Official Report And Prices

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31187, 11 October 1966, Page 20

Official Report And Prices

The official report on yesterday's wool sale issued by the Christchurch Wool Brokers’ Association, in conjunction with : the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ • Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission, says: I “The second sale of the 1966i 67 wool season was held yesterday at the Wool Exchange. Christchurch, when four catalogues totalling 22,984 bales, were submitted. The offering was mainly drawn from the Canterbury and Marlborough provinces with a smaller quan- | tity from the Nelson district. The wools opened up in about I average condition with a proI portion of bright, attractive lots, but with a number of clips showing dust and discolouration • and carrying a fair amount of condition. Due to good growing conditions, the majority of halfbred clips were slightly coarser than usual. There was a large offering of woolly hogget wools and these generally showed up well, being particularly well grown and mainly sound and of a good colour. There were also a few good lines of Merino wool. Piece wools were not as attractive as usual for this sale, many of the lines being off-colour, irregular in length and heavy in condition. Only a small ’quantity of second-shear was ini eluded in the offering, but there was still a fair selection of crutchings. “The sale opened before a full bench of buyers and competition was keen and more general than at recent sales. Continental buyers were operating more freely and Eastern Europe and Japan were also active. Bradford was again quiet, but local mills gave support to the best fine wools. Inferior sorts of all qualities were at times neglected. As compared with the recent Dunedin sale, halfbreds were inclined to be irregular and all but the best lots can be quoted as about 2$ per cent cheaper. Three, quarterbreds and fine crossbreds were slightly easier, while medium and coarse crossbreds were very firm. There were a certain number of passings and , the Wool Commission was called upon occasionally to support the ! market.”

The following is the official range of prices: — Merino. 60/64 s, 64s’— Good to super 60 to 61 Good 55 to 59$ Average to good 52 to 54$ Average .. 50 to 51$ Southdown, 58/60‘s— Good 50 to 52 Average to good 48 to 49$ Inferior to Average .. 50 to 51$ Inferior 39 to 42 Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58, 58/60’s— Good to super .. 60 to 61 Good 56 to 59 Average to good 52| to 55 Average 46 to 50 Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 56/58’S— Good to super .. 57 to 60 Good 54 to 56 Average to good 51 to 53 Average . 46 to 50 Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 56 s— Good to super 56 to 58 Good 52$ to 55 Average to good 50 to 55 Average .. 46 to 49 Halfbred and Corriedale, 54/56’s — Good to super .. 56 to 58 Good 52 to 55 Average to good 50 to 51$ Average 45 to 49 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54's — Good 50 to 54 Average to good 47 to 49$ Average 42 to 46 Fine Crossbred, 50/52’s— Good to super .. 50$ to 52$ Good 48 to 50 Average to good 44 to 47 Average 41 to 43 Fine Crossbred, 50 ’s— Good 46 to 48 Average to good 42$ to 45$ Medium Crossbred, 48/50’s— Good to super .. 46 to 48 Good 43$ to 45$ Average to good 41 to 43 Medium Crossbred, 46/50’s— Good 41$ to 43$ Average to good 39 to 41 Strong Crossbred. 46/48’s— Good 40$ to 42$ Average to good 38$ to 40 Average 36$ to 38 Hogget Wools Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale. 58, 58/60’s—

Good to super .. 59$ to 60$ Good 56 to 58 Average to good Fine Halfbred and 52 to 54 Corriedale, 56 58’s— Good to super 57 to 59 Good 54 to 55$, Average to good Medium Halfbred 51 to 53 and Corriedale, 56’s— Good 53$ to 55$ Average to good Halfbred and Cor50 to 53 riedale, 54/56's— Good to super 54$ to 56 Good 52 to 54 Average to good Fine Three-quarter-bred, 52/54's— 49$ to 51$ Good to super 53 to 55$ Good 49 to 52 Average to good Three - quarterbred, 45 to 48 50/52’s— Good to super 49 to 52 Good 45$ to 48$ Average to good Three - quarterbred. 43 to 45 50’s— Good to super . 48 to 50 Good Crossbred, 48 '50 s— 45 to 47 ; Good 43 to 45 1 Average to good 40 to 42 , Shorn Hoggets Fine Halfbred and Corned ale. 56/ 58’s— Good to super . 55 tn '57$ Good Fine Three-quarter-52 to 54$ bred. 52’s, 50 52 s— Good to super .. 52 tn 55$ ; Good Three - quarterbred. 49 to 5i$; 48/50’s, 50’s— Good to super .. 47 to 49 Good 43} to 46 Average 41 to 43 Second-Shear Three - quarterbred. 48/50’s, 46/50's—Good 42$ to 44 Average to good 39 to 42

Necks Fine Halfbred, 56 58’s— Good .50 to 53 Average 46 to 49 Inferior 40 to 44 Halfbred. 50 56, 56 s— Good .49 to 52* Average 45 to 48 Three - quarterbred, 50. 46/50's— Good 46 to 50 Average 43 to 45 Inferior 40 to 42 Pieces Merino, 60 -64 s— Average 41 to 46 Fine Halfbred, 56/ 58, 58's— Good . 45$ to 49 Average 42 to 45 Halfbred. 50 56, 56’s— Good 444 to 46$ Average 41 to 44 Three - quarterbred, 50, 46/50's— Good .. 37 to 39$ Average .. 31 to 36 Inferior 28 to 30 Bellies Merino. 60/64 s— Average 39 to 41 Fine Ha’.fbred, 56 58. 58’s— Good 40$ to 43 Average . 37 to 39$ Halfbred. 50 56‘s— Good 40 to 4 J Average 35 tn 39 Inferior 28$ to 32 Three - quarterbred. 50. 46 50 s— Good 30 to 31* Average 27$ to 294 Inferior 25 to 27 Crutchings Halfbred. 50/58’s — Good .. 30 to 32$ Average 25 to 29 1 Three - quarterbred, 50. 46/50’S — Good 28 tn 30$ Average .. 25 to 27$ Inferior . 21 to 24 Locks Half bred. . 14 to 19* Three-quarterbred 15 to 19