RECORD WOOL SALE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2311, 19 November 1914, Page 8

RECORD WOOL SALE

p ■ ;; 3[P BRISK BlDpa , ;J: J CROSSBREEDS IN DEMAND ■.-"As.a there : nfe -Tjetween 4000 and \ 5000 bales.;,6f wool' 6ffered.,'locally at the !?: November sale. Yesterday tho i'ullcata- :■ logue .included 11.3G8 bales, ttMolx very ;.',u<isily. constitutes a record for, a Novcm-■-/Ler' sale, in '.this.'■centre.' ■ -The reason- for j; Buck-a largo' offcriiigiat' the early sale is !,'easily given. present there is-a "very i .firm demand for our wool at Home, par-. i .ticularly.-.for medium to./coarse cross-: I breds,' created, of course, by the require-• ;':. auents of the British Army,. ami doubtless., to. a considerable extent also by the- war of our' Allies. The demand .Resists now—whether it will continue to j'-'exist, is purely-a matter for speculation, l/'as.tho wool purchased-yesterday will take v:;ht.'least seven' weeks ;■; to reach London, before it ie manufnetured into cloth \ the winter ■ will 'be well, advanced. On y., that account, and owing , ' to the. risk' inr M volyed ia shipping on consignment, the l : \woolOTOwer6 ;ot the district very, .wisely ;% : decided;-.that. , the. local! November 'sale was <: the\oneyikely ipy give :thenij;the .best : .''returns.'.'' Some'growers, : accustomed to i:.-'" Bhipping, have decided to adhere to that K; policy, and abide by the result of thei ■i January sales at.Home, and they may. or |. inay.'npt be;wise in rdoing, so. . With' - a' S'-great'- war in progress one .'cannot , ' tell ; ,i what.conditions will arise from month to :'•" ihonth. , - .The unusually large amount of V'wooL offered yesterday was in part aci;..counted, for by the early season,, and. in;.V; eluded clips that , ordinarily are not offer-, f'.sd until the'.December.Gales.■■'■': ..'...-,' . /..-.-The ;.prices .realised .were iiniformaly ;., iigh,' and as ; stated,,above -thei; Bradford ■v' -buyers competed keenly for medium and V: , 'coarse erossbreds, used in tlie maiiufacrV.turo of khati and other of the. rougher. f ;i; cloths. Messrs. Levin and-Co. realised (■Sas .high as MJdi.-.per Ib. for a line of !.-; Southdown. wool, and Messrs. Murray, ■- : 3?oberts,:and Co. record having sold/a line r of crossbred wool for 13Jd., and another J;., -lot.of Eomney wool, for- the same'figure; j.'which , is; a very.handsme return ■ indeed' •/.-.for tho grower,: . ... , , \ -."■'■ ■■'• j - ; , -'^-The'number of bales offered ;■ by ..the '■■;■■: several. firms of brokers concerned.were follows;— ■';:'. ■.'■'■.• ■'■.:'. '-":■'.- •■■':'. iturray, Eobertsi and Co. ............... '. 2997 pVDalgety and Co. .; ..;-..-.-....'.......;;.-:.'".- 2648 i: ' Levia-and.Co. . 2300 ';■ ,N.Z. Loan and Mercantile. •..':........'. 1616 f,'Abraham and Williams ................... 925 ■:; : ..W; and G.'TrunbuU and Co. .....;... ; 482 :!'•lTnitod ,and- . Wairarapa Earm'ersf..V: ;".. ; ; : : - : ;Co-operative -Associations' i.'..;..,. iflO %~X'.. 'Total .';.:......;.;;;...„.;„.:;.;....;..;;.. 1i;368 |;l .':■'■': ; After.;' careful■ inquiry ' and competition.

