Fleece price stronger

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33451, 5 February 1974, Page 2

Fleece price stronger

4 New Zealand Presit Association) INVERCARGILL, February 4. Crossbred fleece was in sellers’ favour on the second day of the Invercargill wool sale today.

Compared with the first day, skirtings were in, buyers’ favour, lambs’ wool) was very firm, and short Bddments 2. to 5 per cent cheaper, said the official re-1 port. Competition mostly came from the Continent, with' some support from Bradford. Japan was more active than tn Friday. The 19.476 bales offered today were 76 per cent, fleece, 5 per cent lambs’ wool, and the rest oddments. The fleece was mostly of only average quality, quite a! proportion being tender and totted. Buyers were not particularly interested in wools of mixed lengths, and quite a number of lines were passed. RANGE OF PRICES Medium Crossbred. 46/50s: Good to 152 Average 139 to 149 Poor 130 to 138 Medium Crossbred. 46/48S: Good 143 to 148 Average 135 to 142 Poor 128 to 134 Strong Crossbred. 40/465: Good .. 141 to 147 Average 134 to 140 Poor . 124 to 133 HOGGET Fine Crossbred iwoollyi. 50s and

50/525: Good 151 to 161 I Average 140 to 150 ' Fine Crossbred : iwoollyi 48/50s: Good 142 to 147, Average 135 to 141 I Fine Crossbred (shorn* 50 s and 50/525: i Good 150 to 157 Average 141 to 149 Fine Crossbred (shorn, 48/50sGood .. 147 to 152 Average 140 to 146 LAMBS 1 Fine Crossbred, 50s and 50/525: Good 145 to 152 Average 136 to 144 Fine Crossbred. 1; 48/50S: I Good 142 to 148 ( Average .. 135 to 141 Second Crossbred: Good 114 to 117 Average 109 to 113' NECKS Extra Fine Crossbred. 50/565: Good to Super to 168 Average 148 to 154 Fine Crossbred. 48/50s; ! Good to Super 137 to 142 I Average 130 to 136 I PIECES Fine Crossbred Hogget: I Good 125 to 130 ! Average . 118 to 124 i Crossbred, 46/50s: Good . .. 114 to 118 Average 100 to 113 Inferior 101 to 108 I BELLIES I Crossbreds. 46/50s: Good 107 to ill Average 101 to 106 Inferior 90 to 100