Merino, coarser crossbred down 5 p.c. at Dunedin

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33753, 28 January 1975, Page 2

Merino, coarser crossbred down 5 p.c. at Dunedin

(New Zealand Ptess Association) DUNEDIN, January 27. Prices for medium and coarse crossbred fleece eased about 5 per cent at Dunedin today, compared with similar wools at the Auckland sale last Friday.

The official report said that crossbred skirtings and crossbred oddments were 2! per cent cheaper, and fine crossbred fleece was in buyers’ favour. Merino fleece was down about 5 per cent, and quarterbred fleece down about 2J per cent. Halfbred fleece and halfbred skirtings were unchanged. The main trade competition came from the Continent, supported by New Zealand mills. The Wool corporation dominated the market, bidding on 92 per cent of the catalogue and buying or having passed to it 13,860

bales — or 54 per cent of the [ offering. RANGE OF PRICES Fine Merino. 64s and under;

Good to super .. — to 160 Average .. 130 to 141 Medium Merino, 60s and fi0/64s: Good to super — to 159 Good .. 138 to 140 Average . 120 to 132 Quarterbred. 60s and 60/64s: Good .. 138 to 145 Average . 121 to 130 Fine Halfbred, 58s and 58/60s: Good ., 131 to 140 Average .. 109 to 126 Medium Halfbred. 56s and 56/58s: Good to super .. 128 to 132 Good .. 116 to 123 Average .. 106 to 114 Strong Halfbred 54s and 54/56s: Good .. 116 to 121 Average . 92 to 111 Extra strong Halfbred, 52s and 52/54s:

Good Average 101 to 112 84 to 96 Extra fine Crossbred. 50/52s and 52s; Good . ■ • • 98 to 109 Average 83 to 94 Fine Crossbred. 48/50s and 50s: Good 98 to 111 Average 83 to 94 Medium Crossbred 46/50s: Good 89 to 109 Average 79 to 86 Crossbred, 46/48s and coarser: Good 98 to 108 Average 83 to 94 WOOLLY HOGGET Fine Halfbred. 58s and 58/60s: Good to super — to 156 Good 130 to 145 Average 110 to 128 Medium halfbred, 56s and 56/58s: Good to super —- to 121 Good 112 to 116 Average 93 to 110 Extra fine crossbred. 52s and 52/54s: Good 96 to 109 Average ,. 83 to 94

Fine Crossbred, 50s and 50/52s: Good 82 to 102 Average 82 to 88 Medium Crossbred. 48s and 48/50s: Good 94 to 101 Average 81 to 87 SHORN HOGGET Extra fine Crossbred, 52s end 52754s: Good 103 to 109 Average 93 to 101 Fine Crossbred, 50s and 50/5gs: Good 16b to 105 Average 86 to 94 Medium Crossbred, 46750s: Good 94 to 103 Average 83 to 92 NECKS Merino. 60764s: Good 117 to 127 Average 103 to 112 Halfbred 54758s: Good 116 to 121 Average 87 to 98 Crossbred, 48/50s: Good 87 to 92 Average 78 to 85 PIECES Merino, 60/84s: Good-average 112 to 127 Poor-average 86 to 92 Halfbred 54758s: Good-average 109 to 121 Poor-average 74 to 82 Crossbred, 46750s: Good-average 82 to 92 Poor-average 56 to 68 BELLIES Merino, M/64s: Good-average 86 to 102 Poor-average 74 to 02 Halfbred, 54758s: Good-average 94 to 102 Poor-average 74 to 83 Crossbred, 48750s: Good-average 64 to 75 Poor-average 50 to 61