Good wool sale at Bradford
Prices were up on those ruling in September at the Bradford wool auction . last week. • Scoured medium 48/50s crossbred from J. Coe (Irwell) realised 461 c per kg and Canterbury Halfbred fleece from 420 c to 430 c per kg. . London Wool Brokers report that there was: excellent, widespread competition from the Home trade and Continent at the sale of overseas wools. Prices for many lines were dearer than in September, in spite, of the. easing which had taken place -in overseas markets in the interim. The selection was mainly
of good or good/average style crossbred fleece and skirtings, although there was a bigger than usual Offering of Merinos. ! ■ London Wool Brokers, in Conjunction with the United Kingdom agent of the New Zealand Wool Board, state that fleece values were fully 21 per cent dearer, while second-shears gained 21 to 5 per cent with some extreme prices realised for spot wools. Good length skirtings were up t > per cent dearer and shorter lines remained fully firm. Crutchings were, however, inclined in buyers’ favour and greasy wools sold at generally unchanged rates.
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Press, 20 October 1980, Page 26
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