OFFICIAL REPORT

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30056, 14 February 1963, Page 18

OFFICIAL REPORT

The official report issued by the Christchurch Woolbroker’s Association in conjunction with the Wool Buyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool

"The first section of the fourth Christchurch wool sale for the 1962-1963 season was held yesterday with an offering of 27.243 bales and a further 28.467 bales will be submitted tomorrow. The wools were mainly drawn from Canterbury. Marlborough, Nelson and the West Coast. The standard of the offering was not up to that at' the earlier sales, and while a number of attractive clips were on offer, much of the offering could only be described as good average to. good. The bulk of the offering was well grown and sound but light dust and some yolk discoloration was fairly general both in the fleece and piece wools and there was a larger percentage than usual of cotted lines. The condition of the fleece wool, however, was rather lighter than in December while most of the piece wools and oddments were heavier and less attractive. A fair offering of lambs wool mostly opened up well, being bright and fairly well grown. Generally speaking the offering was up to’ the standard for a February sale. “The sale opened firmly with a full bench of buyers and competition was very keen for all classes of halfbred wools. Continental buyers were again the principal operators while Bradford was comparatively quiet. "As compared with the

Merinos can be quoted as very firm to sellers' favour. Halfbreds. both fine and medium, were from 7} per cent, to 10 per cent, dearer, fine crossbreds 2} per cent, to 5 per cent, dearer and medium and strong crossbreds a full 2J per cent, up. As compared with the recent Wellington sale, however, all classes of crossbred wools

showed a decline of 21 per cent. to 5 per cent. At times the market appeared a little irregular and there were some passings in the early logue. eataFollowing is the official range of prices:— d. d. Merino 60/64’s— Good to super .. 57 to 584 Good 55 to 564 Average to good 51 to 544 Average Southdown 58/60’s— 47 to 50 Good to super .. 49 to 524 Average to good 46 to 484 Inferior Extra Fine Halfbred 39 to 42 and Corriedale 58’s, 58-60’s— Super to 68 Good to super .. 60J to 654 Good 574 to 60 Average to good 54 to 56 Average Fine Halfbred and 50 to S3 Corriedale 5658’s— Good to super .. 60 to 64 Good 574 to 594 Average to good 54 to 564 Average Medium Halfbred 51 to 53 and Corriedale 56’s— Good to super .. 59 to 61 Good 56 to 574 Average to good 53 to 554 Average .. Halfbred and Cor50 to 52 riedale 50-56’s— Good to super .. 574 to 594 Good Average to good 54 504 to to tg Average Extra Fine Cross47 to 50 bred 52-54’s— Good to super .. 564 to 584 Good 53 to 55 Average to good 50 to 52 Average 471 to 49 Fine Crossbred 5052*s— Good to super .. Good " 534 51 to to 55 53 Average to good 49 to 504 Average Fine Crossbred 50’s— 46 to 48 Good to super .. Good Average to good Average s* 46, to to to to 52 50 474 gg Medium Crossbred 48-50’s— Good to super •« 494 to 51J

d. d. Good 474 to 49 Average to good 46 to 47 Average 43 to 45 Medium Crossbred 46-50’s— Good 461 to 48 Average to good 441 to 46 Average 42 to 44 Strong Crossbred 46-48’s— Good 46 to 471 Average to good 44 to 451 Average 411 to 43} Hogget Wools Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale 58-60's— Good to super .. 58 to 60} Good 55 to 57 Average to good 52 to 54 Fine Halfbred and Corriedale 56-58’s Good to super .. "*58 to 60 Good 55( to 57} Average to good 524 to 55 Average 49 to 52 Fine Three-quarter-bred, 52/54’s— Good to super .. 55 to 58 Good 51 to 54} Average to good 49 to 50} Average .. 47 to 48} Fine Halfbred Shorn 50/56’s— Good • to super .. 574 to 61} Good 55 to 57 Fine Halfbred Shorn, 50/56’s— Good 54 to 55} Fine Three-quarter-bred Shorn, 46/ 50's, 50’s— Good to super .. 504 to 52} Good 48 to 50 Average .. .» 45 to 47} Necks Merino, 60/64’s— Good to super ,. 51 to 54 Average .. 48 to 50} Inferior 45 to 47 Fine Halfbred, 56/ 58’s— Good to super .. 52 to 55} Average .. 484 to 51 Inferior 44 to 47 Halfbred. 50/56's, 56’s— Good to super ., 51 to 53 Average .. • • 48 to’ 50 Inferior 43 to 46 Halfbred, 50's, 46/ 50 s—, Good to super 484 to 50} Average .. 461 to 48 Pieces Merino, 60/64’s — Good td super .. 44j to 48 Average .. 41} to 44 Inferior 37 to 40 Fine Halfbred. 56/ 58’s 58’s— Good to super .. 47 to 49 Average .. 43 to 46} Halfbred, 50/56’s, 56’s— Good to super .. 46 to 481 Average 42} to 45} Inferior 40 to 41} Three - quarterbred, 50’s, 46/50’s— Good to super .. 42} to 46 Average .. 39 to 42 Inferior 37 to 38} Bellies Merinp, 60/64’sGood to super .. 40 to 41} Average .. 38 to 39} Fine Halfbred. 56/ 58’s. 58’s— Good to super .. 42 to 44} Average .. 39 to *1* Inferior 35 to 38 Halfbred, 50/56’s— Good to super .. 41 to 43} Average .. 38 to Inferior 33 to 36 Three - quarterbred. W» 46/50’sGood to super .. 37 to 38 Average .. Inferior 35 33 to to Lambs Three - quarterbred. 50’s, 48/50’s— Good to super .. 45 to 47 Average .. 42 to 44$ Second lambs 30 to 381 Locks Merino 18 to 20 Halfbred .. 16 to Three-quarterberd 19 to 25 Prompt date: March 5-