Wool Cheaper At Invercargill

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31225, 24 November 1966, Page 3

Wool Cheaper At Invercargill

(SI. Press Association) INVERCARGILL, Nov. 23.

The market at the second main Invercargill wool sale of the 1966 season was easier on recent rates at Auckland, with most crossbred fleece and hogget wool in buyers’ favour, says the official report.

An exception was fine-qual-ity wool, which showed little change. ' The offering of 23.919 bales was submitted to a full bench of buyers and consisted ' mainly of new season’s wool of strong and medium types. Although generally of good colour, much of the wool opened up disappointingly, heavy on condition with lines often containing dust , and several light vegetable fault. The principal buyers were the Continent, with support

from Japan on speciality types and moderate Bradford interest on woolly hoggets. The Wool Commission operated strongly on coarse crossbreds, and a proportion of hogget fleece and most oddments. It was more active than it has been so far this season. The following is the official range of prices:— d. d. Southdown, 58/60’s —

Good to super 57 to 59 Average to good 53 to 56 Average Extra Fine Cross49 to 52 bred, 52’s, 50/ 56’s— Good to super .. 51 to 53 Good 49 to 51* Average to good 46 to 48* Average Fine Crossbred, 43 to 45 50’s — Good to super .. 46 to 48 Good 43 J to 45* Average to good 41* to 43 Average Medium Crossbred, 39 to 41 48/50’s— Good to super 44 to 45* Good 42 to 43* Average to good 39* to 41* Average Crossbred, 46/50’s— 37 to 39 Good to super 42* to 43* Good 40* to 42 Average to good 38* to 40 Average Strong Crossbred, 36 to 38 46/48’s— Good to super 41* to 43 Good 39* to 41 Average to good 37* to 39 Average Extra Fine Cross35 to 37 bred Hogget, 52’s (woolly)— Good to super 48 to 50 Good 45 to 47 Average to good 43 to 44* Average Fine Crossbred 41 to 42* Hogget, 50 s (woolly)— Good to super 46 to 48 Good 43* to 45* Average to good 41* to 43 Average Medium Crossbred 39 to 41 Hogget 48 50 s (woolly)— Good to super .. 44 to 46 Good 42 to 43* Average to good 39* to 41* Average Extra Fine Cross37 to 39 bred Hogget, 52's (shorn)— Good to super .. 47 to 49 Good 44 to 46 Average to good Fine Crossbred Hog41* to 43* get, 50’s (shorn)Good to super .. 44* to 46* Good 42 to 44 Average to good 40 to 41* Necks Fine Crossbred. 50/ 56’s— Good to super .. 45 to 47 Average .. 42 to 44 Inferior .. Crossbred. 48/50’s— 34 to 36 Good to super .. 43 to 45 Average .. 41 to 43 Inferior .. 32 to 35 Pieces Fine Crossbred,

50’s and 50/ 56’s— Good 32 to 34 Average .. 29 to 31 Inferior and seedy Crossbred, 46/50’s— 26 to 28 Good 33 to 35 d. d. Average .. 30 to 32 Inferior and seedy 26 to 28 Bellies Fine Crossbred, 50’s— Good 27 to 29 Average .. 24 to 26 Inferior .. Crossbred, 46/50’s— 20 to 23 Good 27 to 29 Average .. 24 to 26 Inferior .. 19 to 22 Crutchings Crossbred, 44/48’s— Good average .. 28 to 30 Average 25 to 27 Inferior and seedy 18 to 22 Locks Crossbred, 46 '50’s— Good 16 to 18 Average .. 11 to 15