Official report and prices

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33514, 20 April 1974, Page 17

Official report and prices

''Compared with the Napier sale, crossbred fleece and skirtings were selling in buyers' favour," says the official report on yesterday's Timaru wool sale issued by the South Canterbury Woolbrokers' Association, the Woolbuyers' Association and the Wool Marketing Corporation. “Better length second-shear was in sellers’ favour. Shorter length .second-shear was firm First lambs were about firm, and second lambs and oddments were inclined in sellers' favour. “Compared with the Christchurch sale fine halfbred fleece was 2J per cent to 5 per cent cheaper. and medium and, strong halfbred fleece was 5 per l vent to 7i per cent easier. Halfbred lambs were barely steady.; The few lines of Merinos on. offer did not meet with strong competition “The main bidding came from the Continent, with limited support from local mills. Eastern Europe, and Bradford/' The following is the official I range of prices:— Fine Merino. 64/70s:

c c Good 10 189 Average 160 to 175 Merino, 60/64s, 64s: Good 180 to 202 Average 162 to 178 Poor 130 to 158 Southdown, 58/60s: Average to good 64 to 99 Interior 70 to 83 Extra Fine Halfbred and Corrigdale, 58s. 58/60s: Good 157 to 176 Average 150 to 154 Poor 137 to 145 Inferior 96 to 127 Fine Half bred and Corriedale. 56/58s: Good 150 to 172 Average 135 to 149 Poor 124 to 134 Strong Halfbred and Corriedale, 52/54s: Good 136 Io 157 Average 120 to 135 Halfbred and Corriedale, 54/56s: Good 145 to 164 Average 130 to 143 Poor 120 to 129 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54s: Good to 142 Average 126 to 134 Fine Crossbred. 50/52s: Good 130 to 137 Average 119 to 129 Fine Crossbred, 48/50s: Good 130 to 142 Average 121 to 129 Medium Crossbred. 46/50s: Good 133 to 142 Average 124 to 132 Poor .117 to 123 Medium Crossbred, 46/48s: Good 132 to 143

Average 124 to 131 Strong Crossbred, 44/46s: Good 10 148 Average .. 129 to 137 Poor .117 to 126 • Inferior 107 to 112 Strong Crossbred. 40/44s: Good .. . . 133 to 140 Average .126 to 132 Poor .. 117 to 12a Extra Strong ( rossbred 36'40>: Good to 1 *1"> Average 127 to 13H SECOND SHEAR Fine Half bred and Corriedale, 56/58s: I Good 142 to 153 Average 125 to 135 Strong Halfbred and ( orriedale 50/56s: I Good 132 to 145 Average 123 to 131) Fine ( rossbred. 50s, 50/52s: Average .. 131 to 136 NECKS Crossbred, 44/48s: Good 134 to 143 Average 126 to 133 Strong Crossbred. 40/46s: Average to good 123 to 138 Crossbred. 48/50s, 46/ 1 50s: Good 138 to 146 Average .. 124 to 137 | Inferior .. 117 to 123 NECKS Merino. 60/64s: Average to 166 Inferior 146 to 151) Haifbred, 56/58s: Average 130 to 146 Fine Crossbred. 50/ 56s: | Average .. 124 to 130 Crossbred. 46/50s: Good .. 129 to 13? Average 120 to 126 PIECES Merino, 60/64s: Average to 137 Half bred. 56/58s. 58s: Average .. 120 to 125 Inferior 95 to 110 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 56s: 1 Average 110 to 119 Inferior 100 to 108 Medium Crossbred, 46/50s: 1 Average 103 to 110 Inferior . 87 10 100 BELLIES Merino, 60/64s: Good to 147 Average 117 to 129 Fine Halfbred. 56/58s, . 58s: Average 96 to 111 Inferior 60 to 90 Medium Crossbred. 46/50s: Average 96 to 107 Inferior . 86 to 94 Crossbred. 44/48s: 1 Average . 98 to 104 Inferior 94 to 97

CRUTCHINGS Merino. 60/64s: Average Fine Half bred. 58/60$: to 70 Average Extra Fine Crossbred. 76 to 98 50/56s: Average Medium Crossbred, 87 to 90 46/50s: Average 100 to 109 Inferior Crossbred. 44/48$: 81 to 96 Average 100 io 121 Inferior Medium Crossbred, 83 to 99 46/50s: Good ]36 to 146 Average 122 to 135 LAMBS' WOOL 1 Fine Hall bred. 56/58s: Good 139 to 144 Average 125 to 134 Inferior 80 to 106 Extra Fine Crossbred, 50/56s: Good 132 to 142 Average Fine Crossbred. 48/ 118 to 129 50s: Good 138 to 146 Average 122 to 136 1