RANGE OF PRICES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 290, 8 December 1933, Page 2

RANGE OF PRICES.

INCREASE OVER. APRIL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. The official range of prices was as follows, the prices for April last, the concluding sale of last season, being also shown for comparative purposes:— April. December, d. d. d. d. Merino— Average .... 1\ to Si? 16 to 181 Inferior .... to 71 14J to 155 Fine Halfbred, 56-58— Extra super . — 21 to 213 Super — 185 to 201 Average 8 to 101 15 to ISJ Inferior .... 7 to 7§ 12 to 14J Medium Halfbred, 50-56— Super — 161 to 18} Average .... 6J to 9J 14 to 16 Inferior — 10 to 133 Extra Fine Crossbred, 48-50— Suner 8 to 91 13$ to 163 Average 5} to 7J 10 to 131 Inferior .... 33 to 5 8 to 9j Fine Crossbred, 46-48— Super 6J to 8 11 to 14 Average .... 4 to 61 0 to 103 Inferior 2 to 33 63 to 83 Medium Crossbred, 44-46— Super 6 to 63 93 to 12| Average .... 3$ to 51 8 to 91 Inferior .... 2 to 3J 51 to 73 Coarse Crossbred, 40-44 —- Super 5 to 51 8.1 to 101 Average .... 31 to 41 63 to 8 Inferior .... lj to 31 41 to 6i Low Crossbred, 36-40— Super 4 to 43 71 to 7J Average 21 to 31 61 to 7 Inferior .... — 6 to 6J Hogcets— * 48-50 41 to 9 12} to 16 Fine, 46-48 . . 4 to 81 93 to 14 Medium, 44-46 3 to 7 91 to 111 Coarse. 40-44 33 to 43 to 10 Low, 36-40 .. to 43 to 91 Lambs. Down— 50-56 5 to 81 to 15 Fine, 44-50 .. 41 to 9 11 to 133 Medium, 40-44 — 101 tO l2 Seedy and inferior .. 2 to 5 71 to 11J Bellies and Pieces— Merino : Good to super — 13 to 131 Low to medium 4 to 6 — Halfbred : Good to super — 12 to 153 Low to medium 3 to 51 101 to 11J Crossbred : Good to super 31 to 53 73 to 111 Low to medium 11 to 3J 5 to 71 . Crutchings— Medium to good 2J to 4 51 to 7 Inferior and seedy 1 to 21 31 to 51 Locks — Merino ..... — to 81 Halfbred to 2J C to 7 Crossbred ... 1 to 2 31 to 6