PRICE OF WOOL
jffiN PER CENT. BETTEE
ACTIVE LONDON BUYING
tilled Tress Association—By Electric Telesraph—Copyright. . (Received 14th'May,. 11 a.m.) LONDON, 13th May. The May series of wool sales have opened. At the first sale 10.758 bales were offered, including 3825 New Zealand.- Approximately G647 bales were sold. ; There was a miscellaneous selection of merinos, including many inferior lots, and a good average offering of New Zealand crossbreds. The sale was crowded with buyers representing all centres. A strong confident spirit prevailed and there was extremely brisk competition, both from Continental buyers and Yorkshire representatives. Merinos and greasy combing .sorts met ■with a strong demand at 10 per cent, above the March sales closing rates^ Best scoured lines were 10 per cent. up. Faulty lines showed an advance of 5 per cent. ; Crossbreds, all greasy wools, were fully 10 per cent, better, and scoured, wools were 7% to 10 per cent. up. Slipes advanced 7% per cent. Lambs, merinos, were 5 per cent, to 7% per cent, dearer. .Realisations were.—New Zealand greasy crossbreds, Bee ll%d to .lid, Omoko ll<;id to'lu%d, halfbend over Claxby lZVzd to :12d.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1930, Page 14
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PRICE OF WOOL
Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1930, Page 14
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