itis. estimated, that the w.ool- sold ; yester--.day realised-on'an average about d£l6 155.. ; per bale. . This-means that the amount realised, on. wool sold at' tlje Concert '" Ghamber yesterday would'. approximate • -wßliiq,Pi>v ;; ■-■■■■■■;• .■■•".'-■'■ ■'--' , ; " ; .- .'.Tiicre'■ was some comment during the ■'■ Bile,' about the high, reserves. placed. on ': tlieir.clips by Borne of the growers. There ./was one instanced where a', tarmer refused : -12Jd. si _for a coaree crossbred 'lot, presuni;:ably; in the belief; that-'he will, be-able- ■ to realisemore thaii'.thatvat the: January, sales;iri LondoDi when ; to; do ihat'his .wool. ; must. be., sold ;for, HJd.. The majority/of' present yesterday vvere.of'.theppinr. ; -ion that■ the'market' was stroigjenough"';.to, \ -tenipt- any.reasonable^holder '2 .■•;"-' , :, : . '.• •;•,''.. i ..Before ,:they.sa]erCommenced ; ".llr;.. i ßen-V-iie.tt,- as'chairman, of ■;- : :Woolbrokei'S , r.'iJsSociation,_. said;.;:-.:tKatihe r.presumed. the..buyers- would;■^tate'v.the conditions of sale as read.■ ■-.-Ho' ■'added that 'buyfirs should.'; bear'ill mind :(:the. following'- special' conditiOTs j; viz.i— '• ;;'^" ,; , ; 'THe- , '- ! ''•?.•! the' bids of on the express .' );', condition ■ that siich v buyer, is not act- '::) in.g on behalf of a principal , in. Ger- ■'. {many,; Austria, or»Turkey. - ■ ■ i;• ; "Tho.auctjoners-reserve to :them- ■ ,;'"■ selves the 'right of cancelling any, pur- ■:' .■.'chase'made:-in. .violation of this con- ■ '.- ;'_dition." ■' •';'" . •."■, ■'•■ : ~". These , conditions Tvere.made in conse- •: gnence of a proclamation .issued, by His i Excellency - the-.- Governor.',: It', was'.not /suggested 1 for lone-moment that any buyer .'.present',was. acting on, : ; behalf of the >'li6uses".of.:"any.^of-the enemy.couiitries re-, ■ferred^t'o'^bnt 1 . the'lbuyers , - were' 'asked .if: ; the'y. : had any.suspicions as' to.the destii nation of the .wool that 'nothing should .': be done to facilitate in anyiway ;theip'ass-.; ' ago of., the wool to the enemy countries.' He asked them, to do this in the interests, .bf all, their own included, and fo;allow none of, the country's ".produce to find. its. ;'way into the.hands of..the. King's enemies. (Applause.)... ' . . i- : - : ;,_ -. .;-. : . ::-^;-j;-;/:-^BROKERS 1 !'. REPORTS..'V-'"' -V '.' -The following are ! the brokers' reports ifOf.'yesterday's transactions:—' . . ' ;';:■■;;; .'■;. Hurray, Roberts and Da : . -': The first sale of the present eeason took :' place' yesterday, when out of a' combined, offering of about 11,000 bales, we cata•logued 2997. Owing to'the very fine'wea- . ther..experienced, shearing has been early, and witliout a break, and this no doubt.'combined'with the desire .of many growers 1- to. take advantage. of. the Sieh prices riil- ■ ins., tended to considerably enlarge tho ■■ quantity - neually forward- for. November -/.Bales. The wool opened up. in.ibnght.. • attractive . condition, being for ;tho/most '.part very soundly grown, although there '. : were ■ some-instances of-short-stapled wool. ■ -A few ;etainod parcels -wore offered,-these also being earlier than. : usual. The bulk of the buyers represented. Yorkshire, houses. ; a , lew Americans being .'present, whilst the local New Zealand mills and fellmongers were well represented. - The bulk of the buying was .done by Yoikshire, and bidding was free, with keen competition, es'pecially. for the lightest and most attractive wools, which made'.; hieh figures. Up. to 13d. was obtained for Eomneye, whilo '.. halfbrcds made up t0;".13H. Pieces • crutchlngs made up to 9|d. to 9jd.; Com-, narod with the prices of the opening sale. . here last scaeon, values, were 1 about Zα. per lb- higher for croesbreds and halfbreds. '••■ while for the fow merinos offered, prices declnod Id. to ljd., as compared with last December sale. . ' ' . - ' ' ~ Followlne Iβ tho range of onces ontrent , in onr rale :-Halfbred, superior. ]2Jd. to ijld • halfbred, medium t-.> eood, IOJd. to ■I2d- halfbred. inferior, 9d. to lOd.;,crossbred, superior, UJd. to 13d.: crossbred, medium, IOJd. to 12d.: .crossbred, .coarse. : 10d. to lid.: crossbred, jjiicrior and stained. Sd. to 103 d.; piece.? and belllee,. 63dj. to 93d.; crutchings, 7d. to 95d.: Ipcks;. sd. to. :63d.; merino, medium, 9d., to 10J. ■■ , •■ Some of our best sales wore:—FW/0, lisa.: .T in'diamond, P.omnoy crossbred.-lid. to 113 d.; Pfi/NIKAU. 103 d. to 123 d.; Gl™iffer. KB. to 12d.: GLENDOMALD. Hid.! WS/WAIHBITGA.. 121; pieces, aid. to 95d.;..WW5, iaa.-. CD over P. 125d.;-.Ecwa Eewa,.lo3H. to UJd.; LIGAR, Ud. to. 13d.; FIY/O,' Ud. to 133 d.; WTIAEEKOA. Ud. 'to 12d-

