THE WOOL SALES

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 73, 28 March 1922, Page 8

THE WOOL SALES

FINAL OFFERING AT CHRIST CHURCH

ANIMATED DEMAND FOR CROSS-

BRED.

(»T TELEGRAM!.—PRioS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHURCH, 27th March

The fourth and final wool sale of the season was held to-day, when 9934 bales were offered. The quality was very moderate, there being a big proportion of seedy and stained wool entered. The sale showed a distinct improvement on the February auction for all classes, the advance representing from par to three farthings, and iip to a penny in the case of good halfbreds. A eleara-nce of from SO to 85 per cent, of the total catalogue was made. The bulk of the buying was j done by Bradford representatives. j A satisfactory feature of the sale was the animated demand for crossbred, it being easily the best coarse wool sale of the season. The competition .of local mills was restricted to merinos and crossbreds. The bidding was remarkably keen throughout, and considering the quality of the offering it was tile most satisfactory sale of the present series. Values were as under :— Merino: Snper, 17d to 19£ d; medium, 14£ dto 16£ d; inferior, lOd to 12£ d. Halfbred: Super, 13|d to 15$ d; medium, IOJd to 13Jd; inferior, 8d to 10£ d. Corriedale: Super, 13id to Hjd; ordinary, lOd to 13d. Three-quarter-bred: Super, 8d to lii^d ; : medium, 6Jd to 7id; inferior, 43d to 6d. Medium Crossbred: Super, 7-£ dto 10id; medium, 6d to 7d; inferior, 4id to 6d. Coarse Crossbred: Super, 5Jd to 6|d, medium, 4^d to sd; inferior, 3gd to 4d. Merino pieces: 7^d to Hjd. Halfbred-pieces: 4£d to 12^d. Crossbred pieces: 3d to 7d. Orutohings, pieces: 3d to 6Jd, Locks: 3d to 6Jd. KEEN COMPETITION AT SYDNEY. (»S1T1» PM»S ASSOCIATION.— COMMMT.I SYDNEY, 27th March. The wool sales were continued v to-day, with keen competition for all lines. Late rates were maintained. ■ j