about 26,0 M , bales -were; submitted.. The bulk ;;of the; wool'was," as compared with that offered in December, of heavier, condition, and: many lots - carried ; more seed, whilst -medium- and "coarsor - crossbred- were .largoly cottod and shabbier. These facts, of course, had a- cons'derable bearing on prices. There' was a large attendianoo of buyers,'and keen competition . , was-forthcoming from the Bradford "and Continental sections, but the American ele- : ment was not much in evidence. - Finer woola, ag .a oonseijuonce,- were, moro ad- .;. Versely- affected -than coarser sorts. Lambs' 1 • . wool was in keen demand, »nd realised good prices. Ac ■ compared with , figures obtained in-December, wo consider coarse ottd medium wools were id.'to Jd, per' lb. lower, and fine crossbred and halfbred . id. to. Id..per.lb. lower./.;. - , . Somo of our mo : re noteworthy sales'were lis follow j-Halfbred: ■ R. Douglas,; Reef ton. 121 d. |' R:, Ham,-lid.;. J. . W;-N.'- Close, ■ llld., lid.: J. J. Jenkins,- 183 dW. Ward, llld.; J H. 'Peter, lKfd:; ! J. 'W: Scott,', 103d;V Ch£H! Gray,; Marlborough,, Hid. , Three-quarter-bred, R. Ham,-93d.; ,'J. J. Jenkins, laid.' T SS^KW^'-- 0 -'P* 'Lyneli.'-Fackakariki, - lOid.; Bla-okndder Bros., Reef ton, lid.; W. .-'j.. O'Malley, /Ikamatua. 10d.; -Thos Gilford, . Rottgotea. • lOd,;' A.-' Meharry,' Upper Koka,l, tiW,! 10! d:; If; Taylor, "JfarlboroughV lid.- [ ; :F. E. Pickering, Palmorston-North, lOJd.'.to V 1. Ltd. Romney; Mrs. E. R. Hadfleld, Para-'! i. paraumu, ,12d.;;t115d,; R. W. 'Kelson,: Waikanae, 103 d; to ,12d.; -R.-'H.. Nolan, Hawera;. IOJd. Medium crossbred: F. O,- Fauchelifl, Nelson,' 95d,j' John .Cameron-,-Nelson, '9d.; G. Braddlck. Mastorton, 91d;; W. ,G. Water-" aon, Dalefleld.; 93d.; J.; Ludeman; -Palmer-' eton North, lOid;; Didsbury and Howie, Pal- ... merston .NorCh,'9Jd.. t0;93d.; Charles Carr, Feilding, ;91d.;' F.v M.' Reynolds, Masterton, lOd.; George Hlllag, Pn.raparaumu, 10d.; .A. 'Hejorty, • Glebome. 9id. ; to 10»d. ■ D.'i Gardner, Palwuitanui, lOid.: Mrs, Stratford, I . Greytown/, 9)d., ltd... and lid.: 0. J, -Jury,' . -. Greytown, 91d. ;to lOid;; ,W. E..L. Bank's, Foilding,' f .'91d...10id. lQifl; Joseph Ifislop, Woodvillc, 9W.;'Fell Bros., Pcldrui Pniind, 9}d„ 91di., - 101 d. ■■ Coarse crossbred; F, H. Rym-ons, TVvra.Uaki. 9Jd.; T. G. Russell, ITa.wora,--:BJd.: Vcnnell Bros.. Te Wharau, ■ 94d.James Held, Waneanui. 91d.; T. a. Newcombe; Elistnhuna. BJd.; Wm. Jlitciiell, Pnlmerston Xorth. 9H.: ,D.. K. OodsilT. Konepma, 83d., 9id., 9id.; Ja-s. Isles, Rakau.nui, 9d... . As compared with ,last Kvio, the rango of prices is as follows:— - 'D»c„1912,' Jan., 1913. - y .: -. ' -: : " .- (1. . <1. . 11. , .ft. .RaUhred- ■: l n to 121, 1" to 124 Thrco-oua.Tt<>.r-lircd •94t0 Vh . 94 to 10} Super croFebrcd Id tolo toll! Medium .nroasbrcrt "95 to 101 9} to 101 Oo!ir?e andi inferior cross--bred to 9% ,• 8Vt0'9,4 Ple4es and hollies-...... 71 to 9 71to 9 Looks ;.. 6}to 64 . . <'3to 64 Crutchings .......; .'. 61 to 71 .65t0 73 Abraiiam and Williams, Ltd, Messrs. Abraham aad Williams, Ltd., rcport a® follows:—The third of tho season's ' iales wa-s. hel-d yesterday, when total oita-. , logy.os -comDrising nearly 26,000 ■ bales wero offowl. Tho attendance of buyers was very- large,, and ooin-petrtion. keen, esi«cially' from Bradford and Continental : houses. AmerlcaiM were not conspicuous, having had their, limits roduced very conrfderably. Tho market was easier foT wools, suitable 'for America to the extent of a pood 3d. per lb., whilst Bradford, lots were t down by ono . halfpenny per 'lb.' fori tho heavier-conditioned, parcels and ono far'.thing on wools of coual condition as those sold in December sales. -Lambs' wool was ' keenly competed for, and sold equal to Id.

