WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1978, 7 February 1914, Page 8

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

.:■■■ ■ . :■■»■,,. PRICES ADVANCE. SOME GOOO COMPETITION, The -outstanding . feature of tho wool said .held in .the Tswu tiall yesterday was tho eagerness displayed by the large nnn> bcr. 6t,',buyers ; to sews tho staple. The catalogue comprised over 29,000 bales, and the brokers wero busy from 9 o'clock in, tho morning until well on info the evening.'.' Tho; demand was not confined to any.one consuming cent.ro,' for Continental operators were as l ke'e-a as.the representatives from Yorkshire to secure.the wools they, wanted. Tho American,'section : was not so. active, as the American manufacturers lave' still to find out whether they can compete on their own. market with other countries with colonial o-r foreign wools. The sales witnessed an advance on the January rates by a farthing to a halfpenny per lb* and the higher price was obtained,-mainly because the wool was lighter in grease. The reports of tho various brokers are appended:— Dalgety' and Co., Utd. Messrs. Dalgety and Company/ Limited, • Wellington, report as follows:—The third local wool-sale, of the season was held in tho,Town Hall yesterday "before tho largest ;attehdanee of .buyers that We have had/during; this season'. Aiiierican, Bradford, Continental;,' and IS'ew Zealand woollen, mills, and'local buyers were'iuily represented, and there were -new additions yesterday in, : ths' ranks/.'of-the buyers, including' French buyers, eager' to secure' good parcels of. lambs' wool. • Coinpetition .'was good • all' • through. Bradford buyers were to,the front with.high limits, 'and secured a large. proportion of the wool,\rhore especially the , coarser qualifies. ,' Continental. buyers operated treoly, especially tho I ? re4cb buyers, for .lambs' wool, and several ''parcels' were bought, by. American. representatives. '. Offerings: The tofai quantity catalogued'-, by all brokers was 20,601' bales, ■our proportion.being 6333 bales., and for the similar salo last:year tho total'catalogue;.'was 12,400 - bales, 1 -our . proportion bring .3689 bales.', Thjß increase.' in -the offerings is mainly due to the late shorn wool coming, to i'nmd- to time for this sale..-."Condition of wool: This was con* siderably heavier;than that of thfe wool in- the December- and January sales. A great number .'of clips contained a InTgo amount: of .seed owing ..to'the lats shearing. " Our catalogue 'contained some very even lines ,j of lambs' of this being -very bright and in excellent condition. "The whole! of the.catalogue cent toured good representative, qualities, including , coarse -' and : medium crossbred, good merino, and some : exceptionally good lines of Roraney. -. . Market: Since our last Sales on. January 7,-the' London January safe hard fen heldi and-at these sales there was a slight rise in all 'descriptions of. cfos'sbreds. This rise,^however,, was ; anticipated at our wool sale here on January 7,' and we aTe very glad to be able to. report that all growers' then offering in Wellington had the benefit'of it.' - Since then the market has become even, better, and in yesterday's sale there was a firm tone and ft general upward ■ tendency of all descriptions .if about a halfpenny per.lb. The prices ruling are-indocd excellent, and we might say that we hope all our clients who have already shipped-to Lcmdon will be able to do as well as growers wlio offered in the local sales held here yesterday, but it must be remembered tiki there'-will be h'ngo quantities 'of wool available .for London- for the March;" May, arid Julv series especially. ■ As .compared, with; the January sale,'.an advance,was yesterday .established; of-Jd.'-per-lb. on ail'qualities of crossbred owirir to tho small offering of half bred,, iyhio"h was rather inferior, prices- were on a par with last sales.. . Levin and Co. "McssTS. Levin and Co., Ltniitsd, reports—The third sale of the season was held. yesterday, when 23.00Q bales were offered, against 16,000 in February last year. Our catalogue represented 4775 bales. Buyers were again ■ present in full force. For this period of. the year'several nice clips were offering, Vnd generally tho the quality was' well up: to' the mark. We have to report a-rise of a farthing ©:u all lines, whilst medium and coarse wools advanced fi-oni' « halfpenny to threes farthings on January sale rates. Ciood lambs' wool was sought after at last salo values. Inferior and seedy sorts' were slightly .easier. Competition throughout the' sales was very keen. The following is tho range of. prices :— ■i Jan., 19M. "Testorda-v. a. d. d. a. Merino, super *- , ,12} Merino 9J to 10J 9J foil Halfbred, super'.,, 11 to li|/. ' —' Halfbred,:. inledium'.a}.' to 10,J -9J to if Crossbred, super...;-, 10 to 10 i: :lo} to ill} Crossbred,- medturii 9. to 10} BJ to 10} Crossbred, coarse ... 8} to 9J 82 to-10 Crossbred, inferior 7} to »s■s' S .to -9} Crossbred,.pieces and. -\ s 'bellies ..;:.;.;.,;..:.. 5J to :-1\- . 6-}to.B§ Halfbred, bdllies.and pieces i ..:.'6J-to 8$ 6J.f0.8J Locks. ...i '3Jto 5} 4 'to'-SJ Lambs,-good -,*. 10|. to 11} 11 to 12i Lambs,. medium .... 9 /to 10J 91 to 10} Lambs, inferior . N „ 8 ; to 8} . 4f to-" 84 The.following ore sonle of. the results:—. TB RAiS , GIT.UMAU,-163d.;; HIKAKI,'-Ud. aad 10}' d.;- BIRCBGROVE, "10W..-' ■ and. 10d.; I?M|P, 10ld.. and 91(1.; DW/U, 10M. and lOd.; ,TK'KOMIJ.' 10} d.!' and 'lift; HOROA;' IOJd. arid .SJd.j BROAD-L'AiS'DS/.W,'-'lOJd,, i'ifljd., and ' I.o} d.; B/FERNGLEN,- 10J.d.,' • 10id.,. and ■- MM. HINEKTJRA, IOJd-. and 10.Jd.; .W/L, 103. and' 9Jd;; 'LINTO'js.W, • lii'd.'ana ■:&&;;■■ LONDON'-MnEL,"-iOJd; and IOJd.; MAl'" lOd. and--9id.;vMANAWA," .lljd;, lOltl .', and lOi'di; KO,WHAI, I.o} d,; 'TAS/PAi'Ri FIELD,-'njd.,'lid-4 and lOdl; &P'To\*' DOWNS,-MOid. and OH:.; - CLIfTONGROVE,. U}d:; HWB/NGA.RANUI, 'JOd:;' CRB/TAWAHAV n\iv lid... and 10«RAVENSWOOD,. 