Napier wool up
PA 1 Napier Most wool sold on a strong market at Napier yesterday. Full. fleece, long secondshear, and the few lines of lambs’ wool were in sellers’ favour compared With Monday’s Dunedin auction, when .prides were V/t per cent up on the March Dunedin auc(ion. •.■ ■■ ■ ? The only , exception yesterday was for shorter secondshear, Which was barely steady , Second-shear, accounted for 70 per cent of the offering, which was. of good length and yield. Considerable discolouration was caused by wet weather at shearing time. The Wool Board bld on 42 per cent of the offering and had bought 16 per cent by the lunch break. This compares with the last Napier sale in March when the board bid on 64 per cent and bought 36 per cent. Competition was strong and widespread, the principal buyers being the Middle East and the Continent, supported by New Zealand carpet mills. The adjusted. weighted average sale price was 251.40 c a kilogram. The range of prices was.-
Crossbred fleece: Average to good 260 to 270 Average 251 to 259 Poor Seeohd lambs: 240 to 250 Average 200c to 210c Poor Second-shear, 75mm to 190.to.199 100mm, high yielding: Gdod to super to 310 Good ; 278 to 287 Average Low yielding 268 to 277 Good to super to 285 Good 267 to 275 Average ' ■' ■ Second-shear, 50mtn to 257 to 266 .100mm. high yielding: ■ Good to super to 290 Good 270 to 280 Average ‘ 260.to 270 Low yielding: . Good to super - to 275 . Good > * 255 to 265 Average Second-shear. 50mm to 245 to 254 75mm, high yielding: . Good to super to 290 Good 270 to 280 Average Low yielding: 260 to 270 Good to super to 275 Good 255 to 265 Average Second-shear. 50mm to 245 to 254 75mm, high yielding: Good to super to 278 Good 260 to 270 Average Low yielding: 250 to 259 Good to super to 265 Good 250 to 260 Average 240 to 249
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