Official report and prices

Press, 1 March 1984, Page 15

Official report and prices

Lambs’ wool was generally 2.5 per cent dearer at the Christchurch wool sale yesterday compared with the Dunedin sale on Friday, according to the official report. The report was issued by the Christchurch Woolbrokers’ Association in conjunction with the Wool Board and the New Zealand Council of Wool Exporters. Halfbred fleece was quoted as being to 2.5 per cent cheaper, Halfbred lambs’ wool was 2.5 per cent dearer, crossbred fleece was in sellers’ favour, and crossbred lambs’ was described as erratic but generally 2.5 per cent dearer. Crossbred second shear was also in sellers’ favour, crossbred, soft cotts were 2.5 to 5 per cent cheaper, crossbred skirtings were up to 2.5 per cent cheaper, and poor style crossbred oddments were 5 to 7.5 per cent cheaper. The offering for the first day consisted of 21,962 bales drawn from the Canterbury Plains, Marlborough, Nelson and West Coast. Very few of the fleece wools were attractive and many were of reasonable colour but low yielding. Others showed discolouration and were cotted to varying degrees.. Lambs’ wool was ! in abundance in all qualities, styles and lengths. The total offering was divided into: 1 percent Merino; 24 per cent Halfbred; 15 per cent crossbred; 18 per cent cotts; 8 per cent second shear, 22 per cent lambs; 12 per cent skirtings; 10 per cent oddments. Eastern Europe were the principal buyers with support coming from the Far East, Western Europe and local mills. The New Zealand Wool Board was not required to support the market. Prompt date for the sale is Tuesday, March 20, 1984. The following is the official' range of prices issued by the Christchurch , Woolbrokers’ Association. Fine Merino, .64/ 70s: ~ I Good to super —to 660 Good 533 to 553 Medium Marino, 60/643, 645: Good 498 to 549 Average 452 to 490 Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 60s and Finer: Good to super — to 490 Good 424 to 450 Extra Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 58s, 58/60s:

Good to super Good 450 to 468 398 to 432 Average 366 to 397 Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 56/ 58s: Good 353 to 393 Average 330 to 352 Medium halfbred and Corriedale, 54/56s: Good to super 381 to 386 Good 332 to 368 Average 311 to 330 Strong halfbred and Corriedale, 50/54s: Good to super 351 to 365 Good 324 to 348 Average 297 to 320 Extra Fine Crossbred, 52/54s: Good 353 to 377 Fine Crossbred, 50/ 52s: Good to super - to 355 Good 317 to 340 Average 284 to 314 Medium Crossbred, 46/50s: Good to super - to 352 Good 316 to 340 Average 285 to 314 Strong Crossbred, 44/48s: Good to super 355 to 368 Good 317 to 337 Average 296 to 311 Coarse Crossbred, 40/44s: Good 379 to 424 Shorn hogf jet Fine Halfbred and

Corriedale, 58/ 60s: Good Fine Halfbred and Corriedale, 56/ 58s: 375 to 430 Good Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 54/56s: 359 to 370 Good to super - to 377 Good Fine Crossbred, 48/ 52s: 325 to 365 Good to super 360 to 375 Good 325 to 352 Average 305 to 324 Second-shear Medium Halfbred and Corriedale, 54/56s: Good 295 to 330 Average Strong Crossbred, 44/48s, 3in to 5in: 265 to 294 Good 326 to 341 Average Strong Crossbred, 44/48s, 2in to 3in: 289 to 325 Good 313 to 337 Average Necks Fine Halfbred, 60/ 64s: 282 to 312 Good Fine Halfbred, 58/ 60s: - to 433 Average to good Halfbred, 56/58s: 360 to 408 Average to good Fine Crossbred, 48/ 50s: 346 to 362

Lambs’ wool was generally Good to super 450 to 468 Corriedale, 58/ Good 365 to 386 > per cent dearer at the Good 398 to 432 60s: 375 to 430 Average 310 to 352 iristchurch wool sale yesterAverage Fine Halfbred and 366 to 397 Good Pieces iy compared with the medin sale on Friday, acFine Halfbred and Merino, 60/64s: Corriedale, 56/ Corriedale, 56/ Average to good Fine Halfbred, 58/ 360 to 420 rding to the official report. 58s: 353 58s: 359 to 370 The report was issued by the Good to 393 Good 60s: iristchurch Woolbrokers’ Average 330 to 352 Medium Halfbred Average to good 296 to 334 sociation in conjunction with Medium halfbred and CorrieHalfbred, 56/58s: e Wool Board and the New and Corriedale, 54/56s: Average to good 288 to 330 aland Council of Wool Exdale, 54/56s: Good to super - to 377 Medium Crossbred, rters. Good to super 381 to 386 Good 325 to 365 46/50s: Halfbred fleece was quoted Good 332 to 368 Fine Crossbred, 48/ Average to good 234 to 272 being to 2.5 per cent eaper, Halfbred lambs’ wool Average 311 to 330 52s: Strong halfbred Good to super 360 to 375 Bellies is 2.5 per cent dearer, crossand CorrieGood 325 to 352 Fine Halfbred, 58/ ed fleece was in sellers’ dale, 50/54s: Average 305 to 324 60s: 250 to 270 vour, and crossbred lambs’ Good to super 351 to 365 Second-shear Average to good is described as erratic but Good 324 to 348 Medium Halfbred Halfbred, 50/56s, nerally 2.5 per cent dearer. Average 297 to 320 and Corrie56/58s: 234 to 266 Crossbred second shear was Extra Fine Crossdale, 54/56s: Average to good: so in sellers’ favour, crossbred, 52/54s: Good 295 to 330 Medium Crossbred, ed . soft cotts were 2.5' to 5 Good 353 to 377 Average 265 to 294 46/50s: r cent cheaper, crossbred Fine Crossbred, 50/ Strong Crossbred, Average to good 222 to 256 irtings were up to 2.5 per nt cheaper, and poor style ossbred oddments were 5 to 52s: Good to super Good 317 to 355 to 340 44/48s, 3in to 5in: Good 326 to 341 Lambs Fine Halfbred, 56/ 58s, 58s; Good to super Good > per cent cheaper. The offering for the first day Average Medium Crossbred, 284 to 314 Average Strong Crossbred, 289 to 325 353 to 368 324 to .346 nsisted of 21,962 bales drawn 46/50s: to 352 to 340 to 314 44/48s, 2in to Average 315 to 323 sm the Canterbury Plains, arlborough, Nelson and West >ast. Good to super Good Average 316 285 3in: Good Average 313 to 337 282 to 312 Extra Fine Crossbred, 50/56s: Good 358 to 379 Very few of the fleece wools >re attractive and many Strong Crossbred, 44/48s: 355 to 368 Necks Fine Halfbred, 60/ Fine Crossbred, 48/ 50s: ire of reasonable colour but Good to super 64s: - to 433 Good to super Good 352 to 364 w yielding. Others showed scolouration and were cotted varying degrees.. Lambs’ wool was ! in abundGood 317 to 337 Good 326 to 351 Average Coarse Crossbred, 40/44s: 296 to 311 Fine Halfbred, 58/ 60s: Average to good 360 to 408 Average Locks Halfbred; 311 to 325 ice in all qualities, styles and igths. The total offering was Good Shorn hogj Fine Halfbred and 379 let to 424 . Halfbred, 56/58s: Average to good Fine Crossbred, 48/ 50s: 346 to 362 Average to good Crossbred: Average to good 180 198 to 214 to 218