NAPIER WOOL

Press, Volume C, Issue 29674, 18 November 1961, Page 12

NAPIER WOOL

Crossbreds Firm

(NJE. Press Association) NAPIER. Nov. 17. “Considering the very wet winter the wool opened up in good order and sounder than expected but ewe wool contained a large proportion of short carding,” said the official report on the first day of the Napier wool sales today. “There were few lots of super styled wools which are normally expected in fair quantities at the first main wool sale of the season. "Crossbred wools were firm, while coarse crossbreds were in sellers' favour. The catalogue comprised mostly hogget, with a lesser quantity of ewe and wether wools, all of which met with strong competition from a full bench of buyers.” The first day's catalogue was 23,533 bales of greasy wool. The balance of the catalogue, 22.782 bales, will be offered on Monday. The official range of prices is:

d. d Southdown, 58-60's— Good 48 to 50 Average 42 to 44 Inferior 34 to 36 Extra Fine Crossbred, 54-56’s—-Extra super 52 to 534 Good to super .. 50} to 52 Good to 50 Average to good 45i to 48 Average 44 to 46 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52’s— Extra super 51 to 53 Good to super .. 49 to 504 Good 47 to 48} Average to good 43} to 46 Average 41} to 43 Fine Crossbred, 50'sExtra super 50 to 52 Good to super 48 to 494 Good Average to good 46 42J to to 474 44 Average 40 to 42 Second Shear— Good 44 to 45 Good to average 414 to 43j Average 39 to 41 Inferior 36 to 384 Medium Crossbred, 48/50’s— Extra super 49 to 51 Good to super .. 47 to 58 Good 44J to 454 Average to good 424 to 44 Average 39} to 41j Crossbred, 46/50's— Extra super . 48 to 49 Good to super .. 464 to 474 Good 434 to 45 Average to good 42 to 43 Average 38 to 41 Coarse Crossbred, 48/46’s— Extra super 48 to 49 Good to super .. 45 to 46 Good 43 to 44 Average to good 414 to 424 Average 38 to 40 Strong Crossbred, 44/46’s— Extra super 48 to 49 Good to super .. 444 to 454 Good 43 to 44 Average to good 40 to 42 Average 38 to 394 Extra Fine Crossbred hogget (shorn), 54/56’s— Extra super 524 to 544 Good to super .. io! to 52 Good 484 to 50 Average to good 464 to 48 Average 43 to 45} Extra Fine Crossbred hogget. 52’s— Extra super 514 to 53 Good to super .. 49 to 51 Good 47 to 48} Average to good 44 to 46 Average 414 to 43 Fine Crossbred. hogget, 50’s— Extra super 50 to 52 Good to super .. 48 to 49} Good 46 to 47} Average to good 424 to 44 Average 40 to 42 Necks Fine Crossbred, 50/ 56’s— Good to super 444 to 47 Average 414 to 43} Inferior and seedy 36 to 39 Crossbred, 50 and 48/50’s— .Good to super .. 424 to 44} Average 40 to 42 Inferior 37 to 39 Pieces Fine Crossbred, 50/56 and 50’s— Good to super .. 36 to 384 Good 33 to 354 Average 29 to 32 Crossbred, 46/50’s— Good 35 to 38 Average 32 to 341 Inferior 30 to 314 Bellies Fine Crossbred. 50's— Good 32 to 34 Average 30 to 31} Inferior 28 to 30 Crossbred, 46/50’s— Good 324 to 34} Average 304 to 32 Inferior 20 to 26 Crutrhincs Crossbred, 44/58’s— Good 40 to 43 Average to good 36 to 39 Average 32 to 34 Inferior 32 to 34 Locks Good 20 to 23 Average 18 to Inferior 14 to 174