Invercargill Wool Generally Steady

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31029, 7 April 1966, Page 23

Invercargill Wool Generally Steady

(New Zealand Press Association) INVERCARGILL, April 6 Compared with the recent Timaru sale the market for fleece wool at the sixth main Invercargill sale of the season was quoted as generally unchanged, with lambs’ wool slightly easier and oddments inclined in buyers’ favour.

The selection offered consisted of ewe wool, oddments, about 15 per cent of lambsw 00l and a small quantity of second shear, says the official report on the sale issued by the Invercargill Woolbrokers' Association in conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission. As was the case with the March sale, the offering showed the effect of adverse growing conditions resulting in extreme tenderness of staple and cotted fleece. The colour of the offering was not up to the standard of the last Invercargill sale, a higher degree of discolouration being apparent in all types. Continental buyers brought the bulk of the wool with limited support from the United States, Bradford and Japan. The offering was of 24,195 bales. Prompt date is April 27. Price Range The official range of prices

Is Southdown 58 60 s— Good to .super 3 4 to 564 Good 51 i to 53 4 Average 46 to 50 Average'inferior Extra Fine Crossbred. 52 s, 50 56 s— 40 to Good 53 to .> > Average to good 50 to 524 Average Fine Crossbred, 50 s— — 47 to 494 Good 50 to 52 Average to good 47* to 49 j Average Biedium Crossbred. 48/50's — 45 to 47 Good 464 to 484 Average to good 443 to 46 Average Cross-bred. 4€'50s— 42 to 44 Good 443 to 46 Average to good 424 to 44 Average Strong Cross'bred. 46 4R's— 40 to 42 Good 43j to 45 Average to good 414 to 43 Average Txtra Fine Crossbred Hogget, 52’s twooFIyi— 39 to 41

Good 48 to 49 Average to good Medium Crossbred 44* to 46 Hogget, 48/50’s <woolly)— Good 45 to 46* Average to good Extra Fine Cross43 to 44* bred Hogget, 52’s (shorn) — Good 51* to 53* Average to good 48 to 51 Fine Crossbred Hogget, 50 s (shorn)— Good 49 to 51 Average to good to 48* Lambs Fine Crossbred, 50 s— Super to 49 Good 45* to 47 Average 43 to 45 Inferior Medium Crossbred, 39 to 40* 48/50’s— Super 46* to 48* Good .. w . 441 to 46 Average 41* to 44 Inferior 38 to 40 Necks Crossbred, 50’s and 48/50’s* — Good 44* to 45* Average 42* to 44 Inferior 37 to 39 Pieces Fine Crossbred, 50 s and 50/ 56 s— Good 44* to 46 Average Crossbred, 46, 35 to 36* 50’s— Good 38 to 39* Average 35* to 37* Inferior. Seedy . . 33 to 34* Bellies Fine Crossbred, 50 s— Average 34 to 35* Inferior Crossbred. 46/50’s — 29 to 31 Good 34 to 36 Average / 2 to 33* Inferior 27 to 30 Crutchinqs Crossbred, 44/48’s*— Average 33 to 38 inferior, seedy 23 to 30 Locks and 2nd Pieces Crossbred. 46/50’s — Good 25 to 27 Average 20 to 23*