OFFICIAL RANGE OF PRICES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 151, 23 March 1938, Page 13

OFFICIAL RANGE OF PRICES

Comparison With February Sale The Wellington Woolbrokers’ Association issued the following official re-, port:— At the wool sale held yesterday about 24,000 bales were offered, and elicited keen competition. The offering was generally of good top-making style, consisting chiefly of crossbreds. Ninety-five per cent, was disposed of under the hammer, Bradford and the Continent operating freely, being well supported by Japan, who are again in the market. Compared with the Dunedin sale, crossbreds were fully firm on that centre, and as a result of the better prices, growers were more disposed to meet the market. Fine wools, of which there was a limited quantity sold on a par with Dunedin. The official range of prices gives the following comparison with those made at the third Wellington sale on Febru-

ary 10: — Feb., 1938. Mar., 1938. d. d. d. d. Merino, 64/70, 60/64— Extra super .... —» —— 12} Super — 12 101 .to Average Inferior 11 to 9 to 11 10J to to lot Fine halfbred, 56/58— Extra super .... —— Super Hi to 13 — 121 Average 101 to 11 11} to Inferior 9 tolO Medium balfbred, 50/56 — 9} to 11 Extra super ... —— — Super 10J to Hi 10} ■— 12 Average 9} to 10} to Interior 8 to 9} 9} to 10 Extrafinecrpssbred, 48/50 — Suner 10 to Hi Hi to 12} Average 8J to 91 si to IL Inferior 74 to Si 8 to 91 line crossbred, 46/48 — Super 10} to Hi 11 to 12} Average Inferior 81 to 7 to 10 8} Si to to 10} 9} Medium crossbred, 44/46— 12} Super 10 to 11} Hi to . Average ., 8} to 9 J 9} to Hi Inferior. 71. to . SI 8 to 9 Coarse crossbred, 40/44 — 12} Super 10 to. 11} 11*.to Average 81 to 91 9} to Hi Inferior to Si a to 9i Ix>w crossbred, 36/40 — Super — — Average 8} to 10 si to Hi Inferior — —— Hoggets— 48/50 94 to 101 8} to 121 Fine, 46/48 9} to 101 »i to ni Medium, 44/46 to 10} «i to 10} Coarse, 40/44 ,. — 9 to 10} Low, 36/40 — — Lambs — 131 Down, 50/56 ... 11} to 9} to 12} Fine, 44/50 11 to 14} 8 to 12} Medium, 40/44 . — —— Seedy and inferior 6} to 10 4 to 8} Bellies and pieces— Merino, good to 10} 8} to super 9} to Merino, low to medium 6} to 9 — Halfbred, good 71 to super Haltbred, low 8} to 10 to 9} to medium ... 8} to 8} 7} to 81 Crossbred, good to super .... low 7} to 9. 7} to 9i to medium ... 4 to 71 5} to 7} Crutchings— Medium to good 6} to 10 fl to 9 Inferior & seedy 4 to 7} 5 to 7 •Locks—* Merino 4} to 6} to fli Halfbred 4 to 54 — Crossbred 4} to 51 41 to 6i (Brokers’ reports on Page 15.)