THE WEEK

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25739, 26 February 1949, Page 5

THE WEEK

HALFBRED WOOL PRICES The table below gives a comparison of the prices paid for halfbred wools at the first and second Christchurch sales this year. It shows clearly that qualities below 56’s were the worst sufferers, a trend which was confirmed at the Dunedin sale. Prices have come back substantially, but they are still profitable, and are no doubt welcomed by farmers whose returns for fine wool during the war were distinctly moderate.

Extra Fine Corriedale and Dec., 1948. Feb.. 1949. 1-ba., 58/60’s— d. d. d. d. Extra super .. 57 J to 63 67 to 69J Good to super .. 54 to 57 61 to 64 Good .. 50 to 53 58 to 60 Average .. 42 to 48 50 to 56J Fine Corriedale, ibd., 56/58’s— Extra super .. 55 to 60 i to 592 Good to super .. 51 to 54 50 to 56 Good .. 47 to 50 47 to 49 Average .. 40 to 46 40 to 46 Inferior .. 30 to 37 Medium Corriedale and J-bd, 56’s— Good to super .. 45 to 50 42 to 48 Good .. 36 to 40 32 to 37 Average .. 30 to 35 27 to 31J Strong i-bd. or 'J Fine J-bd., 52’s— Good to super .. 35 to 39 27 to 31 Good .. 30 to 34 25 to 26J Average .. 26 to 29 — Fine Crossbred, 50’s— Good to super’ .. 30 to 36 28J to 322 Good .. 26 to 29 J 24J to 27 Average .. 22 to 24 22 to 24 Medium Crossbred, 46/50’s— Good to super .. 29 to 31 25 to 28 Good .. 25 to 28J 22 to 24J Average .. 22 to 24 19 to 21