WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 6 December 1913, Page 5

WELLINGTON WOOL SALES.

ABRAHAM AKD WILLIAMS' REPORT.

Messrs Abraham .and Williams, Ltd., report as follows:—The first sale of the season was held yesterday, when total catalogues comprising 10,000 bales were offered to a large attendance of buyers, representative of all sections of the trade. Wo had a good selection of, wool to put before buyers, and generally -speaking the wool opened up very well, showing good growth of staple. Tho condition of the wool, however, was heavier than last year, and this accounts for quite -Jd per lb of the fall reported at this sale. Many slips suffered through being badly got up, very little attention being paid to the classing of the wool. The decline in prices an compared with the December salo last year can be quoted as follows: Half-bred ljd per lb, super crossbred Id to medium crossbred 3d, coarse crossbred £d, inferior crossbred Id. The range of prices for the different qualities are given below, together with rates ruling in December, 1912: For December, 1913, Merino, none offered (8f dto lOd); half-bred super, Mono offered.a2Jd to,l3*d); halt-bred medium, 9Jd'to ll*d (10Jd to 12d); crossbred super, IOJd to llsd (lid to 13id); crossbred medium, 9d to 10id (lOd to Hid); crossbred coarse, 8d to 9£d (9d to lOd); crossbred inferior, 7|d to B*d (9d to 9§d); lambs, best, lOd to Hid;-lambs,, medium, 9d to lOd; lambs, inferior, 8d to 9d; half-bred pieces and bellies, 7d to 9Jd; crossbred pieces and bellies, G|d to 81d; locks, 3£d to 4£d (4d to 6*d). [The figures in parenthesis represent last year's prices.].

N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE REPORT.

The .New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Agency Co., Ltd., reports: We held our first wool sale of the season in the Town Hall to-day, when we ottered a representative catalogue of 5311 bales to a full bench of Home, Continental, and local buyers. The'wool shown was much havler in condition, not as well-grown, and showed far more seed than our first catalogue last year. Bidding was extremely animated from all sections of the trade at values £d to 1-Jd per lb below last year's prices, and although we sold under the hammer only about 55 per cent of our offering, we are under the impression'that growers will be prepared to face,the situation and in -many cases* accept the still payable prices-offered? Tak* i.rig the condition, of the wool .into consideration, we must congratulate owners on the fact that the heavy drop in Auckland and Napier was barely reflected here. The/following are some of the sales made by us of interest to the Wairarapa :- —Leonard Houlbrooke B£d, John Bramley Bfd, .John A. Pain 10£ d; Simpson Bros. BJd, Henry Galbraith 'B|d,... Mai*y Walsh 9d, David Alexander 9£d, John Bramley BJd, J. W. Fellingham B*d, P. McCarthy Bfd. / DALGETY & CO.'S REPORT.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report : The total offering from all brokers amounted to 9998 bales, of which our quota was 3022 bales. 'Of this Ave sold about 75 per cent. The wool' generally Mas in somewhat heavier condition than that offered jin -the corresponding sale of last year. There were, however, several attractive clips of half-bred, Romney and line crossbred. The Marlborough clips of Half-bred wooliywero of good quality, and well grown j: and the best. of the- Romney...was particularly well grown, fine and . pleasing in quality. Hogget wool was not up to last year's quality, being in many instances rather dingy, tick-stained and very tender. We think it necessary to point out that the December sale of 1912 was the best ever held in Wellington, prices being phenomenal. Consequently, in a comparison of prices, the realisations of the sale under review must suffer unduly. The reason for the high prices of December of last year was the estimated shortage of Australian woolclips of 300,000 bales. Since January sales opened in London, there has been a steady decline in and the NovemberrDecemb.er series now being held have shown, a further decline. This' weakening tendency was indicateoTtb-day with an extra J<l to -Jd per lb for tho heavier condition of the wool generally accounts for the difference in values to-day as compared witli prices realised .at corresponding sale of la#t year. The; range of prices are given below, together with rates' rulings in December's: For December,' 1913: Super i-bred, lid to llsd <l2±d to 13id); niedhrn. J-brod, Did ..to IOJd lOJkl t0,12d); super crossbred/ to (lid to 13Jd); medium crossbred, 9d to IOJd (lOd to coarse crossbred, 8d to ,9'id (9d to lOd); inferior crossbred, 73d to Bsd (9d to .did); pieces and bellies, 5-Jd to B£d "(53 to 10-Jd); locks. 3£d to 4|d (4d to 6£d); best lambs, lOd to lljd; medium lambs, 9d to lOd; inferior lambs,. 8d to 9d. [The figures in parenthesis are these of. December, 1912. J .-.-;. ■ ,