\ Dalgety and Co. Ralgcty and Comnany offered :Z!2B bales. Thoy Teport that Bradford bnyipc power was strong, and animated competition took place for Rood Kouml crossbred) wookv Thero was only a, small offering of halfbred wool of medium ouality. and for thie Rood bidding was elicited.. The offerinc this-November is a record.. This has beon uroucht about by a lonir snell of dry ■weather favouring a speedy shearing, and also by an eagerness amonc Krowers'to eet thoir wool marketed at first possible opportunity. Fot such an early eal-v'tho clip on the whole opened up attractively, allhouph' the condition was fairly generous. The 'hogget wool was sounder and better 'grown when compared with -.offer-. Jmrs in last December sale. Quito a number'of tbo clips offered by us, showed coreful ■classins, and it. is pleaeine to.,notice that growers now eecm to realise, that the secrotof: obtaining full .-market γ-ataes lies Iji tho' "JWt-up" of their woo.l. , W antidpate'thSt Boofl P™^^ ru >!l° r •our December .sole/.but-take, this .oppor-. tuniitv of advisinir jrrowcrs that in our opinion-seedy wools will suffer,more. Une season-tha-n ever before. pwine to the fact that tho largest oarbonisine plants for tTcatiDsr such .wools were situated in. Belgium and tho North of Franco. . The following <wo some of the prices realfed by our cliom3:-E T. Hcnlove. BenJioim. halfbrcd hogsets IZM.. ewes me.;-*. SLarpe. Blenheim, halfbrei ewes, M-; HV Hammond, Wancauui. hozcets, 12Jdl α-nd U«- E.Brownlie. Turakinn, Valley. BomtTpv ho"i:cts 12|<i., ewes and weftiera ; IW., end (Smednle 12d.: Tatfan TWmpv horeets 12£ d.. owes 12a.; Thomoa ■ Sa?erPori?Ua. .wethers 12W.. hoggets «d.. and medium cwee 12d.; Worero*. ExpenEomney hoEßets Hid... and ™Hwrk 125 d.; A. Honore. Palmcreton NoftU Koniney hoegeU ' 'and. owes, 12a.: v h 'RtrowbridJO. Pnliboreton North, hoeiAfa'iM -A J Whyte, Tokomaru, horeets. « Inmes W Blenheim, haltbred IM I I2t'd V- Normo-n Kirkcaldie. Levin, Une ectis'-UJd.' ' Levin and Co.-, l.td< ' Tlio first sale of the ■ season t;jjs hold yes, ™ in "«il condition.'bnshit .and well Sov-n but eomewhat. heavior m ereaso Swn l-i«t.Bcason. ..The sale was under war Sitio'4 o?--now exnerienco -Jar most 2 buyers, and brokers. .The'solo'of wool to oar-enemies was abeolutoly. prolifted oa was the export to oor-AmwU

