Official report and prices

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32474, 8 December 1970, Page 14

Official report and prices

The official report on yetterday's Timaru wool sale* issued by the South Cantor* bury Woolbrokers' Association, the New Zealand Woolbuyers' Association and the New Zealand Wool Commislon states: The third sale of the season was held in St Patrick’s Hall when 21,246 bales of greasy wool were offered, this total. Including 221 bales on account of the New Zealand Wool Commission. A catalogue of 140 bales of scoured wool was also offered. The wools came from all parts of South and Mid-Canterbury and the Mackenzie Country. Over-all the offering was an excellent one, being well grown, mostly sound and of good colour. A large selection of good quality Merinos came forward and the offering of this type would be one of the largest for some years. There was a large catalogue of crossbreds and a fair selection of woolly and shorn hoggets. The halfbred selection was only a moderately-sized one. Owing to the good season being experienced, most of the wools carried a little more condition than usual and some of the later shorn crossbreds were carrying light dust. Compared with the recent Christchurch sale the market can be quoted as follows: Strong and extra fine Merinos were in buyers’ favour. Medium and fine and also better style Merinos were fully 2J per cent to 5 per cent cheaper. Halfbred fleece was unchanged, except strong halfbreds and woolly hoggets which were in buyers’ favour. Crossbreds were unchanged. Halfbred skirtings were up to 2} per cent cheaper and crossbred skirtings were inclined in sellers’ favour. A noteworthy feature of the sale was the distinct premium paid for a few lots of super Merinos, with a top price of the season being gained by 11 bales of AA fine warp Merino I wether wool, which brought 591 c. Competition was fairly general, except on Merinos which were dominated by local mills. The Continent was the principal buyer of the remaining descriptions. W»»h Some Support from

eastern Europe, Japan and Bradford. The following is the official range of prices:— Fine Merino, 64/70s: Extra super 57 to 59 Good to super .. 44 to 48 Good 39 to 424 Average to good 344 to 364 Merino, 60/4 and 64s Extra super to 48 Good to super .. to 434 Good 374 to 41 Average to good 34 to 36 Average 31 to 33 Inferior 25 to 30 Southdown, 48/60s: Good to 41 Average to good 25 to 30 Inferior 20 to 23 Extra Bine Half bred and Corriedale, 58s, 58/60s: Good 36J to 39 Average to good 34 to 36 Average 31 to 221 Inferior 27 to 294 Fine Haifbred and Corriedale, 56/ 68s: Good to super to 404 Good 344 to 364 Average to good 32 to 34 Average 294 to 314 Inferior 25 to 274 Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 56s: Good 34 to 36 Average .to good 31 to 33 Medium Halfbred and Corrideale, 54/56s: Good to super 36 to 38 Good 314 to 34 Average to good 29 to 31 Strong Halfbred and Corriedale, 52/ 54s: Good 304 to 33 Average to good 28 to 22 Average 26 to 27J Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54s: Good 32 to 34 Average to good 294 to 31 Average 26 to 29 Fine Crossbred, 50/52s: Good 28 to 304 Average to good 264 to 274 Average 24 • to 26 Fine Crossbred, 48/50#: Good 26 to 28A Average to good 244 to 254 Average 22 to 24 Medium Crossbred, 46/50s: Good 26 to 27

Average to good 23J to 25 Average 22 to 23 Inferior 19 to 211 Medium Crossbred, 46/48s: Good to super 261 to 281 Good 25 to 26 Average to good 23 to 241 Average 21 to 221 Strong Crossbred, 44s: Good to super to 26 Good 24 to 25 Average to good 22 to 231 Average 20J to 211 Strong Crossbred, 40/44s: Good 231 to 25 Average to good 22 to 23 Woolly hoggets Fine Merino, 64/70s: Good to super — to 421 Good 37 to 391 Medium Merino, 60/64s: Good to super .. 401 to 42 Good 38 to 40 Average to good 33 to 36 Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58s, 58/60s: Good 35 to 381 Average to good 33 to 341 Average 30 to 32 Fine Halfbred and Corriedale 56/ 58s: Good 33 to 36 Average to good 30 to 32 Average Halfbred and Corrie27 to 29 dale, 54s and 54/56s: Good to super .. to 36 Good 32 to 34 Average to good 29 to 31 Extra Fine Crossbred. 52/54s: Good to super .. — to 331 Good 291 to 32 Average to good 271 to 29 Average 251 to 27 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 52s: Good 28 to 32 Average to good 26 to 271 Average 24 to 251 Fine Crossbred, 48/50s: Good 27 to 301 Average to good 241 to 26 Average 22 to 24 Medium Crossbred, 46/48®: Good to super .. — to 28 Good 26 to 27 Average to good 241 to 25 Shorn hoggtf Crossbred, 48/50s, 46/50s:

Good 261 to 28 Average 24 to 25 Nocks Merino, 60/64s: Good 30 to 32 Average Halfbred, 46/48s: 271 to 291 Good 321 to 34 Average 291 to 32 Inferior 271 to 29 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 56s: Good — to 31 Average 27 i to 29 Crossbred, 46/50s: Good — to 264 Average 24 to 251 Inferior 201 to 23 Pieces Merino, 60/Ms: Good ' .. 27 to 29 Average 25 to 26} Inferior 22 to 241 Halfbred, 46/46, 58s: Good 32 to 34 Average 29 to 311 Inferior 27 to 28 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 56s: Good 27 to 29} Average 24J to 26 Inferior 201 to 231 Medium Crossbred, 46/50s: Good 201 to 23 Average 17 to 20 Inferior 15 to 16} Bellies Merino, 60/64s: Good 25 to 26 Average 23J to 241 Inferior 20 to 22 Fine Halfbred, 56/ 58, 58s: Average 24 to 26 Extra Fine Crossbred, 50/56s: Good 24 to 26 Average 22 to 231 Inferior 16 to 19 Medium Crossbred, 46/503: Good 171 to 18J Average 151 to 17 Inferior 14 to 15 Crutch Ings Fine Halfbred, 46/ 48s: Good to 211 Average 141 to 18 Medium Crossbred, 46/50s: Average 171 to 224 Inferior 14 to 161 Locks Merino .. r .. 11 to 12J Halfbred 9J to 12 Crossbred 81 to 12