Auckland Wool Sale

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 830, 26 November 1929, Page 10

Auckland Wool Sale

MARKET RATHER IRREGULAR

Full Bench of Buyers

REPRESENTATIVES of all buying centres made up a ful] bench of buyers at the first Auckland fixture of the lll'Jd-30 wool-soiling season held in the Concert Chamber r the Town Hall last evening. Prices were slightly irregular, hut generally showed little difference on those ruling at the Wellington. Xapiep and Wanganui sales; any difference was in favour of buvers

The offering comprised approximately 17.250 bales, compared with 22,345 bales at the opening Auckland sale last season, and 23,244 bales at the first Auckland fixture of the 19272S season. Buyers still complain about the classing of some.«of the farmers*

lines, but, on the average, the quality and get-up of tfhe offering, generally, was well up to that of previous years. It was a little heavier conditioned than usual. From the Continental viewpoint there was a fair selection made up mainly of good carding wools. The greater part of the offering went to buyers for the Continent, Germany and France in particular. Russia was buying sparingly. For the most part prices appeared slightly above Bradf d’s limits, but, as the sale progressed, buyers for that centre displayed increased strength, the sale closing with Bradford accounting for a comparatively big percentage of the offering. Tasmanian and New Zealand mills were in the market, mostly for special lines, and operated throughout the sale, although the actual percentage of the catalogue which went to these operators could not have- been high. Little, if any, wool went to America. PRICES IRREGULAR Prices throughout the sale were slightly irregular. Top price of 19d was secured for a super lot of halfbred 58s quality with a big yield, offered on account of Messrs. O’Brien Bros., Waiheke Island. These vendors have topped the market at the first Auckland sale for several seasons. The price for this line and for one or two

others, however, cannot be regarded as a true indication of values as most of the buyers dropped out around 14d, leaving the bidding to two buyers, with special orders to fill. It is interesting, to note that similar wool on account of the same vendors brought 25d at the first sale last season, and 26~d at the opening sale of the 1927-28 season. Average crossbred wools may at times have appeared a little easier as compared with prices at the earlier sales of this season, but generally values held on a par with those at Wanganui. With the exception ol* super lots, prices for the finer wools were slightly in buyers’ favour. An indication of the difference in prices for crossbred wools, the class which principally concerns Auckland graziers, as compared with those at the opening sale of last year can be taken* from the fact that one wellknown Waikato grazier, who received up to 19d- last season, had to be content with lid this season. The quality of his, offering was not up to that of last season’s, but, even with 3d off on that account, the drop is fairly substantial. Similar instances could be quoted from all round the district. The finer Wools show the biggest reduction. Although, according -to catalogue terms, higher prices than 14d were received for crossbreds, this can generally be regarded as the top for Romney cross wools. Half-bred strains were noticeable in anything which sold over that price.

