REPORT AND PRICE RANGE

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31152, 31 August 1966, Page 19

REPORT AND PRICE RANGE

The official report on yesterday's- wool sale issued by the Christchurch Woolbrokers’ Association. in conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission, says:

“The opening wool sale of the 1966-67 season was held yesterday in Christchurch when a total offering of 20,892 bales was submitted by four selling brokers. This sale used to be regarded as mainly a crutching offering, but it now includes a considerable quantity of fleece wool, both halfbreds and crossbreds. as well as small quantities of second-shear and lambs’ wool.

“Taken as a whole the wool opened up well, being mainly well grown and sound, but many lots were carrying a fair amount of condition. The crutchings. also, were rather heavier than usual and some otherwise good lines suffered from faulty preparation. There ation than usual for this early sale, but the offering included quite a number of clean, attractive lots, especially in the finer sorts.

“The sale opened before a full attendance of buyers. Competition was good and at times keen, with the main bidding from the Continent. Japan and local mills gave support to the best of the finer qualities. Compared with the recent Timaru sale, however, halfbreds are quoted as being 2J per cent cheaper. Coarse crossbreds showed little change, with fine and medium crossbreds selling in buyers’ favour. Inferior wools were not in demand, and passings were fairly heavy for these sorts. The Wool CommisF : on's support was confined mainly to faulty crossbred crutchings and short crossbred oddments.” The following is the official

range of prices: — d. d. Merino, 60/64‘s — Good 57 to 58 Average to good .. 53 to 56 Average 49 to 52 Southdown, 58/60's — Good to 544 Average to good .. 51 to 53 Average 47 to 50 Inferior .. 32 to 46 Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58’s, 58/ 60’8— Good to super .. 63$ to 65 $ Good 60 to 63 Average to good .. 57 to 59 Average .. 54 to 56 Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 56/ 58’s— Good to super .. 61$ to 624 Good 57 to 61 Average to good . 54 to 56 Average . 51 to 53 Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, Good to super .. 60 to 62 Good 56$ to 59$ Average to good .. 53 to 56 Average .. 50 to 52 Halfbred and Corriedale, 54/56'8 — Good 56 to 59 Average to good 52 to 554 Ha'.fbred and Corriedale, 50 56 s— Good 55 to 5/i Average to good 50$ to 54$ Average .. 47 to 50 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52 54 s— Good 53 to 564 Average to good 51 to 52$ Fine Crossbred, 50 s, 50 52 s— Good to super .. 521 to 55 Good 49} to 52 Average to good 47 to 49 Medium Crossbred, 46 50 s, 48 50’S— Good to super .. 46 to 49 Good 43 to 45 Average to good 41 to 42$ Strong Crossbred, 44 48 s, 46 48 s— Good to super .. 44} to 46 Good 41} to 44 Average to good .. 39} to 41 Average 36 to 39 Secnnd-shear, 50/ 56 s— Good 51$ to 56 Average to good .. 48 to 51 Average .. 43 to 47 Inferior 38 to 42 Second-shear, 48/ 50’8— Good 50 to 54 Average to good .. 46 to 49 Average 40 to 45 Second-shear, 46/ 50’8— Good 44 to 45} Average to good .. 411 to 431 Average .. 39 to 40} Inferior .. 35 to 38 Second-shear 46/ 48*8— Average to good .. 41 to 43 Average .. 38$ Hogget Wools to 40 Extra-Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58. and 56/58’8 — Good to super .. 61 $ to 65$ Good SI to 61 Average to good 55$ to 57 Three-quarter bred, 50/52, 50s— Good to super .. 50$ to 52 Good 47 to 50 Average to good 43 to 46

d. d. Crossbred, 46/50, 48/50’s— Good " .. 45| to 481 Average to good 42 to 45 Necks Fine Halfbred, 56/ 58 s, 56 s— Good 53 to 55 Average Halfbred, 50 56 s. 50 to 52 56 s— Good 51 to 521 Average Three-quarterbred, 48 to 50 50, 46/50’s— Good 48 to 52 Average 44 to 47 Pieces Fine Halfbred/ 56/ 58, 58 s— Good 451 to 501 Average Halfbred, 50/56, 43 to 45 56’s— Good . M 45 to 481 Average 42 to 441 Inferior Three-ouarterbred, 36 to 39 46/50’s— Good 381 to 391 Average 35 to 38 Inferior 261 to 301 Bellies Fine Halfbred, 56/58, 58 s— Good 39J to 411 Average Halfbred, 50/56’s— 371 to 39 Good 38 to 401 Average Three-quarterbred, 36 to 371 50, 46/50’s— Good 321 to 34 Average 30 to 32 Inferior 27 to 29 Crutchings Fine Halfbred, 56/58’S— Good >. 32 to 34 Average 29 to 31 Inferior 22 to 24

Halfbred, 50/56's — Good 32 to 37 Average 28 to 31 Inferior 22 to 25 Three-quarter bred, 46/50’s— Good 31 to 36 Average 28 to 301 Inferior 22 to 25 Crossbred, 44/48’s — Good 34 to 38$ Average 29 to 33 Inferior 24i to 27

d. Lambs' Wool d. Halfbred, 50/58’s — Good 49 to 52J Average 42 to 47 Three-quarterbred, 50, 48/50’s— Average 40 to 45 Inferior 34 to 38 Locks Halfbred 16 to 191 Three-quarterbred 14 to 18J