LATE COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10525, 12 January 1912, Page 5

LATE COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES

LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT

(By Telegraph—Special to, the Age.)

• WELLINGTON, Last Night. The third wool sale of the Wellington series took place to-day in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall. Buyers attended in strong force, and included representatives from all the wool centres. The New Zealand mills and speculators were also .represented. The quantity offered was some 4500 bales less than that offered at the corresponding sale lost season, when the catalogues totalled about 22,500 teles, against about 18,000 bales for tihiis sale. The shortage is almost wholly accounted for by the wet weather experienced during the paxt of November and December retarding, shearing operations: The clip, taken, on the whole, is, we think., lighter in condition, but shows evidence of the unseasonable weather in the large proportion of ootted wool sent forward. Prices for Bomineys and super crossbred were about id to fd higher than an December. Balfbreds were rather neglected, but sold on a par with last sale. Lambs' wool was in good request, and realised from 8d to lOd per lb. Our top price wa-s ll£d, obtained for a bright Eohmey grown by Messrs J. and J. G. Taylor, Martinborough, the same figure being obtained for a. line of crossbred belonging to Mr Jas. Thompson, of Masterton. The following are some of the sales made by us, of district: —C. P. Sorensen, B*d; G.J: Bambry. 7sd; G. Harrison, 7£d; D. Alexander; 9Jd; T. S. Newcombe, 8d : H. Bag e< and Sons, 7id; Geo. Marshalll 7i; C. JMadsen, Bid; W. H. Goi&er, 7d; Alf. J: B. McKenzie, Bid; W. r M. Vowed B£d; Wm. Newcombe, 7sd; Russell Bros., 7£d; A. Hansen, 7}d; J. J. Wilton, Bid;. Jessie Whittaker, 7M ; Workman and Son, 7£d; J. Vennell, 7fd; W. J. MoAvoy, 7£d; J- Whiting B*d; Percy Bros., 7%d to lOd ;J. Thoi.-.. son, ll£d; Mrs Stratford. 9£d; P. J. McCarthy, 8d; S. R. Weatherly, 7£d; Langdon/and Son, BJd,7-Jd, 8d ; J. Ellery, BJd; W. M. Rummer, lOd; W. N. Waldin, lOd; F. Wyeth, 7*d; W. R. Davenport, BJd; L. Houlbrook, 7^d; Thos. Priest, 7sd; Awapiripiri estate, B£d; G. R. Hutchings, 7£d; BarTetLl aind McLean, C. J. Jury, 7sd to 9d. "•;,..'■.'.'

W.F.O.A. REPORT. The third sale of -the season was held at the Town Hall to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers, including American. Bidding was brisk, <iikl ■price.'; obtained for fine wools were fully up to the previous sale. Coarse crossbred and Lincoln were perhaps' sliig.ht.ly weaken quote as follows : Half bred mediuhi, 9d to lOJd; halfbred inferior and dingy, 8d to 9d ; superior Ronmey, lOd to lid; crossbred fine,'9£d to 10£ d; crossbred medium, 8-Jd to 9^d; crosslwed dingy and inferior, 7£d to 8d ; crossbred, conditioned, 7Jd to 7gd; lambs, medium, 7£d to B+d; bellies and pieces. 5d to 7*d; locks. 3}d to 4;] d. The following are some of the .nrices realised :—JDF, crossbred 83d; Hope Bros., crossbred, BJd; BE, Romney lOd; WFJ, Romney, 10d ; Fernbank' over K, crossbred B}d; THG, Romney, lid; B over. Omato, lambs bred. 9}d; WJN, Romney, 10} d, Cihelffield, crossbred, 9|d. (Further reports on pages. 3 and 7.)