COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1388, 24 February 1905, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

By .Electric Telegraph—-Per Press t, elation—Copyright. , London, Feb 22. At the tallow' sales 798 oasks were offered and 264 s?W> Prioes are unchanged.

(Per Presa Association.) Christchurch, last night. The final wool sale of the season was held to-day, when about 3400 bales were offered, comprising chiefly odd lots, not disposed of at the previous sale, and a few late clips. There was a good attendance of buyers. With the exception of several good station clips the wool was not of a very good selection. Coarse crossbreds were iowor by fully Id as compared with the previous sale. Medium halfbred little ohangs, and there was not much demand for merino except for scoured, which sold well. The range of prices was : Greasy merino 7d to 9Jd, halfbred 7fd to crossbred 7d to 9£d, halfbred pieces 4i-d to Bd, crossbred pieces 3£d to 7d, locks 3d to s}d, scoured merino to X9fd, pieces to 18(d, locks 12£d, Later. —The seven catalogues comprised 3433 balos, and, as is usual at the end of the seasoD, the quality at the wool was for the most part from indifferent to inferior. The attendance of buyers was much smaller than at the previous sales of the season, although some who had not attended the earlier sales were present. Growers and the public were sparsely represented. Competition was not animated, but merino and fine halfbred w'ools attracted fair attention, and taking condition into consideration, realised about January values. Three-quarter bred and course crossbred wools with inferior halfbreds vrere Id to IJd par lb lower than in January. AH prices were considerably lower, the largest operator at previous I sales being silent on this occasion, A considerable entry of scoured wools, including some particularly well got up station scoured merinos, were well competed for, and brought good prices. The proportion of sales to the quantity offered was smaller than at the earlier auctions, but still the season was brought to a satisfactory close. Prices were as follows : Merino' medium to good 9d to 9Jd, inferior 8d to pieces to 9£d, locks to sfd ; halfbred E ood 9 i d to 10 i d . inferior 8d to 9d nieces to 8d; threequarter bred superior JHd to 9 * a -medium to good Bid to 9d, inu™ 8d ‘ crossbred coarse medium to i" 1 9£d, inferior 7d to 7fd, lambs’ to B£d.

Napier, last night. I , . 6 Colonial Consignment and DistriI buting Company wired as follows to day : Local agents report a slightly better tone in the frozen moat market. North Island ' button has advanced 1-83 per lb. Quotations : Canterbury mutton, 4 3-8 d ; Napier, Wellington, and North Inland, 3Jd ; lamb, first quality, 6d ; beef, hindquarters 3id, fores 2 5 83. *