can friondß. -So: the' ContinomUil section of buyere.was,practically absent, and no buying was possible on tho part of tho few Americans present. Yorkshire and the Dominion,' however, were well represented., and carried on the sale with considerable i'vim, bidding being very brisk and competition very strong. As ■ compared with tho openlnc sale of Inst season, prices Bhowed 'an :average advance of 2d. Tot Buporior, medium, and coarse croEsbredn.' Dingy wools and pieces remained about t.ho saroo.: It must be borne in mind, however, that the December Kile of last year was.the lowest of tho season,.and if comparison Is- made witli Januory, February, and .March results, the- advance thoucrh marked, is not so.great. Wo topped--the. market with six bales Southdown belonsing to -1 Mr. J.-Knicht. Feildinr O4ld-V and the bulk of tliis eentlemane clip of. crossbred wool sold at 123 d. and 12<1. The Otaliuao brand, from.Haslertnn. brought IW-. 125 d.- and 113 d. ., and Mr. :John 'Bidwill's Pihautoa' lionet wool iZ3d.:■ Mr- , Stephen Bryant, Ohariu. 12id.; Alter Bros., Linton. 124d.;-arid, Mr; Eobert Devin. FeildinE.- IZSii.. and many .other clips' brought lid. to 125 d. ..:.:.■,'■ i The following α-ro some of tho results. Wliero tho clip was sold last ye«r, the prices. theso. realised aro .civen in parentheses :-HO/OPAU. Mid., lid.. Hid.; AB/O. llsd. (9id.); SBO.'l2*d. (9id.l; HUIA. lid., 11W. (9Jd.J; PA KOBE, 12id. UOid. and 9d. ; HS/WOODLANDS, 125 d. and 12d. '9M. ; HILLEND, 12d. (9Jd.): TUI. 'UJd. PJd.): , BANKVIEW, ll*d. Old. and 83d.); AW/P. lid.- , and■ IOJd. , - (9d. and , 83-d.): B. and 35/ eauare within square, lid. and 103 d. (93d. end BJd.)i BLH, 103 d. and lid.: WESTELLA. 12Jd., lljd., and lid. (93d. and 9d.); JOB over PIHAUTEA, 123 d. and llld. (lid. and -101 d.); FBB, lljd. and lHd. ClOd., 9Jd., and 9id.); ItEVTANUI. 12d. and 113 d. (lOid., 9W-. and 91d.); MT. WEIiCOHE,'IISd. and MM'. (°M.);- ROWLANDS, lUd. and U3d, : HTJDSON and Gross Keys, 121 d.. 113 d., and Ud. (lOid-, 10d., ; and Sid.); OTAHUAO, 13id., 123 d.. and 113 d. QH&., 9jd:. end Sid.l; JKK. 14V iZd., 12d.; 0 K over 'AEDSTEATH, l«d. and llid. (93d.): SH7B, U3d. (9d.);-J in Circle, 12d. (lofcl.); GSO. H}d. (10id,)i ONAWE, 12d.i LINTON. 12W. . .

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co,, Ltd. ' Under the auspices : .of the Wellington Woolbrokers' Associaton wo held our first ealo of the eeason yesterday. The quantity offered, about 12,000 b.i-les, • constituted a i record l'or a November sale. The wool eenerallv was well-ffrown. but owing to the dry woßtuer experienced carried rather more erreaeo than •is ' usual ■ with early shorn clips. The offerinca were fairly representative of ATelllnKton,' MarlboroUiTh. : and Nelson. . Representatives from. Ene : ; land were the main purchaeers, though Do--uiinion buyers operated to, :n -Calr. Mtent; Eiddins , - wae ■ spirited, , arid. there ivas • keen competition- for. »11. round arid .well-grown wools, ; and :w3 practically sold the whole. of our' caialoffue. : Amonest , ourr offerins were some'brifht attraotive'Eonuiey: clips, , which.'sold particularly well, and Tealked. up to: 12Jd.' : ; The 'coarser wools! consideriaz.. thej- state, commanded eood prices. <i;id 6)ld well up, to and above our values. For pieces /and bellies there was an extremely Eood demand, mainly on the part of. fellmonsera, whilst - crutcliings ..were talten for> Japan. Prices on the whole for good .--sound wools were about a penny per lb.'above last year's rates. ,-'■■ The following are some of the prices obtained by us:— Eomney, A/0. P. Itun(ravin. 1 123 d O/A, F. P. 0. Elliott, Hid.: O/A, W. H. Field, Hid. Fine crossbred: O/A, Percy Brofi, 12d. to 123 d.; Oi'A. MonoKhan Bros,- IOJd. to load. Medium .cr'.Fs.bred: O/A, Arthur. Kilminster. U}d.: O/A, Shannon Bros, HJd.: O/A. Fred Kilmin.ster. lljd.; O/A, E. B. Beet: 103 d.; O/A, E. Gasltin. lid.; O/A. Albert Kilminster, J Ud. to 11-Jd.i O/A, Henry Hume, lljd.; O/A, D J. Willis, IOJd. to -Mid.: .O/A, Smith Bros, 102 d. to. lljd: Coarse, croi-sbred: O/A. T. G. Russell, 95d.: O/A. G. W. Priest; 103 d. to Mid.; O(A. J. A. Pain. 11M.; O/A, J. P. Goodwin. 0913 clip), 10d. to 103 d.; O/A., E. F. Wilton. 113d.;,.0/A. Percy Bros, tl}d. Lincoln: O/A, Percy Bros. 10? d. Lambs: ,O/A. J. ; P. Goodwill, IOJd. Halmbred, O/A, A. Thomson, lHd. to 121 d.'; OIA, A. J. H, Gavin, lljd. -to'UZJd. Three-auart«r-bred: O/A, T.- Englebrecht, Hid..

