WANGANUI WOOL SALE

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25448, 20 March 1948, Page 9

WANGANUI WOOL SALE

SALE PRICES FIRM ON RECENT RATES

CATALOGUE OF 25,000 BALES

. WANGANUI, March 19. wool sal<.° £ „r W , < w’ 1 at the ? hl J d Wanganui „ ° £ the season to-day were resale 1 / brokers to be firm on recent 0( 25 '™ bales was subS l taS" f . ul j a ?t? representative bench bv states the official report issued Wanganui Woolbrokers’ Associa“°n; i offering consisted of fleece SS°mA a *? d . . od d m ents. The well got-up clips and binned wools were in at , re duced rates, but were firm r.u s « les ’ but bacUy got-up and incllPs were very erratic. A feature l be w. e was the exceptional quantity 2* la . mbs J*’ 001 submitted. Competition f or well-picked down cross and f °r. average and all other types bidding was most erratic. A few rA the catalogue were taken by the Joint Organisation.”

The following is’ the range of prices:— Southdown, 58/60’s— a. Good to super . 36 to 404 Average . Inferior . 291 . 24 to 35> to 27 Down Cross, 56/58’s— Good to super . 35 to 392 Average Inferior . 301 . 22| to 34| Corriedale— Good Fine Crossbred, 50/56’s— . * 40 to 461 Good to super Average’ . 29 . 25 to 31 to 274 Inferior . 18 to 22 Fine Crossbred, 48/50’s— Good .. t. . 24 to 271 Average . 201 to 241 Inferior . 18 to 192 Crossbred, 46/50’s— Good to super to 254 Average 18 to 23 Inferior . 15 io 171 Crossbred, 46/48’s— . Good to super 24 to 27 Average . 181 to 21 Inferior . 13 to 151 Lambs Fine Down Cross, 56/58’s— Super to 441 Good ’ 31 to 36 Average .. .. . 22 to 30 Inferior . 13 to 152 Lambs, 48/50’s— Good . 25 to 31 Average . 18 to 231 Inferior .. . 12 to 151 Seedy . 9 to 13 Pieces 46/50’s— Average to good .. . 141 to 17J Inferior . 121 to 132 Seedy . 8 to 12 Bellies 46/50’s— Average to good to 152 Inferior • 91 to 11 Locks • .. . 6 to 92 *