DUNEDIN WOOL SALE.
I-INE CROSSBREDS IN DEMAND. HIG'HB>T PRRKS OF SEASON". (Ry Telegraph. —Press Association. , * DUN'iEDIX. Tuesday. The ni^ l n<>nei.l,n wool sale of the present sw > a.-"n was held to-day, when a earalogue »f H'.OCX) Hales was submitted to a f"" bench of buyers. Limits -jnere very "lastir. many lote being etaTted at from +.1 to Sd under the price at which they were eventually knocked down. , One spwial f.'a.ture of the sale was the excited i- impetition for .the finer crossbred wools. paid for this clbb3 were higiher than at any prerious auction held this .-canon, and poslibly hig-her than has 'been paid at any ' luction ever he-id in the Dominion, j Jiany of the tv.iyers freely admitted tha-t" prices piwn were often 3d to 4d per lb above what they themselves were j>repared tn pay. This special competition from a certain =ection of the trade upset all calculations, and astonished not only the brokers hut also many of the buyers. Fome clips for which tempting offer* had fceen refused were offered and fetched from Id to Hd per lb higiher on the , average. j Local mills « - ere eager buyers I for merinos and l«pst halfbreds. a? well ■s for good quality belliee and pieces. Canadian and American 'buyers competed stronziy for strong wools of 46"s quality and upward*, while Bradford •nd the Continent took almost everything ?lse. Practically everything sub- '■ mitted «as s,,ld. j
Records for this market, were estal)by Puk<"toi merino, which touched 28} d. while many lots of halflbred and Corriedale made 23id to 24J(1. It was the opinion of those who watch -wool values closely that merinos and halfbreds were on a par with Christehureh, but that three-ciuarterbred and crosabreds showed an appreciation on tnat (ale.
The following is the range of prices: —Merino, HO* to G4's: Extra super, 26d to 28} d: super, 24<1 to 25Jd: average, i 22d to 23id: inferior, 20d to 21Jd. Cor- I rfcdade: Super. 23d to 24d; average, 19d ! to 22d: inferior, 10d to 18W. Fine | ■halfbred.- 56" eto 58's: Extra super. 23 Jd ' to 24id; super, 22d to 23d; average, i 18d to.2Ud; inferior, 15d to 17Jd- ! Medium lialfbred. 50'g to 56'e: Extra ■ super, 22} dto 24d; super, 21d to 22d; ■verage, 17M to 2(Hd; inferior, 15d to 16id. Coarser lialfbred, 48'e to 50' a: Extra super. 2(Hd to 21d; super. 17Jd to lUJd; average, 15d to 17d; inferior, 12Ad to 14} d. Fine erosebrede. 46'sto 48'e: Super 16d to 17d: averag-e, 12d to lod: inferior, Oid to 11 Jd. Medium crosstred, 44"s to 46's: Super, 12* d to 14d; average, 10d to 12d: inferior. Sid to 9}d." Coarse crossbred. 40'e to 44's: Super, i 10id to 12d; medium, BJd to 10d; in-, ferior. 7Jd to Bd. Merino p : ecee and tellies: Good to super, 18id to 21} d; low to medium. ]3d to 18d. HaMbred . pieces: Good to super, lod to 2Osd: low to medium. !)d to 14W- Halfbred bellies: Good to super. 13d to 14Jd: low lo medium, 10d to 12M. Crossbred tellies and pieces: Good to super, 10d to low to medium, to 9}d. Crutch-inge: Medium to good, 6d to 84d; inferior and seedy, 3d to sid. Locks: Sferino, 7d to OAd; halfbred, sid to "d; c^srbred,-3id to -6id: - -.-..-.•.:
DUNEDIN WOOL SALE.
Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 301, 20 December 1922, Page 11
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