WOOL SALES

Evening Star, Issue 21634, 1 February 1934, Page 7

WOOL SALES

INVERCARGILL SHARES IN SEASON'S ADVANCES HIGH VALUES IN FINE PIECES I Per United Press Association.] INVERCARGILL. January 31. The first wool sale of the Invercargill series was held to-day, a catalogue of over 30,000 bales being offered to a full and representative bench of buyers, including Bradford, Continental, and Japanese interests. An outstanding feature of the sale was the high values ruling for the finer grades of pieces. Some ranged up to 173 d. which in a good many cases exceeded the values -obtaining for the fleece portions of the clip. • Buyers’ views of the Southland clip have been very favourable. . The range of prices was as follows Corriedale^ — Super., 23d to 243 d. Half-bred— Super., 22d to 24d. Medium, 19d to 21id. Inferior, 14Jd to 17d. Fine cross-bred, 48-50’s . - Super., 18d to 20d. Medium, 15d to 17^d. Inferior, 13d to 14Jd. Medium cross-bred, ; 44-46's— Super., 13]d to 15d. , Medium, 10$d to 12}d. Inferior, 9d to 104 d. Coarse cross-bred, 40-44’s Super., 10£d to 113 d. Average, 9d to lOd. Inferior, 8d to 9d. Hogget, fine cross-bred, 48-50’s — Super., 16|d to T6id. Medium, 14d,t0 15id.- . Inferior, lid to 13id; Medium cross-bred, 44-46’s Super., 14Jd to 15Jd. Medium, 12$d to 13Jd. Inferior, Hid to I2Jd. Coarse cross-bred, 40-44'.“ Super., IOJd to Hid. Medium, 9jd to lOid. Inferior, 9d to 9Jd. Matted — Fine, 12id to 13-ld. • Medium, 9d to 9idy Coarse, 8d to Bid. Pieces— Half-bred, 17-Jd to 18id. First cross-bred. 12id to 134 d. Necks, 15d to 17Jd. Bellies— Half-bred, 14id to 15id. Cross-bred, Hid to 12d. Medium, BJd to 9]d. Crutchings— Super., BJd to 9|d. Medium, 6Jd to Bid. Locks, sid to 73d. HUGE SUM REALISED AT WANGANUI [Per United Press Association.] WANGANUI. January 31. A sum of over £500,000 will be paid out on Friday as the proceeds from the recent Wanganui wool sale. Tho average price was £lB a bale, compared with £6 6s last year.