TIMARU WOOL SALE

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 December 1934, Page 11

TIMARU WOOL SALE

RANGE OF PRICES. ’ [PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] TIMARU, December 17. L Following is the official range of 1 prices for the Timaru wool sale: — Merino: Extra super 14J to 143 d, ■ super 12d to 13d; medium 103 d to Hid; inferior 9d to 10. Fine halfbred: Super 56’s —58’s to 12gd, medium lOd to lid, inferior 83d to 9Sd. Medium halfbred: Super 50’s —56’s to llSd, medium 9:]d to lOld, inferior 81d to 9? t d .Coarse crossbred: Super 40’s — 45’s to 51d, medium 4Jd to sjd. Threequarter crossbred 48—50: Super 9d to 93d, medium 73d to Sid, inferior 6£d to 7d. Medium crossbred 46 —48: Super 6Sd to 73d, medium 5d to 6d, inferior 4Jd to 43d. Hoggets 56’s to 58’s, lOd to 13d, 50’s to 56’s 9d to IOJd, 48’s to 50’s, 7id to 9id; 46’s to 48’s, 6d to 8d; 40’s to 44’s, 43d to s|d. Necks: Merino lljd to 12Jd, halfbred 9d to lid, three-quarter-bred 6d to l£d. Pieces: Merino BJd to lid, halfbred 6d to three-quarter-bred 4Jd to 6Jd; Crossbred 3d to 43d. Bellies: Merino 71d ,to 9d, half bred 5d to 73d, three-quarter-bred 33d to 6d, crossbred 33d to 43d- Crutchings: Fine 4d to 71d, medium 3|d to 43d, strong 2id to 4id. Locks: Merino 5d to 6«d, halfbred 3Jd to 41d, three-quarter-bred 23d to 33d. SYDNEY MARKET FIRM. [by CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] SYDNEY, December 17. At the wool sales to-day, 10,020 bales were offered, and 9,379 were | sold; also 1,801 bales privately. There was very keen general competition. The market ruled firm at the closing rates of last week. Greasy merino made 181 d.

AT BRADFORD / LONDON, December 17. Bradford: Market firm. Business limited, as users are well covered. BARTER SCHEMES. (Received December 18, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Decembei’ 17. “The Wool Federation appointed a delegation to watch the effects of the South American and South African bartering with Germany,” says the “Textile Mercury.” The scheme is unlikely to affect wool values, but may temporarily harden the South African market. It adds: Bartei’ may 'seriously affect British exports to South Africa, perhaps infringing the spirit of Ottawa.