103d-.- and 10d.; WOOD]+<LNDS,'. WW. • and Ifld.':. EAR, JOM;: WJN.rIOJd. and lOd.i ! PATAiAKUI, 10d s atid'Sld;,-"NMKfFLA'TSBtjR, 1 -105 d. and - -'■ -''. > - -. ' --- -'■-. ■, iambs' wool: BRAMERTON. Hid.:' NMIvTLATSPUR, lid.; HIKAKI, lid. FM/P,i..11{d.; BUSHGEOVE, 10jd,; • TE' KUMU,'.-lUd.' and. iMd. j'TBC-2'fin eitole); 10W.';,WOODI;AND&'; WJd. :'-'FERNGLEN', 10|d. j-HINEKURA, dlW.:' DW^W..' ilf'rf: RAVENSWOOD, lip.; , TAS/FAIR: FIELD,'.Hid. '■• ■-'-•■■-■ -• •■ - - Murray, Roberts, and Co. Messrs'. -Murray, Robert Si. and Col, Ltd.;,report:—For. the third jrf.the present'seison's sales submitted a of 3530' bales o,ut of-a total offoring «f.'about: 30,000 ' bales. ■ Bradford houses were .'ex.'. 'ceptionally keen, and pfkes .tnay be quoted in .the average o&e farthing. to halfpenny per .lb. better than the earlier sales.; Tho wool,'however, although' in many .lots showing Beed and cotts, was lighter in- the grease than the earlier offerings,. and this possibly »ceounted j -'to some extent—for the enhanced prices bid yesterday;. , With, the exception of a few lots,"' which carried' reserved "from owners quite out of proportion to value,.we cleared the bulk of our catalogue under 'the hammer;. . Our top price for Rotonev cfessbreds was ll|d. per lb., for a bright showy lot (AGM), well skirted, and in vsry light, condition, while'lOd. per lb. was obtained for ccarse ; .crossbred, the .top price for lambs being ll|d. far,»'few lots of fairly light-Conditioned Romneys shewing a little trace-'of seed,' scvcrhl parcfils masing' up to. lid. and llJd. Bmky pieces sold at Jd. to id. *per lb. better than last sale, making up to BJd. per .lb., low-grade pieces selling, about at pnf to {&. better than last sale.. The ranso of : prices cur-, rent at the sale is as follows:— .Tan., 191-i. Feb,, 19H,' ■ .-. ■ -<l. d; d. d. Morino, super — 10Jtol2J i Merino, medium to good 9 to 10J 9J to 10? Halfbred, super U to Halfbred, medium 9j to 10ji- 9J to 11 Crossbred, super ... 10 to 10J 10J to 11} Crossbred, medium 9 to IGJ 9$ to 101 Crossbred, coarso ... S to • 9J 8j» .to 10 Crossbred, inferior 7j to 8J to 9} Pieces and bellies, ,v halfbred. 6} to 8| gj to 8j Pieces and bellies, crossbred 5j to 7} 6| to 85 Locks, 3| to 5 ■ i to 5^ Lambs, good to *. superior iOJ to 1U It to 124 Lambs.- medium" ... 9 , to Ml 9J- to 10* Lambs, seedy inferior S to 7} i to SJ Some of our highest sales w'err:—Cro-*-Vjreds,. super, AGM.- KUd. and • il*rl■ - WK/PN, - 103 d.; GUMGROVE, ■ Mid': W/J.T/W. ' lpjd,; . GM.MFFER, WidVYfEPWOETH, 10Jd, GroMbrcd* coar*» [ BTJiIQBOVE. m. 484 lOd.; i£S, y&l

