WANGANUI WOOL SALE

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27556, 13 January 1955, Page 10

WANGANUI WOOL SALE

PRICES ON PAR WITH DECEMBER RATES

GOOD COMPETITION FOR 30,500 BALES (New Zealand Press Association) WANGANUI, January 12. Prices in line with those realised at the closing sales in New in December were obtained today at the second main Wanganui wool sale of the current season. A catalogue of 30,561 bales was submitted, and a total clearance was effected. An official report, issued by the Wanganui Woolbrokers’ Association in conjunction with the New Zealand Wool Disposals Commission and the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ Association, says:— “There was a preponderance of ewe wool, but the catalogue also contained a fair proportion of hogget wool which had missed the earlier sale. The usual quota of lambs* wool and pieces was also included. „ _ “The wool opened up well. Competition was good and fairly well spread. A few lines of picked lambs* wool commanded premium prices, but this was not any Indication of the market generally. “Prices on the whole were much in line with those realised at the closing sales in December. This means that they were a little ih advance of those obtained in Wanganui in November.” Following is the official range of prices:

d. d. Southdown 58/60 — Average to good .. .. 57 to 60 Average .. 44 to 48 Down Cross, 56/58 — Average to good .. 52 to 541 Average n 48 to 50 Extra Fine Crossbred. 52— Good 52 to 54j Average to good .. .. 48J to 51 Average .. .. 46} to 47} Fine Crossbred, 50— Good .. 49} fo 52 Average to good .. .. 48 to 49 Average .. 46 to 471 Medium Crossbred, 48/50 — Good .. 49 to 51| Average to good .. .. 47 to 481 Average .. .. • . 45 to 461 Crossbred, 46/50 — Good .. Average to good .. :: 501 48j Average .. 44 to 46 Coarse Crossbred. 46/48 — Good .. .. 48 to 50 Average to good .. .. 46} to 48 Average .. 43 to 451 Fine Crossbred Hogget (shorn), 52— Good .. 52 to 55 Average to good .. .. 50 to 51} Average .. .. .. 471 to 49 Medium Crossbred Hogget (shorn), 48/50— Good .. 49 to 511 Average to good .. «. 47 to 48 Average .. .. .. 44 to 46} Early Shorn, 46/50— Average x 47 to 49 Lambs Medium Crossbred, 48/50— Good ,. 53 to Average to good .. .. 501 to 52 Average rr«to 50 Inferior Second Crossbred, 48/50— Average .. 41 to 43 Medium Crossbred^WSO— Average .. 48 to Inferior and seedy .. 44 to 45 Medium Crossbreed 48/50— Average Crossbred, 46/50— .. 40 to Good Average .. 40 to .. 38 to 42} 40 t Bellies Medium Crossbred, 48/50— _ Average Crossbred, 44/48— .. 361 to 38 Average to good .. Average .. . .. 42 to •• 38 to 45 40 Crossbred, 48/SO— Average •• 261 to 293