Dunedin wool firm

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32587, 22 April 1971, Page 2

Dunedin wool firm

A much better tone was apparent at the ; seventh Dunedin wool ' sale today, the secondlast of the season, and , prices for crossbred fleece, which made up the bulk of the 20,030 bales offered, were unchanged , on the recent Napier? sale. Although finer crossbreds eased slightly, pieces and bellies were a little dearer, medium and strong halfbreds were up to 5 per cent dearei than at the last Timaru sale, and fine halfbreds and a small offering of Merino were very firm. The wool generally was of better colour and sounder than at the comparable sale last year. - The main bidding, which at times was animated, came from the Continent and Eastern Europe, with some support from Bradford mills RANGE OF PRICES

c c Fine Merino. 64/70s: Good to super .. 38} to 40 Good 34 to 371 Merino, 80/Ms: Good to super .. Good - - - • 33 to 391 35 to 371 Average to good 32 to 34 Cuarterbred, 60a: Good 271 to 31 351 to 36} Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58s and 58/60s: Good to super .. Good — to 38 34 to 361 Average to good 29 to 32} Average 26 to 23} Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 56/. tri 58s:

Good Average to good 33 to 36 29 to 32 Average 26 to 28 Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 56s: Good - to 341 Average to good Medium Halfbred 30 to 33J and Corriedale, 54/56s: ■ Good to super .. 34 to 361 Good 31 to 335 Average to good 28 to 30 Average Strong Halfbred and 23 to 271 Corriedale, 52s: Good 291 to 32 Average to good Extra Strong Half28 to 29 bred and Corriedale. 50/52s: Good to super .. 31 to 33 Good 29 to 30 Average to good Extra Fine Cross261 to 28 bred, 52s: Good to super .. 33 to 35 Good 32 to 34 Average to good 28 to 31 Average 25 to 271 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 52s: Good 30 to 331 Average to good 28 to 30 Fine Crossbred, 48/ 50s: Good to super .. 301 to 32 Good 28J to 30 Average to good 26 to 271 Average 24 to 251 Medium Crossbred, 46/50s: Good 28 to 291 Average to good 26 to 271 Average 24 to 251 Medium Crossbred, 46/48s: Good to super .. 29} to 31 Good 28 to 29 Average to good 26 to 271 Average 24 to 25 Strong Crossbred, 44/48s: Good 271 to 29 Average to good 25 J to 27 Average 23 to 25 Strong Crossbred, 44/46s: Good to super .. 29 to 30$ Good 27} to 281 Average to good 251 to 27 Average Strong Crossbred, 40 23 to 25 46sGood 28 to 29 Average to good Average 25 to 271 24 to 25

Strong Crossbred, 40/44s: Good 27 to 29 Average to good 25 to 26 Average Southdown 58/60s: 23} to 24} Average 19 to Inferior 154 to 18 SECOND SHEAR Halfbred, 56/58s: Average to good Medium Crossbred, 27* to 30 46/50s: Average to good Strong Crossbred, 26 to 28 40/46s: Good to 30 Average to good M to 28 Average 25 to 26 LAMBS' WOOL Halfbred: Good — to 291 Average Fine Crossbred; 25 to 27} Good 29 to 31 Average to good 27 to Si Average Crossbred: 25 to 26} Good 27 to 28 Average to good 25 to 26} NECKS Halfbred: Good 30 to f 32 Average 27 to 29 Inferior Fine Crossbred: 234 to 26 Good to 29} Average 26J to 28 Inferior Crossbred: 23 to 25} Good 274 to 28} Average 25J to 27 PIECES Merino: Average Halfbred: — to 25 Average 221 to 25} Fine Crossbred: Average Crossbred: 24 to 25 Good 22} to 25 Average 20 to 22 Inferior 14 to 19 BELLIES Halfbred: Average 191 to 22 Inferior Fine Crossbred: 15i to 17} Average 19 to 21 Inferior Crossbred: 15 to 17} Good 20 J to 22} Average 181 to 20 1 Inferior 14; to 17