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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2722, 29 January 1910, Page 2

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LONDON WOOL SALES. | J’lill I’ItKHK A.SHOOI ATION. I NAPIER, Jan. 28. ■Messrs Dalgety and Co., - , have received the following cable from their London office: “The. wool sales continue firm and active,, with brisk competition. Since our last- wire, for greasy merino wools, medium sorts, prices are higher by 5 per cent. American wool buyers are not buying much. Tallow: Since our last wire, mutton tallow prices are a shade easier; other descriptions are unchanged.” HASTINGS RAM FAIR. HASTINGS, Jan. 28. The annual ram fair under the auspices of the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society was opened on the Hastings show ground, yesterday, and was continued to-day. The entries are about 306 less than lust year, and so far no ..big prices have been realised. The top figure for flock Lincoln rams was six guineas, which was paid for each of three shearlings bred by AY. H. AYybourne, of Whenuakura, and the same breeder .topped the market m stud Lincolns, with 55 guineas for a shearling. Some Shropshircs. fouj- Romney Marsh, and Southdown rams were also offered, in a' number of cases fair prices were realised, but in many cases lots did not reach reserves, and had to be passed in. In all classes there were some, good lines, hut also some inferior sorts. The prices were in favor of buyers, of whom there was a fair attendance. The second day of the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s ram fair at Hastings to-day was well attended, and fair business was done. The greatest demand was for Romney flock rams, the. highest price paid being 19 ? guineas each for a lot of ten shearlings bred by Mr. J. 0. Bidwill, of Wairarapa. Other lines in the same class brought 18£- guineas and 174 guineas respectively. For Soutlidowns and Border Leicesters there was only medium competition, but in many instances lots which failed to find purchasers under the hammer subsequently found private purchasers. As a whole the sales were not so satisfactory to vendors as last year’s.

THE MANUKA CLIP. United Pans a Association—Copyright. LONDON, Jan. 27. The Manuka clip realised to 24d, an average of 13|; Rakaititi, 12d, an average of lOsd. The sales have been postponed owing to the fog.