WOOL SALES.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 February 1916, Page 4

WOOL SALES.

HIGH PRICES AT DUNEDIJJ By Telegraph.—Press Association. ( Dunedin, Last Night. ' The second wool sale of the season commenced to-day. The total offerings were 24,777 bales, compared.with 23,018 bales at the corresponding sale last year. The buyers' benches were well filled, and competition was exceptionally keen for practically every lot offered, except earthy and very warty wools. Ifc i s expected that all overseas wool purchased at this sale will bo got away before the end of next month. .Buyers have decided to postpone the northern sales till they can «ee shipping space available for all purchases in Dunedin. Compared with December sales values [to-day were:—Merino, super, to Idfed (par to >/jd dearer); medium to good 12'/ s d to 14'/ 8 d (V 4 d to Hd dearer)| infenor, Hd to 12d (V,d to Id dearer)halfbred, super, 18>/,d to 21d (par); medium to good. .18'/,d to 18</ 4 d (par to >/.d dearer); inferior 13'/ s d to. U'/«d (par to ] / a d dearer); crossbred 13% dto lfl'/.d (par to dearer); crossbreds, super, 18d to li)%d (>/ 2 d dearer); medium to good lOd to 17% d (%d to a / 4 d dearer); inferior 12'/»d to I&V4 (V»d to Id dearer): pieces, super, 16d W Igy,d (par to y.d dearer); medium to good 12d to lu'/ad ('/jd dearer); inferior M to liy.d ('/od dearer); pieces, all grades, y 3 d to Id dearer. Locks, firrt grade, 7>/ s d to !>d (par to V s d dearer) | second grade, Cd to 7d C/ S d dearer^.