CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8020, 5 January 1906, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

A RISE I.\ PRICES. run m:ss association'. CimisTniußCH, Juuuary I, The third wool sale of this seasons series commenced to-night, when about 15,51 C) bales were catalogued, There was a record attendance of Home, Continental, American and local buyers. The wool offered was not, as a whole, up to the standard of quality of that s bmitted at the previous sale, some the clips being heavier in grease, ai the station clips were mostly fr , remoter stations and rougher country. There iva> an improved demand fo merino wool, of which a number of good clips were offered, and prices showed a rise of a farthing to a pennv per Hi according to quality. There were 110 superfine half-brcds offered such as those which brought to)) prices at the December sale, but medium sorts were in strong demand and advanced about a half penny per lb. Three-quarter-bred and cross-bred showed practically 110 change in prices, but were more keenly competed for I'ieces of all descriptions were very iirm, and in some cases sold as well as lleece wool. The buyers for the Home market took (he bulk of the wool offering, while a fair quantity jvas taken by the representatives of (he local woollen mills and speculators. The bulk ol (he lots in (lie two catalogues were sold 10-nigh(, only a small proportion being passed in, and the sale will lie resumed at II a.m. t<i-inori'ow.

The range of prices was S-iper greasy meaino 12d to I2*i'i, medium IO.Jd to 11 ill, inferior '.ld to I'M; super half-bred 12.jd to l:id, medium JO ; \d to 12d, interior N : ,'dtoll>d; super three-quarter bred l'tld to 11 [d. medium Hid to lo.jd, inferior s j*l to lijd ; super-crossbred inVi in 11.Id. medium I) .1(1 to 1o;d, inferior S.;d to lid. Long wool N(d to Slid ; Down wool Ud to j lojjd ; scoured merino l'.lld, pieces lXd, (■i l'Jld; locks 1 tjd; scoured halfbred J/d to ISd, pieces Hid to hicks lll.Jd ; greasy first merino pieces yjtl to'lld, second pieces (ijd to 9d lirst lialf-l rid pieces <jd to llfd, second in -S'lil; three-quarter-bred ] icec.- t'd to Sid, third ]iici'cs till to Hid, locks 'i.{d to 7d.