WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10130, 5 January 1911, Page 3

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

MESSRS DALGETY AND CO.'S REPORT. . In their report on the Wellington; wool, sale, Messrs Dalgety and Co,, Ltd., add the following prices as some bf the highest realised by them. —L.. Younger, Feilding, 22 bales fine. ; erossbred at from IOJd to.lQJd; Weraroa Experimental Farm,* Levin;' 10 bales fine crossbred 10Jd; G. C. Wheeler, Halcombe, 16 bales Romney ewe lid ; F. and H. White,, Jane, 28 bales fine crossbred ; loid; • the Fernyliurst., Estate, Masterton, 40 bales three-quarter to lid; Cornford Waio- '■;; uru,; 10. "bales'ha:l|bred. : laid]?. ; : '>E,'j r iiey" : 10d^7 ; .•■■ "C.:; McKiilop; ! ' Mastertoii;. i2; bales; halfbred ; UJd ■■•p.-: Marshall, Welles < Hilt, 20 bales tiaiibred 10Jd to ll£d; E. N. .Whitmore, Linton, 17 bales fine crossbred lOkl R. F t . Blair, Otaki, 10 bates crossbred lOd; Q. Donald, Featherstou, 17 bales,. Romney lOf d; F. W. Sliarpe, FlaxV bourne, 10 bales half bred l,oid; Cra- : yen Bros., Flaxbourne, 6; bales half- , bred lOd ;.■ Nitx Bros., Mastertoh, 10 bales fine "crossbred 10d; C. H. Monro, Flaxbourne, 18 bale ? half bred lojdto Hid. , ABRAHAM AK© WiLLMM^. Our catalogue' coinprisM 2500 bales, which Applied np in good average condition lor thi'i time of year. Bidding from the outset -was dull/ and all Ordinary wools were lower by a liaifpenny to three farthings per lb on,prices ruling at last. sale, on November 28th. The. best qualities of fine bright free wool ruled;quite oil apar with last sale's rates, and it was only upon the coarse heavy wools where the decline was so marked. Pieces and bellies also declined throe-farthings- to one penny |per 'lb./ Taking the catalogues offered by all the brokers only about 40 per cent, of the total offerings. was sokl under the hammer,'■ W*e equalled the top price of the sale Avith a line, of 28 bales superior Rqmuey, sold on behalf of Mr W. R; Godfrey, <6f Eketahuna, which realised lid per lb, and lOd for second quality. The balance of the. clip .made as follows: —Three bales cots pieces 7£d, 5 bales second pieces 6Jd, 7 bales bellies 6jd'. Some of our, other sales were.'as>follows:— PH, 9 bales fine crossbred, from Marlborough lOd; Jlfttri. over HOCK-■-NOB, 10; bales Romney ; IOJd, 29 bales second quality B£d; M over FERNLEA, 4 bales Romney lOd, 9 (bales coarse hoggets Bi|d, 32 bales coarse ewes and Avethers Wd, 17 bales black cots Bd, 4 bales lambs Bsd> Blue Rocks, 13 bales medium crossbred 9-J-d; OLR over : , 14 bales medium crossbred 9Jd; Triangle, 3 bales half bred lO.kl; JBG, 4 bales A hogget 3 9£d, 13 hoggets 9j-d, C crossbred BJ-d, B crossbred 7sd, 8 bales bellies 7d; CRL over RAJJKURA, A crossbred. J)-Jd; TEEPY, 12 .bales, crossbred ■• 9Vd; AF over RAUKURA, G bales crossbred hog-

