THE WOOL SALES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 124, 7 March 1936, Page 7

THE WOOL SALES

PRICES AT INVERCARGILL. ADVANCE ON RECENT RATES. (Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, March 6. The second Invercargill wool sale of the season was held to-day and was most satisfactory, the rates ruling. at recent auctions in other centres being more than maintained. There was. a keen demand right through the catalogue and prices on an average were three-farthings to a penny better than at the first sale here. There was a full bench of buyers, and the Continent, Japan, and Bradford buyers weie the main operators. Local .mills and fellmongers competed freely. There was very spirited competition for ciossbred wools, which improved on the better values for this class that have been ruling at recent northern sales. A catalogue of 25,233 bales was offered, and there was an excellent clearance, passings being very few indeed. Range of values. The range of prices was:—

BRADFORD TOPS MARKET. LONDON, March 6. The Bradford tops market is firm, but tiie amount of business is small. Quotations are: —Merinos: 70’s, 34 Id ; 64’s, 33d; 60’s, 32d; 58’s, 25£d; 56’s, 20|d; 50’s, 16id; 46’s, 14id; 44’s, 13£d.

d. d. Corriedale — Super to 1» 4 Halfbred— Super 16 to 174 Medium 14 to 15 Inferior 10 to 13 Fine Cross-bred 48-50— Super 134 to 144 Medium 11 to 13 Inferior 9s to 11 Medium Crossbred, 44/46 — Super 94 to 11 Medium 9 to 94 Inferior 84 to 9 Coarse Crossbred, 40/44 — _ Super S2 to 1U4 Average 84 to 10 Inferior 84 to 83 Matted: Fine 8 to 8| Medium c+0 oc Hoggets— Fine crossbred 1 , 48-50: Super 11 to 134 . Medium 10 to 11 Inferior 9 to 10 Medium crossbred 44-46: Super 84 to 94 Medium 83 to 83 Inferior 8 to 8 \ Coarse crossbred, 40-44: ■Super 64 to. 93 Medium 83 to 84 Inferior 8 to 83 Pieces— 12 to 133 Halfbred Crossbred 9 to 10 Necks 11 to 12| Orutchings— Super crossbred ... 73 to 93 Medium crossbred . 6 to 7 Bellies— “<t Halfbred 83 to 9 Crossbred 64 to 73 Neokfl—■ Crossbred 6 to 63