WOOL MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 134, 4 December 1930, Page 12

WOOL MARKET

NAPIER RESULTS

OFFICIAL RANGE OF PRICES

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NAPIER, This Day. A slight hardening of prices compared with Auckland values was noticeable at the first JSTapier wool sale ol" the season to-day, but 'the increased rates no doubt were .due almost entirely to the better condition of the wool offered as compared with that "at the northern centre. AVithdrawals reduced the original catalogue from 19,370 to 15,500 bales, and the passings totalled about 20 per cent. Continental buyers were very active, competing particularly for pieces and bellies; while Bradford entered the market in earnest for the first time this season, and lifted a fair proportion of the cataioguc. Competition generally was keen and the' sale proceeded at a great pace j throughout, buyers bidding very freely for practically all lots within restricted limits. Pieces and bellies in particular improved on the Auckland prices. The official range of prices was as follows:— . . Corriedale: Super, damaged, and interior, Southdown:. Super, nil; average, 5%d to 7%d; inferior, 4d to sd. Medium half bred: 50/56, super, nil; average, GVsdto 7V4d; inferior, up to 5%d. Coarse halfbred: 48/50, super, Odto IVsi; average, 5d to 6d; inferior, 4d to sd. Fine crossbred! 46/48, super Gd to 7d; average, PM to 5%d; inferior, 4%d to 4V>d. Medium crossbred: 44/46, super 5d to 6%d; average, 4d to 4%d; inferior, ml. Coarse crossbred: 40/44, super 4%d to od; average, 4d to 4.Mid; inferior, 3d to 3%d. Lov.- Crossbred, 3G-40. super nil; average, 4d to 4%d; inferior, 2d to 4d. Hoggets, 50-56, 6d to 7%d; 48-50, 5%d to 7%d; 46-48, 5d to 7d; 44-46, 4d to 5%d; 40-44, nil. Lambs were not sufficient to quote. Necks, 4%d to 6%d; pieces, good to super, 4d to 6d; low to medium, l%d to 3?id; bellies, good to super, 23£ dto 3%d; low to .medium, 194 dto 2%d. Crutehmgs, good to super, 3d to 4d; low to medium, iy.d to 2d; locks, crossbred, 1 l-3d to 2d.