Wool eases again

Press, 21 January 1983, Page 3

Wool eases again

PA Wellington Wool prices generally were in buyers’ favour at Wellington yesterday, compared with-the Christchurch sale on Wednesday.

The offering of 25.009 bales was mainly full-length ewe fleece, early-shorn ewe, and lambs’ wool.

Most clips were well grown' and of good length and style:

Lambs’ wool was mainly well grown and well, sorted for length and colour, but some showed water stain and yellow brisket. The Wool Board bid on 24

per cent of the offering and had 8 per cent passed or sold to it.

The adjusted weighted average sale price was 255.74 c a kilogram. Based on this, a Government supplementary payment of 25.1 per cent will apply to all wool sold at the sale and all wool sold privately from midnight on January 19 to midnight on January 20. The market indicator was 233 c.

Perendale ewe: Good - to 307 Average 259 to 288 Full-length crossbred ewe: Good - to 305

Good-average Average 2 286 to 297 50 to 274 Early-shorn Ewe, 3in to 5in: Good — to 292 Good-average 270 to 282 Average 251 to 268 Second-shear ewe. 2in to 3in. Good-average 236 to 255 Average 224 to 235 First lambs: Good — to 292 Good-average 278 to 286 Average 249 to 262 Second lambs: Good-average 197 to 210 Average 180 to 196 First pieces: Good-average — to 218 Average 180 to 196