INVERCARGILL WOOL SALES

Evening Star, Issue 19776, 28 January 1928, Page 22

INVERCARGILL WOOL SALES

BEST OF THE SEASON [Per United Peebs Association.] LNVKRC.AKGILU January 27. The wool sale held at Invercargill today proved to be the best so far this season in New Zealand. There was a full bench of buyers, and competition throughout was oi' the keenest. No better description of the saie can be given than by stating that, as compared with the second sale last year, values showed an appreciation of 2d to 5d per lb for good half-bred and fine cross-bred wools. The appreciation in the coarser classes, though substantial, was hardly so good. Tho wool was lighter and brighter than last rear, and was always in keen demand. The few lots passed at the sale were satisfactorily dealt with afterwards. A lino of super, half-bred ewe wool brought 27d, which is slated to be tho record price for this season. Over 24,000 bales were disposed of. The following is the range of prices (those for previous sale last March being given first): March, January, 1927. 1928. d. d. d. d.

Half-bred— Super ... — 25 to 27 Medium to 191 22 to 24 Inferior 15 to 16} 19 to 21 i'ine cross-bred— Super U > 17 19 to 21 Medium 15 to 16J 17 to 19 Inferior 134 to 141 15 to 16} Medium cross-bred— Super 16 to 17 16} to 19 Medium u-i to 16 1^ to 16} Coarse 12i to 134 134 to 15 Coarse cross-bred— Super 13J (o 15 14 to 16 Medium 121 to 131 154 to 15 Inferior 1U to 121 124 to 14 Hogget— Super ... — 18 to 20 Medium . 151 to 17 16 to 18 Coarse 13 to 154 14 to 16 Pieces— Kxtra good 15 to 17 15} io 17} First cross-bred ... 121 to 14 13 to 15 Second cross-bred 9:1 to 12} 10 to 13 Bellies— First cross-bred ... 11 to 13 12 to 14 Second cross-bred 91 to 11 11 to 12 Cm tellings— First cross-bred ... 8 to 91 11 to 12 Second cross-bred 51 to 71 54 to 8 Necks — Fir.-.fc line 144 (o 16 15 to 16$ Seconds 12* to 14 13 to 15 Locks -- 6 to 8 7 to 9