NAPIER WOOL SALE

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27874, 24 January 1956, Page 15

NAPIER WOOL SALE

Good Styles Sell At

Premium

AVERAGE FIRM ON AUCKLAND

(New Zealand Press Association) NAPIER, January 23. Prices for average-style wools on the first day of the Napier wool sale today were firm on those ruling at Auckland last Wednesday, while goodstyle wools made a premium. Prices over-all were described as highly satisfactory. , , ’ xu The official report issued by the Hawke’s Bay Woolbrokers’ Association, in conjunction with the New Zealand Wool Buyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission, states that the opening day’s offering of 24,276 bales included 430 of scoured wools. It was submitted to a full bench of buyers, representative of all sections of the trade. The remaining catalogues, totalling 22,023 bales, will be sold on Wednes°The offering, which comprised a wide range of crossbred types from all Hawke’s Bay, Poverty Bay and East Coafct districts, opened up surprisingly well, in spite of the unfavourable wet winter, and although the standard was not up to the corresponding sale of last season, a fair proportion of the selection was quite attractive for style and condition. Vegetable fault was noticeable, and clips generally contained a little more dust, yellow and cotted wool. There was quite a quantity of short wool and many otherwise well-grown lines showed tenderness near the butt of the staple. Bellies and pieces also showed some discolouration, but in the main were of good-average to average description. A limited quantity of lambs’ wool was on offer, but many lines were a little dusty and irregular jin length and quality. Lines containing seed or burr sold at a discount. “Taking into account the fact that catalogues did not contain the same | proportion of spinners’ and paper felt types as is usual at this sale, and that The bulk of the wools were of average to good topmaking, prices could be regarded qs highly satisfactory,” the report says. “Competition was keen, with the Continent and America dominating the market. Bradford bought relatively sparingly. Compared with the Auckland sale last Wednesday, prices were firm for average style wools, while good styled wools, of which there was a significant weight in the offering, made a fully appropriate premium. America and Japan were especially keen on wools suitable for paper felts. The stronger qualities met a particularly keen market.

Paper felts made high prices, ranging, in the 48/50’s quality, from 64d to 70|d; for 46/48’s from 64d to 70d; and in 44/46’s from 65d to 68d.

The following is the official range of prices:— Southdown, 58/60’s — 1. d. Good to super to 60 Good 52 to 55 Average 40 to 46 Extra Fine Crossbred, 54/56’s — Extra • super to 60 Good to super 56 to 574 Average to good 50 to 51 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52’s— Good to super 55 to 57 Good 52 to 54 Average to good 50 to 51 Average . 48 to 49 Good to super 54 to 56 Good 51J to 53 Average to good 49 to 51 Average Medium Crossbred, 48/50’s— 47 to 48 Good to super 534 to 55 Good 514 to 524 Average to good 49 to 504 Average Crossbred, 46/50’s — 454 to 48 Good to super .. .. 53 to 544 Good .. .. 51 to 52 Average to good 49 to 504 Average Coarse Crossbred, 48/46’s — Good to super 454 to 474 53 to 544 Good 51 to 52 Average to good 49 to 50J Average Strong Crossbred, 44/46’s — 454 to 474 Good to super to 55 Good Extra Fine Crossbred Hog514 to 53 get (shorn), 54/56’s — Extra super to 60 Good to super 56 to 574 Average to good 50 to 51 Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget (shorn), 52’s— Good to super 55 to 57 Good 52 to 54 Average to good 50 to 51 Average Fine Crossbred Hogget 48 to 49 (shorn), 50’s— Good to super 54 to 56 Good 51’ to 524 Average to good 49 to 51 Average Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget 47 to 48 (woolly), 54’s— Good to super 55 to 57 Good 52 to 54 Average to good Fine Crossbred Hogget 50 to 51 (woolly), 52’s— Good 524 to 544 ' Average to good 51 to 52 Lambs First, 48’s/50’s— Super 57 to 58 Good .. .. .. 54 to 56 Average 50 to 53 Inferior and seedy .. Seconds— 42 to 46 Good .. .. .. 48 to 50 Average 43 to 46 Inferior and seedy 38 to 40 Necks Fine Crossbred, 50/56’s— Good to super 52 to 54 Average .. ... Crossbred, 50 and 48/50’s— 48 to 50 Good to super 51 to 52 Average 47 to 49 Inferior 43 to 46 Carbo 41 to 42 Pieces Fine Crossbred, 50/56 and 50’s— Good 44 to 454 Average Crossbred, 46/50’s— 40 to 43 Good .. .. .. 43 to 45 Average 39 to 42 Bellies Crossbred, 46/50’s — Good 39 to 40 Average 36 to 38 Inferior Crutchings Crossbred, 44/48’s— Good 34 to 35 50 to 51 Average 44 to 47 Inferior 37 to 40 Locks Crossbred— Good 30 to 32 Average 27 to 29