NAPIER WOOL SALE

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29112, 26 January 1960, Page 17

NAPIER WOOL SALE

Better Styles Fully Firm

(New Zealand Press Association) NAPIER, January 25. Fine wools, and better-style crossbreds, sold at prices fully up to last week’s rates at Napier today, the first day of the second main sale of the season here. The official report is as follows:

There were 26,536 bales of greasy wool and 3147 bales of scoured wool offered to a full and representative bench of buyers. The Continent were the principal operators, supported by Japan and Bradford, with American interests less active than usual.

Compared with the Auckland wool sale, fine wool can be quoted in sellers’ favour. Good to average style medium crossbred was fully firm but average tc inferior wools were at times irregular. Lambs’ wool met with a good demand, at Auckland rates. Oddments were 2i per cent, dearer.

Range of Prices The following is the official range of prices:— Southdown, 58/60's — d. d. Good to super to 65 Good - • • • 54 to 57 Average .. • • 47 to 50 Inferior Extra Fine Crossbred, 38 to 42 54/56’s— Good to super 54 to 57 Good 52 to 54 Average to good 49} to 51} Average Extra Fine Crossbred, 47 to 49 52’s— Good to super 54 to 56 Good .. 52 to 54 Average to good 49 to 51 Average .. •• Fine Crossbred. 50’s— 46 to 48 Good to super 55 to 57 Good 52 to 54 Average to good 49} to 51 Average Medium Crossbred, 48/ 46 to 47} 50's— Good to super 54 to 56 Good 51} to 53 Average to good 49 to 51 Average .. .. Crossbred, 46/50’s— 46 to 48 Good to super 53 to 55 Good .. .. 501 to 52} Average to good 481 to 50 Average Coarse Crossbred, 48/ 451 to 47} 46’s— Good to super 521 to 54} Good .. .. 50 to 51} Average to good 481 to 49 Average Strong Crossbred, 44/ 45 to 47} 56’s— Good to super 52 to 54 Good .. .. 50 to 51 Average to good .. 48 to 49} Average .. .. 45 to 47 Hoggets Extra Fine Crossbred (shorn), 52's— Good to super 54} to 56} Good .. ,. 52} to 54} Average to good 49} to 51 Average .. ,. Fine Crossbred 46 to 48 50's— Good to super .. 55 to 57 Good .. .. 52} to 54} Average to good 49} to 51} Average .. .. 46} to 48} Lambs Fine Crossbred, 50 and 48/50— Good 50 to 53 Average .. .. 44 to 47} Inferior and seedy Seconds— 36 to 40} Good 46 to 48 Average 40 to 43 Inferior and seedy 34 to 37 Necks Fine Crossbred, 50/56’s— Good 50 to 52 Average 48 to 49} Inferior and seedy .. Crossbred, 50 and 48/50’s43} to 46} Good 49 to 51 Average .. ’ ’ 47 to 49 Inferior 43 to 45} Pieces Crossbred, 46/50's— Good Average .. 45 42 to to 47 44 Inferior ' *’ 39 to 41 Bellies Fine Crossbred, 46/50’s— Good Average .. ’’ 39 36 to to 41 38 Inferior .. * * 32 to 35 Locks CrossbredGood Average .. ’* Inferior ,, 28 25 22 to to to 30 27 24