WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10159, 4 January 1911, Page 7

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

LEVIN AND CO.'S REPORT.

Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., report:— The third sale of the season was held to-day (Tuesday), in the Wellington town' Hall, when the Com'bined Brokers submitted a catalogue of 23,000 bales, our offering consisting of 4700 bales. > There was the usual satisfactory attendance of buyers. The wool offered was lighter in condition than usual for • this time of year, but much of it was tender, hoggets more particularly so. Our catalogue contained many good parcels, representative of the best clips.of the province, and these elicited strong competition on a day which was not noted for the keenness of the bidding. Compared with November sale, prices for best wool were almost on a par, and the same may be said of medium, crossbreds. Inferior, heavy and dingy wools declined r>d per lb. ' There was moder--jate. competition, for. lambs'. , wool,, which sold from 7£d to 10Jd. American; buyers were operating for best, ■wools.' Following; is the range of ■ prices:—. Merino, 9d to 10-fd; halfbreds, 10$ dto llfcd; super fine crossbreds, IOJd to lid; fine crossbreds, 93d to 10Jd; medium crossbreds,. 9d to lOd; coarse crossbreds, 8d to

9(1; inferior crossbreds, ..-7d to 8d; pieces and..bellies,' sd' to 7d; locks, 3d to 4sd. Prices realised for Wairarapa clips were as follows: — Tiraumea," 25 bales lOfd, 60 bales iOJd, 32 bate* 9d,Jsr&s&,£sQ?~f bales ,;Mana\va, 11 bales' 10 Jd, 107 bales 9|d, 67 bales Bfd; Moroa, 23 bales 10d, 33 bales 9*d: H. Bros. over. Bentwater, 21 bales lOiJd, 6 bales 93d; D. W. McL., 9 bales lOd, 5 I bales IOdJ. 5 bales 9*d; Bushgrove, 68 bales 9id, 23 bales 9£d, 20' bales j 9d, 12 bales BJd; W.S.D., 16 bales

9d, ,4 bales 9*d, 34 bales B£d; C.R.B. over Tawaha, 5 baleß lOfd, 14 bales .lid, 3 bales 10* d, 6 bales 10* d; M. D.T., 7 bales 93d, 4 bales 9jd, 15 •'bales';. Bid;- 0.C.-.., 17 bales Bd, 17 bales 7£d; C.O.JY over Valder, ,5 | bales : 9d, 11 bales Bid, 4.,bales,Bid; A.R.C;, 23 bales 9d, 44 bales B£d; iO.Si, over B„ 9Jd;' 18 bates ;9d;'H;W:L., ? bales : B3d •v&J.A:, 22. ;bales 9£dj 16' bales 9Jd," 15 bales Bfd; $.?.%, .7; K.M. over Greenwoodside,;, 5 bales Bsd.; H.C. - 14 bales B£d j | A balesM; P.t.Jtt'.jlo bales 9d; W., i 10 bales- BJd, 10 bales 7fd; A.M., 6 bales B|d; Pah - »at,l2 bales 9£d;.; F.E.R., 5 bales 7*d, 4 bales 73d; .*PiF.F., 16 bales 9£d; J'.'M.C.Kv, 5 bales 7*d; PiM. over Miki, 9 bales 83d; J.M., 6 bales B*4; NiO.T., 10 bales Bfd; W.T. dver H., 7 bales B£d; Ashlee, 12 bales BJd; Pakohe, 5 bales 93d, 11 bales 9d, 3 bales B£d, A.C.P. over Otahuria, 4 bales 3d, 5 bales Bd,< 5 bales 7Jd,v 8.0.8., 7 bales Bfd; X.A.'L., 7,bales 83d, 10 bales Bsd; V. Bros., 3 bales Bjd, 4 bales 8d; Berry, 5 bales Bjd; 8.8.5, 11 bales 9jd, 3 bales 8d; Double Diamond, 8 bales B£d; xi.N. over Makakahi, 6 bales B£d; R.C.M., 5 bales 8d; : F.D. over Gladstone; 12 bales Bjd; G.S.L. 3 bales B£d ;G.F. . 4 bales R.M.F., 3 bales B£d; T. J. over M., 4 bales 7fd; Binst'ead, 11 bales.B3d; M. and S., 5 bales B£d, 12 bales 8 Id; Landsend, 49 bales 83d, 9 bales 73d; HiH.H:, "5 bales Bjd ;' JiT.S.,, 8 bales 'B|d; WJt/E, over Hbmewood, 3 bales 8d; M. dver Waimanii, 14 bales 83d ,14 bales Myrtle, 10 bales 83d;> .M. over P ■, 9 Dales 9d; 17 bales 8d;. Hauhui, 6 bales Bjtf, 4 bales. 7fd;.. J.J.G., 7 bales 7*d; Waironga, 11 bales 9d, 19 bales BJd: K. Bros., 27 bales 834, 10 bales B * d J 20 bales Bjd; M.S., 9 .bales 9Jd; ■Te Rangitumau, 27 bales Bsd, 6 bales 7£d; hinaki ,17 bales 93-d, 14 bales 83a- v ,■'■■;:,.■■. -v-■.;:;;.:/.;■■:■"

DALGETY& CO.'S REPORT

Messrs Dalgety and Co. report that j the third sale of the season was held in the Town Hall yesterday, when/ a total'of 22,700 bales was offered by ■■ the Associated Brokers, of which they 'headed the lisVwith 7,571-bales. The wool offered was:composed mostly of strdiig crossbreds and rough logstained clips, ,and, as compared with previous offerings, were much heavier ■ in greased The attendance of buyers, representing all markets, was large; but competition was dull. Prices compared with last sale, showed ail allround decrease of id to ;id, according to quality, although .several lines; light in grease .and suitable for the American market, realized close on late rates'. . All strong, wools showed ] a decline from last sale prices of id to fd, and in some cases Id. . Bellies and pieces which had during the : earlier part of the, season .been taken foivthe" French' market -showed a der clifle'ofUdtp IJd;/' The following;,is;a". comparison of the. ptices. ruling., at December-'and 'yesterday's' .sales : Super merino, December ——- Januatv, lOd to ■■ 10Jd; 'merino, IOJd to lOl'd and. 9£d andlOd; super half-' b'red, ; lid to 12d and 10£ dto Hid.; ' to lOd; super crossbred, 9£d to ll|:d and 9fd to lid; medium -crossbred, B£d to 9d and 8d to B£d; ' ,; inferior crossbred,' 7£d to, Bid and 7d to 7£d; Shropshire, 10£ d to lid and 9d to 9£d; pieces, s£cl to 9d' and 6d tS 7Jd; bellies sid to 7sd and s|d -'to"(fed: stained pieces and locks, 4Jd and 4fd and 3sd and 4d; crutchings, 6d to 6£d ayd 4sd to sid; neck pieces, 9d and 7£d.