WELLINGTON WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9681, 4 January 1910, Page 3

WELLINGTON WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

Messrs Levin and Co. report as follows:—The third sale of the season was held yesterday, when we offered 4,300 bales out of a total combined offering of 19,500 bales. There was a large attendance of buyers, the benches being full, and the New Year opened with a sale which was as brisk and spirited as any that have been held this reason. It is usual after the two other sales have pra - tically cleared the market «f liechc conditioned woo! to find '.he catalogue filled largely »'ith a coarser and heavier type, and to-day way no exception. The wool generally, although of coarse quality, was good of its own particular kind, and our catalogue was thoroughly representative of the best wools of the district. It was a day for Bradford wool, and there were apparently strong orders from that quarter. America was represented, and took what lines were suitable at recent rates. Coarse, medium anu inferior wool showed an advance of Jd, and aa much as Id in some insstances, on last sale prices. There was an excellent demand for lambs, and best l»nes sold up to Hid. Tnere werj several j new buyers after locks; pieces and J scouring Jots, and these were cleared at high figures. We sold nearly every lot in our catalogue at prices which cannot be considt-red otherwise than satisfactorily. Following is the range of prices:—Menr.o. lOd to lid; halfbred, lid to 12gd; super fine crossbred, lid to 12£ d; medium crossbred, 9d to 10fd, coarse crossbred, 8d to 9|d; inferior crossbred, 7d to B|d; pieces and bellies, 4d to 9d; locks, up tosd; lambs, super 9d to 1 i Jd; lambs, medium 8d to 9id; lambs, inferior 7d to 81. Following are pric s realised for Wairarapa clips: Manawa. 29 bales lOd, 13 bales 9fd, 14 bales 9fcd, sbal~sll|d; Valdor,,lo bales 9d; Wingari, 4 bales 9ld, "2 bales 9Jd; Hinaki, 14 bales lid, 2 bales 12£ d, 20 bales 9£d. 14 bales Bfd, 9 hales B£d; Waihora, 11 bales IOJd, 2 bales 10d; Marapua, 14 bales 9id; PC, 2 bales lOd, 27 bales 9£d; Nahauhau, 8 bale's 10Jd, 9 bales 9£d, 18 bales 9£d, 6 bales lOJd: DX, 14 bales 9|d;TK over Ems, 25 bales 10|d, 12 bales 9Jd; Tawaha, 20 bales 12Jd, 3 bales ll£d, 3 bales lOd, 2 bales 10£ d; Matahiwi, 20 bales lambs lid, 4baleslod; GF conjoined, 3 bales 10fd; Manawa, 75 bales 10Jd, 60 baks 9£d, 45 bales 10fd; Waioronga, 4 bales lid, 5 bales 10|d, 20 bales 9|d; Hillend, 22"bales I'OJd, Kiverside, 29 bales IOJd, 12 bales lOd; Tiraumea,, 25 bales lid, 72 bales 10£ d) 4a bales 9dl, 20 bales lambs lOJd; Orui, 10 baJes;lo£d, 35 bales 10d,15 bales 9|d; Mahaki,l3 bales IOJd. 14 bales 10fd, 8 bales 9d; FFF/7 bales 9|d; HWI, 12 bales 9£d; WSD, 8 bales lOd, 23 bales 9Jd, 5 bales B£d; Te Whiti, 32 bales 9d, 25 bales lOi'd; Awatea, 17 bales 9£d, 3 bales 10|d, 8 bales B|d, 4baleslOJd, GA, 24 bales 9d; Taratahi, ,15 bales lOfcd, ARB, 7 bales 10id, 7 bales 9d, 6 bales Bgd.

Messrs DalgetyanJ Company, Ltd., report:—We held our third wool sale of the season yesterday, when we offered a catalogue of 6,464 bales out of a total of 19,637, and sold 5,731 bales at auction. The quality of the wool offered wasjnot quite so good as that offered at the December sale, and, as is usual at this time of the year, the .clips were much heavier in the grease, although some wool fit for the American market came forward in very bright and light condition. Competition was keen throughout the sale, and there was a larger attendance of buyers than previously, several new Continental houses being in the field, while local buyer?, as usual, operated freely. One of the features of our sale was the quantity of meriDo wool offered, several leading Marlborough station clips being submitted which have never been offered locally before, and from results realised we think there is every prospect of their continuing to support this marftet. Some very fine lines of lambs' wool were offered, which opened out well and met with a very good demand. Prices ruling today, after allowing tor the extra amount of grease in the wool, were practically on a par with the last sale tor medium and line wool. Crossbred wool showed an increase of Jd to ?sd

per ib, while pieces advanced £d to fd per lb. The following table will show how prices this month compared with those of December: — December, January, 1909. 1910. Merino super lid to lljd Medium merino 9gd to 102 d 9id to lOftd Half bred. ' 'super 12fd to 13£ d 12d to 13fd Medium halfbred lOd to ll|d lOd to llgd Super crossbred 1.1 id to 133; dll |d to 12d Continued on paga 7.