; .Abraham and! Williams. Ltd. V.The'first sale of the season was held yes-, terday,. when" total. catalogues. comprising over 11,000 bales were offered. Buyers were-present-in strong force,' but 'biddin?' , - wan' restricted to buyera-;operating' on British account; 1 ; Com petition . was 'very keen,'and: prices iiald'represent.a'.strong, advance. 1 on-' , - :thoso paid last- season, be quoted. at;2d.-.per -Jb. higher. The wool generally opened, up very, attractively. • Although a little : heavier in . girease,' it • was very; bright and" free.'.'The demand was Bpeci-' .ally- keen for,., the well-olassed' fine wools, .and from 13d;, 1 to 13id., was paid for a,, few lots.'- • Good -pieces and bellies' also, com ■'. marided: good Taking the sale , right thfrcragih, owners 6hould>- be. very pleased-'at■■the result of,the salt.-..' Somo of our'ealos were as,follow:—GLEN. DEYNEOOH: 27 bales, first 'conibing,.. : l2ld.: 2 bales Lincoln,' Il}d.: 3 bales pieces. '9d.;2 -bales' bellies, 83d.; 4L conj., .11. bales, fine, crossbred, 113 d.: .A4/BHYANI, 6 bales Komney hoggete, UJd.:. 3 bales Eomney wethers, lid.: 8 bales Lincoln,. . IOJd.; JN/POUWHAKARUA, 29 bales crossbred, Ud.;'MOTOA, 4.5 bales crossbred, lid.; EBE, 32J.-bale3 crossbred, lid.: BP/H, 15 bales crossbred, \ll}d.': BENAHTY, 28 bales oross 'bred. IId.;US/TE/0,.3 bales Eomney, 12d.; 9 .bales . r oros6bred, 113 d.: AJJT.6 bales Eom-' ; ney;-'»lUd. : j«-MEBAWQ. 16 : bales crossbred, Ud.; 3 bales crossbred, lOid.: B\VT, 3 bales crossbred, 113 d.; EWS/P. 24 bales logetolnred, 9Jd.; 4 bales at 83d.: ■ BF/MAPABA,; 4, bales logstained, Bid.;,' ■ , W. arid C. Turnbull and Company, Ltd.. We held our-first wool sale of this season'yesterday,'when wo offered a cat«loguo '0f.607 bales,:.out of about 11.000 offered by all brokere. .There was a good'attendance of,buyers,"mostly I 'operating on account of, Bradford; hoiiEes'. " Competition: was exceed- , ., insly keen throughout.'the sale, and prices realised •' must be' considered extremely satisfactory. ■-■■■;'-. ' - "'. .. '■■. - - ■--> Some of onr best prices weTe:—On acney 13d., crossbred lZd.: Mr. F. TV. Eummer. Mauriceville, Eomnoy-123d., crossbred 12Jd.. fine',crossbred Hid., Lincoln Eomney E Ud.; Mr. G. Moore, Eparaima, ■ crossbred, lfljd. to lljd.; Mr. Arthur Martin;' Martinboroueh. crossbred, lid. to 113 d., Southdown, 12Jd.; Yfaihi Estate, Jlasterton,'.Southdo.wn,-12jd.: Mr. K. Groves, Maeterton. crossbred, lljd. .16 113 d.; Messrs. Kummer Bros, Te Wharau, ■crossbred, Ud. to 113 d.: Mr E .T. Turnbull, Ohariu, crossbred, lOd. to 103 d.; Mr. VT. M'Kenzie, Masterton, crossbred lOid.. Southdown ,113dd.; Mr. E. A. Cameron. ! Mauricevillei croesbred, 103 d. .-■•■.:•" ■The following is an indication of prices ruling:-Merino, 9Jd. to IOJd.; haflbred super, 12d.' to 143 d.; halfbred medium. tOJd. to 1133.; crossbred super, 12d. to 13Jd.: orossbre medium, 103 d. to Hid.; crossbred coarse, 93d. to lljd.; crossbred inferior, Bid. to lOJd.;: crossbred, pieces and bepies; 7d. fo 9Jd.; halfbred, pieces and bellies, 3Jd. to 6d. ■■■-;■ - - .-■-.. •■■'■••' Tho United Farmers' Co-op* Association, -~--. Llmitedi The first sale of the season was held in tJie.Town. Hall yesterday. Catalogues α-mountmjr to 11,C00 bales were offered to a iarge attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk, and high prices were realised. The following are the ranee of prices :—Merino 'medium, 9d. to 10d.; halfbred super, 12Jd; to Iβ. 2d.; halfbred medium. ■ IOJd. to Is.: halfbred inferior, 9d.- to IOd.; crossbred super, 113 d. to Is. Id.: crossbred meduinv IOJd. to Is.; oroesbrcd coarse. lOd. to Ud.: crossbred inferior, 9d. to IOd.: crossbred bellies and pieces, 63d. to 9Jd.; stained pieces and locks. sd. to 53d.: crutohinga. 7d to Sid. The followine are some of the. prices'realised:—JDF crossbred, Ud.; MM. over E crossbred, 123 d.: MB over M cross-. 'bred,.Ud.; TO crossbred, lljd.: LINBALE, Eotnnev; Is.; B over OMATA; crossbred, IM™ PtTKETIEI, Down, 124 d.; WOODLEIGH, i crossbred, U3d. ; :

