THE WOOL SALES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 33, 8 February 1913, Page 3

THE WOOL SALES

SOME .TOP . PRICES ,The' following, brokers' leports of yesterday's "'Wellington wool sales were crowded out. -.of The Post last evening. They include some of .the best prices realised' at- the sale :—: — JAMES MACINTOSH AND COM1 - • m P,ANY. Messrs.- James' Macintosh and' Company (Mr. O'Connor) report that^ the wool offered was ■ generally in lighter condition than is ueual at this time of year, 'but a'laYge number 'of lots opened up, very seedy. "Our catalogue consisted of ia good selection of- medium and coarse y#ol, for which very satisfactory prices were obtained. Compared with the .January sale prices for super, woote barely held their own owing to want of competition .on the,- part of ."American buyers, while ordinary medium and coarse 6orts 6°^' at a full £d advance. Lambswool, witH.the exception of super, sold in buyers.' favour. Pieces and bellies'sold at late "rate. We f«old on account., of Messrs. Kummer Bros. 8 bales crossbred ' ewes 10id, 5 bales crossbred hoggets 10i<l, 33 bales coarso crossbred 9jd. Account of Mr. T. O'Rourke, 7 bales crossbred «wes at'lOd. " On account j of Mr. H. T. Hume, 58 bales medium ] crossbred > ewes 10£ d, 34 bales coaree crossored ewes 10id> 53 bales cotted | crossbred 9fd, " 24 k bales hogget lOd, 10' bales first pieces B|d, 11 bales second piece* 7id, 15 bales bellies 7id. On account, of J. A. Groves, 7 ,bal<?6 of coarse lambs afc lOd. " Account of Kummer Bros.. 8 bales lambß 9|d." 'MURRAY, ROBERTS, 'AND CO., LTD. 'Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and* Co., Ltd., report : " For the third sale of the season we .• submitted a catalogue of 3150 bales out. of -a " total offering of 16,000 bales. Our catalogue contained i some , nice, ' bright, attractive lots, and, ■ taken, on the 'whole, the' condition of the j wool, was rather above the usual average ; of February* offerings. Competition was very keen and animated, and prices, generally. speaking, .were fully above January '• rates! very, few ' lots of halfbred, wool "were shown. There was a good' offering of lambs' wool, but a large proportion / carried^- seed 'in a more » or less ' degree. The range of prices obtainedHn our catalogue is given below :

. Crossbred to fine, superior, Hid '■ to llfd; lambs, superior, Hid to 12id. LEVIN AND CO. "m" m Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd. (Mr. A. JE, Mabin), report offering a catalogue of 2400 bales. For this period of the •year the quality of the wool was good, and several nice clips were offering, but none of the light conditioned fine Romney type. There _ was ' present, however", a large proportion of dingy, coarse, and seed.v wool, • and most" of the wool was, heavier in condition than at the earlier sales. This must be taken into consideration in comparing prices. • • Competition was Keener than at any sale this season, and prices for coarse and medium wools were- gd up on January rates. Rough, dingy lines sold well up to the 'January rates. Lambs sold to 12id. We sold the Clifton Grove clip from Wairarapa, 24 bales at lljjd and 19 bales' at lid,; Te Rangittimau, 8 bales H|d and 12 baled lid ; and Horoa (Wanganui), 14. biles ll|d and 5 bales Hid. Nearly every line in the catalogue was, cleared. The following is the range of prices : —

• The following are some of the results : Pakohe; 10|d , WL, 10|d ; Horoa, ll|d, lljd, 10£ d; M/Waimanu. lOid ; Tiraumea, H^d/lOld/lOid; D'W M'VlUd." lOJd ; Clifton Grove, llf d, lid, 10|d ; Weraiti, lOfd; Te Rangitumau.llfd, lid; Riverlands, i lid; Burton Fields,. Hid, lO^d, halfbred 12-Jd ; D B/Waiawa, lljd, 10* d; , Maire, lld. T Lambs' wool: Marshlands, 11£H ; Kowhai, r Hid ; Rowlands, lO|d ; A. Beli;-12d;'R S/l($l; Pakohe, Hid; Horoa/ 10£ d;, Rewanui, lO^d;, Titoki, lid: .Tiraumea, lOfd;' Te. Rangitumau, 12id, Hid; Springhill, lid; Ijramerton, 12-id ; Burton Fields, ll|d. •' , DALGETY AND CO. ' ' Dalgety and Co. (Mr. Carrick) report that there was a' rise, after making due allowancei for condition of wool,, of from id to 4-d per lb, as compared with, the January sale, and ' practically every , lot in their catalogue was cleared under the hammer. "We had very few lines of super "crossbred, and offered a few parcels of light, well-grown lambs' wool. As is usual at this time of the year, the offerings consisted - mainly .of back dountry wool/ ,and utuwai was very noticeable 'in many parcels. Several lines in store* too late to offer in this sale, and these are held over for the next sale on 4th March. The range ofivalues was as follows, compared with prices ruling at the January sale :—