to lid. highcf than Inst year. Piccca and bellies wero easier, but still reaped good prices, mainly owing to local competition. Our catalogue compriEcd nearly 3CCO bales, and comprised a good selection of wools ill the main,.. We had to pas 3 a. fair number of lots, but since the salo wo have Bold a considerable number of lets at passed pricej.. Eomo of our, rales woro as follow:— J8G..11 balos A Romncy,'lo3d.: six bales B," lOJd.j 5 bales crossbrcd, 9Ju,; 7, bales •first pieces, Sid.; 3 bales hollies, 73d.; PYI PUKERA, 16 bales A crossbrcd, IOJd.; 13 bales Jl, 9Jd.; 3 bales bellies, 73d.; JK/A, 8 balos llomnsy, 10d.; 00/ A, 0 boles Romncy, 10d.; triangle over MOIKI, 3 bales, Southdown, lljcl.; variou3,4 boles Southdown, llitl.; M/FERNLEA, 11 bales hoggets, iOJd.; 13 bales ewes, IOJd,; 28 bales crossbred, 9Jd.; 8 bales cots, 91(1.; 4 bales bellies, 8(1.; 7 bales lambs, IOJd.; OEdj/RATJKURA, 6 bales A crossbred, ICid.j 3 bales B crossbred, SJd.■ (7I7WAITA, 16 balca -halfbred, llld.; AJM, 4 bales flno crossbred, 10} d.: 11 bales A crossbred, lflid.; JHQ. 6 balos crossbred, lCd.: BLtJEROOKS, 13 bales crossbred, 93d.; RTJNGAIIIWI, 11 bales A crossbred, )OJd.; 10 bales B crossbred. 9#d.; 3 bales bellies and .pieces.''Bld.;Rß/0, 5 bales A Rorarioy," 10d.: 4 balos B Jtomney, 93d.; 5 bales crossbred, Md;;-3'bales'lambs, 93d.; various, i 6 hales -lambs, lid. j .various,-3 bales lambs, 103 d; V - ■ ■ |': James.Macintosh andtCo. ■'. ... 'Messrs. "James ' Macintosh' and Company report:—The second tales of the series was hold here, in ».the Town Hall yesterday, when a total offering of about 26,000 bales ..wag submitted by all brokors. There was a very large attendance of buyers, and bidding Wai keen throughout the sale. Prices for wools. suitable for America showed a 'drop oJ about Id. to 3d. per lb. Other fleece wools wero down from about Jd. to id. per lb. .... :. Tho following v,-ill, give an .Indication of the prices -realised:—Super crossbred, 1 lid. to ,121d.;."medium-'crossbred, 103 d, to. 103 d.; coarse crossbred, 9}d. to lOd.: Southdown; lSd.i-first lambs, Hid. ', to llld.: second lambs; 9Jd/to lOJd.j/pieces. 73d. to 83d.: bel-lies,-'7d„ ,73d.; locks aad stained pieces, 5Jd. to 6Jd.:. crutchings,, 6Jd. to Bd.. . .' : Some of the best prices realised by. us wero Jir/OTAHATA, 'medj-ufm ewes." 103 d. to l(Jd;: 'super'-ewes, 121 d.; 'first Jambs.- llid.'; cecond lambs, 10}d.;i.pieces, 83d:'VWU/TATJANUI, fine crossbred, Is.'; medium and coarse,-* 10jd:; Southdown, - Is. •' MATATJIA, ,first lambs, llid.: medium crossbred, Mid. to Mild. K.BROJ).; . <vosabrcd; lCd.; AOII, i medium crossbrcd,. 10id. . . / Farmers'.Co-operative. .- The United 'Formers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., and the Wairarapa Farmers' 00-operative -Association, Ltd.,:-report :— ■Compared with the' December 6ale,.pricc3i of all; descriptions..were 'lower, ; flne crossbred >ld. to lid., -and'coarse 'and inferior crossbred. Id., to 3d. per lb. ' Lambs' wool .sold ,we!l. as did alfo pieces, bellies, and Jocks. 'Yy'c pnoto u.-= follows:—Medium halfbred, 10d. to 'lid,; fine crossbred snd Rom'ijey; lid. to Is. Old.; medium crossbred,-,9Jd: to. lOJd.coaree crossbred. Bid. to'9ld.; inferior and log-stained.. Bd. to BJd.: pieces, 63d. to 73d.; bellies,' 63d.. to BJd. We sold' on, acoount 'of Mr. E. Eglinton. 31' haleS Romney. lUd.; on accnuiit. of Mi. F.. O. Maunsell, 30 balm crossbred, , lOd; : .