MELBOURNE WOOL SALE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2090, 28 November 1885, Page 2

MELBOURNE WOOL SALE.

London, November I(s. —Messrs Goldwborough and Company (Limited) held thur usual weokly iule yesterday afternoia. when there was a, large attendance, the itdding being spirited throughout. All cWsci of well-conditioned wools wore irv good dem. nd, and were principally acqajred by the representatives of American firms. Superior greasy wools realised J.-«. For extr i fair parcel*, consisting vi .?J bales from the Tulchill station (Nev Coleraiiio, Victoiia), 13Jd was obtained. Aflim.tted competition wan also manifestediih scoure l! wooN, medium itaples fetchmß up to 14d, while good sorts realised as much ns KM. Altngcth r over GBOO bnles have been di^y<osed i/f during the week by Messrs. Uokkborougb and Co. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) held then urfual weekly wool sale this afternoon. A fairly representative catalogue of some 4000 bales was submitted. There was tho usual large Attendance of buyers. Competition wa.s animated, the tnaiket being very firm at Into prices. Oood merinou and cro&>breda wt'/o rather firmer ; coarse croßsbreds were in better demand ; other descriptions wcio iv valuo, Ureasy mciioos sold

up to Is ; greasy crossbreda brought as much as lid ; t>coured wools sold up to 13$ ; and washed fleeces 16|d.

lONDOV MUlKBt*. Lovpon, Novemher 25. — Console have declined to par.— New Zealand hocuritiei: —5 per cent. 10-40 loan is unchanged ; 4* 1870-IDO4 loan ha-, advanced to 104, and 4 l>er cent, inscribed .stock to 0!)^.

lON DON WOOL R\!,KS. London, Ni>\ ember 2").— (J2OO bales were submitted at .motion to-day. The tone of the inaAut X generally linn, and tho v.iuous lots mot with an actno demand.

[I'EU N.Z.1,. AND M.A. CO., MMITKI).] London', November 21.— \V<iol: The sales progress firmly. For clothing scoured the market h easier. For lambs tho market is irregular. (Jre«u>y has advanced about id pur 1b since the close of la*.t s.ilcs. Cross-bred, medium quality, light in Rie<ise ; cro>«s biud, medium quvhty, washed ; ciossbrod, medium qnahty, scoured ; courso washed cross bred, co.irse scoured crossbred ; <uid coar*e giensy crrws-bred have advanced about id prrlb. Other dfhciiptions .ue unchanged. Competition by both home and foreign buyer* te active. The total quantity catalogued to d.vte ii 57,000 bales. Tho total quantity withdrawn is 4.")00 bale.