COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13528, 9 November 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

WOOL SALE, 7th NOVEMBER. Messrs Dalgety and Co.; Ltd', report as follows: The first sale of the season was held in the Town Hall to-day, when a total of 1014 hales was' offered by the 'Associated Brokers, out of which we' contributed a catalogue of 393 bales. The wool in most cases 'opened up clean and bright, and as regards 'condition was on a par as compared witlr the first sale of last year. , ' As growers will have, --no doubt,- oh--served; the Home ande/foreign markets have -shown a considerable decline as compared with-..the .corresponding period of last year, and, as,anticipated by us, 1 values ori this side have shown, a lower tendency,corresponding with .those prices; . These ' lots sold at to-day’s-auction .-realised- up to full market rates of the ...day,, and. in a .number of instances exceeded our valuations. There was. a large attendance of buyers, but, owing to a dispute between brokers' and buyers; -those from oversea refrained from bidding;.' f Notwithstanding this, however, the wool was taken -up Ijjjf ■ New Zealand buyers at prices, as 1 before stated, well up to the market prices of'the :day. -, The fol-lpwing -figures will:give an indication of prices-r.uiing as 'compared with ■November, 1,909 and 1910;- , Greasy half-bred, 190912 dto 13^d, 1910 lOd to iOlcl, 1911 —super cross--bredj llld to 12Jd,. 9d to IOJd, —; medium crossbred) 8)d to 10 Jd, 7Jd. to 7d to 8d; inferred crossbred 6Jd to Bd, 71d, 6d to 6|d; pieefes, 5d to 7-Jd, sid to ■BJd, '3ja to 5-} d; . bellies, od to ■;7Jd, 4d to sd; stained pieces and locks, ■2d to sd, 2Jd, Hd to 3d; crutchings, 41-d----'to's}dl 4Jd : to.s^d,• 4Jd to 4j}d;.dcad, 7Jd to 74d; 7JfLtdfed, 5d to 6d. The ■'highest ’ 'prices realised by us, were:—Eight bales Romney. wethers; on account: A. J. Toxward, Palmerston. North, ■ 8d; , 4 bales on account Dugalcl, Thompson, Manakau, 71-d; 32 bales crossbred H. on' account. Thomas Bevau, junr., 7-1-d; 25 bales crossbred E, on account T. Morland, 7j.fd; 3 bales crossbred, on account Wairarapa. Pacing Club, 7;fd; and 5 bales, crossbred, on. account C. H. Ken - , 7Jd. " We are now receiving wool for.ourjiext .. sale on. the 4th Dcceiriber, catalogues fori which close on-38tff November, 1911.; Wedington,'7tli Novembffi', 1911.