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Show Auction Wool Sales. LONDON, March 22. The offerings at the wool auction sales today amounted to 710O hales. It was a fine assortment, consist con-sist Ing principally of Qneenslands. Bidding Bid-ding was active and prices were firm. Scoured advanced fully' 5 per cent, the best grades touching 4s 7d. Greasy sold as high as 2s lld. Tt was officially announced that 10,000 bales of merinos will be allowed to be purchased for America on March 29 and 31. and It is understood that wool suitable suit-able for America will be catalogued on those days. |