THE WOOL MARKET
LOW PRICES
[By Telegraph, Per Press Association, l
v / ■’ WELLINGTON, Jan. 12. - M TWen%-seven thousand hales were at the !i third Wellington wool sale''yesterday; There was a full bench of 'buyers representative of all sections of the trade. • The public galleries ijjfere. crowded. Passings-in were very' frequent. Thb market was rather was doing most of the • business', the Continent buyers being quiet. The bulk of the wbol wak crossbred. It sold round about hiifepeiice totenpOnee per pound. Exceptional lines- were slightly above this pfffee.. The merinos practically, all were withdrawn. Halfbreds sold tenpence to elevenpence per pound, pieces sixpence,’ bellies’ fiyepenco, locks fourpenpe. Alj these lines wore neglected.: Lambs’ woof was erratic, but
anything of good colour and length . was’ keenly competed for at Hid to 1 13d. Lambs’ Wool showing no character was ignored. The market appeared to be : willing to' take wool, but at its oivn price.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1930, Page 3
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152THE WOOL MARKET Hokitika Guardian, 13 January 1930, Page 3
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