Wool market unchanged
f 7. Press i INVERCARGILL. April 2. The market for crossbred fleece and skirtings was unchanged on the first day. at today’s Invercargill wool sale. The official report, quoted crossbred oddments in sellers' favour, with best length second-shear in buyers’ favour and short length sec-, ond-shear up to 2J per cent' cheaper.
I Lambs wool was also up to 2-1 per cent cheaper. Good general competition prevailed, main competition . comimg coming from the 5 Continent. supported by » Eastern Europe and local . mills. A range of price? for th® sale is: Crossbred. Medium. 46505: [ (rood 185 tn 201 Average ITS tn 184 Poor 161 to 177 , |Course. 44 48s and | Coarser: 1 Good .. .. 186 to 202
Average .. 178 to 185' Poor 163 to 177 Seeond-shear Crossbred. 3in/4in 44/ 48n: Good 196 to 210 Average .. 180 to 195 2in/3in 44/48:s Good 186 to 195 Average 176 to 185 FIRST LAMBS Crossbred. 48/50s and 50s: Good 195 to 205 A\erag e 181 to 191 Poor 170 to 180 NECKS Crossbred. 50s and 48/50s: Good 176 to 187 Ax erase 169 to 175 < PIECES | Crossbred, 44/48s: ‘
Goad .. .. 150 to 161 Average 140 to 149 i Poor 127 to 135 BELLIES Crossbred, 44/48s: Good . . 143 to 151 Average . . 136 to 142 Poor 129 to 135 SECOND SHEAR BELLIES AND PIECES Crossbred. 44/48s: Good/averaffe 161 to 172 Poor /average • 148 to 160 LOCKS AND SECOND PIECES Crossbred: Axerage (shorter) 110 to 118 Average 'longer ' 128 to 149 SECOND LAMBS Crossbred 46/50s; Good . . 156 to 167 j Average . . .. 143 to 155’
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34119, 3 April 1976, Page 2
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257Wool market unchanged Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34119, 3 April 1976, Page 2
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