DUNEDIN WOOL SALE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 299, 9 March 1928, Page 12

DUNEDIN WOOL SALE

U.S.A. LIMITS EXCEEDED NEW RECORDS MADE DUNEDIN, Thursday. The third Dunedin wool sale of the season, which was opened last evening, was continued to-day. The various brokers offered catalogues totalling 27,325 bales. There was a representative attendance of buyers, every seat on the benches being occupied. A large proportion of the offering included clips which had been shorn f9r some time and which had arrived in Dunedin too late to be included in the last sale. The wools opened in splendid condition, and it can be said that some of the halfbreds and fine crossbreds offered at this sale were in beautiful order. Some of the Southern I.akes district and back-country wool was well grown, but being winter-shorn, showed much more condition. The hope of the growers that the offering would command the high prices obtained in other parts of the Dominion was more than justified and under extremely good competition prices advanced from id to 2d a lb. for good halfbreds, crossbreds and good pieces, compared with the rates ruling at the sale on February 1. Great Britain lifted the greatest proportion of the catalogue, but Continental buyers were determined competitors and secured a fair share of the offering. America did not buy much, the prices paid evidently being above her limits. Very few lots were passed, and it can safely be said that this sale is one of the best ever experienced in Otago, and again record prices for New Zealand this season were obtained. The following is the range of prices, the rates at the February sale being shown for the purpose of comparison:—

IN THE MARKET PLACE DEARER BANANAS FRUIT SELLS FREELY Fruit continues to meet with a steady demand in City Marts. Vegetables are also selling freely and already supplies are beginning to freshen up following the recent rains. npRADE in apples is quiet and quotaX tions remain practically unaltered. Supplies of tomatoes coming forward from the Hutt Valley have tended to bring down the market for this fruit over the last few days, though a steady demand continues. Best quality hothouse grapes have improved considerably in price over the past week. Repacked bananas continue to advance in price and lower values will not be possible until the arrival of the Tofua with a fresh shipment on Monday week. Poorer quality peaches are meeting with a rather slack demand at lower rates. Best dessert pears sell under'keen competition. In the field and garden produce section heavier supplies of kumeras are beginning to come forward. Onions and pumpkins are also well supplied. A keen demand is registered for most classes of vegetables. In the poultry section choice cockerels and pullets meet with a ready sale, but light breed hens and drakes are oversupplied. Quotations from the City Marts this morning ranged as follows: FRUIT Apples.—Gravensteins, choice coloured, 4s 6d to 6s 6d a case; do., small, 2s 6d to 4s; Scarlet Permains, 2s 6d to ss; Willie Sharps, 3s to 4s 6d; Golden Pippin, 3s; Munros, 4s to ss; Cox's Orange, 5s to 9s. Pears. —Bon Chretien, 9s to 10s 6d case; Packman’s Triumph, 7s 6d to 9s; Capimont, 6s 6d to Ss; Clairgou, 5s to Gs; Louis Bons, 9s to 11s. Peaches. —Golden Queen, 4s to 6s a case; late Reds, 3s 6d to ss. Tomatoes.—No. 1 Choice Coloured, 10s tc 12s a case; others, 3s 6d to 6s. Lemons, 10s to* 22s a case. Grapes.—Hamburgs, Is to Is 3d a lb; Coleman, Is 9d to 2s 9d; Golden Queen, It to Is 2d. Passions, 6s to 10s 6d a case. Sweet Corn, 4s to 5s a case. Cape Gooseberries, 4£d to 5Sd a ib. Oranges.—Jaffas, 30s a case; American, 36s to 40s. Bananas, 20s to 25s a case. VEGETABLES Potatoes, Southern, 10s to 14s a cwt; Hastings, 10s to 13s 6d. Onions, 10s 6d to 12s 6d a cwt. Kumeras, 2£d to 3d a lb. Cabbage, 5s to 16s a. sack, according tc- quality. Swedes, 4s to 5s a bag. Pumpkins, ordinary. 8s to 11s a cwt; first class Warren and Squash, 14s to 16s a cwt. Green Peas, 15s to 17s a bag. Beans, 10s to 16s a bag. Lettuce, 3s to 9s a case. POULTRY Cocks, chicks, white, 6d to Is each; heavy breeds. Is to 2s. Cockerels, heavy prime, 6s 3d to 7s 6d: lighter, 4s to ss: light, 2s to 2s 9d. Hens, heavy, 3s to 3s 9d; lighter, Is 9d to 2s lOd. Roosters, Is 6d to 2s 6d. Ducks, 2s 6d to 2s 3d. Moscovy Drakes, 5s to 6s 3d: Moscovy ducks. 4s to ss: young ducks, 5s to 7s. Turkey hens, 6s to Bs. Goblers, 13s to 17s. Pullets, 4s to 9s, according to size. Geese, 5s to 5s 6d. Prices of eggs and butter and the smaller parcelled vegetables will be found in the Kit Bag Column on another page. CHICAGO WHEAT Bj Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 9.35 a.rn. CHICAGO, Thursday. Wheat. —March, 1 dollar 381 cents a bushel; May, 1 dollar 37£ cents; July. 1 dollar 353 cents. —A. and N.Z.

Feb 1. Mai oh 8. d. d. d. i. 26 to 28£ to 30 23 to 25£ 25 to Average .. 21 to 22£ 22 to 23J Inferior .. .. 19 to to 22 Fine Halfbred— 26 to 28£ to 303 24 to 253 26 to 221, to 232 241 to 253 Inferior 20 to 22 21 to 231 Medium HalfbredExtra super .. *251 to 262 241 to 26 Average 21£ to 222 22* to Inferior .. .. 20 to 21* 21 to Coarse Halfbred — 23 to 241 2o 3 Average .. .. 214 to 222 221, to Inferior .. .. 19 to 21 to 22 Fine Crossbred —■ Super 20 to 23 i to 24 Average .. .. 19 to 192 to Inferior 1.7 to is; to Medium Crossbred 18 to 19£ 20 to 22 Average .. .. to 1V:1 171 to 193 Inferior 15 to lbi 16 to Merino Bellies and Pieces— Good to super .. 21 to 24i IVIedium .. .. 151 to 20 161 to 17* Good to super . 21 to 241 to 26* .Medium 17 to 20 17 to 21 Crossbred Pieces— Good to super . 18 to 22 IS to 22 Crutchings— Medium to good 12 to 16 13 to 16 inferior 7 to 11 8 to 12 Locks— Merino Halfbred .. .. 12 9 to to 15i 12 9 to 13* Crossbred .. .. 7 to 11 8 to 12