Firm Wool Prices At Dunedin Sale

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30900, 5 November 1965, Page 29

Firm Wool Prices At Dunedin Sale

(Neu? Zealand Press Association)

DUNEDIN, November 4. The market for fine fleece wools and skirtings at the Dunedin wool sale today was about per cent up on recent rates. There was a greater appreciation for outstanding lines.

Crossbreds were fully firm on Wanganui rates and inclined in sellers' favour. The official report stated that 24.325 bales were offered by six selling brokers. A feature of the offering was the larger than usual proportion of fine wools that were catalogued, compared with other years. There were a number of stylish lines on display, but some of these were handicapped because they were carrying too much vegetable matter. Hogget Wool Hogget wool in general was lacking in length and could have been shorn a little later. In some of the off-sorts there was evidence of mud. but this was mainly confined to the crossbred pieces and bellies. The crossbreds were not quite up to the standard of the previous sale. but. overall. it was a qualitv offering. The continent took the bulk of the offering and had support from Bradford, local mills and Japan. Prompt d’te for the sale is November 23. Official Range The official range of prices is:—

Fine Merino, 64/ 70’s— d. d. Super 65 to 68 Good to super .. 60 to 62 Good 56 to 59 Average to good 53 to 55 Merino, 60/64’s< — Super 63 to 65 Good to super .. 59 to 62 Good 54 to 55 Average to good 50 to 53 Average .. 45 to 49i Quarterbred, 60’s— Good to super .. 60 to 62 Good 56 to 59 Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58/ 60’s— Good to super .. 55 to 62 Good 55 to 574 Average to good 53 to 544 Average . 49 to 52 Medium Halfbred and Super Cor-

riedale, 58's and 56/58’s — Good to super .. 59 to 61 Good to 58 Average to good 52 to 54 J Average .. 49 tn 51 Inferior 46 to 45 Halfbred and Corriedale, 56 s— Super to 591 Good to super .. 51 to 55} Good 54 to 56 Average to good 52 to 53} Average .. 49 to 51 Extra Fine Cro'S®*bred, 54/M’s— Super to 58 Good to super .56 to 58} Good 54 to 551 Average to good 50 i to 53 Average . . 44 to 50 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 52’s— Good to super .. 54 to 55i Good 52 to 53 J Average to good 49 to 51 Average 46 to 48 Medium Crossbred, 48/50’s— Good to super .. 53 to 55 Good 50 to 52 Average to good 48} to 50 J Average .. 45} to 47 Crossbred, 46/58’s — Good to super .. 52 to 54} Good 49 to 51 Average to good 46 to 49 Average .. 44 to 45} Inferior .. 42 to 43} Coarse Crossbred, 44/56’s— Good to super .. 51 to 53 Good 45 to 50 Southdown, 58/60’s — Average to good 45 to 52 Merinos, 60/64’s — Super 59 to 64 Good to super .. 55 to 60 Quarterbred, 60s— Good to super 59 to 61 Fine Halfbred, 58/ 60’s— Super 57i to 63 Good to super .. to 61 Good 55 to 57 Average to good 52 i to 54} Medium Halfbred, 56/58’s— Good to super .. 55 to 60 Good 55 to 57 Average to good 52 to 54 Average .. 45 d. to 51 d. Halfbred, 56’s— Good to super .. 55 i to 57 Good 54 to 55 Average to good 51 to 53 Average 45 to 50 Extra Fine Crossbred, 54/56’s — Good to super .. 56 to 58 Good 53 to 55} Average to good 50 to 52} Average 47 to 49} Fine Crossbred, 52's and 52/54 s— Super to 55 Good to super .. 53} to 55 Good 51 to 53 Average to good 47 to 50 Average 44} to 46} Medium Crossbred, 50’s, 48/50’s— Good to super .. 51 to 53 Good 45 to 50 Average to good 45 to 49 Extra Fine Crossbred, 54/56’s — Good 52 to 54 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 52’s— Good ... 45 to 50 Merino — Good 52 to 55 Halfbred — Good 52 to 55 Fine CrossbredGood 50 to 52 Average 47 to 49 CrossbredGood . •] 47 to 49 Average 45 to 46} MerinoGood . m 46 to 49} Average 42 to 44 Halfbred — Good 47 to 49 Average 43 to 46 Fine Crossbred— Good 45 to 47 Average 42 to 44 Crossbred — Good . < 43 to 45 Average 39 to 42 Merino — Good .« 43 to 45 Average 39 to 42 Halfbred — Good 44 to 46 Average 41 to 43 Inferior .. 34 to 35 Fine Crossbred — Good 39 to 42 Average 37 to 35} Crossbred — Good .« 39 to 42 Average 37 to 38} CrossbredGood .i —. 39 to 41 Average 34 to 38 Inferior . M . 19 to 27} Halfbred— Good .4 •• 30 to 33 Average 29 to 31 Inferior . - ». 25 to 27 CrossbredAverage ». 36 to 39 Inferior . .. 32 to 35 Merino— First . m f 16 to 22} Halfbred — First . m »« 20 to 23 Crossbred — First 20 to 22 Second 15 to 18