PRODUCE & MARKET REPORTS FROM DAY TO DAY
WOOL MARKET
LONDON'S IfRM TONE
BRADFORD TOPS QUIET
(Received Bth March, 11 a.m.)
LONDON* 7th March,
Offerings at the London wool sales today were 8777 bales, including. 2949 bales New Zealand. ApPr Psim^ely 3274 tales were sold.. ; ' .' -. ; :
!-'-The market has a,; firm .tone, and all offerings were cleared; readily* Bradford securing the bulk of the- crossbreds and the Continent most of the' merinos offering.. . ; ' ' •-.;!■
'Sales included greasies, N.esr.; Zealand's "Kuaka,".9d to 6%d; "Eclipse" lambs' elipes, lOd to B%d. ; : V;"
"Messrs. Levin and Co., LtcL,- have received the following cable :; from their London agents, dated 7th March:—"The auctions are proceeding at of: ■the' opening day. i-The^withdrawals, are heavy, mainly crossbreds. i.Slipe' wools are selling better than greasy. ,;The following prices are current: Merinoi>super 10% dto ll%d, average 8d to. 9d; halfbred, super 56/58's lid to 12d, lOd to lid; medium halfbred, super. 50/56's 9d "to 9% d, average 7%d to Sd; coarse halfbred, super 48/50's 7d to 7% d, average 5%d to 6%d; fine crossbred, super 46/48's 6%d to 7d, average 5%d to 6d; medium crossbred, super 44/46's 5%d to 6%d, average 5d to 5%d; coarse crossbred, super 4.0/44' a 5%d to 6d, average 5d to 5V 2 d; low crossbred, super 36/40's 5%d to s%'d, average 4?id to 5%d; pieces, 4d. to 4%d; bellies, 3%d to 4%d; locks, 2%d to 3d?'
BRADFOKD, 7th March. The Bradford tops market is quiet, with an easier tendency. The latest and recent prices .'were as follows:— . . n 11th 18th 25th 3rd Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar.j per Ib. per lb. per lb. per lb. Seventies ... 26% 26% 26 26 Sixty-fours .. 23% 23V 3 23 22 Sixties 22 22 21% 20 Fifty-sixea .. 17% 17% 17% :17 Fifties 12% 12% 12% 12 Forty-sixes .. 10 10 9% 9% Forties ...... 9 9 9 9
PRODUCE & MARKET REPORTS FROM DAY TO DAY
Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 57, 8 March 1932, Page 10
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