NAPIER WOOL SALES

Evening Star, Issue 18173, 13 January 1923, Page 15

NAPIER WOOL SALES

VERY HIGH PRICES. A catalogue of 27,500 bales was offered, and high prices obtained, a feature being the rates for lower grade wools. Bradford operated freely, taking the hulk at 'the catalogue. The spinners’ high limits were against the topmakera After the local mills had bought their requirements of pieces, the Continent took up the remainder. (Jennany operated very c.,vj|i;msively at tflie sale, 'taking up all inferior wools and come very coarse Lincoln. Belgium and ’Franco and the Scandinavian countries competed with Germany for this class of wool. To Japan went the cnifohiaga, of which not a great deal was offering; also coareo (pieces and fine Southdown.

Tho range of prices so far as was ascertainable (the sale not 'being over at 11.30 p.m.) was as follows:

Merinos, 22d to 26d. Southdown, 20d to 23d. Medium half-bred, 50’s to 56's: Super., I7d to 20d ; .average, 16d to 16Jd ; inferior, l4Jd to 15^d. Coarse half-bred, 40's to 50’s; Super., 15d to 16id ; average, 13d to 14>Jd; inferior, lOd to 12d. Fino cross-bred, 46’sto 48's: Super., 15d to 16i<I; average, 13d to 14ijd; inferior, 101 d to Hi'l- - cross-bred, 44’s to. 46’*: Super., 14d to 15id; average, 12d to 13HJ ; inferior, 9d to 11 Jd. Coarse cross-bred, 40’s lo 44’?; Super., I2id to 14|d ; average, - lOfjd to ferior, 81 d to 91 t d. Low cross-bred, 36’s to 40's: Super,, 9Jd to 101 d; average, ojd to 8,1 d; inferior, 6d to Od. Hoggets: line, 46’b to 48's, lod to 16;Jd; medium, 44’s to 46's, 14d to coarse, 40 sto 44’s. ICd lo 13.U1 ; low, 36's to 40',s, 7,}d to 91d. Lambs: Line, 44’s to 50's, .14,pi lo ],6i|d ; modkiim, 40's to 44', 5, I2d to 13Id. Seedy and inferior (all grades, to lOd ; bellies .and ipieces, cows-bred, good to super., 12d to 161 d 1 low to inc-duun, 7J lo 10ld; crnU'ilmig.s, medium lo good, 6fd to 7;Jd ; inferior to seedy, 6d to 3,jd; kicks, cross-bred. 4d to 5-jd-