Official report, prices

Press, 23 April 1983, Page 23

Official report, prices

Medium and strong crossbred wools were in sellers’ favour at the Christchurch wool sale yesterday compared with the Napier sale on Thursday, according to the official report. The report, issued by the Christchurch Woolbrokers’ Association, in conjunction with the Woolbuyers’ Association and the Wool Board, said the sale for crossbred secondshear was irregular but generally unchanged from Napier. Crossbred lambs’ wool was' quoted as firm, and crossbred skirtings and oddments generally unchanged. The offering of 27,799 . bales was drawn from all Canterbury districts including the Chatham Islands, plus a good supply from Nelson and the West Coast. The figure includes 2547 bales from Wool Board stocks. Some of the fleece lots were unexpectedly good for an April sale, but in the main were of average style. Many lines were cotted.

Lambs’ wool and secondshear made up by far the largest percentage of the offering, and these were of all qualities and lengths. Over all, it was quite an attractive display of these wools. The main buyers were the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and China.

Compared with the Dunedin sale on March 30, the quotations were: fine and medium halfbred, firm; extra strong and strong Halfbred, 2.5 per' cent dearer; Halfbred skirtings and oddments, sellers’ favour. The Wool Board gave limited support to the market by bidding on approximately 1 per cent of the offering and having about 2 per cent sold or passed to it. Prompt date for the sale is May 10. The following official range of prices includes the Wool Board supplement. It is issued by the Christchurch Woolbrokers’ Association: Fine Merino, 64/ 70s and finer:

Good to super 551 to 577 Good 503 to 530 Medium Merino, 60/64s, 64s: Good to super to 520 Good 458 to 490 Average 403 to 443 Extra fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 60s and finer ' Good Extra fine Half- — to 464 bred and Corriedale, 58s, 58/60s: Good to super 392 to 419 Good 358 to 385 Average Fine Halfbred and 320 to 351

Corriedale, 56/ 58s: Good to super 350 to 370 Good 308 to 346 Average 290 to 300 Medium Halfbred and Corrie? dale, 54/56s: Good 311 to 340 Average 270 to 307 Strong Halfbred and Corriedale, 50/54s: Good 314 to 340 Average 278 to 307 Fine crossbred, 50/ 52s: Good to super - to 355 Good 308 to 345 Average 289 to 314 Medium crossbred, 46/50s: Good 329 to 362 Average 288 to 328 Poor 258 to 280 Strong crossbred, 44/48s: Good to super 360 to 375 Good 326 to 355 Average 302 to 329 Shorn hogg ;et Fine,crossbred ana Corriedale, 58s: Good to super - to 389 Good 348 to 375 Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 52/56s: Good 331 to 358 Fine crossbred, 48/ 50s: Good 319 to 354 Average 289 to 321 Second shear JFine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58s: Good 277 to 303 Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 52/56s: Good 250 to 286 Average 220 to 246 Strong crossbred, 3in to 5in, 44/ 48s: Good to super 337 to 352 Good 306 to 336. Average 290 to 312 Strong crossbred, 2in to 4in, 44/ 48s: Good to super 327 to 351 Good 309 to 325 Average 280 to 303 Necks Fine Halfbred, 58s: Average-good 300 to 350 Fine crossbred, 48/ 50s: Average-good 268 to 305 Pieces Fine Halfbred, 58s, 56/58s: Average-good 249 to 289 .Medium crossbred, 46/50S: Average-good 232 to 259 Inferior 203 to 226 Bellies Fine Halfbred, 56/ 58s, 58s: Average-good Halfbred; 50/56s: 193 to 214 Average-good 170 to 210 Medium crossbred, 46/50s:. Average-good 204 to 246 Inferior 180 to 206 Lambs _ ■ Fine Halfbred, 56/ 58s: Good to super 304 to 322 Good 265 to 302 .Halfbred, 52/56s? Average-good 256 to 288 Average 220 to 255 Fine crossbred, 48/ 50s: Good to super 326 to 339 Good ' 310 to 325 Average 280 ® 308