Wool firm at Dunedin
PA Dunedin Crossbred fleece . sold somewhat irregularly on the second day of Dunedin’s seventh wool sale yesterday, but generally prices were firm on those ruling at the first day of the sale. Compared with the Dunedin sale of March 12, Merino and Halfbred fleece were in sellers’ favour, crossbred fleece was irregular and barely steady, while crossbred skirtings and oddments were firm. Crossbred second-shear w r as barely steady. Crossbred first lambs was in buyers favour and crossbred second lambs was barely steady. The Wool Board had to give the market moderate support. It bid on 17.5 per cent of the catalogue and bought 535 bales, or 2.47 per cent of the market. Of the 21,566 bales of greasy wool on offer, the greatest proportion r was crossbred fleece. ' ■ Top price of the sale, was 400 c a kilogram; for 12 bales of' fine LMbfino, - sbld’- by Wrightsom. NMA on account of.R.S. Emmerson, “.Fbrest Range,” Alexandra. ; - The;. adjusted -’ weighted average sale price ‘ was 270,79 c. -a? kilogram, according to the Wool Board?? ■ No retention or supplementary’ levy will- apply; ■
The range of prices was:— Fleece e Merino, Extra Fine, 64/70s and Finer: Good to super .. 389 to 4UU Good 358 to 378 Average 327 to 347 Medium, 60s, 60/64S: Good to super 372 to 384 Good 341 to 362 Average 313 to 337 Fine Halfbred: Good 320 to 334 Average 297 to, 319 Medium Fine, 56s, 56/58s: Good 289 tO 317 Average 262 to 288 Strong, 54s, 54/56s: Good 286 to 31X Average 262 to 285 Extra Strong, 52s, 52/54s: Good to super .. 292 to 314 Good 282 to 291 Average .. •. 268 Crossbred Extra Fine to 281 50/52s, 52s: Good 292 to 315 Average 261 to 291 Fine, 48/50S, 50s: 294 to 309 Good ■- .. Average 268 to 293 Medium, 46/50s: Good 296 to 315 Average Coarse, 44/46s and 258 to 295 coarser: Good 293 to 321 Average 278 Woolly hoggets to 292 Crossbred Extra Fine, 52s, 52/54s: to 314 Good 292 Average 272 to 291 Crossbred Fine, 50s, 50/52s: Good 290 to 311 Average 269 to 289 Crossbred Medium, 48 s. 48/50s: Good 288 to 306 Average 265 to 287
Shorn hogget Extra Fine Crossbred, 52s, 52/54S: Good .. 292 Fine, 50s, 50/52S; to 315 Good to super .. 309 to 314 Good .. 288 to 308 Average .. .267 to 287 ■ Second shear Halfbred: Good .. .. 264 to 282 Average .. .243 Crossbred Long, to 263 44/48s, 4in to 6in: Good to super .. 313 to 319 Good .. .. 294 to 312 Average .. 272 to 293 Crossbred Short, 44/48s, 2in to 4in: Good .. .. 294 to 310 Average .. 263 to 293 PIECES Average- to good -. 217 to 235 LAMBS Halfbred, 54/58s; Good .. . • 276 to 285 Average .. 256 Long Fine Crossto 275 bred, 50/52s: Good .. .. 299 to 312 Average .. ‘ .. 278 Short Fine Crossbred, to 298 50/52S: , ' ’ Good .. ..292 to 310 Average .. 271 Long Crossbred, to 291 48/50s: Good .. • ■ 290 to 311 Average 268 Short Crossbred, to 289 48/50s: . Good .. .. 288 to 308 Average ; . -. . • 267 to 287 Second lambs Good to average .. 246 to 265 Necks Crossbred, 48/50s: Good .. 289 to 301 Average .. 256 to 288 Pieces Crossbred, 46/50s: Average to good .. 236 to 266 Average ■ ..218 to 235 Bellies Crossbred, 46/50s:' Average to good .. 206 to 226 Average to poor--. 182 to 20a
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