WELLINGTON WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9682, 5 January 1910, Page 3

WELLINGTON WOOL AND SKIN SALES.

Messrs Abraham and Wiliiams, Ltd, report as follows:—The third sale of the series was nelri on Menday, when total catalogues comprising about 20,000 bales were offered, of which we presented a catalogue of 2,125 bales, which would have been augmented to the extent of 700 bales, but this number had to be shut out owing to the late arrival. Buyers were present in record numbers, and were representative of -Ameiicui, Homeland Conn .final house.--. We are able to iepoit a t-plqndid »aU' with prices quit--* &d p*-i lb higher than last sales, and this without tak- j ing into consideration the extra account of grease in the wool offdK'd at this present'sale. Bradford opera tors wer? to the fore &', to-day's sale, as the catalogue comprised very little wool which excited the' keen competition of American buy ers'hut for anything that suile.l them they were ready with extreme value.-.' ir'iecep and bellies sold exceptionally well, and may be quoted ut fully £d advance. Lambs- wool . al.-o elicited keen competition, our top .price for clean crossbred lambs being 11 Jd. Our top price for fletcd wocl was 12|d for a well grown bright Romney clip, from the Wairarapa. Half bred from Marlborough realised 12Jd. Some of our best sales were as follows:—WGP, 12 bales Romney 12£ d, .8 bales iuomney 12d, 3 bales qotted 9|d, bellies and pieces 7Jd; Sedgemere, 39 bales half bred, slightly earthy, 12Jd, 19 bales threequarterbred 10£ d, pieces Bfd, bellies 7Jd; OHD—Wairiki on account O.H. Druce, Kumeroa, a well grown bright wool attractively got up realised as follows:—22 bales firsts llfd, 34 bales seconds 9Jd, 17 bales pieces 7Jd, super pieces 9d, first lambs Hid, second lambs 9d, bellies 6|d. On account Mr A. R. Fannin, Taihape, 10 bales Romney Hid, lambs lOd; on account Joseph Mitchell Marion, 3 bales Romney 12|d; on account Mr A. Goile, Marton, 4 bales Romney lid; on account Mr F. Hewitt, Palmerston /North, 7 bales hoggets 9£d, 24 bales first ewes lOd, 17 bale 3 secpnd ewes'9Jd, bellies and pieces 6|d;on account Wm. Mitchell, Pahiatua, 28 bales crossbred ewes 9Jd, 10 bales cotted BJd, 6 bales lambs 9£d; on account Mr R. Pitcaithly, Eketahuna, 31 bales crossbred 9£d, lambs Bgd; OCC—Papawai, 2 bales fine crossbred lOd, 6 bales threequarterred 10£ d, 13 bales coarse crossbred Bfd, 4 bales lambs, 10£ d; on'account Martinborough clientsRene. 20 6ales halfbred 12id; SDIN halibred 12d and Hid; Valley View, 8 bales halfbred lid, 3 bales crossbred 9|d, 2 bales bellies and pieces 8d; QUI,' 6 bales halfbred 12H Prices current:—Super ha- f bred,. none offered; medium halfhre... llfd to super crossbred llgd to 12|d; medium crossbred 9fd to -Hid; coarse crossbred B|d to 9^d; inferior crossbred 7|d to Bid; bright crossbred lambs 10|d to Hid; medium; crossbred lambs BJd to 9Jd; seedy, crossbred lambs 7£d to 8d; super half- : bred pieces B|d to 9d; super half-j bred bellies 7fdtoßdf super cross-! brer 1 pieces, 7|dto9d; second cross- J bred pieces 6gd to 7|d; ordinary; crossbred pieces 6d to 6£d j locks 4|d to 4Jd; crutchings 52d to G£d; dead inferior 7d to 7£d. |