Wellington wool eases slightly
PA Wellington Fleece and hogget wool was selling up to 2 per cent dearer at the Wellington wool sale yesterday, compared with the Invercargill sale on August 30, according to the official report. Second-shear was in sellers’ favour, good crutchings to 2.5 per cent cheaper, with poorer crutchings to 5 per cent cheaper, it said. The Wellington brokers sold 4263 bales of greasy wools comprising 55 per cenUcrutchings, 15 per cent second-shear, 15 per cent
early shorn hoggets, 7 per cent pre-lamb shorn ewes, 3 per cent lambs, and 5 per cent piece oddments wool. Also on offer were 1070 bales of Wool Board stock. The main buying strength came from New Zealand scourers and mills, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The adjusted weighted average sale price was 356.78 c a kilogram. The market indicator was 357 c and it will apply from midnight, September T until midnight, September?l2.
Official range of prices:— Crossbred Hogget, 50/525: Good — to 525 Average to Good — to 517 Average — to 500 Crossbred Hogget, 48/50s: Good — to 519 Average to good — to 510 Average — to 496 Crossbred Hogget, 48s: Good — to 515 Average to good — to 496 Average — to 490 Crossbred Hogget, 46/50s: Good - to 512 Average to good — to 494
Average — to 483 Crossbred Hogget, 44/48s: Good — to 496 Average to good —to 487 Average — to 480 Second-shear, bellies and pieces 46/50s: Good to average —to 372 Average — to 346 Average to poor —to 322 Crutchings Long, 44/48s: Good — to 396 Average to good —to 380 Average — to 361 Short, 44/48s: Good - to 378 Average to good —to 359 Average — to 348
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