WOOL SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9667, 4 December 1909, Page 6

WOOL SALES.

THE LONDON MARKET. Received December 3, 8.30 p.m. LONDON, December 3. At the wool sales 102,000 bales were catalogued, 45,500 were sold for the Home market, 48,500 bales for the Continent, and 15,U00 bales for the United States, 3,000 being held over There was a large attendance till the closing of the sale, with strong Yorkshire competition during the last few days. Compared with September sales all 'crosabreds advanced 5 per centum. Greasy merinos were rather irregular. The wools lacked American support", and closed at a decrease of 5 per centum as compared with September rate?, and faulties at 1\ per centum. There was, however, strong competition at these levels. Good scoured merinos showed a slight increase on rates, while lambs increased by 10 per centum.

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd , report as follows:—We held the second wool sale of the season yesterday when we offered a catalogue of 4,195 bales out of a total catalogue of 11,050 bale 3 as compared with 3,150 out of a total of 7,500 offered by us at the corresponding sale last year. The wool opened up exceptionally bright and attractive, and with few exceptions wa3 sound and well grown. One feature of yesterday's sale was the keen demand from the United States, American buyers operating for all possessing the requisite qualifications for that market (lines), namely, lightness in condition and well-grown staple and carefully skirted. For wool not suitable jEor America there was keen competition among buyers from Bradford, the Continent and local consumers. Our catalogue, which consisted of 4.195 bales, comprised a very good selection, including clips from practically all over Wellington, Wairarapa, Marlborough, Wanganui and Manawatu districts. The range of prices as compared with the opening sales this season was as follows:November 1909. December 1909. Merino 9J to 10$ Super halfbred 12 to 131 12| to 131 Medium halfbred Super crossbred 111 to 12.? 11l to 131 Medium crossbred 81 to 101 91 %q 111 Inferior coarse crossbred 6f to 8 71 to 9 Lambs Halfbred bellies and pieces Bellies and pieces 5 to 7| 5| to 81 Stained pieces and locks 2 to 5 . 2f to 51 Crutchings 41 to 51 5.1 to 61 Halfbred neck pieces

Some of our most notable sales of Wairarapa clips were:—A. McGaffin, Dry River, 8 bales, Romney ewe 3, Hid; M. Ahipene, 4 bales, crossbred, Hid; T. P. Lett, 5 bales, Romney, lid; A. C. Gawith, 4 bales, three quarter-bred, Hid; G. Clarkson, 13 bale 3, crossbred, lid; J. Lamb, 11 bales, Romney ewe, lid; C. G. Staveley, 12 bales, Komr,ey, llfd; F. and 11. W. White, "Eastry," 5 bales, crossbred wethers, lid, 28 bales crossbred ewes, 12Jd, 17 ba'es crossbred second ewes, Hid, 16 bales Romney hoggets, 13d; J. E. Hewitt, Mangamaire, 3 bales Romney hogget, 11 Id, 4 bales Rom ney ewes,lid; "Fernyhurst," Estate, 4 bales.fine three-quarterbred, 12|, 8 bales medium three-quarterbred, 12d, 6 bales threequarterbred hoggets, llld, 'l3 bales, threequarterbred ewes, 12Jd; Gray Bros., "Fairburn," 10 bales, crossbred hoggets, lid; Gray Bros, "Parkvale," 5 bales Romney, 11Jd, 2 bales, Romney hogget, lid, 2 bales, crossbred, lOd; Daysh Bros., 3 baley, Romney ewes, llld; J. C. McKillop, 13 bales, halfbred ewes, 13Ad /top price of the day): George Hume, Tauuui, 12 bales, crossbred, llld; S. K. S. Tipping, 5 bales, Romney hoggets, 11 Jd. By Telegraph —Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 3.

The second of the 1909-10 series of the Wellington wool sales, held today, was not only'the most important December sale yet held, but there was a very satisfactory clearance of the wools offered. Unilke the November sale the American competition did not dominate the position, and for the very good reason that there was not the same selection for the requirements of that trade. It was essentially a Bradford tops day. Prices were quite equal to those ruling at Napier. A3 was anticipated, there was keen competition for the lower grade wools, and taking condition into account these were dearer than at the November auctions.The best price of the sale was 13|d for light conditioned halfbred, while a very light conditioned Romney line went up to 131 d, an advance cf |d on the best price of the November sale. In one or two catalogues a gbod percentage"of the lines were passed hi owing to growers ideas of value being above the true market basis. Farmers had not only made the common mistake of supposing that because a eertain crossbred toppad a previous market theirs should about do the same, but had overlooked the fact that with the warmer weather the wool was much heavier in condition than in November generally. The actual prices realised cannot be accurately compared with those ruling at this time last year without allowance being made for the remarkably light condition of this season's clip.

Messrs Levin and Co, Ltd., report as follows:—At the second sale of the season yesterday we offered 3,200 bales. There was a good attendance of buyers, and bidding was strong for Bradford wools, but there was

not such keen competition as we had at last sale for American lots. At last sale anything bright and light conditioned was taken by America in the neighbourhood of one shilling per lb, but to-day these wools were practically left to Bradford and sold at a lower range. Otherwise prices were much on the same basis as last sale. The wool was heavier in condition and this effected prices to some extent Our best sales were 48 bales of Romney crossbred marked F. 8.8., at I2fd, and the Bowlands clip at Is and ll£d, and Clifton Grove at 12Jd and lid. The following are some of the prices realised:—(J in diamond lid, YEATION to lid, TUI, 9 STA 101 d, ERINGA IOJd, FBB lid, 10.fd and 12Jd, MILLHTLL lid, EMPARA 11J and 103; CLIFTON GROVE 12id, lid anil 9£d, JW 9Jd and 9|d, BOWLANDS, Is Hid, TAWERA lOfd, GLENSIDE Uh and 10i, WSD 10§, MATAHIWI lid, lOd and 9£d, AL in a .square lljd and Hid, JG 12Jd and lid.