Some Wellington wool up

Press, 1 March 1986, Page 6

Some Wellington wool up

PA Wellington Prices for better grades of wool were mostly up at the combined Auckland, Wanganui and Wellington sale at Wellington on Thursday. Of 9525 bales offered 19 per cent was fleece, 22 per cent second-shear, 42 per cent lambswool, and the rest oddments.

Competition was keen throughout. The Wool Board bid on 22 per cent and bought 7 per cent.

The market indicators were 462 c clean and 344 c greasy.

The main buyers were from Eastern Europe and Asia. New Zealand carpet mills and scourers also

were prominent. Good style fleece was in the sellers’, favour and poor types in buyers’ favour. Cotts were up by cent. Good-aver-age and average secondshear was down as much as minus 5 per cent on previous sales. A big premium was paid for good clear autumn-shorn wool. - '

First grade lamb’s wool of average style and better was up 21 y 2 per cent, and average to poor down 21 per cent. Poor and discoloured was down 7i/ 2 per cent. Prices.— Crossbred fleece, 35 micron, 105/ 115 mm: Good 482 to 498,

average to good 460 to 471, average 454 to 460. 37 micron, 105/115mm: Good to 484, average to good 458 to 471, average 449 to 460.

Second-shear fleece, 33 micron, 25/75mm to 50/ 75mm: Average to good 438 to 455. 45 micron, 75/ 100 mm to 75/125mm: Average to good 462 to 469, average 437 to 455. 35 micron 50/75mm to 50/100mm: Average to good 451 to 460, average 424 to 438. 37 micron, 75/ 100 mm to 75/125mm: Average to good 468 to 476, average 437 to 451. 37 micron, 50/7Smm to 50/100mm: Good 493 to

502, average to good 454 to 462, average 424 to 438.

Second-shear bellies and pieces, 35 micron, 50/ 100 mm to 75/100mm: Average-poor 385 to 395, poor 379 to 384. 35 micron, 25/75mm to 50/ 75mm: Average-poor 378 to 389, poor 347 to 382. First lambs’ wool, 28 micron, 25/75mm to 50/ 75mm: Average 469 to 485, Average-poor to 446. 29 micron, 25/75mm to 75mm: Average 469 to 473, Average-poor 433 to 447. 30 micron, 25/50mm to 75mm: Average 469 to 473, Average-poor 435 to 440. 31 micron, 75mm to 75/100 mm: Average 465 to 474.