QUALITY SOUGHT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22288, 25 March 1947, Page 6

QUALITY SOUGHT

AUCKLAND WOOL

BUYERS TAKE: HALF

REST TO COMMISSION

(P.A.) AUCKLAND. March 25. “The fourth Auckland wool sale was held yesterday when 25,929 bales of new season's greasy. 1352 bales of new season’s slipe, and 384 bales of scoured wool were offered.’' states the official report of the Auckland Wool'orokers' Association.

“Of the total clearance approximately 50 per cent was taken by the buyers, the balance being taken over by the Wool Disposal Commission at floor reserves.

“The offerings of new season's greasy wool consisted mainly of ewe and wether wool with an average percentage of bellies, pieces and lambs' wool. “The wool offered at this sale, with the exception of a few lines, was principally ordinary style wools, the majority carrying a fair quantity of skirtings. It was particularly noticeable that fine, bright and well-skirted clips attracted keen attention from buyers, but unskirted and shabby wools lacked competition and the major quantity of these wools was taken over by the Wool Disposal Commission at floor reserves. "Continental buyers dominated the market for bellies and pieces. Local mills were in strong support for wools to suit their requirements. The competition for lambs’wool was particularly keen and evenly spread. Slipe wools met with keen competition from Bradford, America and Continental buyers.“ The following is the official range of prices:—

Southdown.—Good to super. 23d to 27d; average, 22d to 24d: inferior, 17d to 20d. 'Down-cross.—Good to super. 2Xcl to 23d: average, 18d to 20d; inferior, 16!d to 171 d. Extra Fine Corriedale and Halfbred.—Good to super, to 31d. Extra Fine Crossbred.—Good to super, 21d to 221 d; average. 18£d to 20',d; inferior, 16£d to 18d. Fine Crossbred.—Good to super. 18d to 20d; average, Ifid to 174 d; inferior, 143 d to 15d. Medium Crossbred,—Good to super, 17d to 18d: average, lad to 163 d; inferior, 13d to 143 d. Strong Crossbred.—Good to super. 16d to 17d; average, 143 d to 15d; inferior, 13d to 14Ad. Fine Cross Hogget (Shorn).—Good to super, 22d to 26d; average, 181 dto 20|d; inferior. 16Ad to 18]d. Lambs’ Fine Crossbred.—Good to super. 24d to 26Jd; average, 21d to 23Ad; inferior and seedy. 13d to 20d. Medium Crossbred.—Good to super, 23d to 24 d; average, 17 Acl to 22Ad; inl'enoi and seedy, 9d to 12Ad. Pieces.—Crossbred: Good to super, 14d to 16Ad: average. 12d to 13Jd: inferior and' seedy. 9d to 10 A cl. Bellies.—Crossbred: Good to super, 12d to 13d; average. lOAcl to llid; inferior and seedy, 7UI to lOd. Crutchings.—Crossbred: Good to super, 15d to 17d; average, 12d to 13kt; inferior and seedy, 6Ad to lid. Locks.—Crossbred, 6d to 7Ad.