WANGANUI WOOL SALE
RANGE OP PRICES [PEB PBESB ASSOCIATION.] WANGANUI. January 19. At the first Wanganui wool sale of the season, held to-day. before a full bench of buyers, a catalogin' of 27.3-14 bales was offered. Passings were negligible and practically a total clearance was effected unde)' the hammer. Bidding was well spread, ami very animated. and sustained throughout, but was within defined limits. The Continent was the mainstay of the market. with Bradford operating within
limits. As compared with recent, sales, good wools were unchanged, but medium io ordinary topniaking sorts were a little erratic, and slightly in the buyers' favour. Lower quality wools were fully up to recent .sales in other cent res. Lambs’ wool was erratic, ami bal'd to quit. Bellies, pieces am! crutcbiiigs were on a. par with recent, sales. The range of prices was as follows; d. d.
Fine ball'brcds (58 56/58 56) — Super Average none 10?, lo .11 [Medium liall'bred (50/56. 50) — | Average 9:i to 10: t s Inferior 81; to Extra line crossbred ('18/50)-— Super l(>i to 1 1 Average 91 to 10i Inferior 8.’, to 0.1 Fine Crossbred (46/48) — Super to 11 Average 9.1 to 10 inferior 8 to 8 if Medium Crossbred (44/46)Super to 11 Average to .‘).{ Interior 8 t o .9 Coarse Crossbred (10/44) — Average 91 to Uli; Inferior 8 to 8i; Hoggets line (48/50 — 10.1 to 11 Medium (44/48) — !) to 111 Down (50/56) — none Fine (46/50) — !)?. Io IDA Seedy and inferior (all grad ?s) - 6. 1 . (o SA Bellies and Pieces — Crossbred good to super 7.1 Io 8 A Crossbred low to medium li to 7 Crutchings med. to good 7 A to SA Inferior and seedy 5 A to 6 A Locks (crossbred) o : i to tii
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 January 1939, Page 3
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