Timaru wool prices firm
PA Timaru The record offering at the Timaru wool sale yesterday, 20,165 bales, was up 35 per cent on previous August sales. Prices generally were firm. , The big offering resulted mainly from increased sheep numbers, heavier wool weights, good feed conditions, recent dry weather for shearing, and more growers selling at Timaru. The official report said that crossbred oddments and crutchings were 2| per cent up on the Dunedin sale last week. Halfbred fleece was firm in sellers’ favour, Halfbred skirtings and crossbred fleeces were generally unchanged, crossbred second-shear firm, and crossbred skirtings in sellers’ favour. The main competition came from China, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The Wool Board bid on 33 per cent of the catalogue and bought or had passed to it 1460 bales, or 7.3 per cent.
The fleece wools were well grown and sound with good length, but colour was not as good as usual at an August sale. Oddments were much heavier in condition, with more discolouration and cottiness, and affected by mud. Generally the fleece was high yielding. The offering was: Fine fleece 15.46 per cent; crossbred 34.88 per cent; second-shear 7.15 per cent; crutchings 14.29 per cent; bellies 12.74 per cent; odd? ments 14.5 per cent; plus miscellaneous 0.98 per cent.. The adjusted weighted
i average sale price yesterday was 251.35 c a kilogram. The range of prices was.— c c Medium Merino, 60s and 60/645: Good to super .. 345 to 359 Good .. .. 328 to 344 Fine Halfbred, 58s and 58/60S-. Good .. .. 297 to 325 Average .. .. 275 to 296 Medium Halfbred, 56s and 56/58s: Good to super .. 300 to 310 Good .. 282 to 299 Average .. .. 269 to 281 Strong Halfbred, 54s and 54/565: Good to super .. 294 to 308 Good .. .. 278 to 293 Average .. .. 262 to 278 Extra fine Crossbred, 50/52s and 525: Good to super .. 305 to 324 Good .. 283 to 304 Average - 271 to 282 Fine Crossbred. 48/50s ' and 50s: Good to super ... 296 to 318 Good . 281 to 295 ; Average ..., .. .. .272 to 280 Medium Crossbred, 46/ 50s; Good to super .. 300 to 325 Good .. .. 284 to 299 Average .. .. 270 to 283 Coarse Crossbred, 44/46s and coarser: .. ~ Good to super .. 302 to 326 Good .. .. 283 to 301 Average .. 266 to 282 Second-shear Crossbred, 3in to 4in, 46/50S: Good to super .. 300 to 312 Good -. .. 289 to 299 Average .. 266 to 288 First lambs Crossbred, 48/50s and 50s* Good' ■• •.. 276 to 290 Average .. .. 263 to 275 Pieces . Halfbred, 54/535: Good to average .. 225 to 237 Poor to average .. 184 to 224 Crossbred. 46/50s: Good to average ... 238 to 250 Poor to average ..‘ 213 to 237 Muddy . • . 178 to 197 First crutchings Half bred. 54/58s: . Good to average .. 189 to 234 Poor to average ..- 171 to 188 Crossbred, 44/48S; ; Good .. 223 to. 257 Good to . average .. 205 to 222 Poor 1 to average' ./ 177 to 204 Muddy '' .. .. b!54 to 175
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