DUNEDIN WOOL SALE

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29389, 16 December 1960, Page 18

DUNEDIN WOOL SALE

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(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN. Dec. 15.

The market for good-style flue wools showed an encouraging turn at the second wool sale of the 1960-61 season today. For the first time for two years growers of the best lines received distinct premiums over the prices paid for ordinary lots. This trend Came as a surprise to both buyers and brokers. The top price for the sale came in the late morning when six bales of super quarterbred from Clyde brought the exceptional price of 64}d per lb. This was the highest price at Dunedin since last December.

In the afternoon, at a stage when it appeared that there might be an easing, the bidding for fine wools was still keen and two successive lots totalling 13 bales of Merino were sold at 61Jd per lb. It was in the quality fine wools that the advances were most noticeable, but good halfbred and quarterbted wools were slightly dearer than those at Christchurch ealier this month. Fine lines, which in October earned 48d to 49d, were -today selling for as much as 57d, and there were many sales at over 50d. The fine wools generally opened up well and in better condition than those at the last December sale but among the quality hogget fleeces there appeared to be evidence that they were not well skirted. Official Report

The official report says a total of 33,212 bales was offered to a full representative bench of buyers. Some attactive Merino halfbred clips from Otago Central were keenly competed for and realised very satisfactory prices. Good style Merino and fine halfbreds were slightly dearer than at the recent Christchurch sale, while ordinary style fine wools showed little change. Fine crossbreds were very firm while medium and strong crossbreds were about on a par with the Invercargill sale last week.

The main competition came from the Continent. Bradford was mainly operating on medium quality good length wools. America took a share of the coarser wools and the local mills were keen buyers for the finer qualities in, super combing wools. The New Zealand Wool Commission freely supported average to inferior style Merinos and fine hajfbreds. Range of Prices The official range of prices Is as

Sunburn Precautions.— " Suburn can be painful and serious, and children should always wear sun-hats,” says the Acting District Officer of Health, Dr. F. A. de Hamel, in a pre-holiday statement. “If you go sunbathing, build up your suntan slowly by repeated small doses. Use a sunburn preventive.”

follows:— Merino, 60/64's and 70’s— Extra super Super d. 55 to to d. 61} 59 Good to super 50 to 53 Good ., Average to good 47 to 49 42 to 44 Average 39} to 41 Inferior 36 to 39 Quarterbred, 60's— Extra super .. Super 55 to to 64 59 Good to super 50 to 53 Good 47 to 49 Average to good .. 42 to 44 Average 39} to 41 Inferior .> 36 to 39 Extra Fine Halfbred, 58's, and Corriedale, 58/60’s— Extra super Super 55 to to 60 58 Good to super 51 to 53 Good 47 to 49 Average to good 44} to 46 Average 41 to 431 Inferior 36 to 39 Fine Halfbred, 56/58’s. and Corriedale— Super 54 to 57 Good to super 49 to 52 Good .. 47 to 49 Average to good 44} to 46 Average 41 to 43 Inferior 36 to 39 Medium Halfbred, 56’s— Super 51 to 53 Good to .super 48J to 50 Good 45} to 47 Average to good 43J to 44} Average 40 to 424 Coarse Halfbred, 54/ 56’s— Super 50 to 52 Good to super 48 to 49 Good 45 to 47 Average to good 42 to 44 Average Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54’s— 39 to 41 Super 50 to 51 Good to super 48 to 49 Good .. 45 to 47} Average to good 42 to 44 Average 39 to 41 Fine Crossbred, 50’s and 50/52’s— Super ... 48} to 59 Good to super 47 to 48 Good .. 45 to 46 Average to good 42 to 44 Average Medium Crossbred, 48/ So’s— 38 to 40 Good to super 46} to 48 Good 44 to 45 Average to good 41 to 43} Average Coarse Crossbred, 46/ 38 to 40 48’s— Good to super 46 to 48 Good 43} to 45 Average to good 40 to 43 Average 37 to 39 Woolly Hoggets Extra Fine Halfbred. 58’s and 58/60’s— Super 55 to 58 Good to super 51 to 53 Good 48 to 50 Average to good 45} to 47 Average 44 to 45 Fine Halfbred, 56/58’s— Good to super 48to 50 Good 46 to 47} Average to good 43 to 45 Average 41 to 42 Medium Halfbred. 56’s— Good to super 48 to 50 Good .. .. 46 to 47} Average to good 43 to 45 Average 41 to 42 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54's— Good to super 47} to 49 Good 46 to 47 Average to good 44 to 45} Average 41 to 43 Fine Crossbred. 52’s and 50/52’s— Good to super 47} to 49 Good 45} to 47 Average to good 44 to 45 Average Medium Crossbred, 50’s, 48/50’s— 41 to 43 Good to super .. 47 to 49 Good 45 to 46 Average to good 43 to 44 Average 40 to 42 Necks MerinoGood .. ,, 40 to 43 Average 36 to 39 Halfbred— Good ,. ., 43 to 46 Average 39 to 41 Inferior .. ,, 35 to 37 Fine Crossbred— Good 42 to 45 Average 38 to 41 Inferior 33 to 37 Crossbred— Good 43 to 45} Average 40 to 42 Inferior 32 to 36 Pieces Merino— Good Average .. 37} 34 to tn 40 Halfbred— Good .. , 39 to 42 Average .. 35 tn Fine Crossbred— Good Average 39 35 to to 42 38 Inferior 28 tn •ii Crossbred— Good Average .. ” 36 33 to to 39 35 Inferior 26 to 30 Bellies MennoGood Average Halfbred— 32 30 to to 35 31 Good „ 33 to 35

Average Fine Crossbred— 31 to 32 Good 33 to 35 Average Crossbred- .. 31 to 32 Good 32 to 34 Average 30 to 31 Inferior 26 to 29 Crutchings Halfbred— Good 31 to 33 Average 27 to 30 Inferior 20 to 25 Fine Crossbred— Good . . a - - 34 to 37 Average 30 to 33 Inferior Crossbred— .. 24 to 27 Good 36 to 39 Average 32 to 35 Inferior Locks 24 to 28 MerinoAverage Halfbred— to 18 Average to Crossbredgood 16 to 22 Average to good 15 to 21