TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

rny TELF.ORAI-H — PER DRESS ASSOCIATION , SHIPPING TROUBLE. AUCKLAND, December 7. The crew of Wilson’s Cement Company's steamer Mahurangi, gave twen-ty-four hours notice, and left the vessel on her arrival here this morning. The Union Company will recommission the Kaiapoi shortly. FERRY SERVICE. WELLINGTON. Dec. 7. The Wahino leaves Lyttelton nil the 14th. .Maori loaves here on the 14th and Lyttelton loth. Both th event fer will continue on t.hc ferry service.

WOOL SALES. WELLINGTON, Dec. 8. The New Zealand loan and Merean--1 tile Agency C>., Ltd. reports on the : Wellington wool sales on 7tli. December. The second Wellington wool sale , took place and catalogues totalled about ; 15.000 hales, consisting of representnI tivc clips from Wnirnrnpn, West Coast ; Marlborough and Nelson districts. A very good attendance of buyers, representing all Home, American. Continental and Japanese houses, also the usual operators on behalfAif Dominion mills, scourers and speculators. Bidding on i the whole was spirited although at times was irregular. Excellent prices were obtained. If anything • super crossbreds were a shade lower than the November price. On the other hand coarse wools were appreciably higher. In fine crossbreds 46/48 suitable for Americans, prices were easier to the ex!cut of :Rl to Id, an average quality ruling at par with November prices, while inferior sorts were }(1 to Id higher. Medium crossbreds 44/46. We have to report American sorts at about par while average quality was $d better and inferior Id higher. Coarse crossbreds 40/44 showed average ad- I value of Id per Hi. T.ow crossbreds 30/40s also appreciated to the extent of :<d to Id per Hi. There was a keen j demand for lambs wool, of which veiv little was forthcoming at this sale, j Bellies pieces locks and ciutchings were met much hotter sale. Our offer- . lug was on the whole slightly- bettci in quality than that of November, j although the catalogue contained'a con- j siderahle quantity of old wools. Same of our principal sales were fine half , breds Flaxbrook 19/d, Timarit 17d. me- j dium halfbred flaxbrook 17(1; Timnru j 14 ; *cl to 17(1; Braelinhu 16jd to 11 id ; i coarse halfbred over 12d; fine crossbred j as over akupe lid ; Mamaku 13Jd, i Whnndow 11 id; medium crossbred* e.r. j over Weraron 11 ,‘(1 0.b.; over Linton II Jd to 13,(1; crossbreds 40/44. Rmd. J BJd e.j.h.; 8?- hoggets, fine m.x.v. 12,jd. j