TURXBULL A C'O.'.S REPORT. Messrs.. W.- and G.. Turnbull and Co.,' Ltd., report a-s follows: We held our first*wool sale qt .the- season today, when wo > submitted'a small catalogue to a lull bench of buyers, representing all wool-importing countries. ; Competition ' was extremely keen, and wo, cleared the majority of the lots under'the-hammer. Prices, while somewhat lower than last season, were fully up to tho point of European and American markets. The following i<s a range of prices realised as compared with December last. ■ For December, 1913: Merino super, none oifered (tip to 11 £d); me-

rino, none offered (B|d t6 10d); halfbred super, none offered (12jd to> 13id); half tired modlum^Sid, .to 11H (IOJd to .l^d)"; orossfirJMsuper, 10£ d to lHd (1W to 13Jdyiip>5sbred medium, 9d to lOid .(lOd to ' crossbred coarse, 8d to ; ,;.9*d i (9d ; to lOd); crossbred inferior, to Bid. (9d to 9kH ; : crossbred piece* and bellies, s}d-'.t« Bid (5$ .to lOfcO j half bred pieces and bellies, 7d to ?*d; locks, 3}dto 4fd : (4d to 6'i'd),; lamhs best, lOd to Hid; lambs .medium, 9d to lOd; lambs inferior, 8d to ■■ 9d. [The figures in ; parenthesis are those for December, 1912.} •;...' ( ', , : LEVIN AND 00.; LTli V - •'■'■ Messrs Levin and .Co., Ltd,, report;. The first 'sale of the season was held to-day, 10,000 bales being offered by the various brokers, of which our, offering was 2535 bales. Ihere was a large attendance of-buyers, English, Continental, American and Dominion houses being fully represented, lhe new clip does not compare favourably with last year's. The wool is not so well p-rown, and much of it shows signs of seed. It is, moreover, heavierin grease. Grower* must bear this in mind when comparing prices. Last year's wool in short was exceptionally good in all .respects, but tins year's'is below the average m quality For this reason andm sympathy with the London market, values receded from Id to 2d for fine, wools, and from f d to Id for coarse qualities. The following are some of the Waiiarapa prices, last year's figures .being given in parenthesis :-G B b, W (Hid); R A.R,.93d; Z A over k, 81d, Bank View, ewes Bfd (10id> hoggets Bito33d lM);Bßß^d;Bank Place 9*d; Otalnmo, 23 bales, llid, 4 E A 81d; -Hudson Cross Keys, 88 teles 10id, 26 bales lOd, 12 bales Rid- JOB, Pilnuitea., ewes Hid (12J<1), hoggets lid W&)> lal f? IHd(I2fd);TAN G,9 bales 9£ 16 bales Bfd, 11 bales BJd; S J A 22 bales 9d, 53 bales lOd 9 bales Sjd, 4 bales B*d, pieces and bellie* 7d; N over M B, 9*d; RP over M, fe|d, Matahiwi, 24 bales hoggets, B*ci, Bockv Hill, 15 bales 9d; Rata Hills, 9d; Hill End, 10 bales 9|d, 4 bales 9d, 4 bales 82d; Te Whiti, 7 9id; F M over P, 82d; Hewamu, 18 bales 9Jd, lambs lOd; Woodlyn, 9d: T P 5 bales Sfd, 4 bales Bfds Awatoito'i, 7. bales 9d, 17 bales B£d, 14 1 bales B*d. ;