Wellington Wool Sale Prices Firm On Napier

Press, Volume C, Issue 29680, 25 November 1961, Page 17

Wellington Wool Sale Prices Firm On Napier

(New Zealand Press Association)

WELLINGTON, Nov, 24. The market at the first main wool sale of the Wellington season today was firm on prices realised at Napier, with a slight easing in the shabbier styles of wools, says the official report issued by the Wellington Woolbrbkers’ Association in conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission. The report says a total of

33.435 bales was offered, comprising ewe and shorn hogget fleece, with the usual oddments and early shorn wools. The showing was not quite up to the usual standard of previous November offerings, due mainly to the wet weather experienced earlier in the year. Continental buyers were operating freely on the finer wools and oddments, with Bradford interests taking some of the longer wools and coarse carpet types going to the United States Southdown and Down cross wools were eagerly sought by buyers operating on behalf of Japanese interests. Range of Prices The following is the official range of prices:— d. d. Southdown—

Super — to 551 Good 471 to 511 Average 41 to 44 Inferior Down Cross — 34 to 37 Good to super .. —— to 55 Good 49 to 51 Average to good Extra Fine Cross43 to 47 bred, 50/56’s— Good to super .. 501 to 52 J Good 481 to 50 Average to good 461 to 48 Average Fine Crossbred. 50‘s 43 to 46 and 50/52’s— Good to super .. 48 to 501 Good 451 to 471 Average to good 421 to 45 Average Medium Crossbred. 40 to 42 48/50’s— Good to super .. 461 to 48 Good 441 to 46 Average to good 411 to 44 Average Crossbred, 46/50’s — 391 to 41 Good to super .. 46 to 471 Good 431 to 45 Average to good 41 to 43 Average Coarse Crossbred, 38 to 401 46/48’s— Good to super .. 451 to 47 Good 421 to 441 Average to good 401 to 42 Average Strong Crossbred, 38 to 40 40/46’s— Average to good 41 to 45 Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget (shorn). 54/56’s — Good to super .. 50 to 52 Good 48 to 49’ Average to good Fine Crossbred 46 to 47 Hogget (shorn). 50’s and 50/ 52’s— Good to super .. 48 to 501 Good Average to good Early Shorn (good 45 to 47 42 to 441 length)— Good to super .. 43 to 45 Average 41 to 421 Inferior .. Second Shear (short 38 to 40 length)— Good 43 to 44 Average 40 1o 42 Inferior 36 to 38 Necks Extra Fine Crossbred. 50/56’s— Good 441 to 461 Average 411 to 44 Inferior and seedy Medium Crossbred, 36 to 39 48/50’s— Good 431 to 45 Average 40 to 43 Inferior and seedy 37 to 39 Pieces Fine Crossbred Good 37 to 391 Average 34 to 36 Inferior and seedy Crossbred. 46/50’s — 29 to 33 Good 351 to 371 Average 33 to 35 Inferior and seedy 30 to 311 Bellies Crossbred. 46/50’s — Good 331 to 35 Average 31 to 33 Inferior and seedy 26 to 29 C rutchin g Medium crossbred. 44/48’s— Good to super . • 39 to 42 Average 33 to 36 Inferior and seedy Second Crossbred — 26 to 30 Average 29 to 33 Locks Crossbred 15 to 25