REPRESENTATIVE PRICES

Representative prices taken from a fairly wide range of individual dins are as follow: IVf ai £ 5 of fine x bred hogs, 12d. 14 of fine x bred, 12\d Kowhara OTcr fallen T.: 7 of super x bred, .12 l-3d; 20 of super S bred. 13d \Vairere: 7 of x bred. lid. EH reversed over Ounuivhao: 10 of \ lfd’ 29 ° f X bred A ’ 13d: 15 x bred. Joined -JI ■': 0 of hogs, 1 I'M- ft over Ryburn: 6 of Ist ewes, Hid; 10 of ewes. - H a !>' J R Joined: 12 of fine Romnev 12yd; 4 of x bred, 12id. * * and M: 6 of Corriedale. 12Jd x bred metl A. 13Jd WR 0 of fine Rom hogs, 13d. Midlands: fl x bred ligt, ll'.d- -4 of *- bred ewes. 123 d. " ’ 1 x H and W over Paerata- x ..r \ i, 14d; 4 of A 9 x bred, lSd. &S ’ Fairlea: 7 of x bred fine, 12vd’ 6 x bred medium, 12d. ‘* u ’ * 11 HC : 9 of i bred, 141 d: 5 of x bred ir»«] Xgapuke: 6 of A x bred. 12?. d; 25 of \ x bred, 113 d. " ’ JUI *' Flat Top: 6 of x bred hogs j:pd Crosslands: 4 of x bred medium,* lid isn? Ver 8 of flne A - bred. 123 d 7 of bellies and pcs, 7’d. OV . er B !? ck Hill’: *of fine A hogs i?Vd:°7 of Ct fin'e 8 df orVTTsii; 4 io‘^dvma. l:!d; 5 Flesh water: 4 super Corriedale Ifi TridaS? ri ISM lG ’ Ud ’ 4 extra su P er CorrieDFL: 7 of ewes. lljd. ?i7 C L c 2r er Ar Glentui: 4 of x bred A. 12’d. Manga tea: lo of x bred I'd of x bred hogs, 123 d; 41 of x bred pcs? 7?d. S pos ' 10id: 7 of bellies and l'' °' e '' Kara: 6of Corriedale, 13d; 4of x bred fine, 12td. ’ 01 of x bred fine, 12d; 6 of x bred med, ll.d; 6 of x bred hogs, 113 - « of hogs, 12 3 d; 6 of bellies and pcs. HOM over C: 5 „f , bred , 14 q. 4 of x bred, 103 d. brShA oi'cl 7 ° f X brcd hsts - 11 3 d: 7 of x ~T V nd - T "■"•‘"'I: 13 or X bred fine }*>: bred r edium. 11 !d; 6 of beN U over bar; J of i. b.cd Uo~s? If'/.-

1!* of x bred K, 12d. bellies. S2d. or I*s Afcp Wairama Downs: ,1 * k supoi. 13d: Of X bird I,ow S u r », ’*• 1_ of x bred super, 122 d uper - :> Hunt Hill: S of x bred \ % ,_ ®f tl A * bred - lUd; 0. of belliS’alSV MC over angle: 6 of x 12Jd: ij of Hit'll x bred juiJ W ?S; toof line x bred, 12id. *■ 1-r , TihiruiiEa: :! of superfine x brert , b of Ist x bred hogs, 12Jd rc<l, WA over Rarahaki: 4 of fin» a 12’ll: $■ of A x bred, m** 4 * ‘*i AAT over R: 18 of fine t y, rijl £r x br< ' d - 131d: 4 of 2,

Pohoatua: 5 of x bred fine 7 of fine E x bred, 13;d: 6 ©? x *2s’ ,k 13id: i» of skirting. BJd **** S diamond over Titoki: 11 * v 12£d: 4 of x hogs. 123 d * x tpt ' Thorne: 6 of x bred fine, 13*4. med hogs x bred. I2d i * 13d M OVer Ho J " ere; 5 Of X bred h JE Kinross: 4 of x bred hors. 7 of x bred fine. ll*d. 1* E.A.C. over W: IS of x bred k >4 of x bred, 12id. ea UN lki Iki: o of x bred hgt. I*l4. i* J bred E. lljd; 4 of b?niei'il < U^ '.I T. over Bardowi,: 15 of x brad 135 d; 6 of x bred «». IOM^ bred, 10Jd; S bellies and pcsi Sl.l ? crutchings. Sd. *" Middle more: 11 of B x bred. m*. bellies and pcs, Sd. ■ l1 *- M over Waiheke: 4 of 1 bred l“i.i fine x bred. 13d: 10 of med’ x WP over Maraetai: 3 of Shrc-nsHe 13d; 7 of x bred. 11 -Jd. Putiki: 6 of i bred wethers, of 5 bred ewes. 18id; 6 of fine '' T : hogs. 19d; fine x bred ewes, 141 d Esslin: 4 of fine x bred hon r 5 of fine x bred. 14Jd; 8 of i v-L load: 4 of pcs. IOJd. tX C.A. joined: 13 of Rom ewe ljja MJddlemore: 7 of A x bred her tv Huanui: 6 of Rom hogs, 124* i*’ , bred ewe, lid. WJiatihua over New Zealand: 4 of r«. hogs. 12d: 9 of Rom A ewe, 124. S over P: 4 of Ryeland, l*sd: 5 of ihu x bred. 13d: 4 of Ist pcs. SJd. Kainui: 8 of x bred hogs, 124; * bellies and pcs, 9i<s. Paparau: 7 of x bred hogs, 124. W.G.R.: 16 of J bred ewe, 17|4; 7 x bred hogs, 131 d. Pakaraka: 28 of x bred. 12|d. Hallsdale: 6 of l bred, 18|d. A 2: 7 of l bred, lSd; 4 of i hr*& w* 107»d. Te Whio: 5 of x bred hogs, 124: r zz bred, 12Sd. W TJ over Dingley Dell: 35 of x k*4. lid: 6 of x bred hogs, lid; 6 of pc*. TJd. H E joined: 9 of Lincoln, 14|d. Boyd: 9 of x. bred hogs, 12|d: « «f wethers. 12d. V H over B: 5 of med x bred, 13« i. Xgataka over M: 9 of A x bred, 12J* L Bros: 6 of x bred hogs, 1354. BROKERS’ OFFICIAL REPORT

