Prices Fully Maintained At Napier Wool Sale
(New Zealand Press Association)
NAPIER. March 29 Compared with the first day, prices were fully maintained today—the second day of the March .wool sale at Napier The official report stated; Catalogues comprising 2C.366 bales were offered to a fully representative bench of buyers and the offering, which was similar to that of '.he first day, comprised a wide selection of wools, consisfffig“mainly of'**We wool with a fair proportion of lambs wool plus the usual proportion of oddments After a favourable season fleece wools were generally well-grown, but in the main were rather heavy in condition Oddments. particularly bellies were rather dis-
coloured by water stain. Lambs wool was not quite up to its usual standard, many lots being either short or mixed in length Bidding was widespread and at times animated with the Continent providing main competition Bradford, the United States and Japan also gave strong support to the market Range of Prices The following is the range of prices;— Southdown. 58/60'»
d d Good .. .. to 51} Average .. 43 to 45 Infei lor ., » <*. 31 Extra Fine Crossbred. 54/MTs— Good ... Mi to 56 Good average .. Extra Fine Cross91 ta 53 bred. 52's— Good .. 52} Id 54} Good average ... 4#! te Sil Average- .. 41 to 4 Fine Crossbred. SO's— Good to 53} Gooo average .. to 50 Average .. 4t to 47 Medium Crossbred. 48/50’s— Good to super .. 51 to 52} Good 48} to 50} Good average .. 46 to 47} Average 44 to 45J Crossbred. 46/50’s— Good to super .. 49} to 51 Good .. 47 to 49 Good average .. 43 to 46} Average 42} to 44} Coarse Crossbred. 46/48’s— Good to super .. 4«j to SO Good 461 to 46 Good average .. to 46 Average 42 to 44 Extra Coarse Crossbred 44/46's— Good «i to 47} Good average .. 4.1 to 45 Average 41 to 42} Early Shorn 4 to 6in. 46/50’s— Good .. .. 45} to 47} Good average .. 43 to 45 Average 40 to 42}
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30094, 30 March 1963, Page 12
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