COARSE CROSS-BREDS ELECTED AT LAST CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE

Evening Star, Issue 26135, 24 June 1947, Page 7

COARSE CROSS-BREDS ELECTED AT LAST CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE

(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 23. The official report issued by the Christchurch Woolbrokers’ Association, in conjunction with the New Zealand Woolbuyers’ Association and the New Zealand Wool Disposal Commission, on the fifth and final Christchurch wool sale of the 1946-47 selling season held to-day, states that a fully representative bench of buyers attended the auction, though their numbers were not quite so great as during earlier sales. Competition was fairly well spread, but the bidding was a little irregular. Fleece wools of half-bred quality sold very well, blit little interest/ was shown in medium and inferior cross-breds, which were largely taken by the Joint Organisation. Lambs’ wool was also neglected. The offering was not large, comprising 4,800 halos of greasy and late shorn and straggler wools, with some consignments from the Chatham Islands. ‘ The official range of prices is as follows Extra fine Corriedale and half-bred,

58/60's— Good . ... d. d. 31 to 34$ Average 26 to 30 Inferior 19 to 24 Fine Corriedale and half-bred, 56/68’s — Good 30 to 331 Average ... 25 to 29 Inferior 18 to 23 Medium Corriedale and ’ half-bred, 56’s— Good 28 to 30 Average ... 22 to 26 Inferior 15 to 20 Corriedale and'half-bred, 50/56’s — Good 24 to,28 Average ... 20 to 23 Inferior ... 15 to 18 Fine cross-bred, 48/oO’s — Average 161 to 181 Inferior 14 to 16 Medium cross-bred, 40/48’s— Good 18 to 19 Average 151 to 17 Inferior 11 to 14 Lambs—Half-bred, 56’s— Good to super 19 to 23 Average 15 to 18 Inferior and seedy 81 to 12 Medium cross-bred, 48/50— Good to super 16 to 19 Average ... 13 to 15 Inferior and seedy 8 to 11 Pieces—Half-bred— Good to super 23 to 251 , * Average 16 to 21 Inferior and seedy 8 to 12 Cross-bred— Good to super 141 to 17| Average 11 to 131 Inferior and seedy 7 to 10 Bellies—Half-bred— Good to super ... 19 to 211 ' Average 16 to 181 Inferior and seedy 10 to 14 Cross-bred— Good to super 12 to 14 Average 10 to 111 Inferior and seedy 5 to 9 Crutchings—Half-bred— Good to super 12 to 14j Average 101 to 111 Inferior and seedy 7 to 91 Cross-bred— Good to super 12 to 16J ■ Average 101 to 111 Inferior and seedy 7 to 91 Locks— Half-bred 6 to 111 Cross-bred ... ... 31 to 91