LIVE STOCK SALES.

JteSTß'. Dalgety; and Co.. Ltd., Maeter. ton. report having, held their weekly sale at Tarataht on Monday, when thero-waa a large yarding 'of 6took which met with keen competition and we report practically a total- clearance at tho followine Drices:-'Shecp: F.m. owes in wool wxtn lambs' at 'foot/ 225. 4d.; forward m.e. 2tooths, 16s. to 165.,6 d.; forward show owes. 165., 4dV Cattle:-.' Fat-bullocks, £11 19e.: fat cowe. £7-Us.; 25-year/steers, £5 Bs. to £6-6s.' 6d.;.springipß.cJairy cowe. £6 10s.: forward empty, cows. £4 ss. to £4 10s.; 2yeor.' .empty heifers, £3 11s. 6d.; cullb, £4 to £4 10e. . ■ .. '.': : I , ADDINOTON MAKKET. ■ ißy Teleeraph.—Prose Association.) •• •'• '■■ Chrlstohuroh, November 18. At Addineton yards to-day thero. wero fairly largo entries of fat stock and a; good attendance- Fat cattle were ratner easier towards-the , end of tho sale. Fat la-mb's'eold well,:and wore fully up to last 6ale. Btoro Bhecp showed • little ohange. ■- ■Store • Shcep-iShorn two-tooth ewes, ' to 16s. 3d.; fair two-tooth wethers, 12s. 9d.: medium two-tooth wethers, Us. lCd.; medium two-tooth wethers, 15s. 9d.; four and six-tooth dry ewes. 15s. lid.: medium four and six-tooth wethers. 15s. 4d.; good Joiward four-tooth wet-here, to .17ts. Id.; lullmouth owes, with lambs, ICe. 10d. (all counted); woolly ewes in lamb, to 205.; good woolly six and eieht-tooth ewes, with,lambs, -145,; fair-mouthed ewes, with lambs, 11s. to 153. 3d.: inferior ewes, wjth lambs, 93. 4d. to 10s. 3d. Fat Lambs-Beet lambs, 19s. to 21s. 6d.i lighter, 16s. 6d. to 18s. 6d. Fa-t Bheep-VfooUy...wethers. ZZs. sd. to Zfe. 6d.: extra prime shorn wethers, to 335.; prime shorn wethers. 21s. 6d. to 273. 2d.; others," 15* to 21a.: shorn mernio wethere. 14s. 9d. to 2fc. 6d.j woolly owes. 233. to'26s. 6d.; prime shorn owes, 20s. to 255.; others, 15s. to 19a. 6d.: woolly hot-Beta, 20s. to 2Zs. 4d.; shorn hoeeete, to -245. 6u. Fat Cattle—Extra good steers, to x.16 7s. 12s. 6d. to £9. 16s;;.extra Rood cows, to £18; ordinary cows, £5 7s. 6d. to £9; beef, per 1001b., 345. to 445. Store Cateie-TearliiiES. £1 12s. 6d.; 15 to le-moßtlie sorts. £Z Us. to .£3 lZe. 6d.; twovoar steers, £4 7s. 6d.: tvo-year heifers. SI Sβ ; Vvcar heifers. £4 175.: three-year ttciws. £6 17s. 6d. (passvil): three-year lirifers, £4- 17s. 6d. to £5 fc.: dry cows. £1 10s. to £4 155.; dairy cowe, £3 103. to £10. ..-■-■ Dairy Cows—Thcr» was a fnir yarnini!, maiuly of rough forts and dooi- classcß, which were not in demand, but useful animals sold freely. Prices ransed from £3 . .Ksß-KJhopßers.idß.' UrlMa.; exteo, Iwajj

