Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-19

owing 90 the brisk continental DC
mand secured merinos hardened, but
later on prices castd, especially on
heavy inferior grades, despite the in
creased buying Of the home trade.
The closing rates were: Merinos
par Interiors o TO z -, crosshreds par
20 = and finest 7is per cent lower
than at the nth series Slipes were
occasionally dcarer when America
was buying The total purchases for
continental account were $1,000. for
tho home trade 5000 ard America
5000 go 1000 bales About l5,cO0
bales were held over
Australia-Adyiccs from Australia
Indicate % steady market both on
crossbred and mcrino woods this week
as compared with the rates ruling
week ago a good supply OF both
morinos ana crossbred woods were Of
Tered at Melbourne. some 90 goo
bales, with prices unchanged from
last weeks rates. and an sections buy
ing steadily.
At Gcclong on Thursday, $1,000.
bales of choice woods. both merinos
and crosshrcds were offered and
prices as compared with the sale on
December 4th. were firm. Here too,
competition was keen from an quar-
tiers.
no sale was held at sydney. the
buyers going 90 Brisbane for three
day series from December g-1l. Last
week prices were fully maintained at
sydney on $4,000 bales offered. Of
which 50 per cent was sold.
shipments Co the United states
from Australia az Go the first OF the
month ana total exports from Aus
tralia To the same date viii bc found
elsewhere
New Zealand Firm-Cable adyices
on the Chrlstchurch sale indicate that
while prices were somewhat Irregular
they were on the whole firm Farm
ers again showed their dissatisfaction
az prices offered and withdrew con-
siderable wool on q clean landed
basis, 4f-4Gs are estimated 90 have
cost 35M3G cents. i5-50s asa 80
cents and 50-5Gs. t2042 cents. The
woods were mot stylish but useful
| according TO one buyers adyices.
Prices az the wellington sale ON the
| SIN OF December were slightly higher
| than at Napier Yorkshire operated
[ here freely. while America bought
moderately The woods wero well
grown ana sound, though more or less
seedy.
| Tho next sale rs scheduled az Dun
| edin ou December 18th, with oner'
! iugs of about 5000 bales.
South America steady Rumor'
have been IN the air of Americas
purchases Ia south America. one
story la told Of the snle Of 500 ballet
| OF wool in the proportion of 500 bales
of Lincoln, 500 bales of low quartet
! ana roo bales OF mgh-quartor wool
az 2iia cents landed. or the round
lot Of "a wei.known packing Thi
rumor lacks suhstantIation however
Going quotations for Lincoln woods "a
this writing are 2lis cents landed FOL
! wei packed woods although - -
cents will undoubtedly buy som'
woois. Onors at ~ cents nat, how
ever, have been refused IN Buono
Ayros. Low quarter Is quoted at q
cents and high quarter az 23A q
2ih cents, landed
Monte Video woods are nrm al for
mer quotations and some importer
state that tho market for these wool
is not only relatively STRONGER bu
also moro active This is not alto
gether strange perhaps when one con
siders the relatively keener deman
for nuo than for coarse woods ~
world over
Territory Further sales of clothin
Montana woods are reported at ]
cents In the grease for good woods