The Auckland "Wool Brokers’ Association reports- offering a t*ti! catalogue of 17,225 bales to a full bench of buyers representative of *ll wool consuming countries in the worM. Competition, f generally, was ke« at reduced values, compared with prices at the opening New Zealand sales «f the present season. Bradford buyers were more in evidence than at any previous sale this seasonr this being Recounted for b? the slight easing in values for topmaking wool which Drought prices more in accord with their limits. There was very little tender or cotted wool in the catalogues, and wool opeeri up heavier in condition and rifeM* darker in coiour than last year. Mm? splendid clips lost co ™ pe^®, J to lack of skirting and S eneI ™ ““J. tion. As there is a heavy duty ©* wool going into the United SbU buyers from that country are to bid for such clips as thjsjTJM"" afford to pay duty on Zj dors thus losing the benefit of u»competition. . t Tlie official range of prices follows:

There were a few lots of «rtrt ££ halfbred wools, snowing a S«* alr.h brought from le.d to * being the top price for the seaUsual buyers for this class an 4 t** dropped out at from to 1 • ‘ buyers carried on to the hi»l the lots oventuall • falling t j, aV * # operator who evidently had t * wool at all costs.

SALES AT SYDNfc* MARKET FIRM FOR GOOD LINES Untied I’ A. —B« SYDSEI, Monday At the Sydney wool sale? today bales were sold. There was » market for coed quality line?, r; ,.. j0 . tendency for fault* *|» 'Jretuj ■ '.rid to -6-d.

v M EE I NO AVERAGE Xov., 192?Nov .r*» Fine Half bred —56/5S Super A - - - — Average . - - Mod. Halfbred—56 56 14 to 18 12 to Average . Coarse Halfbred —18 o 19 12J to 131 18 11 to Average . . -• 101 Inferior .. . Fine Crossbred —46/48 o 1* Average .. - Inferior .. - 9 to 101 14 to 141 Medium Crossbred —44/46 to W 113 to 121 161, Average . . . 101 to HI 1 J a* i» Inferior .. . Coarse Crossbred-r-40/44 Super « '“Jr Average .. . • 1*5 to 10* 14 121 1 * to 1»« to It; to 12 Inferior .. ■ -* Low Crossbred —36/40 tP 1«S Super Average .. . 91 to 105 HI 10 to to Hi Inferior . . • ' 3 . Hoggets— Super 14 18 3 14 to l" 1 - to is to *1 Medium - - - Coarse 12 to 13 .. HI to 121 Lambs — * to 1»* Fine, 41 50 . — 16 Halfbred — 16J to 171 Super .. . Crossbred — «lood to super 8 to 91 in to 4»i Lew to medium. r *l to 71 11 to ISt Cru tellings— H to l» Medium to g« HKl 7 in Si Inferior to s Locks— ( , Crossbred 15 to • \