WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2788, 5 June 1916, Page 8

WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

[; V,, : . Owing' to the late hour at which the hold on Friday was concluded 'V reports could not. be. prepared; ;in. time for publication in- Saturf;\ day's' issue:— j ..- >-: 1 Levin and Co./.. - Lovin and Co.- -report that tho /"• catalogues comprised wools -.which Lad' art. /Jtuved in.- store from January 15 last (tho • closing *d<ate oPthe February. 14/ Bale),, no • • . Bale*-being held since that dateowingto r. , tho- lack of shipping space. 'The hop© i .Kas.'expressed -then that ■ the :'next sale • Nvguld »'be held in March, : nearly : three, •. - ' months of actual time—a silent wit- ; .v :-v:iiess>{©.-the pressure upon* shipping - apace :« fcf tl\ie" , interval. "Tho total.offerings Trero ; ; over- bales, of which; wo contributed . : ,4200- Most of the buyers-who'attend " ' ; thov. ; sale during tho.ordinary season* were ' present;.to-day, or' li<id*--iheir»appointed • reV-. Preventatives. The wool offered was of o i ' mixed/description, a considerable' portion :■ >" Beinp -dingy, shabby, . and eeedy. \ Good . .VofllS /.brought prices equal to January i . ealo-'VGlues, but anythiup: showing seed • or-being otherwise inferior was distinctly -../easier. \ ; To-day's offering, in tho main, in condition : than vqpl"'offered in January. ' Good- crutch- >. -, t - ings at prices e<jual to the beat ob- :• . talifeblo-last season, but those' 'showing ; in comparatively poor demand. ii The-*following are eome of the prices real- ;• us:—Crossbred: I) WP conj., 18d.; .?•:. ' Te>.Kumu, 17*d...46id.;-Burtonfields, 17Jd.; • • GOfir'l7Jd:•' -WB/LV^i7Jd.; 02, :• 1 lYsd; $ j-Matohiwi, I62d. : xSOM; 17* d.v Lamb®-.•v-tt'^^Gßo/T, : . 17dj,.:0a;-rev., :i7Jd.'; KK/K, r. . ' . lTdrr-Horseshoe, ; 165d1:' Riverlands, 163 d.; J-K4CV-.- 16?d;j * Maire, 16$ d.; "WB/LY,- 163 d.;. \ JB/-Broklands, Linton.. 17d. Crutch*. ;• ■■■■'.' insfi; .Brancepeth, IM.; B/Fernglen, 14* d.; 14d.; Bramerton-, 14^d.; Ota- - huao/"332d.; Manawa, 13id.; JOB/Pihautea, [• ; - BL/Makaraka, t 132d.Y, 13-2 d. \ Loan and Mercantile. ; f;- '-Tho 'Loan and . Mercantilo' Company rci';* $>'rtsthat much, of'the wool was.of heavy «. condition. and a largo proportion, especi-U-*Uy- /lambs', carried a lot of bidibidi; "TC© t; Offered; a gtrod many clips of bright free i/', and for these very keen competi- [•. ' jion .was forthcoming, but for -seedy lots those of . heavy condition thero was hmfted competition drop of Id. to 2d. :, ; oer x lb., a© compared with February prices. 5 . Many lots of very seedy lambs were pass, bid._, The.first crutcliing sale 01/thp season was held in conjunction "with }.. /•: tteli.sale, and very good prices were obfor all clean- lots. Some of tho J: , principal sales were as follow:—Half bred: j>' IktgTan, 17id.; Blue Mountain, 13d.; semi- \ (tirsfe/; over US, 15?-d. Merino: Eaglau A, V. Midy;: llaglan B, 13id.; Dumeree, 13Jd.; filaaebrook,• 123 d.; Brangott, 123 d. Southt - .i fl«wn: Various: 17id.; 17M. UomneivJGA 15Jd..t0 16d.; 'WHIt. 16id.-Super ! -Wlossbrod: 'JHP. 17d.; Mokoia, 16jid.: Tivi•r ' Ifijd.: KFM/TV. 35? d. Mcduim crotwr :'-./fl?tS& 010. 14id.; EOI, 15Jd.; 7P/Kapiti, IMd. ! - *■ : . 14? d. - .to: .15d.;. Maugn.pakia, B/FP,. 13Jd., to 14Jd.: \YKR, 14Jd. ;• Co-ttkt-■ croVebred:'; Mauganakia.' 14? d.; I tfokoi'o;' 14§d. •' 1 Lin/jDln: 'Mokoia, 14d. • f , Lnmbs E/Y. r , 17$ d.; "W/SM, 16id.: //:. ,jnP. ; 16d.. TG/R, ,153 d.' Lambs .' (fflfifwiliji)Mangapakia'/;142d.: varioiis/ 14Jd."