Official Report

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30678, 18 February 1965, Page 10

Official Report

The official report on yesterday's wool sale, issued by the Christchurch Woolbrokers’ Association In conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuvers' Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission, says: "The sixth Christchurch sale of the 1964-65 season was held at the Wool Exchange building when four catalogues totalling 24,227 bales were submitted. The effects of the unfavourable growing season were again apparent and while there was a sprinkling of bright, clean lots the greater portion of the offering was carrying a fair amount of grease and some dust, while a number of clips were short in the staple and some tenderness was apparent. Ewe wool formed the bulk of the offering, with a small quantity of woolly and shorn hoggets and a few Merino clips. Piece wools and oddments were about up to their usual standard for this sale.

"The sale opened before a representative bench of buyers, with keen and general competition, especially for the better sorts.

“Continental buyers again dominated the market with support from Bradford and America for suitable sorts. Japan was mainly interested in Down and Down Cross wools, and local mills were active on the better style halfbreds. "Compared with the last Christchurch sale the market was in sellers’ favour for halfbreds and very firm for fine crossbreds; but slightly easier

for coarse crossbreds compared with Wellington. There was a good clearance at auction." Tne following is the official range of prices:— d d

Merino, 60/64, 64’s— Good to super .. 54* to 57 Good 50 to 54 Average to good 47 to 494 Average Southdown, 58/60's— 42* to 464 Good to super .. 51i to 564 Average to good 45i to 47| Average 40 to Inferior Extra Fine Half30 to 33 bred and Corriedale, 58, 58/ 60’s— Good to super .. 53| to 564 Good 50) to 53 Average to good 48 to 50 Average Fine Halfbred and 44 to 474 Corrledale, 56/ 58's— Good to super .. 53 to 56 Good 50 to 524 Average to good 474 to 594 Average Medium Halfbred 43 to 47 and Corrledale, 56’s— Good to super .. 52 to 564 Good 494 to 514 Average to good 46 to 49 Average Halfbred and Cor43 to 454 rledale 50/ Good 48 to 514* Average to good Extra Pine Cross45 to 474 bred, 54/56's— Good to super .. 514 to 524 Good 484 to 51 Average to good 464 to 48 Fine Crossbred, 82/ 43 to 46 54’s— Good 48 to 51 Average to good 45 to 474 Average Fine Crossbred, 80/ 419 to 44| 52’s— Good 474 to 50 Average to good 45 to 47 Average Medium Crossbred, 41 to 44 ’ 48/50’6— Good 464 to 48 Average to good 43 to 454 Averafle 305 to 424' Strong Crossbred, 46/48’s— Good 45 to 47 ’’ Average to good 12 0 44 Average 30 to 41 Hogget Wools Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58. 58/ 60’s— Good SO to 518 Average to food 48 to 404 Flne er H^ e fbred and 44 to 47 CorrOdelas, 56/ 58’s— Good 494 to 51| Average to good 46 to 43 Average 43 to 458 Three-quarterbred 50/52’s— Good 464 to 48 Average to good 45 to 46 Average 41 to 44 , Shorn Hogget Wools Fine Halfbred and Corrledale, 56/ 58’s— Good to super .. 524 to 848 Good 50 to 52 Averago to good 46 to 48 Average Fine Three-quarter-bred,, 50’s, 50/ 43 to 48 52’s— Good .. ,. Average to good 48 to 808. 45 to 478 Three-quarterbred, 48/50’s, 46/50’s— Good to super .. 48 to 808 Good 46 to 488 Average to good 43 to 458 Average 39 to 42 Sseead-shaar Three-quarterbred, 48/50'S, 46/50’S— Good to average 424 to 44 Average 404 to 43 Mocks Merino, 80/84’s— Good 44 to 468 Average Fine Halfbred, 88/ 39 to 48 58's— Good 45 to 47 Averago 42 to 448 Inferior ,. Halfbred, S0/36's, 38 to 40 56’s— Good 44* to 468 Average Three-quarterbrad. 41 to 44 50’s, 46/50‘S— Good 44 to 46 Average 41 to 43 Pieces Merino, 60/64’s— Good .. 40 to 414 Average ., Fine Halfbred, 86/. 38 to 304 58's, 58’s— Good 42 to 44 Averago Halfbred, 80/56's, 38 to 41 56’s— Good 89 to 42 Average Three-quarterbred, 36 to 36 50’s, 46/50’s— Good 38 to 408 Averago 34 to 374 ■ollies Fins Halfbred, 56/ 58’s. 58’s— . Good 35 to 374 Averago 32# to 348 Inferior .. Halfbred, 50/56’s— r 29 to 31 Good .340 to 364 Average Three-quarterbred, 32 to 34 50’s, 46/50’s— Good —.. 34 to 364 Averago 31 to 334 Inferior 37 to 30 Lambs* Wool Fine Threequarterbred, 50% 50/ 52’s— Average to good 43 to 45 Average 39 to 42 Inferior 34 to 38 Lacks Merino — .. 17 to 184 Halfbred— 13 to 26 Threo-quarterbred— 17 |ta 214