"The following are, the highest prices obtained' by us : On ac'connt of D. L. Younger, Cinder Hill, Feilding, lambs', 12d ; P. Hatton Miller, Harbour View, Pbrirua.,' lambs', llgd ; Messrs. Wheeler Bros., first lambs', ll|d;,S. W. Mitchell, Kairanga, [, lambs', ll|d ; W. Meldrum, Hitnterville. A crossbred ll^d, B crossbred 10id'; Miss F. E. Chalmers, Fernyhurst, Masterton. -crossbred, lljd and lid; W. I. Lovelock; Palmerstori North, hoggets',' llfd ; S. Williamson, Wailuna West," lambs', ll^d ; M. X. ' Takdrahgi, Karioi, super crossbred,, ll^d ; Sk'erman and Podevin, Otaki, lambs', 11-Jd; J. Matthews,- Longbitsh. Masterton, ewes', ll^d; W. and O. Cockburn, Marton, Romhey, lld, r Monckton'and, Addington, Otaki. lambs', lid ; E. A. Hurst, Marton, lambs', lid ; ' Sinclair Bros., Bnrinythorpe, A ewes', lid ; Lovelock Bros., Ashhurst, lambs'," lid; Is. Bfownllte, Turakina Valley, hoggets, lid and lambs* lid; Messrs. A.J. and R. B. Knight, Feikling. lambs', lid ; W. ■S. Penny, Sanson, lambs', lid ; A. Wall. Plimmerton, Romney ewep', lid; T. Mahcr, Por'irua. hoggets' lid, ewes' 10|}d; M. F. and T» Bradley, Ruanui, A ewes, lOgd." THE LOAN COMPANY. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Cow^any report that the

