All Types Of Wool Better At Napier

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28750, 22 November 1958, Page 17

All Types Of Wool Better At Napier

(New Zeaiana Press Association)

NAPIER. November 21. , The first main wool sale at Napier of the 1958-59 season was 1 continued today before a very full and representative bench of,< buyers, when an offering of 20.505 bales was submitted for auction, states the official report of the Hawke's Bay Woolbrokers’ Asso- , ciation. the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission. The offering was similar to that on Wednesday and included a proportion of specialty wools, especially paper felts and fine! hoggets. These sold very strongly; 1 and paper felts brought prices j from 42d to 49d. The ewe wools from the drought areas were dusty j and thin in some cases. i Bidding was brisk and well spread with competition from all sections of the trade. The Continent was the principal buyer , with strong competition from North America and Japan on specialty wools, with New Zealand mills bidding freely on suitable lots. Bradford operated only moderately. The market was in sellers’ favour on all types. Extra fine crossbreds and also coarse crossbreds showed a slight rise. Skirtings were 2£ per cent, dearer. It was only necessary for the Wool! Commission to bid on very odd • occasions. The following is the official | range of prices:— Snulhrinwn SR/SO's— d. CX. i

Southdown. 58/60’s— d. Good to supei to 54 i Good .. .. 46 J to 49 Average .. ..38 to 42 Inferior .. 28 to 35 Extra Fine Crossbred. 54/56’s— Good to super .. 43 to 45 Good ..40 to 42 Average to good .. 36 to 39 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52 s— Good to super .. 44 to 46 Good .. ..38 to 42 Average to good .. 36 to 37 Fine Crossbred, 50's— Good to super .. 41 to 43 Good .. 38 to 40 Average to good .. 35 to 37 Medium Crossbred. 48/50’s — Good to super .. 40 to 41i Good .. 37 to 39 Average to good .. 35 to 36J Coarse Crossbred, 48/46’s— Good to super .. 39 to 41 Good .. 37 J to 38 Average to good .. 36 to 37 Strong Crossbred, 44/46's — Good to super .. 38J to 40J Average to good .. 34 to 36i Hogget Wool Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget (Shorn). 54/56’s— Good to super .. 43 to 45 Good .. 40 to 42 Average to good .. 36 to 39 Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget (Shorn). 52’s— Good to super .. 44 to 46 Good .. 38 to 42 Average to good .. 36 to 37 Fine Crossbred Hogget (Shorn). 50‘s— Good to super .. 41 to 43 Good .. 38 to 40 Average to good .. 35 to 37 Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget (Woolly), 52/54’s — Good to super .. 39 to 40J Good .. .. 36 to 37 J Fine Crossbred Hogget (Woollv), 52 s— Good to super .. 38 to 39J Good .. .. 36 to 37’

d d. Fine Crossbred. 50/56's— Good 37 to 39 Average 0.1 to Crossbred. 50's and 48/50's— Good to super 36 to Average 34 to 36 Pieces Fine Crossbred. 50/56s and 50 s— Good 31 to 33 Average 28 to 30 Crossbred. 46/50’s— Good 30i to 32$ Average 27$ to 30 Inferior 22 to 25 ! Bellies Crossbred. 46/50’s— Good 26 28 • Average Inferior 20 to 22 Crutchings Crossbred. 44/48’s— Good •JO to 35 Average 26 to 30 Inferior 22 to 24 Locks Crossbred— Good 18 ■ ■) 20 | Average 15 to Inferior 13 to 141 Crutchings Second. 44/48's— Good 24 to 26 Average 22 to 23