SOME PRICES HIGHER

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 146, 18 December 1933, Page 6

SOME PRICES HIGHER

TIMARU WQOL SALE

SPLENDID ALL ROUND

(By Telegraph.—Presß Association.) TIMARU, December 17. The opinion of all concerned is that tho first wool sale of the season in South Canterbury was a splendid one from all points of view. I The opinion was expressed prior to tho sale that prices would be firm on tho recent auction at Christchurch, and this proved correct, prices eventually being at par to a farthing dearer than the northern auction. .Growers were favoured by a fairly good season,, and it was anticipated that the wool would' open up in fairly good condition. This also proved to be tho case, the majority of the clips being freer from dust than those offered at the Christchurch f^ile. The wool was sound and well grown, but the opinion was expressed that some was perhaps slightly coarser than that offered here last season. This is accounted for by tho weather experienced in recent months. The bench of buyers was fully representative of all the countries interested, and competition throughout was most keen,, hardly a single line being' neglected. Most competition came from the Continent, with Japan more in the market than at previous sales held at-this centre. Continental buyers went after fleece wools freely, with France taking pieecs, often at extreme prices. Bradford representatives were fairly quiet, although they made their presence felt when lots suitable to their requirements came under the hammer. Dominion mills also came into the mar-' ket for suitable offerings. Iv the first, four catalogues passings were conspicuous by their absence, and although in the final catalogue prices failed to reach growers' reserves in a few instances the .total passings were practically negligible. The sale was an exceptionally good one for three-quarterbred and halfbred! wools, which opened up particularly well. Passings were negligible, and almost a total clearance was effected at the auction. The official range of prices is as follows: —Merino, extra super—super to 20Jd, average 17d to 20d, inferior 15Jd to 16_d; fine half bred, 56/58's, super to 21} d, average 17d to 19} d, inferior 14-ld to 16_d; medium half bred, 50/56's, super 16 Jd to 18d, average 14_d to 16Jd, inferior nil; three-quarterbred, 48/50's,

super to 17-Jd, average 13id to lod, inferior IOJd to 13d; crossbred, 44/46's, super to 12_d, average Sid to lljd, inferior Cd to 8d; pieces, merino, 13Jd t'. 18} d; halfbred, good to super Hid to 20|d, low to medium 12.d to lGd; three-quarterbred, lid to 14Jd; bellies, merino 13d to 15d, halfbred 13d to 15 : } d, three-quarterbred 9d to 12d, crossbred 6 : } dto 8d; crutchings, medium 7-.d to 13d, low 5d to 7d; locks, merino, 6d to 9d, halfbred 6d to B*d, crossbred 4d to s*d.