OFFICIAL REPORT

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30739, 1 May 1965, Page 18

OFFICIAL REPORT

The official report on yesterday’s Christchurch wool sale issued by the Christchurch Woolbrokers’ Association, in conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission, says:—• “The eighth the final wool sale of the 1964-65 season was held in the Wool Exchange when catalogues totalling 26,360 bales were submitted by four selling brokers. The offering was a varied one, coming from Canterbury, Marlborough, the West Coast and Chatham Islands.

“In addition to a fair quantity of halfbred and Romnew ewe fleece there was a large selection of lambs’ wool, and a fair offering of secondshear, with a sprinkling of hogget wool and a few Merino clips. While there were practically no super lines, quite a large percentage could be described as good or average to good, but much of the fleece wool was carrying a certain amount of dust, and some discoloration and tenderness. The lambs’ wool, on the whole, opened up well and there were a number of quite attractive lots, while second-shear wool was well up to its usual standard. Coast wools were inclined to be somewhat cotted and discoloured, though mostly fairly light in condition. “Considering the adverse weather conditions the offering, as a whole, was rather better than had been anticipated. “The sale opened before a full bench of buyers and competition was keen, especially for three-quarterbred and crossbred wools. Fine qualities met with a rather more restricted sale, and prices for these were hardly up to the last fine wool sale in Dunedin, though about on a par with the Christchurch March sale. “All classes of three-quarter and crossbred fleece can be quoted as a shade easier than the recent improved rates in Auckland, while piece wools and lambs’ wool were generally very firm.

“There was a good clearance at auction.’’

The following Is the official range of prices: — Merino, 60/64's, 64 s— Good to super —— to 61 Good 49 to 53 Average to good 46$ to 48$ Average .. 44$ to 46 Inferior . 34 to 38 Southdown, 58/60’s — Good . .. 48 to 50$ Average to good .. 45 to 47$ Average .. 36 to 39 Inferior . 33 to 35 Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, OS’s, 5S/60’s— Good 49 to 52 Average to good .. 47 to 48$ Average .. 44 to 46 Inferior .. 40 to 42 Fine Half bred and Corriedale, 56/ 58's— Good 48 to 52 Average to good .. 46 to 47$ Average .. 43 to 45$ Inferior . 35 to 40 Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 56 s— Good 47$ to 50 Average to good .. 45$ to 47 Average .. 42 to 45 Inferior 33 to 38 Haliored and Corriedale, 50/56 s— Good 47 to 50 Average to good .. 45 to 46$ Average .. 41$ to 44$ Inferior .. 34 to 38 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54's — Good 47 to 50 Average to good .. 45 to 4#i Average .. 42 to 44 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 52’s— Good 47 to 49$ Average to good .. 44 to 46$ Average .. 41 to 43 Medium Crossbred, 48/50’s— Good 46$ to 48$ Average to good .. 43$ to 46 Average . 41 to 43 Inferior . 38 to 40 Medium Crossbred, 46/50’s— Good 45$ to 46$ Average to good .. 43 to 45 Average .. 39$ to 42 Inferior .. 36 to 39

Strong Crossbred, 46/48’s— Good 45 to 46 Average to good .. 424 to 44* Average . Fine Hogget Half38J to 40 i bred and Corriedale, 56/58’s— Good 4S4 to 504 Average to good .. 43 to 47 Shorn Hogget Fine Three-quarter-bred, 50 s, 50/— 52’s— Good 471 to 49 Good to average .. 44 to 47 Second-Shear Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 56/ 58 ’s— Good 44 to 473 Good to average 41 to 433 Average Fine Three-quarter-38 to 40 bred, 50’s, 50/ 52’s— Good Three -quarterbred, 42 to 48 46/50’s, 48/50’s— Good 46 to 474 Good to average 43| to 45i Average 40 to 43 Inferior Crossbred, 46/48’s— 33 to 36 Good 433 to 46 Average to good 41 to 43 Average 39 to 40 i Necks Fine Halfbred, 56/ 58’s— Good 44i to 47i Average 40 to 44 Inferior Halfbred, 50/56’s, 34 to 38 56’s— Good 44 to 454 Average Three -quarterbred, 40 to 43 50’s, 46/50’s— Good 43 to 45 Average 40 to 42 Inferior 36 to 39 Pieces Merino, 60/64’s— 40 to 423 Average 34 to 37 Inferior Fine Halfbred, 56/ 28 to 32 58’s, 58 s— Good 403 37 to 42i Average to 40 Inferior Haifbred, 50/56’s, 34 to 36 56's— Good 393 to 41 i Average Three -quarterbred, 353 to 39 50’s, 46/50's — Good 38 to 40 Average 333 to 37 Bellies Merino, 60/64’s — Good 37 to 39 Average Fine Half bred. 56/ 33 to 36 58’s, 58 s— Good 37j to 384 Average 34 to 37 Interior Haltbred, 50/56’s — 30 to 33 Good 36 to 38 Average 333 to 35£ Inferior Three -quarterbred. 28 to 30 50’s, 46/50's — Good 34J to 36 Average 32 to 34 Inferior 27 to 30 Crutchings Halfbred, 50/58’s— Good 31 i to 334 Average 27 to 30 Inferior Three -quarterbred, 24 to 26 50's, 46/50's— Good 36 to 39 Average 30 to 334 Inferior 26 to 29 Lambs* Wool Fine Halfbred, 56 58’s— Good — to 423 Average 34 i to 374 Inferior Halfbred, 50/aS s. 27 to 30 56’s— Good Average to good Average 41 38| 35 to to to 44 40* 38 Fine Three-quarter-bred, 50/52’s— Good • ■ Average to good Average 41 i 40J 373 to to to 463 41 40 Fine three-quarter-bred, 50/52‘s — Inferior Three -quarterbred, 32 to 25 46/50's, 48/a0 s— Good ’ . Average to good 413 39 37 to to to 44 41 383 Average Locks Merino 14 14 to 193 Half bred . 17 Three - duarterbred 17 Prompt dale. Ma> to 223