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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1948, 3 December 1906, Page 1

In its report of the Christchurch wool sales the Dress states : -“At the first wool sale of this season’s series 8549 bales were offered, as against d-516 bales for the opening sale last year, when the weather for shearing was not so favorable as it has been this season. Of the number offered, 7899 bales were sold. There was a large attendance of buyers, forty-six occupying seats in the ring, representing America, the Continent, England, and local interests, The wool was not nearly in such good condition as labt year, when it was exceptional in this respect. The prevalence of nor’westers in the spring had titled the llaeces more or less with earth, and the wool was aiso fairly heavy in grease. Ihe clips were from farms and small grazing runs, none of the large stations having yet finished shearing. There was a keen demand for ail classes of wool. Light conditioned wools were freely bid for on American account, and no strict limit appeared to havo been put upon prices. The Home and Continental buyers were buying all descriptions of halfbiod and crossbred, and the prices paid are said to be fully a penny above London values. the representatives of the local woollen mills competed for fine wools and pieces, but were not largo buyers, and they took most of tho few lots of merinos that wore offered. Only a small proportion of the wool was passed, the brokers’ values being reasonable in view of the tone of the market. There was good competition for the ‘ star ’ lots, and all were sold. The top prices realised for hulfbred, threequarter-bred and crossbred were records for local sales.”

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