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Show Merrion and Wilkins to Hold Wool Auction The second wool auction series to be conducted by Merrion and Wilkins, Wil-kins, sheep- and wool commission company, opened in, Denver Monday, Mon-day, 'ine auctions will run in uenver the fiist three days of this Atek to be continued in Ogden, Utah, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Satur-day. ; Approximately 7,000,0(X) pounds will va offered at both places and tne character of the wcols are said to be generally better than buye.s nave had an opportunity to purchase purch-ase at these auctions in the past. Tr.e buyers will represent all tranches of the wool business, however, how-ever, it is anticipated that top makers and mills will purchase the ra.gest percentage of the wools that vwil be sold, as they did in the last auctions held the first week in May. 'ina offering in Denver lias been accumulated from Montana, Nebraska, Ne-braska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, while the wools at Ogden have been consigned by growers from Montana, Idaho, Wy-.r.ing, Wy-.r.ing, Utaih and Nevada. More than 1.000 g.owers' wool is represented repre-sented in the lots being offered at tins series of auctions. There has been a strong demand ior wool during the last three weeks and buying in the West has eeen very active. If the market continues strong throughout this week, it is expected that very sat-lsiac.ory sat-lsiac.ory prices will be obained for the wools sold in the auctions. In the May series 1,600,000 pounds cf wool was sold at strong values m spite of the fact that the wool maiket during that week was very quiet and little wool was sold at airy of the terminal markets. Merrion and Wilkins' third auction auc-tion seri.s ior 1938 is scheduled for tne week of October 3 to 8, and another an-other series will be held about De-cemie. De-cemie. 1, if sufficient wool is en hand to justify it. |