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GEELONG SALES.
RTH A CD AN, MGltllAY mid SHANNON LIMI-
TKD rcjKirt (Gociofie, Dili December) : — Our third
sale uf il.c scftbon, wlticli was |iost|K)ncd from 3UDi
November oiviii« to the suspcnsioii of ehiptiiiiB
caused Diroimli industrial trouble on tlie water
front, was hold to-day, when we offered 4570 bales.
Our. catalogue included sn excenliunnily pood so
lection of Bupci'Ior Weslcrn tlislvici merino, come
bark ami ent-ssbri'd woo) m Klaliuu clips, also a
number of very good smaller clips from Die W illi
nium, Arsrnt, Ddciilionc. Mmitli Australia border,
Knniva und Geclom: dtstricto. There was a very
large ntnuidaueo ot buyers, nnd competition was
exceedingly keen. lluycrs for Jiipnn. A merit a.
Husshi, the GcnDiieiit. the boTiie trade nml",Die
local wtKillnt iitills were nil eonipvtinu atrormly,
aiul we UffelleaUy eleureil our cntalogue «t tuelloti.
I 'Hers compurrd wirli our previous sale of Di li
November ruled im follow:-- rhok-cU merino and
nest skirnngs. firm at late rnti-s; good merino. .111
sellers' f.Hor, faulty jniil hurry merino, irremilnr;
hrst coineliarlts nml crosshrcdK. in sellers' favor:
uood comcbiok hiki crosrm«>d lirece. also sntKr.
ennienni-k Innihn, 5 tn 7Mj nor cent, higher:
merino nod comeback locks nod Dtiins, o lo id
Per cent, higher. We tool merino Uihn.c up to
3<%<L for sup com nf tlic Ware (emit.) clip,
from IJuaiwor. In comcliuck fierce t.'SC over
lit 1 rich, fi'Gin Cmnpurdown. snijl up to 33U<1.
Mvrrnng (from Hexhuiul Liucotu fleece sold up
to ioLd. Our next sale, which will be our last
before Christmas, will bo held on 15th December,
when wc will again submit an excellent selection.
J'hc following prices were realised for Mime of Die
principal brands in our catalogue: — Mcrlnncs:
Ware (conj.) (llunngor). sup com i! 37%d.. bkn
11 30 -fid. : Kndnook (Harrow). AAA com ixd.:
Uftfiunciilh (Cflstertnn), sup com 33%d., 1st lamhs
flH'fid.; Narrupumelap ("Wickliffe) . X sup com II
8H%d., 1st Inmhs 88d.: Slnnehcmre ( Detrinallum).
sup com 11 fl'Jftd. ; ditanga fLismorc). sup com
fll'/jd., 1st lambs 34 % rl. : U.I over .Stony Point
(l)arlinnton), sup com II 30 Ld.. sup lnndis S3d.i
I'l) over Chequer Hill (Ararat). II AAA flOVtd..
lambs 31 -fid. : Hrim Springs (HrhnpnenV. A com
30«Hd.i Weyldll over T (Hntuillon). AA1I
1 FLP over Winuilcld (Pnlmorul). A com Sftid.;
ltni.f over ttinv. flci- '29H-1. : Th" links nvur Jtocs
(Jtruuimrn). sun com 3l>d.: liullwyu over Jiflvv ;
(Tolerable), AA com i!8td. ('oinchaekk audi.
< Yosshrcds : FSC over Lltrick (( nmperdown) sip
cbk 3»Ud., 1st lambs 28 lid. ; I'lngat Fork mr,t
Skiptnn, anp H 32Hd.. bkn 2»d.j AMC DW;
Ghepstowc, AAA and AA 3-M'.. bkn ihllld.: Doonc-'l
rah (Hexham)., sup AAA 31 'ad.. A A lninhs31tl;;.i
Hexham urer Park, sup 31 ltd.: Hit over M (MrM- 1
lake). A DOfid.; Plsincdge (Ulrrraurm) . aAi .V;J
fiOOtd.; DM over Arehdale (Hrnuxludmo-). AA c« n
1-: Jioud.: Kadnook (Harrow), A AA _ II 304 .i:l
LP. over Wootonq (fnlcrslnc). A cl>k
WAS over Wcrneth, AW tfffUd.: JMU over I.eih ,
View (Invcrlcifih), A A A 2l)d. : Mthvngil
down), sup AAA cbk 2t)d.: lleUw>_u over HHl|. I,
(t'oleraiiie), A iuul AA cl>k 28v<d. ,
over Park (Inverlcluh). A A H and. W -8 .fc(L . (
Tall Tree (Shelford) . ' AAA com L -hd. ; 1U old
Stony Point (Dnrltwttnn). A- wm did -oLd,,
Merrnnt! (llexliiun). AAA Lin 15Ud.
