WOOL PRICES

Grey River Argus, 1 April 1932, Page 6

WOOL PRICES

CANTERBURY SALE Low Values and Keen Buying (Per Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, March 31. The fourth Christchurch wool sale of the season was held to-day when 14,125 bales were offered. There was a full bench of buyers, representative of Bradford and Continental firms and of New Zealand mills. The offering was not. attractive, but the competition was keen at the low level of prices ruling. The range of prices was as follows:— Merino: Super 71d to 94d per lb; average 6d to 7|d, inferior 4hl to sbl. Corriedale: Super 9}d to 10$d, avei age 7d to 9d, inferior 5d to fibl. Fine halfbred: Super 74d to 11 |d. average 7.’d to 9]d, inferior s]d 1o 6bl. Medium halfbred: Super Sid to 9|d, average 7d to B}d, inferior 4-bl to 6d. Coarse halfbred: Super 6fd to 7hl. average s£d to 61d. inferior 31d to 4 hl.

Fine crossbred: Super 4hl to sd, average 3hl to 4|d, inferior 2|d to 3|d. Medium crossbred: Super 4d to 44d, average 3d to 3fd, inferior 2d to 23d.

Bellies and pieces: Merino, good to super 6d to 73 d; merino, low to medium 3hl to shl. Bellies, halfbred, good to super 43d to 6d, low to medium 3d to 4 hl. Pieces: Half bred, good +0 super 6d to 7 j }d, low to medium 24d to s:]d. Bellies and pieces: Crossbred, good to super 23d to 4?}d, low to medium I|d to 2hl. Crutchings, medium to good 2d to 33d, inferior and seedy Id to lid. Locks; Merino lid to 3d: halfbred I]d to 2’d; crossbred fd to lid.