Wool Easier At Invercargill

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30390, 14 March 1964, Page 22

Wool Easier At Invercargill

(Ntw Zealand, Press Aswctatton) INVERCARGILL, March 13. The market for wool at the fourth main Invercargill sale of the season today was quoted as being up to 21 per cent cheaper than prices ruling in Dunedin earlier this week, according to the official report.

C. L STURGE AND CO. (C. L. Sturge, Member of The Christchurch Stock Exchange.) Stock and Sharebrokers Allah McLean Buildings (first floor), corner Colombo street and Oxford terrace, Christchurch. Cables and telegrams: "Sturco," P.O. Box 85. Telephone 65-746. —Advt.

The cheaper rate applied particularly to course crossbreds The finer nd better style fleece wools is wet as lambs wool and oddments were in buyers’ favour. Sale ot the offering of 24,311 bales opened before a :uU bench of buyers. Bidding, although not animated. Aras steady. The wool was mostly k we fleece which wa s well grown and of good colour, bu a large proportion was tender in the staple. A fairly large offering of lambs wool included some attractive top lines. Oddments mostly showed slight discoloration. Bradford and the Continent took the bulk of the offering with limited support from the united States and Japan for wools suitable for their requirements Tile stale will continue on Monday when 22 523 wall be offered The official range of prices is.— Southdown, 58/60’s— d d. Good to super Good Average to good 62 59 to to to 70 63 60] Extra Fine Crossbred. 50/56’s— Good to super to 72 Good 68 Average Fine Crossbred, 50’s. 62 to 64 50/52's— Good to super .. Good Average to good 70 66J 63 to to to 711 69 65} Average Medium Crossbred. 61 to 62} 48/50’s— Good to super 66 to 68 a Good 63 to 65 Average to good Crossbred, 47/50’s — 61 to 62} Good to super .. 64 to 66} Good 611 to 631 Average to good 59 A to 61 Average Strong Crossbred, 57 to 59 46/48’s— Good to super 631 to 65} Good 61 to 63 Average to good Crossbred Second58} to 601 ShearGood to super ,. 63 to 64} Good 61 to 621

Average to good 581 to 604 Average 57 to 58 Crossbred Hogget (shorn)— Good to 674 Average to good 624 to 644 Average 59 to 62 Lambs Crossbred. 48/50's. 50's— Good to super .. 67 to 704 Good 64 to 664 Average 61 to 634 Inferior 57 to 60 Crossbred Seconds— Average to good 49 f to 56 Necks Crossbred. 50's and 48/50's— Good 634 to 66 Average 61 to S3 Inferior 56J to 59 Pieces Fine Crossbred. 50’s and 50/56’s— Average to good Crossbred. 46/50's— Good 53 to 551 534 to 56 Average 51 to 53 Inferior and seedy 48 to 50 Bellies Fine Crossbred. 50's — Average to good Crossbred, 46/50*5— Good 50 to 52 504 to 52 Average 48 to 50 Inferior . .. •MJ to 47 Cru tellings Crossbred, 44/48's— Average to good 49 to 54 Inferior and seedy 43 to 56 Locks Crossbred 46/50's— Average to good 34 to 36