DnlRcty nnd Co. Limited. Gcelmiir. report:-;!
Tho 1 hird r.cric» of Gcclouc ».vlcs, which was iws.4. .
poned from flfith November, was held on ! ndayj |
Ptli December, wlicu catc.Ioguos ogRrcgatiiiR 13,00(1
hales wfcrc &uhmHtc<l lo auction. Dalgetj s . sub
mitted a cfttftlogne of 0400 .bates, which for qua)-
Ity and slylo wns probnhly one of tho chnlcevifi
selections nf Western district mnrlno ovor placal
before the trade. There wan a lame atteiwmnee of.
buyers, including representatives from tbo UnlteiL ;
Kingdom, U.S.A.. Japan, llussin, V r.uice, , .
many, and locn! manufacturers. Spintctl biddfti J
marked tlio rale throunhout. and prices ruled M. 1
Die luglu'st rates of Die senson. and commtrd wttu. '
our previous series hehl on IH.h November as
jows: — Extra super, mcritiocs, firm: r.ood stym
mcrinoe.i. in sellcrA' favor; sUlrtsngs, do.; locks an.l.
atJifncd pieceti. 5 to 10 per cent, hlgjier: clioh -
cnmcb.veks anil eroKshrrds. in sellers favor; ijooti ,
stylo camohaokH and crossbred, 5 to 7» per cen.4 :
higher. It Is difficult to compare pnecs foi I
super. to nimicis lambs, as very ' few 1
liuvc lioen offered in IJro merlon :
other deser'ptioiis, however, showed ft dist iit. risu .
and limy be quoted from 5 to iVi per cent. Inghcc..
Tlio tendency cf tlio market ih reminiscent of pre-:
war days, when tho choice Western district lumiii.
of merino clips wore sold at penes por lb. ahmy-i;
tlio rntCH paid for the top lilies of fleece. Tlu »;
wan notablo in tho following instances nt io-d«> a;
auction: — Trswallii. lamb.s Rt)d., fleece 3Cd, : It c»vi 1
C'arnglinm, lambs 'ID1, id., fleece 30', id.: Lnnsi oSJr
KnI Kftl. lambs 4SVfc<L. fleeeu 3ild.; Plains, laaif
hS'/id.. fircce J5f»d. This result is as it should J-o,
as rlicriO choire himhj. nre a very MUftH pcreent-4 "p? ,
nf tho total' Inmhs' dip. and are spreiayy aelectl ;lv
Tho keen conipetition for Dic.-»e choice Jlncs is -in:
110 small way accounted for by tho adverse 8eRf|»u
\xperienc«l throughout Australia, which has t'c-
suited in ft poor lambing, and, naturnfly, a De
crease In Dm production of extra sujxtr lamps
wool. Top- price in Dalgcty's iwile — and an AJJi-:
Iralitui reciinl to , date — was made for UTawyila
iambs, which sold up to 50d, per ih. -riiiB -is
(he first instance since tlie boom period of vie-
11)24-25 season tliat grwy wud lins reached v»e
50d. murk. Other rewords rslnblishrl in Ihiigotiv 6.t
sale were: — (kunehnck llecve. Howling, fi.'P.fql. ; li'nr
coin fleece, Ibirwidgee over Garamut. ISJd- 'fine
following were Dm principal sah: — Merii:i»cT 11.
orcr (kiriitfhani (Carnghnm), extra slip com
1st coin 33V»d., hku 2fid., -sun Inibs 4f)Vid. : Langi
over Kn) Knl (Trawalla), mip com 3 (Id., lit com'
34'rtfd., nks 304. ; hubs dHlf-d. ; Tniwnllft (Tra-
Wftlla), extra sup 11 3l!d., tup c?m 35Vid„ Win.
