COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2571, 4 August 1909, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

WOOL SALES. The second annual wool sale for the season 1909 was held by the Gisborne Wool Brokers’ Association in the Farmers’ Union Club rooms yesterday. Seven buyers were present, and as the catalogues offered were unusually large the sale was not concluded until 5 p.m., the auctioneers being kept busy for the full three hours. All the lines offered were cleared, and prices generally were good, especially for hides, skins, and tallow, which showed a marked increase on last year’s quotations. Fleece wool sold up "to 6-]d per lb, lambs’ wool to 6|d, the top price; hides, to 26s each; and tallow to 21s per cwt. Bidding was keen for hides and skins, and it was apparent that the buyers would have taken additional quantities at the prices quoted had these being offering. The following are the indicative values realised by the various auctioneers in their order of selling:— Messrs Bennett and Sherratt (Mr R. G. Wyllie, auctioneer): Fleece wool 6d i>cr lb, bellies 41d lb, crutchings 41d lb, lambs’ -wool 6d lb, skins old lb. pelts 6d lb, green skins 3s Id to 3s 6d each, station hides 3?d to 4|d lb. tallow 18s 3d per cwt. Messrs Williams and Kettle, Ltd. (Mr R. G. Wyllie, auctioneer): Fleece wool Gld lb, bellies 41d lb. locks 3Jd lb. crutchings 41d lb, lambs’ wool 6|d, skins s|d lb, pelts Is each, salted skins Is 6d each, station hides old each, cowhides (freezers) 21s 3d each,tallow 16s to 21 s cwt.

Alessrs Common, Shelton and Co. (Mr J. B. Kells, auctioneer): Fleeces s?d lb. bellies 4g lb, cruteliings 4?,d lb, lambs’ wool, 6d lb, skins 5d lb, pelts 3fd lb. hides sjd lb, tallow 20s 6d cwt. New Zealand Lean and Alercantile Agency Co. (Air J. W. Bright, auctioneer) : Fleeces 61 cl lb, cruteliings 4gd lb, lambs’ wool srjd lb, pelts 3s 4d each, skins old lb, tallow 18s to 20s 6d cwt. Alessrs Dalgety and Co. (Air A. A. Waclismann, auctioneer): Fleeces 6R3 lb, cruteliings 4|d lb, lambs’ wool 6gd lb, skins old lb, green skins 3s lOd each, hides ofd lb, 26s each, tallow 14s to 18s cwt.