Wool Market.

Manawatu Herald, 21 January 1896, Page 3

Wool Market.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report :— f We held oar sscond second sale on Friday, when we offered 1482 bales, of which 810 bales wnre cleared under the hammer. The attendance both English and local buyers /^U large, and bidding spirited 'throughout, particularly for wellgrown lustrous wools. Considering the condition of the wool offered, which was very heavy in grease, the 1 prices obtained were par to 5 per ' cant, higher than those ruling at our first sale in December. This was evidenced by the fact of some wools '

held over from our last auction realising £d per lb more than wag then offered. Lambs wool was neglected, ami prices ruled in buyers favour. The following {3 the range of price? obtained : For good greasy cross bred, 7$ to B£d ; medium and in ferior, 5d to 7Jd ; lambs, I\i\ to 7irl bellies, pieces aqd dpad wool, 2-Jd to 6d ; locks, l^d to B£d. [As a guide we may mention thai wool sent from Foxton branded GN fetched B^d per lb, and the square with tail brand 7£' l per lb. Messrs Scoullar and Chisholm's monthly frrniture report. Wellington. We have to report great animation in the furniture trade for December, j Town and country buyers have been operating freely, and the last two { months of 1895 will be remembered by our firm as the best for some years. We have been compelled to increase our working staff all round to meet the growing demand for Qur products, which indicates that Seoul far and Chisholm's furnituae has become a household word in and around Wellington for cheapness, durability and de&ign. We have just finished fitting up Mr Rosa's Royal Hotel, Thorndon quay, to his entire ap* proval and satisfaction, and have spared no effort to make his house one of the most comfortable family hotels in the city. Our prices re main the same as last reported Kapoc bedp, 15s ; do pillows, 2>- 6d ; feather beds, 50* ; do pillow*, 4. 6d As we have unlimitec capital at ou disposal we are enabled to buy in tb> btvsfc markets for cash. Tntondius? purchasers can therefore rely on getting the very best value at our es tablishment.