wools shown were chiefly 36-40's quality, carrying a fair.axn'quht of ,■ seed, but extremely light' iu condition -for this, time of the year, and those descriptions suitable for Bradford met with a great reception, and sold at to Jd per lb over our most sanguine expectations. Finer qualities, 46's and upwards, were in fair demand and sold at about last sale's values. _ With respect to lambs' wool) the Continental buyers were much in evidence, and practically cleared ,the superior lots at from lid to 12d. Seedy and medium lambs sold a# from-T^d to 10£ d. Taken right through, the sale was an unqualified success, and we must congratulate growers on the satisfactory prices ruling, which we consider are right up to prices ruling in London. .The following are some of our sales :— ' JDW/88, J. D. Wells, crossbred' 10|d; Hopai, Ralph Mills, crossbred, lOJd; JM conj. MAM, M. A. Moody' crossbred, fine lid ;' Moutntawa/WM, W. N. WaJdin, crossbred lOJd ; 111, Llewellyn Williams, crossbred lOJd; JT/Spnng Grove, J. and J. G. Taylor, crossbred, fine lOJd to ll^d ; CN/P, C. Neilsen, crossbred 10j}d> Lincoln lOd ; B, crossbred 10|d'j JMcG, L. M'Gowan, crossbred, fine lid ; GM/P, crossbred, fine 10|d; LMCo/W JB-in Square, Mrs/ Nolan, West Coast, 5.1., crossbred, fine lid; WP/H, W. Page, crossbred 10j|d, lambs I2d; E/W, E. L. Wilton, crossbred, super. 12d, lambs Hid ; JB/Linton, J. Batchelor, Romney, 10|d; FEP, F. E. Pickering, Romney, lambs 10j$d, super. 12d ; ' EL, J. Ludeman, lambs lid • TT/T, W. E. Tremewan, lambs lOJd; AS/M, K. Shannon, lambs Hid; Branch, Mrs. L.- G. M,'Beth, helfbred 103 d; TF/H, T. Fowler, crossbred 10|dj HW/TH, T. H. Windley, Romney llfd; P/Tividale, Percy Bros., Te Ore Ore, a very well'grown and stylisli crossbred clip, 9Jd to*lo|d; P/Tividale, Percy Bros. , Braeford, crossbred ■ hoggets lOd to'lOJd, crossbred 10£ d to lid, Lincoln 9fd, pieces and bellies ?£d to B^d; JDA, Jos. D'Ath, Romney, crossbred lOd to 10|d. - ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. Messrs. Abraham and -.Williams, Ltd.j reports- as. follows: — Our catalogue comprised 1840 bales, and we made an almost - total clearance under the ham* mer. Some of our prices were as follow: — MB over O, 3 bales halfbred, 12id. Terata, 12 bales first crossbred, lljd ; 10 bales- crossbred, lOd ; 4 bales cotted, 9£d ,* 3 bales bellies and pieces, 7*d. OCC/PAPAWAI, 8 bales A crossbred, 10id; 9 bales B crossbred, lOd ; 2 bales bellies and 'pieces, 6£d. Glendryneoch over hoof, 9 bales A first combings, hoggets, 10|d ; ,13 bales A first combings, ewes, 9d; 10 bales crossbred ewes', 10id ; 3 bales hoggets, 10£ d; 6 bale& first pieces, B,jd ; 3 bales bellies, 7£d\ JOM/X, 11 Bales coarse hoggets, 9|d ; 28 bales coarse e-wee, 9id. W. J.0., 16 babs crossbred, &|d ; C.X.2., 35 bales crossbred, 10-id. TEAUTEJRE/ L.H.8., 10 bales fine A crossbred, lOJd • 3 bales B crossbred, 9£ Mahara, 3 bales lambs, lid. A W, 10 bales fine hoggets, lOjd 5 29 bales B crossbred, 9id; PY/PUKER A, 9 bales < lambe, lid. ACK, 3 bales. lambs, lid S in 'a circle, 3 bales scoured fleece, 12{d. N I/R, 5 bales lambs, lOd ; 11 . bales crossbred hoggets, 9|d ; 27 bales crossbred, lOd. SB A, 3? bales crossbred ewes and hoggets, lOAd. A.A.A., 11 bales crossbred, lOJd ; 4 bales lambs, lOJd. GF/C, 6 , bales lambs, 9d,

. ' ■ • ' Jan: 8, 1913- Feb7, 1913. d. d. d. d. Merino super , 10£ to Hi — Merino ...*' ... 9} to 10 — Half bred super ... , Up to 12i — ttalfbred' medium -lO^to ll| 10| to 11£ Romnoy super . . 12 to .12| — Crossbred Super 11 to 12 101 to 12; Crossbred medium 9i to 10* 9| to 11 Crossbred, inferior i <■ • and ' coarse ... Bito 9i §1 to 91 Lincoln and Lincoln cross- •. . '8i to 91- .82 to 10i Dead Up to 8| Up to 3i Pieces' ■...; .. 1\ to 9i b\ to 7j Bollios „.. ... 7£k> 81 6i to Tf Stained ■ pieces . 'and locks .. s£'to 6£ 5> to 5i G'rutchings ;..t6i to •7f 63 to 7| Lambs, super . 11 to 12i Hi to 12 Lambs, medium* 94" to' lo2 9i to 102

i January, •• "Yesterday i 1913. Prices. Merinos -, ... 9AdtoloM No offering! Halfbreds ... 10£dtol3d lOd tol2i< Stfp xbred ... Il^dtol3id No offering! Pine xbred ... lid tol2Ad lid toll|c Med. xbred;.. lOd Wild lid to life CJoarse xbred 9d . to lOd 9d to lOd [nferior xbred B|dto Did B£dto 9^( Pcs.'& bellies 7idto 9d 7|dto 8i« Locks '...'.... 4ldto 9^l 4^dto s^< Lambs' (good), lid- to ll|d - lid to I2i( Lambs' (mcd.) ' 9£d tolOjd 9^d to lid Lambs' (inf.) 7d to 9Jd 7d to 9ic

klerino 3alfbred Drossbred, to fine Crossbred, Pieces Bellies Locks Lambs , . Medium to good. Inferior. ' . d. d. d. d. ..,- ... 104 to 11 - 9 to 94 ... t ...' 10 to 114 9 to'9i medium ... ■ ... 104 to 1H 9 to 0i coarse , 94 to 10g 8| to 94 ... .... l 7 'to 8 5 to 64 64' to 73 5 to 6 4 to 6 93 to 102 7 to 9 .