Timaru wool sale buoyant
PA Timaru The South Canterbury wool-selling season for 197778 ended on a buoyant note at the fifth and final sale at Timaru on oMnday. Good length, sound crossbred of March shearing commanded high prices, one line selling for 230 c a kilogram. Lamb’s wool sold remarkably well; these lines were of good length and colour. Second-shear wools dipwashed before shearing were in strong demand and high prices were paid. Good crossbred of 46/50s quality made 201 c a kg compared with 197 c at the Timaru February sale. The official report said that compared with the Wellington crossbred sale on April 21 and the April 19 Dunedin
I fine-wool sale, the market was quoted as follows: Merino: firm; halfbred, barely steady; crossbred fleece, sellers’ favour; crossbred lines, skirtings, firm; second shear, up to 21 per cent dearer; oddments, sellers’ favour; first lambs’, up to 24 per cent dearer; second lambs’, up to 2j per cent dearer. The auction attracted 22,026 bales, and the bidding was animated. Competition came mainly from Europe, supported by Bradford, Japan and New Zealand mills. Wool Board activity was limited. Range of prices: Medium Merino, 60s
and 60/64s: Good to super to 248 Good .. 233 to 240 Average . . 207 to 223 Fine Halfbred, 58s and 58/60s: Good . . 226 to 232 Average . 200 to 222
Medium 56s an Half bred, d 56758s: Good .. 216 to 230 Average 171 to 215 Strong Halfbred, 54s and 54756s: Good .. .. 203 to 217 Average ■. 175 to 202 Fine Crossbred, 48/50s and 50s: Good .. 204 to 223 Average •. . 176 to 203 Medium Crossbred, 46/50s: Good to super .. to 228 Good .. 194 to 204 Average .. 170 to 193 Coarse Crossbred. 46/48s and coarser: Good to super .. 207 to 230 Good 196 to 206 Average 175 to 195 Woolly hogget Halfbred. 54s and 54/56s: Good .. .. 209 to 227 Average .192 to 205 Fine Crossbred, 50s and 50/52s: Good .. 211 to 218 Average . 190 to 205 Medium Crossbred, 48s and 48/50s: Good .. 214 to 220 Average .. 183 to 201 Shorn hogget Fine Crossbred, 50s
and 50/52s: Good Average Second shea 201 to 210 195 to 200 r Crossbred, 3in to 4in, 44/48s: Good to super 215 to 231 Good 204 to 214 Average 195 to 203 Crossbred, 2in to 3in, 44/48s: Good to super 205 to 216 Good 197 to 204 Average 186 to 196j First lambs' wool 1 Halfbred, 54/58s: Good 199 to 209 Average 179 to 198 Cross bied. 48/50s i and 50s: Good 206 to 220 Average 191 to 205 Pieces Merino 60/64s: Poor/avcrage 173 to 193 Halfbred, 54/58s: Good/average 144 to 161 Poor/average 127 to 143 Crossbred, 46/50s: Good/average 154 to 173 Poor/average 145 to 153 First crutchings Crossbred, 44/48s: Good/average 147 to 171 Poor/average 127 to 146
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