baconers, to 72b.; heavy- baconors, 58b. to 655.; lighter baconcrs. 50s. to 555. Price per lb., sd. to SJ(I. Heavy porkers, Wa. to C4s.; lighter porkers. 355. _U 38a. Price per lb., 6d. to 5Jd: , : BTJEITBIDE 'MARKET. Dunedln, November 18. There was a largo cntTy of fait cattlo at Burnsido to-day, 210 beine Donned, and the quality,was fair. Prices wore easier than the rates ruling, bet week. Uest bullocks. £17 to £18 55.; medium, £14 to £15; inferior. £11 to £12; best cows and heifers. £12 10s. to £14; extra , to £15 .'os.; medium. £9 os. to £10 10s.; licht., £5 to £7 10s. Th'ero wad'a Email Var.diiiE of fat eheep. 1848 bcius penned, and the quality was Kood. Owine to the contractor for supplies for the troopehips operitine freely competition -was Rood, <ind prices advanced fully 2s. 6d. on those: rulinc last week. Prime wethers in'wool to (is.; Eood. 295. t0"355.: medium, 255. t028e.; prime shorn wctUere. to 275. 9d.; extra, to. 375.: medium, 245. to Ms. 6d.: best woolly .ewes. 33g. to 355.; medium, 265. 6d. to 28s. 6d.; inferior, 235. to 245. 6d. ■ ' ; Tat Lamb&-l<lß wero Denned. Tlus.wae a bie yarding for this time of the year, and tho nrlcca were easier. Best, 18a. to 195.; extra, to 20s. 6d.; medium, *ss. to 165.; email, 12e. to Us. ■■'. r-

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. . A eale of Union Steam preference shares at 20e. 6d. was registered on the Wellington Exohauge yesterday. The Quotations wore ae follow:— ' ■.-.;. Buyers Bellerß. . ■■■-■■■■. £f.d. ■ , £s. d. National Bank. 5 3 0 - N.Z. and Elver Plate ... 119 0 - Ohristchurch-Gaa (£5) ... - Hi Napier Gas (&> • •■•• 8° ° ~T c Well. Gas.(£lo) ;.... - n 16 .3 6 Well. Gae-fpref.);.:.....:..'.. 10 0 -~ Gear-Meat .(£4) ..'..; '14 2 6 — Heat Export (£2 12s. 6d.) . - 215 0 L'uion Steam (ord.) 116 — Weetport - - „ ln ' ■ffestport-Stocfcbon 0 3 7 — !Tarin?amutn"......i. - - - , ■ i <> » Manning and 00. .'.' 3 15 0 — N.Z. Drag - 2 2 6 Ward, and Co. •- 51 ° jWhitcombe, Tombs ......... 510 0 ■. . — 1 ' Customs duty ' collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted, to £4067 :7s. 5d.»: : , ■• ; ''•'■ "Vi ; WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyritrht ■'.". Sydney, November 18. ■ The wool sales opened with eood competition. Super merinos brought satiefactory prices. orossbred6 were easier, and faulty-neglected, and buny orossbreds showed, a, heavy fall on opening rates. , Greasy wool-fetched up to 135 d.

WANGANUr A & P. SHOW

CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS. (By Our Special Reporter.) Wanganul, November 18. The Wa-nganui Agricultural Association's annual show was opened)-to-day when, though the sky was clear and ;the sun-'shone brightly, a stiff westerly gale made matters the reverse of.'pleasant. This had a decided effect on tile attendance, which was considrably below ■ the , usual first-day' average, though probably the war also exercised some'little influence in this'direction, it certainly Bad no inconsiderable effect on the entries. The general unaettle"ient by the large purchase of horses for remounts and the transfer of a considerable amount of farm labour ~to military life, thereby causing the average exhibitor to give more attention to the ordinary farm work instead of preparing stock for. show purposes, all contributed to a lesser number of exhibits: than in normal years.-. Not only

was-this falling off evident in the «tcckt,classes,' but was .also reflected, iu other departments of the,show, such as home industries and school compe-

titions.) .The one. exception was the dog •seotion'-iin which'"the .association and the Wanganui" Kennel Club act in conjunctionJ This, one of the principal glories of the Wanganui show, was this year bigger than ever, the number 'of entries being '1165, or 131 more than last year's, total; It is satisfactory, .'to add, howeverj : that no falling away was observable; in the quality of the exhibits in the ■■various classes.

