WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10139, 9 November 1910, Page 5

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

! LEVIN AND CO., LTD. ! The first sale of the .season was ' field yesterday in the Town i Hall, when 1200 bales were offered ! by the Associated Brokers, our cataI logue consisting of 322 bales. The ' offering was small compared with | previous years, owing to sale date ; being earlier than usual. The con- ! dition of the clips offered was some-. | what disappointing, the wool being j neither as light, bright or sound in I staple as last year. There was an i unusually large attendance of buy- ! ers, representing English, American, | European, and New Zealand operai tors, and keen spirit was shown throughout, the sale. Taking into i consideration the quality, prices i opened at last November rates. The i choice lines of last year were not i available to-day, nor were buyers I inclined to repeat the high prices J, paid .last year for such lines. Amerii can operators were looking for good , parcels of well skirted, bright, 1 clean wool, and had to go away disappointed, but the bulk of the med- ; ium and coarse crossbred sold at i last November rates. We topped ! the market with 12 bales of half- ! bred from Marlborough at ll|d, and ! five bales of the same brand at lid. \ Three bales of Southdown from FeaI therston sold at lid. The range of j prices was as follows: j Halfbred, IOJd to Hid; superfine ; crossbred, none offering; fine crossbred, lOd to 10i-d; medium eross- : bred, 9d to 9j|d; coarse crossbred, Sd to B|d; inferior crossbred,' 7d to , Sd; bellies and pieces, 5d to 7d; locks, 3d to 5Jd. " , Prices realised were:—FET, 9-Jcl; ! GRS, 9-Jd; Fernside Farm, 9d, 9*d ; | Puketoi, 10-J-d, 9-J-d, Sid; AL in dia- ■ mond, halfbred lid, 11 Jd,. 10id; I Riverside, Southdown lid; TWS, 9id ; HB over Kehi, lialfbred IOJd ; : 0, 6d, 9d; PAW over Te Wbarau, ; 9-kl, 9d; JH over Manaia, Bfd. The next sale will be held on ! Monday, 28th hist., the catalogues ! for which close on Wednesday, 23rd ; inst.

DALGETY AND CO. At .yesterday's sale the United Brokers offered 1295 bales, of which our proportion comprised 400 hales, and of which we sold all but G7 bales. There was an increased number of buyers present, representing; English, Continental, American, and colonial houses. The bidding"" was animated. The wool in most cases opened up bright and clean, and heavier in condition than this time last year. Fleece wool, as compared with last year, showed a decline of from Id to 2d per lb, but bellies and pieces were on a par with prices then ruling. We quote: Halfbred, lOd to 10Jd; super crossbred, 9d to 10 4 d; medium crossbred, 7:] dto 8-4-d: inferior crossbred, 7-kl; pieces, old to 8 4 d; bellies, 5-lj-d to 7J,d; stained pieces and locks, 23d; c.rutchings, 4JcT to s:!d ; dead wool, 7id to B|d.

Highest prices realised by us were as follows:—Six bales Romney cross, on account J. Wilson, Makirikiriki, lOd; 4 bales halfbred on account K. McKenzie, Levin, 10 4 d; 3 bales fine crossbred on account D. A. Hathaway, 9*d; 11 hales Romney on account G. W. "Curry, lOJd; 3 bales Romney on account of 0. W. Curry, 9 4 d; 3 bales halfbred "Westland" estate, Tnrakina, lOd; 3 bales halfbred on account McCallum Bros., Blenheim, 10Jd ; 3 bales halfbred on account J. Draper, Blenheim, 10-4-d : 2 bales fine crossbred on account of Feast Bros., Grey town, 9.J-d ; 6 bales fine crossbred -on account Pike and Son, Blenheim, 10} d.

i\ r Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile- Agency Co., Ltd., held its opening woo] sale at Wellington yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, when keen competition for all sorts was evidenced, which resulted in a very satisfactory clearance of practically the whole catalogue. Prices were quite on a par with those of opening sale of last year, except for wool suitable for America, which was lid to 2d per lb cosier. The tone of the market is fairly strong, and the following is a scale of some of the nrices realised : Coarse croshred from 8(1 to Offtl; medium halfhred, up to 10(1 ; Shropshire nn to lDvjd.