Little Price Change In Napier Wool

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31215, 12 November 1966, Page 3

Little Price Change In Napier Wool

(New Zealand Press Association!

NAPIER, November 11.

The wool market at Napier today, compared with the recent Christchurch sale, was in sellers’ favour for extra fine crossbreds and generally unchanged, although at times inclined to be erratic, for medium and coarse fleece, says the report of the Hawke’s Bay Woolbrokers’ Association.

Oddments values were also on a par with recent sales, but second shear and early shorn were very firm. A total of 29,791 bales of greasy wool was offered to a full and representative bench of buyers. From Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne, East Coast, and Taupo districts, the wool was mainly hogget fleece, with a reasonable quantity of ewe wool and a small proportion of early shorn, as well as the usual percentage of bellies and pieces.

Fleece wools generally were well up to the usual standard. Dust was much less prevalent, but pen-stain was more in evidence.

Competition came mainly from continental interests, with support from Japan and Eastern Europe, particularly on extra fine hogget fleece. Bradford was not prominent.

Price Range The official range of prices is:—

d Southdown, 58/60’s — d Super to 59 Good to super .. 55 to 57 Good .. .. 51 to 54 Average .. 47 to 50 Extra Fine Crossbred, 54/56’s— Good to super .. 57 to 58} Good .. 53$ to 56} Good average .. 48 to 52} Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54’s — Good to super .. 55 to 57 Good .. 51$ to 54} Good average .. 47 to 50} Fine Crossbred, 50/52*S— Good to super .. 48 to 50} Good .. 45$ to 47} Good average .. 42 to 44} Medium Crossbred, 48/50’s— Good to super .. 46$ to 48} Good .. 43$ to 45} Good average .. 40 0 43 Average .. .. 37 to 39} Crossbred, 56/50’s— Good .. 42 to 43} Good average .. 40 to 41} Coarse Crossbred, 46/48’s— Good to super .. 43 to 45} Good .. 40$ to 42} Good average .. 39 to 40 Average . .. 35 to 38 Extra Coarse Crossbred, 44/46’s — Good to super .. 42$ to 45 Good .. 40 to 41} Good average .. 38 to 39} Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget (shorn), 54/56’s — Super to 59}

Good to super .. 57 to 581 Good .. .. 531 to 56* Good average 48 to 521 Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget (shorn), 52/54’s — Super to 59 Good to super .. 55 to 57 Good 511 to 54* Good average 47 to 501 Fine Crossbred Hogget (shorn), 50/ 52’s— d. d. Super to 53 Good to super .. 48 to 501 Good 451 to 471 Good average 42 to 441 Early Shorn 46/50’s, Good Length— Good 41J to 421 Good average 30 to 41 Average 36 to 381 Necks, Fine Crossbred, 50/56’s— Good 48 to 50 Average 46 to 47 Average/lnferior 43 to 45 Necks, Crossbred, 50 and 48/50’s— Good 43 to 45 Average 40 to 421 Pieces, Fine Crossbred, 50’s and

50/56’s— Good average 36 to 41 Average/inferior Pieces, Crossbred, 46/50’s— 32 to 35 Good 33 to 35| Average 30 to 32 Inferior Bellies, Crossbred, 46/50's— 26 to 29 Average 27 to 30 Inferior Locks, Crossbred — 24 to 26 Good 16 to 18 Average 13 to 15