Cfi/TIKABAMOXdA, i\4U PBMc, 9*d. Lambs; lljd.j KE\VA BH-W'A, Hid.; PO/.N'IKAU, 11J<1.; HlWJiIU, ll<i.; LIGAH. lljd.j- W'W/l'i', l«Jd.j DOOU BOYLE, Hid. The following is a comparison of . prices:— Jan. 7,1911..Feb. 6,1914. d. d.<"- d. d. Merino, super — 12i MeTiao Olto.Wi- 9} to 11 HaJfbred, super .... 11 to 11} — Haifbred, medium... Ui to lSj t)!- to 11 Crossbred, super.,.. 10 to l«j Illj to 11J Crossbred, idcditiui 9 tolOi 9* to Mi CroKsbred, coarse... Si to 9j bl to ll* Crossbred, inferior :1\ to -.8J 4) to • 9.J Lambs, b?st 10i to 10i 11 to Hi Lambs, medium ... 9 to 10J 9i to 10j Laiiibs, inferior S to 8J ' Bj to ' Si Crossbred'pieces and '•■•' bellies :......:..... SJ-to 7J ■" Ci to: 8^ Haifbred pieces and •■■.'■ bellies » CI to' Si -Ci to 8J Locks ■...; '3|to '4 to ■■ Sj : The fdlloiring' aro soma of. the best prices realised'oa account of clients w,ho had wool in our catalogue :—I2J, J. F. -Rudd, Blenheim, merino;•■'12d,, D. L. Younger, Jlakino. kmb-s; llfd., Stephen Williamson. Waituna. West,' lambs, '■ J. Dillon Heckine)', Kiwitea, lambs; . IJH., K. Brownlie, Tuiakina,' lambs; H.' A. Lambert, JlaMgriwcka, lambs,. G, Waiknnae, lambs; lljti., H. V, Hammoad, Makirikirild, lambs; Experimental Farm, Wcreroa, Komney crossbred; lid., ..U. : iSpooaer, Martinborough, M..' F. Bealy, Canvastowit, .haifbredj J. Bell, -Ward, haifbred: Craig Bros.,.Wha.ng3eliu, Southdown.lambs; Mrs- Bmitt Bray, Colytctn, lambs; : 10Jd., Cotters' Estate, Greytdwn, lambs; Bradley Bros!,' Taihap*, lambs and super crossbred, Kelsey Bros., Tanej- E.'- F. Blair,. Qtaki, -lambs; H. Spooner, Masterton, ewes; J. Billon Hockiiig, KiwiteaJKomueTi-A. D.. Hatßaway, Martinbprough, lambs; Butcher and Lynch,jWaßsftßui; lambs; Mancktofi and Addingtdn, ■ Otaki, crossbred, N.Z. Laatt arid Mercantile, Tho N.Z. Loaii-aud Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—Tho third, Wellington wool sale took place.yesterday,.-when tho combined brokers' ottered catalogues totalling abaut 21,000. bate,-as ajjamst 15,000 for same sale last joar. .There was a, record.attendance of buyers, representing all sections.of. tho trade,. Competition was partieularly keen- for lambs' wool at froirt IOJd, to 121 d. for best. At tha. latter price up" to time of .writing wo topped;,the..market with a lino of C bales:.irom Messrs. Howard and lnglis, of Greatford.,. Com-' petition was particularly keen on the-part of Bradford buyers, and wo 'estimate tli&t cparise' wools.are up on' January .rates from -a farthing to a half penny per ib., fine, wools about tho. level : of last sales rates, Jambs a 'farthing ,t<j a' halfpenny per lb, dearer. Locks, bellies,'and pieces met.a good.-demand at advanced prices.. Our catalogue of-.2500 bales,included somo. well-juiowh clips from the Wairarspa and West Coast districts, such as l'/T.1.V1-; DALE, LARCH-BANK.- GLEXDOWEIt, MANGA'PAiai, WKSTOB, .IDA, EWK/Tim, EMEEA,LB. GLEN, •• etc. Some of our principal sales were: 23 bale's coarso crossbred, on account W. T. Qain, Hawefa, at Ba,;. 18 bales ctossbred and 3 bales meaiuiii. crossbred, on jwcount E: F. Wilton, Mauriceville, .at B|d,' and 9Jd.;. .19 bales Icoarse' on account :T. S. Newcombe, EketaJiuna, 9-id.; SI bales medium Croisbred, ofl. account Charles Gray, PahaUtanui, 9d.; .-i.2 bales coarSft crossbred, on .acfi6unt A- S. Tonks, Bawera, Bjd.; Y2 bale*Wedium .to. fine' crossbred, on account Percy Bros.,'To Ore Ore, Jl'asterton, 914 to .10Jd.; 113 bale 3. coarse crossbred, on account Eeret Bros..