COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1797, 30 June 1906, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

QUARTERLY SALES

The Woolbrokers’ Association's quartei ly sales were held yesterday, ihero being a largo attendance of buyers. *" Meßß>a Williams aod Kettle report: l At the sale of wool and skins this afternoon tbere was a very largo et’oodaoco of buyers, and prices were even in advance of onr last sale, which bad established a rtpjrd for the district. Our catalogue jonsisied of lift bales. 41 bags wool. 1632’

skins, 608 bide?, and 40 paokages of tallow, (par ea!o commenced with the wool, for whioh the most spirited competition ensued, our first oiler of 5 ba'es of fleece realising 10:jd. [Toe bulls of our catalogs ponsistefl of orutcbiDga, whioh were in very strong demand, and realised up to 5 bid per lb for clean lots. Dead wool made up to lOd, locks from 5Jd to 6Jd, ard a '' small parcel of slips lambs’ wool topped the sale at 10:|d. Our skirts catalogued elioited the keenest competition, and 4 several good lines realised upto9:jdper '*•? lb, whilst ordinary staiion-saved fkins | made f:om fid to Bd, the difference being, " in proportion to the relative value tf the pelt.: With woollen pelts at the price tbpy are at present, it pays the abeepfarmer to preserve all bis skins in the shed, and i< paiDt them with a good coating of dip. felts made Is to 2j eaoh. Oar sa'o finished with ono ekin of exceptional quality, the property of Mr W. Bobb, of Patutahi, whioh was sold in green condition for 14s. We might mention that this was one of exceptional quality, and weighed 251 b, Probably there has never been such an extensive c fJeriDg of bides as were presented to the buyers at this sale, the faot being accounted for by tho sonson 1 of the year being favorable for turning off beef, with which tho fretzmg works have been busy for the last month or six weeks. Wo sold the wbolo of our during. Ox freizers fetched from 27a 6d to : 29s, wbi’st cow bides brought from 20s to 235. O.di nary station-saved skins were sold at from 4d to oifd per lb. Tallow: The offering Consisted of 40 packages, which were sold at from 18-> 6’d to 20s per cwt.” Ma'jsrß'Oommcri, Bholton and Co report: « There was a full attendance of buyers trim !tf Auckland, Napier, and’ the West Ccas ! , qod bidding'was brisk. Piioes for wool yere fully jd in r.flvarcs of tbe last series', and sbeep-Jtios were |d in advance for better soits. The following were our pripes : Bough fleece on lambs ftyd to 10J i, good orutohings to fl£d, inferior 7id to 7 j }d, well saved station skiDS OJd to 10J At tbe latter prioe we sold several good lines. Medium skins brought from Bid to 9Jd, inferior from 7d to Bd, bides fid to fi|d, tallow 18a fid to ‘JOs 6d,