NAPIER WOOL SALE

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 April 1937, Page 4

NAPIER WOOL SALE

HIGHER RANGE OE PRICES. [l’EfC PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, April 8. All expectations for the final wool sale of the Napier series held to-day were more than realised. There was a ravenous demand for all lines, and the sale was marked by the keenest competition from all quarters. The catalogue was almost completely cleared at prices easily, the highest of the season, showing an advance even on the latest quotations at the Wellington sale. This was despite the fact that the quality of the wool offering to-day was not so high. All types of wool, coarse crossbreds, fine fieece wools, cotted lines, pieces and bellies shared in the enquiry. Several clips averaged more than 18d per lb, and vendors were jubilant. It is 13 years since the price of w'ool was so high. Bids of 19Jd were almost monotonously frequent, while very few lots, whatever their quality, went below double figures. A complete clearance gave a good indication of the trend of the sale, prices generally being a full 3d to Id above which -were based on Febluary levels. The official range of

SYDNEY PRICES SYDNEY, April 8. At the wool sales to-day 11,788 bales were offered and 10,410 were sold, 4,266 being sold privately. Prices for best descriptions were equal to the best point of the week. There was good general competition. Greasy Merino made 31|d. RESEARCH COMMITTEE SYDNEY, April 8. Dr. I. Clunie Ross has been appointed the Australian representative on the Secretariat of the International Wool Publicity and Research Committee in London. * Dr. Ross is at present the officer in charge of the McMaster Animal Health Laboratory, Sydney. He had a brilliant career at University. His salary in his new position will be £1,500 a year.

prices is: — d. d. Southdown — Good 18 to 192 Halfbred (56/58) — Average 182 to 201 Halfbred (52/56) — Super to 203. Average ISA to 19A Inferior 17 to IS Extra Fine Crossbred (48/50)Super 19 to 193 Average 172 to 182 Inferior 151 to 16£ Fine Crossbred (46/48) — Super 19 to 20 Average • • , • • 172 to 182 Inferior .. • 16 to 171 Medium Crossbred (44/46) SuperISA to 19 X Average 17 to IS Inferior 14 to 16 Coarse Crossbred (40/44)— Super 19 A to 20A Average IS to 191 Inferior 17 to 18 Low Cressbred (38/40) — Average 182 to 19A Hoggets— 52/54 19 to 20£ 48/50 182 to 201 46/48 IS to 19 Lambs — Down a .. 17 to 191 Fine Crossbred 19 to 21 Medium 18| to 201 Coarse to ISA Seedy and inferior 9 to 14A Necks — Super 18 to 191 Average 16 to 172 Inferior and seedy 135 to 152 Pieces — ' Super 16 to 171 Average 141 to 153 . Inferior and seedy 12 to 14 Bellies — Super 14 to 16 Average 13A to 14A . Inferior and seedy 10 to 13 Cru tellings— Super 142 to 16A Average 13 A to 141 Inferior and seedy 10 to 13 Locks — Crossbred SA to 121