. For purposes of comparison the entries, or last; year, and (/his are given herewith, 'the figures for 1913 'being ehown; in parentheses:—Horses, including competitions, 394 (461); cattle, 173 (238); sheep,- 204 (377); dogs, 1165 (1031); home industries, 609 (763); schools; 263 (248); 'produce,: 53 (58); wool, 8 (30); photography, 45 (nil); total, .2914.(3238). , /■ Of horses there was a fine display in 'all classes' notwithstanding the lesser entry idue to, the district,having been drained; of > a good number for war purposes,' and as usual they were shown in a condition which left little t9 be_ desired. There are,' Strangely, considering the district's horse record in the past, very few blood horees shown and the principal classes in these are not judged till ,the second day. Light horses were, however, a big feature, and all were quite up to. standard in every respect, similar remarks applying to the. pony classes. Hunters were ,as usual a etrong class and gave some splendid.exhibitions'in ■ the leaping events. . Cattle attracted a great deal of attention from the critics, but while the judges certainly had no easy task in deciding their appeals the competition so far as , the, number of exhibitors.is concerned was, except for Jersey classes, disappointingly limited. Mr. \Y. H. Caines, whose Ayrshires are a splendid stamp, had matters almost all his own way in these classes, though he failed to secure the ohampionship for bulls, which was taken by J. ll.'Farlane and J. Cameron (reserve). Fred Moore took four.out of five firsts in Polled Angus; C. 6. Russell gaining first, for two-year heifers-with a nice animal. In Herefords G. F. Mood took first and second for yearling heifer, but B. Short was the most successful exhibitor of the big cattle, winning in every other class, besides getting several seconde. 'W. 1. Lovelock and J. Donald, had practically a monopoly of the prizes in Holsteins, honours being fairly evenly divided between them. In Shorthorns G. A. Turner scooped in all Hie first prizes, the only other entries being: from Moore Bros., who were awarded several seconds.: Jerseys were a very fine lot of animals, and in these the bulk of the first-prizes foil fairly, evenly between R. J. linn and P.. J. I'aterson, other names in the prke-list being J. M. Shotter and P. Hunter. U..C. B. Harper carried off all but one of ''the firsts for Jereeys not eligible for the Herd Book. There were some 'grand' exhibits in the fat stock classes, m which H. Middleton took five firsts, H. K. M'Konzie and J. P. Lillips two each, and G. M'Gregor and F. G. Moore ono each.

Tho same state of limited competition was apparent in both the stud aid flock sheep classes, in. wMch, however, no one competitor could claim any outstanding superiority, and in consequence prizes wero fairly evenly divided. Tho fat sheep classes drew a much better entry, some of them very well filled indeed, and it would be hard to find anything better than the splendid showing made by all the competitors, the judge, remarking of iome of them that he had never "clapped eyes" on a bettor lot. The championship awards were as follow:—Horses—Draughts: Mrs. J. D. Ormond's Moto Glon, champion. Oattte —E. Short in Hereford's, and \V. I. Lovelock and J. Donald in Holstoins swept the board. . Hereford: Champion bull,.E. Short's Eaton.Onk. Cow: E. Short's Happy Rosa. Holeteins: Champion bull, W. I. Lovelock's King of Dominoes; reserve champion, J. Donald's Paul Pietertje. Champion cow: J. Donald's Nctherland Paulino; reserve, W. I. Lovelock's Colaiitha Lass. Ayrsliires—Champion • bull: Jnincs M'Farlane's Lord Glenliam; reserve, John Cameron's Lochio! Joker. Coiv: W. H. Cniue's Bright, Smilti; reserve, W. H. Caine's Favourite. In Lincoln sliecp Mrs. Ji D. Ormond.took tho championships for ram and ewo and lamb. . Border Leicester, ram; G. V. Pcarco; English Leicester ram, 11., Brotner; Jersey bull, E, J. Lian; Jei- , sex «w, « EetexfiOJi.' ' ■