DUNEDIN WOOL SALES

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 147, 19 December 1930, Page 14

DUNEDIN WOOL SALES

STATE OF THE MARKET

(By Telegraph—Presa Association.) DUNEDIN, This Day. Offerings at the first wool sale of the season yesterday totalled 10,454 bales, the smallest catalogue for a first sale for years. The wool offered- comprised few lots of choice, well-grown, clean wools in comparison with this sale of a year ago, the bulk of the offering showing signs of the severe winter and late spring. There was also a fair proportion of wool offered that was held over from last year. In most cases this wool opened out in a stained condition. Competition from Continent was especially keen. Bradford buyers also operated keenly on wools suitable for requirements; 'any super lots were taken by New Zealand mills. Market firm on recent sales held in South Island. Top price was 9^d for a choice line of super half-bred. The following is the official range of prices:—Merino, average 6d to 7%d, inferior 5d to 5%d; fine half bred, extra super B%d to 914 d, super 7%d to S^d, average 6%d to 7%d, inferior 5d to Cd; medium halfbred, extra super 7'/4d to Bd, average 6d to 7d, inferior 5d to 6d; coarse halfbred, super 6%d to 7d, average 5%d to 6%d, inferior 4%d to sd; fine crossbred, super Od to 6%d, average 5d to 5%d, inferior 4%d to 4%d; medium crossbred, super 5%d to 6%d, average 5d to 5%d,_ inferior 4d to 41/f ! d; bellies and pieces, merino —good to super 5d to 6d, low to medium 3%d to 4y s d; halfbred—good to super 4%d to 7%d, low to medium 3d to 4%d; crossbred —good to super 3%d to sd, low to medium 2%d to 3%d; crutchings—good to super 2%d to 3%d, low to medium Id to 2d ;locks—merino to 2%dj halfbred lYzd to 2d, crossbred Id to l%d.