LONDON WOOL SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3140, 18 March 1909, Page 6

LONDON WOOL SALES.

PRICES FULLY MAINTAINED. Received March 17, 11.10 a.m. | LONDON, March 16. \ At the wool auctions there was good sale and competition. Prices were fully maintained. The following are the average prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named:—W.D. 9Jd, Titi 9§d, Hiku lO^cl. Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received a cable from their agents in London, advising them of the follow- I ing sales of wool at the sales now on. The prices mentioned represent , the average realised for the fleece portion of the clips sold: — i John Kebbell, Ohan, Bfd. j J. H. Cameron, Masterton, 7 11lGd. * Abbott Bros., Pahautanui, 7 1316d. Est. J. Groves, Masterton, 9d. James Miller, Masterton, 116. 0. R. Robinson, Foxton, Bd. C. Wagland, Masterton, BJd. G. F. F. Button, Featherston, Bd. F. Koore, Wanganui, Bd. J. A. M'Dougall, Pirinoa, 8 lied. I Mitchell Bros., Longburn, B£d. i W. Hume, Featherston, 9§d. | F. Shaw, Masterton, 916. \ F. C. Death, Wanganui, 7d. | S. W. Peel, Wanganui, 7 5-16 d. i Sutton Bros., Nelson, 7]d. I John Batty, Blenheim. Bd. 1 P. Morrin, Ble-iheim,' Sid. Duigan Bros.. Wanagnui, 7|d. The New Zealand Loan and Meri ctntile Agency Co., Ltd., has reI ceived the following cablegram from j their London house, under yesterday's date:—"Wool: The third series has been pvrpnged to commence on May 4th the list to be closed eight clear days before, and the limit to be 150,000 bales. As compared with last sale's closing rates, prices are higer about 5 per cent, for crossbred scoured, scoured merino, and crossbred slipe; about 5 per cent, to 7h per cent, for greasy merino; about par to 5 per cent, for merino lambs and coarse ereasy crossbred; about 10 per cent, fo crossbred lambs; and about 1\ to 10 per cent, fur medium and fine greasy crossbred.' The tone of the market is firm."