WOOL SALE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 16 December 1927, Page 10

WOOL SALE.

RANGE OF PRICES AT TIMARU. (UY TKI.KGRAPB PHEBB ASSOCIATION.) TIMARU, Dec. 15. The first wool sail© of the .spason for South Canterbury opened here to-night before the largest bench of buyers which has ever attended a Timaru wool sale, all the wool-consuming countries of the world, including Russia, being represented. The 10,000 bales offered wepa nearly all sold under very keen competition. Though jlighter in condition than usual, owing to a superabundance of rain, the wool was in good condition and opened up attractively. Buyers considered the sale equal to the Christchurch isale, though it generally considered that South Canterbury wools hardly reach the quality of those grown in North Canterbury. The ton price of the sale, 25Jd, vas oaid for merino, the best price for halfbred was 243 d, the grower of this obtaining 20d for a clip from the same flock last year.

Following is the range of priced: — Merino — d. Cl. to 25223 to 24 i 21 to 22 Fine li a 1 f bive d— 24 to 24;} Super 22i 20 to 24 to 22 15 to 18 Coarse ha'fbred — Extra super 191 18 to 20:} to 19} 16i to 17 if 15 to 18 Fine crossbred — 18 to 20 15 to 17 13 to 15 Medium crossbred— 15 to 152 14 to 14 2 12 to 13:1 Coar.se crossbred — Super Average Bellies and pieces— Merino. good to m n super 16 to 14 to 12} to 18 to 18 H alf bred — Good to super ... Low to medium ... Crossbred — 19 15 13 to 21 } to 18 to 152 Lo who medium .'... 12 to 13