OFFICIAL REPORT AND PRICES

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30937, 18 December 1965, Page 22

OFFICIAL REPORT AND PRICES

(N.Z. Press Association) TIMARU, December 17. The third Timaru wool sale of the 1965-1966 season was held yesterday, at St. Patrick's Hall, when a full quota of 25,300 bales of greasy and 261 bales of scoured wool, was offered, according to the official report issued by the South Canterbury Woolbrokers' Association, in conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuyers' Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission. The selection was a varied one and above the usual December standard, the clip being

well grown, mostly sound and of excellent colour. The offering comprised ewe fleece, a good selection of woolly and shorn hoggets, the usual oddments, and a larger than usual quantity of Merinos, which included some of the best Mackenzie Country clips. Unfortunately, some otherwise good style lots were marred by irregularities in length. Prices remained very firm on recent rates for extra line and fine crossbreds and unchanged for coarser descriptions, whilst there was little change in halfbred values compared with the recent Chlrstchurch sale. Merinos were irregular in price, with the better style types up to 21 per cent cheaper than comparable wools at the last Dunedin sale. The Continent were the principal buyers, with support from Bradford on the hogget wools. Local mills were active on Merinos and some of the better style halfbreds. Prompt day for the sale Is January 7, 1964.

The following Is the range of prices:— Merino, 64/70's— d. d. Good to super .. 58 to 614 Good 55 to 57 Average to good 50 to 54 Average 40 to 48 Merino, 60/64’s and 64'e— Extra super to 62 Good to super .. 57 to 60 Good 54 to 564 Average to good 4* to 53 Average 46 to 484 Inferior , 38 to 43 Southdown, 58/60’s— Good to super to 60$ Average to good 47 to 53 Inferior 31 to 40 Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58’s, 58/60’s— Good to super .. 57 to 61J Good 55 to 56$ Average to good 50 to 53 Fine Halfbred and Corriedale. 56/ 58 *s— Good to super . 58 to 58 Good 53 to 55$ Average to good 50 to 52 Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 56’s— Good to super .. 54 to 56 Good 51 to 53$ Average to good 49 to 50$ Halfbred and Corriedale, 50/56's— Good to super . to 55 Good 51 to 53 Average to good 48 to 49* Average 44 to 46$ Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54's— Good to super 52 to ss. Good 49 to Average to good 46 to 481 Average . 44 to 45! Fine Croasbred. 50/ 52 s— Good to super .. 50 to 53 Good 48 to 49$ Average to good 45 to 47 Medium Crossbred. 48/50's— Good to super .. 49 to 50 Good 45 to 48 Average to good 44 to 45 Average .. 41 to 42$ Medium Croswbred, 46/50's— Good 45 to 47 Average to good 42 to 444 Strong Crossbred, 46/48's—

Good to super .. to 48 Good 44 to 464 Average to good 40 to 42 Hogget Wools Extra Fine Hatfbred and Corriedale. 58 , S8/60's— Good to super .. 55 to 574 Good 53 to 55 Average to good Fine Halfbred and 50 to 52 Corriedale, 58/ 58's— Good 52 to 54 Average to good . 50 to 52 Average .. Medium Halfbred 44 to 484 and Corriedale— Good to super 51 to 54 Good Halfbred and Cor40 to 504 riedale, 50/56's— Good to super .. 51 to 53 Good Fine Three-quarter-47 to 504 bred. 52/54's— Good to super to 52 Good 49 to 53 Average to good Three-quarterbred 44 to 47 50/52's— Good to super .. 49 to 52 Good 44 to 49 Average to good Crossbred. 48/50's— 43 to 45 Good 47 to 49 Average to good 45 to 4*4 Average .. 42 to Shers Hogget Halfbred and Corriedale, 50/50's— Good Fine Three-quarter-50 to 53 bred. 50's, 50/52 s— Good to super ——. to 52 Good 46 to 49 Average . Three • quarterbred, 42 to 45 48/50's. 4«'5O's— Good 45 to 484 Average . 39 to 44 Hecks Merino, SO-84's— Good to super 44 to 52 Average . Fine Halfbred. 56/ 45 to 474 58's— Good to super to 51 Average .. Halfbred. 50/56's, 47 to 49 M's— Good to super 49 to 504 Three - quarterbred. 50, 46/50’s— Good to super 44 to 514 Average .. 44 to 47j Pieces Merino, 60/64's— Good 45 to 494 Average . Fine Halfbred, 42 to 44 56/58's, 58's— Good 45 to 474 Average .. Halfbred. 50/56’s. 41 to 44 56's— Good 42 to 45 Average .. Three - quarterbred, 39 to 414 50 . 46/50's— Good 37 to 394 Average ., 34 to 364 Bellies Merino, 60/64s’— Good to super 42 to 444 Average Fine Halfbred, 34 to 41 M/58's, 58's— Good to super .. 39 to 41 Average .. Halfbred. 50/56’s— 34 to 38 Good 37 to 39 Average .. Three - quarterbred. 35 to 364 50 . 46/50's— Good to super 34 to 36 Average . 32 to 33j Inferior 21 to 26 Locks Merino 14 to 22 Halfbred 14 to 29 Crossbred 18 to 22