INVERCARGILL WOOL SALE

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28822, 17 February 1959, Page 18

INVERCARGILL WOOL SALE

Fleeces Firm On Christchurch (New Zealand Press Association) INVERCARGILL, February 16. The market for fleece wool at today’s Invercargill wool sale may be quoted as ■ being very firm on Christchurch rates, although a slight easing was evident towards the end of the sale, says the official report. Very coarse types were inclined to be a little easier, while lambs wool and oddments were inclined in filers’ favour. The report states: “The third main sale of the Southland season opened this morning. The bulk of the offering 'was ewe wool with the rest consisting of woolly hoggets arid lambs fleece, and a fairly large selection of oddments. The wool opened up in good condition, marred only by some tenderness in the staple. Woolly hoggets were not up to the usual standard but lambs and oddments showed up well. The. mud showing in oddments at previous sales this season was absent.

“The continental section of the trade dominated the buying today for all types of fleece, finer woolly hoggets and oddments. The United Kingdom market took its share only of the coarser hoggets, while Japan bought, Southdown and Southdown cross and the United States -/the coarse carpet wools. A local mill operated on the few Merinos and half breeds offering.

“Only on a few occasions was the New Zealand Wool Commission called upon to bid and then only on the finer wools. About 26,500 bales were sold today and a similar quantity will be offered on Wednesday. Range of Prices

_ The official range of nrices is:— southdown. 58/60's— Super d. to d. 61 Good to super to 55 Good Extra Fine Crossbred. 46 to 48 52’s, 50/56— Good to super to 45 Good Average to good 40 to 43 371 to 39 Average Fine Crossbred. 50’s— 34 to 37 Good to super to 44 Good 391 to 42 Average to good .. 37 to 381 Average 34 to 361 Medium Crossbred. 48/ Good to super to 43 Good 39 to 41 Average to good 37 to 38 Average . Crossbred, 56/50’s— 34 to 36 Good to super to 42 Good 39 to 40 Average to good 36J to 38 Average Strong Crossbred. 46/ 33 to 36 48’s— Good to super to 42 Good • .. ' 38J to 40 Average to good 36 to 38 Average Extra Fine Crossbred 32 to 35 Hogget, 52’s (woolly )- Good to super to 45 Good 41 to 43 Average to good Fine Crossbred Hogget. 371 to 391 50’s (woolly)— Good to super to 45 Good .. ... 40 to 42 Average to good Medium Crossbred Hog371 to 391 get, 48/50 (woolly)— Good to super to 44 7 Good " .. ■■■■ . . 39} to 41 Average to good Extra Fine Crossbred 37 to 39 Hogget (shorn), 50/ 52’s— Good to super 40 to 42 Good Fine Crossbred Hogget 38 to 39 (shorn), 48/50— Good to super 391 to 401 ... Good 381 to 39 Lambs Fine Crossbred, 50’s— Good 38 to 40 Average Medium Crossbred, 48/ 35 to 37 50’s— Good 37 to 40 "Average 35 to 36 x Necks Fine Crossbred. 50/56’s— Good to super to 40 Average Crossbred, 50’s and 48/ 36 tq* 38 50’s— Good to 391 Average 35 to 37 Pieces Fine Crossbred, 50’s— Good .. •• to 36 Average 301 to 32 Inferior and seedy .. Crossbred, 46/50’s— 29 to 30 Good 33 to 35 Average 31 to 321 Inferior and- seedy .. 28 to 30 Bellies Fine Crossbred, 50's— 281 Good to 30 Average .. 26 to 28 Inferior Crossbred, 46/50 s— 24. 29 to 25 Good to 31 Average 26 to 28 Inferior 22 to 24 C retchings Crossbred, 44/48’s— Good .. • • 35 to 37 Average .. Inferior and seedy .. 31 23 to to 33 26 Locks Crossbred, 46/50’s — 18 Good • • •• to 19 Average Early Shorn— 14 to 17 Good to super 39 Good • • •• 37 to 381