81 lid., sup lambs 5(ld.: N C (Cunperdown) $ cx7ra
sup com floMt'.l., nks 27 lid.; Plains ( I hrste) , extra
sup com 350.. tup com 32<1., uks PDvd. :
oxtra super lambs. dSid. Nangnna (Wuichel-.
sea), blip com 34V!s<l.. 1st con\ 3tUd., lainM
28 ft (I. Duln Ghcrin (Draufort). top lot laiawd,
super com lllH-d.. A coin 82 Vj'L. bkn 30d . sup
lint 30U,il. HP over Ilusliy iWk (Glen' li»mn
Him), sun com 33d., Ht com 31 lid.. hl;n
lamhn IIS Ijd. Mi'wnlloU (Hcaufort), sup com
h.'td., txt Com 82d., bkn 2UV,d.. lambs inu.d
WIj ovrr St-nclcigh (Hcaiifort). top lot isse«l,
c-vira Blip 32Hd.. sup-82d.. bkn 2«>d., UiutIp
40d. Amphlthc-ntrc (Amphithratre). top lot
T»m.scd. A com 81 ft d.. pes 2(1 ft d.. InmhH IMftd.
ML llusbo iWhieheiiica). extra Mip com 8l»7jd..
1st. coin JUtvd.. bkn USHiL. Iambs 3d. V»L»o«l-
u:\ggrrak (Middle i'rcck). sup com 81', id.. ,hk't
20ftd., IniH 3l)d. Cahirhronig (Middle Prerk),
sup coin 31(1., 1st com 3()!4d., Inuib 4U>id.
J.I over Hunislde (Dnhie). sup com 31d., 1st
rem 8b '.fed.; Murdcdnke (Wiiu-hcLivi ), sup <Mm
A 80ftd. Comeback nnd Crossbred: Dow.biv:
(D'iilington). 1st 11 33»,(d.. sup 33Hd.. |x?
1-Sftd,. 1ms 2lld. Car:umit (CnrainnU. AA 82ft ii..
AAA AflUd.. uks aid.. 1ms 84d. I'llM over Co Q »-
. huh (FcnshurD). AAA cbk 8 1 lid.. AAA X 2Sftl.
Aunadiilr over C (Ooleraine). sun ct»k 31d. I)n\r-
wldgce over Cammut (Canunuf), IDU1 28ft(l., I.i »
coin IRftd. Dalfjety nnd Coniivany's next ta.le
will he held on tlie 15th December.
Gcorgo liuguo nnd Co. l'ly. Ltd. report that:
(he lliinl . rcriifSi of Bale, postponed owing to>
-Htrike (roubles, waa held today hefcre a full,
nttcnUaneo of buyer, ami under keen ami general
- competition prlccb were most >ntii,f:rctoiy. ami
V.my be quoted n» cqur.l to the host' rales ol!
Dm seiiKni), especially for cmnoliacUs and cioss-
I binds, ' as well as stained pte-Os and locks of alt.
. (Ifff-hiiplionfi, which Yidil in M/llci.s1 fnvor. Ninety..
; eight per cent of Die catalmpie -was dented nt.
auction. 'Ihcir next iclo will l-o hc-ld ' on Wed-
, ne>diiy next. Dm I JDi in»-t.
1 >faiiuoea. — Wunook (itolxwood) ex nip cenv.
, 11 37(1., sup coin JDftd.. bkn F 2llftd. bcllir-/
1 27(1.; ex Kiip 1ms flTd.j 1DIS over Mi. William.
(WilhMini). AA com 11 p.iscl. AA com 15 83ftd...
