IMPROVED PRICES.
CHNITBD PRIBB ASSOCIATION COPTRUHT.) (AUITRALIAK ■ NIW ZEALAND CABLH ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, 15th April. Tha free -wool sales closed firm. Prices were the highest of the series, being about' 5 per cent, above the opening r*tes. Crossbreds met with strong German competition. The quantity catalogued was 52,250 bales, and about 75 per cent, was Bold. Good stapled sound merinos were in strong demand throughout, and closed at about 5 to 7i per cent, below March rates. Clothing softs were unsold. The chief operators were from the Continent, especially Germany. Carding crossbreds were in good demand, with a hardening tendency. Preparing wools received no Continental support, and in the absence of Yorkshire demands were often withdrawn. The reserves on combing and slipes were above buyers' ideas, consequently these sorts were mostly withdrawn.
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 91, 18 April 1921, Page 6
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131IMPROVED PRICES. Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 91, 18 April 1921, Page 6
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