TIMARU WOOL SALE

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 145, 16 December 1927, Page 12

TIMARU WOOL SALE

KEKN COMPETITION

" (By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") . 'TIMARUjIoth December. The first wool sale of the season for South Canterbury opened here to-night before the largest bench of buyers which has, ever attended a Timaru wool sale. All the wool-consuming countries of the world, including Russia, were represented. Ten thousanad bales were offered, and nearly all were sold under very keen competition. Though lighter in condition than usual, owing to a superabundance of rain, the wool was in good condition and opened up attractively. Buyers considered the sale equal to the Christchurch sale, ■ though .it is generally considered that South Canterbury wools hardly reach the quality of those grown in North Canterbury. Topl price, 25% d, was paid for merino. The best price for halfbred was 24Hd, the grower of this line obtaining 20d for the clip from the same flock last year. i' ' ' The 1 following is the range of prices:—

■ ■ ■ a. ■ a. lerino— . Extra:supcn to 25% Super 23 to 24% Average 21 to 22 ■"iue Halfbred— Extra super •.. 24 to 24% Super 22% to 24 Average 20 to 22 Inferior 18 to 20 Joarse Half bred— Extra super 19% to 20% Super 18 to 19% Average 10% to 17% Inferior . ..J 15 to 18 pine Crossbred— Super 18 to 20 Average 15 to 17'Inferior 13 to 15 itedium Crossbred— ' Super ................. 15 to 15% Average 14 to 14% ' Inferior .; .. 12 to 13% hoarse Crossbred— » ■ Super :.......:... Wk to 14 Average 11 . to 12% Bellies and Pieces. » ■ ! • Merino— Good to super '.. n to 18 Low to medium ....... 16 to IS lalfbred— . . Good to super ........ 19 to 21% Low to medium 15 to 18 Jrossbred— Good to super ......... 13 to 15% ,Lo-w to medium 12 to 13