I- iri uks 2Sftd., A 1ms 42 M:d. ; 'I'MS n-vor ltrlerly
(Willauui), sup com II 33Ud., bkn F 27 ft <1 . : l!JT
ever nuniea uiorMinni) Mip com uz'vi.; ovur
M (hi eir) (Willaura) mip con\ 34 ft d., Mip lm.v
flfitad. ; WG1, over OmiMon (ltuangut) sup com
32UiL, 1ft 1ms' 33 !(!.; !>D over — (Nurrabiol)
Inl cm M 31 'Ail.; WooUnook Toe'lMcl sup ci.m
II 31 H-d. ; Dl1 over Nockcyu CYiUaura), AM
fllVid.: J/iniwo-nl over J.i.W. ((iiait i
Western), A Slftd.: Ynunicj over Springs '
(St. Arnaud), sup emu K1I 31d.: Itockhnnk orcr
Wiiicght&s (Ccrindiup), uip com flUftd. ; J H (conj)
over Ovcrdale (StattaU)) H 3flld.; GIIS
Tlie V.lley (Amrat), AAA .com apjid-:
over JIIII (Stawell) , H ffd'/iil.; Wl) orcr -ffolre-
wood (IHflbnrook), AAA 80'Ad.: JHG ?
Wimlsar (tlnraliam). AW & h> i9 V4
K over Knirvlcw (llcnliopc), HI M ' t'1;4'.1-
orcr Ml.los (MoyHo.D, 11 Ii
rnlwnkc orcr KtMC, son coin HHA wer
r.oroUc, AAK ZIiil.: IVB ««r A in tri«.) over
Iloouvrc'l (Anrtcjl. AAA com SIM.; AV over ,
I Knniornlla. (Moj-M-n), ,l»l„ « , 'I- i 7
I orcr V (ltoaoforl). M H n !'' y -v1'-.- '
IMS (I'hninc). A A corn JfiViil.; I'.'j,-.')"'. .
I lliincr (AiSiUy). AAA com II ami W TM1
'jovor 1-Vlr orcr Vlcv (loilic Bolaci, son com JRWfl.,
| A1IC orcr I.ulmnitn (lloraham). A ci-m ,
i Utitt-vlotv ntcp l,V Mlnfllllinfl. 1st COTfl Awfl.,
M'PS over A (Apslcyi, AAA eom -9V.d.: D0"1;
winnow over — (Horsham ) , a com l . jm
n\er W (Horfibnin). sup w-m M -8d. Conicbacks .
HI) (In cii.) over llexhnin, dip hw
AAAW & K 31 ftd.. bkn 2(kl.: SL Kooclw (Jtock;
y-iriV linn, flip cbk F1? h W 27ft d.. A chk KJV
27ft d.. 1st pes cbk W 23d. ; 111 over It 'Dpelotig
didtricl), AAA 2«d.; UN ever Bccae, A 20d.
luninya, I»if.<-ellft« Ltd., Geelong. report hiring
held Iheir thfid wile ot tlie icafon on -Frid«y.
tUU iiut., when a mut nttiactlvc cninlottue, com
wiring about HiMiO ha'ci was submitted to a very
largo attendance of buyere, who bid with great,
animation. This sale slicaild, lu the ordinary
courfo of events, linro been held on the lst pe-
cemher, but owing to tho recent Blilpi>ltvB tAiif e
was poslponM. Iluycrs valued cur cu-ta-Icgue in
Geclcnc on tho 3wU November and Ht .Ueceni-
bcr. but tho actual auction took plice lh Mel-
Irounic. iniyets baring all the infonaaDon th
required in their eatnlr.guw. IlATcly luuwi » l)(«ef
selecDon of wool been scen on G«eloi)g ahow
floora than was the cafe at tills scrlcw U wits, -
very many of tho >\estorr. district dtps wing
most attractive and well grown. IV'cre ""J
all coimtrlcs took full advantage of the b»«
Selection. OimiieDMon was voiy keen, und tho.
market, as compared with cur previous cn
be quota! as Imltiff very Ann for 11
Ocnubacks and trotssbred. however, were, w any-
thfug, in sellers favor, which remavk applies awto.
