WELLINGTON WOOL AUCTION.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 123, 25 May 1923, Page 8

WELLINGTON WOOL AUCTION.

IMPROVEMENT ON PREVIOUS SALE (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday, i At to-day's wool sale bidding on the • whole was keen. There was a small i ; amount of wool passed in of the total i! catalogue of 17,500 bales. There was a - j keen demand for crutchings, in which ; Japan was a keen competitor. Lincoln 11 wools were also required by Japan. A : i substantial advance on last sale rates ~ wae anticipated in every department but , j was not generally realised. Any lines i ; showing quality brought good prices. i j Lambs' wool was in strong demand, ! especially for lines reasonably free from - seed. Local mills were out for this particular wool. • Prices were fully id to 3d per lb up .on rates at the last sale. Super lambs ; made up to lejd. America was taking , good clean crossbred lines at "•enerally ,; excellent rates. Up to 14d was paid by ; , the Continent for bright, well-ekirte'd . j crossbred. Bradford was an eager buyer .■ of medium crossbred. , The range of prices was ag follows:— Fine Crossbred— ' ' > Super 13 to 15| t Average U to 13| 1 Medium Crossbred— S"P" 12 to Hi A V r< ;p p io to i3j » ConrJfcrossbred- 8 t0 9 * I !»Pe r 101 to 111 Average 9 to tOJ inferior ... .■ on* n 8 ilLow Crossbred— » to 9 -! Averasre ■... « to 83 .!Ho K^ Or Glto 7 » : i, R m2^. rior s ,o 8 » : : gST.::::::-.::::::- A\K?\l\ i , Medium 10J to 13J Seedy and Inferior 5 to 11 'Bellies and Pieces— ! Crnsebred — j { Good to Super .... Si to 10* Medium (o Good . . 7 to 01 f Inferior and Seedy.. 4 to ej 1. Creß*br»d 31 to Si