- 3d.', to Did.; 22 bales bellies and' pieces,. on account; Percy . Bros., '■ sfd. to' ■B'd., arid 16 bales'lainW Wobl mi acoouut same'growers,,'at' ?i<l.. to lljdj,.. 9 bales lambs'-w;ool.on. neopunt'.F.,E. 'Pickering, Apiti,' 12d.;,28 bales'Bwinney, on account B. WY Kelson.; Waikafeib,. SjcJ- to. and .4 s bales'.lambs,, at -lijd.;,on account J. Spiriks Langdbh, "Tenui,. 14 bales coarse crossbred, 9Jd.; on account E. .GaskiiiV jSarbri, 19 bales fine crossbred,, 9Jd.; on account Howard and Inglis, G*c*tTerd, 15 bales medinm to fine crossbred, lOi-tl. to lld.j 9 bales cots, 9Jd,; 6 bales tainbs, Yiii.; on account C. J. 'Jury, Carterton, 116.bales medium crossbred, ,83d. teftfd.; 4 bales Soiithdown,.loSd.;;-.10 bales, .lamb's,. 10|d.; S bales crotehings, 8.d.; on accouht S. Strachan, Wajtltna West, 23 bales coarso crossbred,\'B}d. to . 6 bales lambs, 10-Jd.; on aceou-nt-B'Atb:',.Bros.,-Otaki, 71 bales lited.rrt'jn cr'o'ssbredl'DcJ.' tolOJd. s on account 'o.' P; Lynch, Paekaka* rife, 21 bales medium ■ crossbred, SJd. to SJd.j on aeeouiit Chas. Gray, Sounds, 6' bales .'haifbred, lOld.; .5 Sales, coarse cross--brdd, 9d.; on account E: L. Wilton, Linton, 11- balea medium crGSsbrad, J-OJd.i----on atcouht. E;' Shahno.n, Waitunit West, 5. bales lambs, lfljd.j'l'on. 'account Mwonfc'. Bros., A.niti, 51 bales coarso ttossbr'ed,. 9ii.; on account A, J. Macka'y, .Paekaka*' riki, 6 bales lambs; lljd.; ' an" ; nowrantfi, Woodman.Bros., -D'UrriHc Island/23 bate c-oarse crossbred, Otl.j i bales I-amJas, ,93d,; oii account. J. Seilaf,-Lsindo.n, 21 bales coarse cJOfsbred, ffd.'to 95d.; 3 baite.lasibs Tiljd.; on account Jno. Bbyv.Wahgatfeka;, 21 -balos • medium■■ ctossßred, 9d.; on account Wm. Page,' FeiMiriu, 20' bales E-om-nßVi■ 1-Oid..; G bales■,lSn\te. ■> Hid.:.on account J., L. Boweii. ..Waituna- West, 39 bales coarse to medium .crossbred, 9d., to o|d. ■ Wsi sold 5 bales Seuthdowu, on account Tftrious owners, at 11 Jd. Abratiaffl.atld.-Wijliams,. Messrs-. Abraham and Williams,, LtiLj • report.as fo.llows:~At tho third eale held, ihi-sireason. there was aii offering' of .some 20,030 '■ bales.'' Competition, was very keen for'all-lots 'offered,, the -Coritinejit. being especially keen in'their demand for!tho rough and heavy-coiidition - crossbreds, whilst Bradford 'kept 'the' former, buyers • right up'to the.-mark; "'Prices, for. all' coarse-;woals' oln'd '• the -rougher lots' of. mediunl wool ruled at iil to Jd; per lb. advance- on- last sales'' rates, whilst■ the' the-bright, ftue.r'woo-ls-did'lnot'.show any. matefial-advance. - Lamb's, S-00l 'wais in very streng - demand, and for best'lots' ruled up to/lijd. per. lb; - .-..Pieces amibellies were ■ heavier in. condition,' and therefore: did not participate in, the ap- ■ p'recia'tibn of values. Some of out sales were as follow-.—HH cobj.. over OPOBUA, 13 bate, Boremey owes,... 