gets lOd; ONAWE, 26 bales medium I ewes 9Jd; PATEA over QUIN, 5 bales coarse crossbred Bsd, 3 bales D crossbred 73d, 4 bales three-quarter-bred 8d; JM over MAKO, 6 bales j crossbred hoggets 9£d> 13 bales medium ewes 9£d; HILLVIEW, 5 bales ! Romney 9Jd; PATEA over HCP, j 44 bales coarse crossbred Bd, 3 bales j ' cots 7£d; MK conj. over MAKU, 9 bales coarse crossbred, BJd; UK over R, 8 bales coarse crossbred 8-Jd; NK over L, 9 bales coarse crossbred 83d; TABLELANDS, 5 bales crossbred hoggets 9d; AJP, 9 bales coarse crossbred SJdj TAUMATA, 13 bales coarse crossbred ewes 9d, 6 bales hoggets 9£d. Mixed lots of bellies and pieces sold at from 5d to 6d per lb; ordinary qualities of •lamb's wool from B£d to 9d; locks 4d to did. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY. Our proportion of the total catalogue was 3550 bales. Buyers were strongly represented,, .and ..bidding was.brisk on, the .whole, but owing in a great measure to growers' exalted ideas .of ; values, 1 many lots had to be passed in, growers.not appreciating fully the poor condition of their clips. Prices for skirtings and rough and ooarse crossbreds were distinctly lower than at November sales, but all the better sort of crossbred showed little difference in values. Halfbrods were rather poorly represented, many of the lots offered by us being of only medium description. Wo obtained some good prices for light, well grown Romney, viz.,lod. to 10£ d. ' , • Our'wool was displayed in the Company's large new stores on Tho'rridon Quay, and growers and) buyers united 'in expressing their J keen appreciation of the up-to-date j premises and the manner in .which' the wool was shown. Some of our. more important sales were as follow: 10 bales crossbred, 0 over A, H. Galbraith ,Te Wharau, Bfd; 19 bales Romney and crossbred, i 0 over A,.M. Beazer, Feilding, B£d 'to B£d'; 4 bales: half bred at lo£d, ana 6 bales threer-quarter-bred Bjd, 0 over A, F. Daken Blenheim; On over .A, Andrew .. Heagerty, Whakatuka^ Gisborne, 7 bales Romney '■ hoggets: 9fdj 10 '< bales /Romney: hoggets =B|d,; £l4 .hogget s' 1 9jd, 11 bales three-quarter-bred ewes. B|d, 23 bales three-quarter-bred ewes cotted 7£d, 5 bales lambs 9Jd, 6 bales lambs B£d; O over A, estate late H. S. Hadfield, Braemore, 16 .bales crossbred hoggets B£d to 9|d, ,9 bales lambs Bsd to Bfd; 0 over A, J iW. Jenkins, Palmerston North, 7 bales Romney hoggets B£d, ewes 9d, 8 bales crossbred hoggets Bd,' 19 bales ewes B|d; 0 over A, Richmond Downs Estate, Waikato, 15 bales first combing crossbred _ 9gd, 13 bales second combing crossbred B|d, 14 bales coined crossbred Bd, firstpieces Yd,', second pieces 6d, . locks 4fd, bellies 6d; 0 over A, J. W. Scott, Marlborough, 6 bales crossbred lOd; 0 over A, Joseph Dunn, ; Koputarua, 6jb.ales Romney 9£d; 0 over A, Lowe Bros., Feilding, crossbred fine 9|d, A 9£d; 0 over A, Thomas Meharry, Westlahd, 8 balescrossbred IOJ-d; 0 over A,' ; 0. J. Murphy; Pah.autanui, 14 bales crossbred 9£d; 0 over A, J. H. Redwood, Ohiitu, Marlborough, 55 bales crossbred from 7-2 d to 9d; 0 over A, John Graham, Kaitawa, 10 bales crossbred Bfd; 0 over A, Percy Bros., Te , Ore Ore, 31 bales ewes 9sd, 19 bales '.' ewes Bd, 4 bales Jocks 4(3, 3 bales lambs 9Jd-, O over A, J. G. Collins, Taoroa, Palmerston North, 20 bales crossbred 7fd; 0 over A, C .J. Jury, Carterton, 8 bales crossbred hoggets 8-Jd, 45 bales Lincoln crossbred SJd, 17 bales matted bellies and pieces s|d to 6|d, 13 bales lambs ,9d; O over A, William Page, Feilding, 4 bales lambs ■ 9|d; O over A, R.Mulkern,.Pahautanui, 13 bales crossbred Bid to, 9*d; 6<4ver A,,R. W. Kel-. • ;son,.-WJaikanae, 14- . bales Romney ; .crossbred 9|d, 6 bales bellies, and pieces 7|d, 3 bales lambs lOd; O over A, William Windley, Porirua, 3 bales Romney hoggets'lo£d, 9 bales Romney ewes 10^d; O over A, Taylor Bros., Martinborough, 3 bales Romney hoggets 10d, 11 bales Romney ewes 9-4-d,