loriwi and stained pieces, pnrticmlarly wtien thesa
weic frto from fault, rjn.ibs' wool, of winch tbero
well? Mime extra super, lots ottered/ .were ms
Dnctly dearer, itcord prices being obtained lor
some top liiico. It will be vciy pleasing to
growers to know that the 'postponement of J2®
did not In any way eifcet the inaxkct
wioh that we wetc able to dispose m aiKHJt B7
per cw»t. of our catalogue. lTmcipA bn>ing was
on behalf i»f America. Japan. lGwaia -aiul Ounti-
noutftl countries, whilst Ansinuinu inannfactwns,
a big factor, secured a .fnlr weight of -the offer
ings, Our next sale, which was previously aet
down 'for the 33lh December, will now be held w»
14th December, and "unless some further unfomecn
ctrcnmstMice occurs in Die inoantlme, the original
puigramme Tor sales in Ocelong 1u the New leor
will be mBievwl io. The -highest -price 'ih «ur
catnloRue for Tneriiio wonl. vl'/.., 37W d-, was ob
tained for the extra sm«jr. eoinhing rtT tlie
f !,\Tr» (JnterabliV whllRt Cf1rTU+tck
uolincd up toASftq. for rhe Watrowic lironrt from,
lircwavtn. The tidiowmg wore some of our
princitgil salevt— Nierlnocs: Koolmuurt fDpic-
Tftine) . ex snp com. .»71i(l„ pks., 27%d.,
Ynrmm l'urk ilVillnitra). sup torn H <34W:d.. Jst
nks 28:1., sup bus 44d.: AW over Ncrrm Nerrin,
r\ sup com Mil., id;?. liS&fl., sop Itns 4C>Vtn. ,
Ycr'nalbmi over cc over T '(iDnrbndtmv) . iex eup
com nD-i.fl.. A nks AAA Lns J«»U. NorDi
Slation aiorDakc). ex Mip com 11, -.M %_«.,
bkn 2tP.>«L. sup lins ItriAd.: Waverlcy
< vor 11M over 11 (Bua'ngor). snp cum H 34Vj(1.;
All over Mount over Ararat, 1st com «5d.; JM over
tM over Moranghurk ( I. etltnr bridge 1 . ex sup Com
ill 3-1(1.: II1-A over Ihirwcnleigli (InverleiKh) , sup
com R2d.. 1st Inu 85d.; MO over 'Clifton "CWil
' lnurH),.snp 82'ftd., A A -lins 4t)»l. ; WD over 'Dollin
, (HorOcim). sup com flOVid.. "KfO (corlndhnp) . 1st
' ci-rn HUft'd- <?M over 1'inegrove (MeredltlD . tup
I emu 31d.; Wooflfhtrn cror -'Motitajup, A 'A A :
4 Worrolong wcr -.IT? (Vite Vlic), AA com 82Ud.j
i A over T>D (5Lixoon.il. -»ui> com JUd. ; Chlfert
lover Wcoriqff. cx sup com «Pd.: HS -Over Wdngan .
j '(StTcnCham1) , 1st com 20d., 1st 'lms 4l1Ad. ; .'A5t
1 r-rrr Skipton. tup lins d.Durt.-; ivlt over Holena
fV-ale (ISokcwood). ,1st com iffiftd.: SS over, lteas
- (Linton). 1st com 'Jfili-d. : Graylamls (ftcoloug).
.sup com 25)ftd;; HI' over Conio (Ghvondlah), 1st
oom Sfiftd.p Cover riggorert West, AA'A com
125)(1-: MO over Worn (Goroke). sup eom 20%d.
I romcback and Crossbred. — .OLF-over IV atrowie qlYrfr
Iwatro), AAA A 33ftd.. bkn nrD4d.: ST8 (Birre-
currn-). AAA 82d. : -North -Station (Mortlake) ,
I AAII 33VVU.. AA lms 34d. : StrnthcrrieK (Weer-
tlnc)- AAA nrw.: jBnrwnn Jlills over AHVV (MTin-
'ohelwa), A -t-'fiftil.: Somernct Farm over Glen
, dnrvcl friuner). A AA 2!)d. ; Yeovil '.over Gimicp,
ia 4 «ftd -lA'TT 0'<t C/licviol. -pver Ililla (Dons-
i hnrrt). pup A cbk 28d.. AVj 11 -4,Ad.; CR mer
— over 'S (NcPnatonot i , enu .gMvi-fi, ; »»»ieiuicnc '(7ier
A T7-. over Tlerrybank. F chk.-28V=fl.-: OF ever L'Cw-
ictt Ilill (Cluncs). ft bd Jbftd.
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