10H.; 11 tales hOggete, IOJd.; 8 bales medium crossbred, 10d.;'6 bales cotteil, 9fcl.'; S bales nieces, IM.; 3 bales.lambs,' 113 d. ESTCGURT,; 39' bales medium; hoggets., and ewes. t'Od;'; Si bales coarsß.crossbred,, ?|d.j, BTG/S, Sl!.bales -coarso crossbred,' 9Jd..; 1 bales cotted, BJd. TW/E, 1 bales Bomney, lQ,\d. PL CO.. 26 bales log-stained,' BJd:;'S'.bales 9{d. bCC/PAPAWAL 5. bales A hoggets, aid.;-11 bales B crossbred;„'93d.i-.4 bales C Crossbred, Sjd.- Mt; HTJIA,- 33- bales

crossbred, 9Jd.j G bales lambs,.lOld. PT/PUKERA, 10 bales A Rsinnev", aid.; 9 baleg Lin .u. 9-Jd.i 9 bales cots, 9d.; 3 bales bellies, 7d.' 11 bales, hoggets, 9Jd.; 19 bales owsis;loii.; 17 bales Lincoln, 9Jd.; 3 bales pieces, 7d., 9 bales lambs 10jd. JOE, 3 bales oMssbrtd, slightly seedy, .9-d. -...NiIUNG,'- 3 bales A croftsbfed, lOd.s 11 "bales B crossbred, 9R; 3 bales cotted, Various brands, 7 bales lambs, Hjd;"i 5 lxiles, Hid.; 7 bales, 9W.; i bales lambs, iOJd.; 12' bales lambs, lOdFarmers' Association. The United Fanners'' Co-operative A-ssoeiation. Ltd., and the Wairarapa Farmers' 00-operatiw Association, Ltd., report as follows:—The thir-d salo of tho season was held iii the Town Hall yesterday, i There <tfns a largo attendance of buyer's and spirited competition. Compared with tlso sale held on January 21, all .heavy crossbreds wefo Jd, to per lb. higher. Medium aijd fee Cfossbrcds about jd. higher. Lamb? wool, fur which there was good competition, was firm atlast' sales prices. Good lines of bellies a.tid pieces vcro'.Jd; to Jd. per lb. higher. •Wo sold the following lines:—JDF crossbred, 9(d.; Xt-crossbred, 9"} d,; Devsn'hurst crossbred, 9Jd.; TTB crossbred, Oid.j BH over O, lambs, Hid. W. and. G,. Tumbull and Co. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbnli and Oon> pany, Ltd., report having held their third wool sale at the Town Hall yesterday, when there was a .total offering' of about 20,609 bales. ' Buyers were present' in large numbers,, and competition was exceeaingly keen'throughout-t'lie sale. Prices in sympathy with cabled reports fronj London showed an advance bf-.}d. to qt Jd. .on coarse »ind• inferior lot's; other, lots showed an advance of "about-Id, Some of our best sales were:—BUTE, 21 bales of crossbred, from l-Od. to.. lOJd; { .tv.BBOS, 6 bales of crossbred, IOJd.; BRIJNfiA/-. MMKS, ' 5 bales lambs, IOJd. Prices, oomnared .with January -. eale, ate as follow:- ■>. : ■ . •-. January. Fobruarv. d. d. d. d. Merino, super ' — :' 12J Merino ,-.JJto-Ml 9-J.tolOJ Halfi>rod,.-fflpc.r ... 11 toll} -■ Halibred, medium 9* to 10| 9} to 11' Crossbred, super ... 10 to 10J -, 10} to 11}. Crossbred, medium-9 to 10} 9f to 10} Crossbred, coarse ... 81 to '9.? fij tolO Crossked, 'inferior 71 to ',S\ ■ 8 to .9} Pieces and bellies'... : .5} to 7i SI to .SJ Crossbred, pieces and bellies ......,....;..., -"O^to-84 -fij to 8} Locks -31 to 5} 4. to 5} Lambs, good to super 10J to 11J 11 to 12} Lamte, medium ;.. 9 to Id}-' 9Ho 10* Lambs, inferior ' 8 to"8J it to 8$