Official report and prices

Press, 24 August 1976, Page 19

Official report and prices

Prices for all crossbred wools were dearer at the opening Timaru wool sale of the season, according to the official report issued by the New Zealand Wool Bus ers’ Association, New Zealand Wool Brokers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Marketing Corporation. The sale was held in Christchurch yesterday. Compared with the Invercargill crossbred sale on Thursday, crossbred fleece was in sellers’ favour; crossbred skirtings and crdssbred second-shear 2| per ceflt dearer; crossbred oddments up to 21 per cent dearer; good length crossbred crutchings in sellers’ favour and short length 21 to 5 per cent dearer. oalfbred fleece and skirtings unchanged on last week’s Dunedin sale. The official report said that competition was keen and wide-

{spread, with the main interest being from the Continent and Eastern Europe, with support from Australian and New Zealand carpet mills. The offering comprised 11,083 bales drawn from South Canterbury, Mid-Canterbury and North Otago. It included 31.92 per cent of crossbred fleece, 13.16 per cent of fine fleece, 19.59 per cent of crutchings, 24.2 per cent , of oddments and 11.13 per cent of miscellaneous wool. The wool reflected the dry autumn and winter conditions and made up one of the best displays of wool for an August Timaru sale for some years. The earlier pre-lamb shorn crossbred clips were very high yielding, of fair to good colour, hut lacking a little in lustre and length Clips from some of the drier districts were dull and almost greyish in colour, but ex-

ceptionally dry. There was some evidence of hay feeding.

The oddments were drier and high yielding and possibly a little shorter in length. Crutchings were of only reasonable length, a little mixed and shorter, but again drier and higher yielding than normally at this sale.

Bellies were amongst the best offered in August for many seasons, being free of mud and in light condition. There was only a limited offering of Merino and halfbred clips, but they included some good style well-grown lines.

The official range of prices is as follows:

Merino, fine 64s and finer: Good 232 to 252 Medium. 60s and 607 64s: Average 200 to 222 Halfh red. fine 58s and 58/60s: Good 234 to 245 Average 210 to 226 Medium, 56s and 567 58s: Good to super 231 to 239 Good .. 214 to 230 Average 195 to 213 Strong. 54s and 54/ 56s: Good to super .. 222 to 234 Good .. 207 to 221 Average 195 to 206 Extra strong, 52s and 52/54s: Good to super .. 216 to 231 Good .. 209 to 215 Average 197 to 208 Crossbred, extra fine, 50/52s and 52s: Good 239 to 247 Average 229 to 238 Fine, 48/50S and 50s: Good to super .. 244 to 253 Good .. 233 to 243 Average .. 219 to 232 Medium, 46/50s: Good to super .. 245 to 258 Good .. 236 to 244 Average 211 to 235 Coarse, 46/48s and coarser: Good to super 245 to 264 Good .. 237 to 244 Average 210 to 236 Woolly hoggets Halfbred, strong 54s and 54/56s: Good . 220 to 231 Average . 194 to 219 Crossbred, extra fine 52s and 52754s: Good 220 to 237

Fine. 50s and 50/52s: Good 222 to 226 Medium, 48s and 48/ 50s: Good . 224 to 232 Shorn hoggets Crossbred, fine 50s and 50s/52s: Good 222 to 243 Second-shear wool Halfbred: Good 190 td 203 Average 170 to 189 Crossbred: Good to super 237 to 247 Good 223 to 236 Average 203 to 222 First lambs Crossbred, 48/50s and 50s: Good . 211 to 229 Necks Halfbred, 54/58s: Good 194 to 207 Average 186 to 193 Crossbred, 48/50S: Good 212 to 222 Average to good .. 198 to 211 Pieces Merino, 60/64s: Good to average .. 179 to 199 Halfbred. 54/58s: Good to average .. 176 to 198 Poor to average .. 151 to 175 Crossbred, 46/50s: Good 196 to 211 Average 188 to 195 Poor . 167 to 187 Bellies Merino, 60/64s: Good to average .. 176 to 184 Half bred, 54/58s: Good 188 to 198 Average 175 to 187 Poor 145 to 174 Crossbred, 46/50s: Good 194 to 212 Average 176 to 193 Poor 156 to 175 First crutchings Merino: Average to good .. 128 to 151 Poor to average .. 98 to 127 Halfbred, 54/58s: Good 161 to 178 Average 145 to 160 Poor 133 to 144 Crossbred, 44/48s: Super to 236 Good to super 198 to 215 Good to average .. 179 to 197 Poor to average 150 to 178 Second crutchings Crossbred, 44/48s: 165 to 186 Lox Crossbred: Average 137 to 163