Official Report And Prices

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31967, 19 April 1969, Page 16

Official Report And Prices

The official report on yester. day s Timaru wool <ale issued by the South Canterbury Woolbrokers Association in conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuyers Association and the New Zealand Wool Commission. says The fifth and final wool sale I of the current season was held iin St Patrick s Hall, Timaru, when the following wools were : offered;—l9.3s4 bales of cur-j rent season’s greasy wools, 7107 bales of greasy wool on; ; account of the New Zealand Wool Commission. 1526 bales of > scoured wool on account of the I New Zealand Wool Commission, and 250 bales of scoured wool on account of local growers. "The greasy wool offered came forward in good order 1 for this time of the season, although some lines showed tenderness of staple cotting and dust. There was a large offering of crossbred fleece but this was closely followed by a good selection of iambs fleece and second-shear wools. The Woo! Commission wools opened up in good order The offering of fine wools was very limited Compared with Wellington, the market was generally unchanged for all descriptions of crossbred fleece and secondshear. Lambs' fleece and crossbred skirtings were very firm. Merinos and halfbreds compared with Dunedin, were nominally unchanged The Comment was the principal buyer, with some support from Bradford and Japan Competition was keen and fairly well spread Wool Commission wools were keenly competed for. and realised values m keeping with the rest of the sale The following is the official range of prices

c. c. Menno 80 64s 84s Good 53 to 554 Average to good 43 to S54 Average 42 to 46 inferior 34 to 37 ’ Southdown 58 60s: Good 374 to Mr Average to good 32: to •Wj Inferior 26 to 31 Extra Fine Halfbred and Cornedale, 58s. 58 80s Good « to Ki Average to 4 J : Average 39 to 43

- Fine Halfbred and 1 Cornedale, V> 58 s Good 4M to 48 ! Average to good 39 to 43 i Average 38 to ■1 • Medium Halfbred and Cornedale ► 36s I Good to 44 Average tn good 39 to 4IS . Hblfbred snd Corriedale, 54 56, Good 40 to 44 [ Average to good 3g to || Average 32* to M f Extra Fine Crossbred. 52 54s Good 38 to 39 i Average to good to Average 30 to 32* i Fine Crossbred. 50 52* Good 33‘ to 38* 1 Average to good 31 to 33 Average 27* to '* Inferior 22 to • Medium Crossbred , 4* 50s Good w* 33 Average to g-»«d to 3» 1 Average 25 to fl* Medium < rosshred 46 54 s Good to 31’ Average tn g-»od to Average to 25* r Inferior 20 to 21 • Strong Cro«sbred 46 4«s Good 28* to Average to good 24* 26 Average 22t to -4 Coarse Crossbred, 44 44* Gnnd to super to 28 Good to ’ 1• 1 Average to gnnd 24 to 28 Average 32* to fl* Second-shear ■ Fine Halfbred and ■ Cornedale 5* 58 s Average to good «♦ to 38 Halfbred and Cor riedale. 50-56» Average to good 33 to 36 Fine Crossbred. 50« 54 54s Good 35 to 37 Average 30 to 34 Crossbred. 48 54s. 44 56$. Good to Average to good to ♦a Average l 4* to .s Inferior 22 to 24 Mecke i Merino. 66 44s Average to cs Inferior M to 46

Haifbred 54 56«; Good ♦n U Average 37 to 4rt > Fine crossbred 5« • 56s li Average to food 34 to r* Inferior 32 to •>5» Crossbred 46 50s Good M> to Hi 1 Average 26 to i Inferior 33* to 25 Pieces 1 Merino M Ms a Average to 37 ’ Haifbred, 56 JSs 58 s | Good to 3Tt 1 Average 36 to 35 g| Inferior 24 to 2d i Fine Crossbred 50 Good to 33 *. Average 24 to 2S ' Crossbred 46 54s 4 Average to good 20 TO 53 i Inferior 17 to Id Belllee Fine ha!fbr*d. 56s 56s Average 34 tn 34 I Inferior P to 24 Fine crossbred. 50 54 «• Good 24 to 2H ’ Average 22 tn ’ Inferior 24 to !»* Crossbred 44 5M Good to . • Average l»e to Inferior 16 to lb Crutchinft Fine haifbred U Jis % Av erage 22 tn 25 « Inferior 1»> 10 26 Crossbred 4« 5M ’ Average 2b to Inferior IS* to 1H Lambs Wee! Halfbred. 54 58s ( Good tn J.‘j Average to good :»♦ to 23 Three-quarter bred i 5* 56s Good 34 tn 34 Average to good 2S8 to 33« Fine crossbred 56< ' Good 32 to •4» Av erage to good 24 to 31s Crossbred. 46 56s ,1' 4 ' ‘ Good Ki tn t4 Average to good 2» tn 32 Average 2d to Lacks Merino i Halfbred Hi tn 14? Crossbred to ui