PRICES FOR GOOD WOOL FIRM BUT EASIER FOR FAULTY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22889, 8 March 1949, Page 3

PRICES FOR GOOD WOOL FIRM BUT EASIER FOR FAULTY

(P.A.) AUCKLAND, Mar. 8. The fourth Auckland wool sale was held yesterday with an offering of 30,214 bales of greasy wool. There was a clearance of 97 per cent, to commercial buyers. The offering consisted mainly of ewe and wether wool, with a small proportion of hogget wool and the usual percentage of pieces, bellies and oddments.

There was a good offering of lambs’ wool, which met with keen competition and realised exceptionally good prices. There was a marked difference in the condition and style of wools offered at the sale yesterday compared with those in the January catalogueThe wool yesterday was in the main “off” in colour and was partly skirted or unskirted.

There was a full bench of buyers representative of all buying countries. Competition was keen but erratic. Continental competition was again a factor in the market, but Bradford competition was most noticeable throughout the sale. Local mills secured wools suitable for their requirements. As compared with the preceding sales in the south, the market can be quoted as firm for average to good wools, but faulty wools were selling in the buyers’ favour.

Following is the official range of prices:— Southdown.—Good, 44d; to 50$d, average, 38Jd to 42Jd. ’Down-cross—Good, 35d to 38d; average, 31d to 34d; inferior, 27d to 30Jd.

Extra Fine Crossbred. —Good, 28d to 30d; average, 25£d to 27Jd; inferior, 23Jd to 25d. Fine Crossbred.—Good, 25d to 26d; average, 231 d to 24|d; inferior, 211 d to 23d. " i

Medium Crossbred.—Good, 23<Sd to 241 d; average, 22d to 23d; inferior, 20id to" 21 Jd. Coarse Crossbred—Good, 21d to 22d; average, 19d to 20d; inferior, 16Ad to 18id. Strong: Crossbred.—Good, 21d to 22Jd: average, 19d to 20d; inferior, 16Jd to 18£d. Necks. —Crossbred, good, 23Jd to 25Jd: average, 21d to 23d: inferior, 19d to 20d; seedy, lGd to 17d. Pieces- —Fine crossbred, good, 19Jd to 21d; average, 17§d to 18id; inferior, 16d to 17d. Pieces: Good, 17d to 18|d; average, 15id to 16id; inferior, 13d to 15d.

Bellies—Good, 16d to 17d: average. 15d to 153 d; inferior, 13d to 14Jd. Locks.-—Good, 13d to 14d; average, lid to 12d; inferior, 9£d to 10^d. Crutchings. Good, 20d to 21 Jd; average, 18d to 20d; inferior, 15d to 161 d; seedy, 10|d to 13-|d.

Lambs. —Fine crossbred: Good. 28d to 30d; average, 2Gd to 27W; inferior, 23d to 24Jd: seedy. 15d to 19d. Medium: Good, 27d to 29£d: average, 25Jd to 261 d: inferior, 201 d to 23d; seedy, 12£d to 17d.