Wool sale easier
PA Wellington Compared with the Christchurch wool sale, on Thursday, prices at the Wellington sale yesterday for hogget and ewe fleece were up to 2| per cent cheaper. "Crutchings and oddments were in buyers’ favour, said the official report. The offering of 11,925 bales was 55 per cent hogget, 17 per cent ewe and early-shorn, 5 per cent crutchings, and the rest, oddments. The main buying strength came from Western and Eastern Europe. The range of prices was: Crossbred Hogget, 50/565:
Good Average Poor 220 to 230 208 to 219 200 to 207 Crossbred Hogget, 48/50s and 50s: Good 220 to 230 Average 211 to 219 Poor 200 to 210 Medium Crossbred. 46/50$: Good/average 214 to 226 Poor 202 to 213 Strong Crossbred, 44/48s: Good/average 214 to 226 Poor 202 to 213 Crossbred Pieces: Good 170 to 180 Average 164 to 169 Poor 160 to 163
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Press, 4 November 1978, Page 3
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