AUCKLAND WOOL SALE

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 22 January 1930, Page 10

AUCKLAND WOOL SALE

SPIRITLESS BIDDING. DECLINE IN PRICES. AUCKLAND, Jan. 21. “While there was a full representative bench of buyers the sal©, eoulld be characterised only as dull and’ til© bidding dragged,” states the official report issued by the Auckland WoolOiokers’ Association ,at the close of today’s sale. • Bradford was the. principal buyer of fleece woof, with Germany piokmg up odd lots suitable for its requirements. For bellies, pieces and lambs’ wool French buyers were the chief operators. Prices, compared with those ruling in the November sale at this centre, could be quoted from 3d to 4d below, bat in comparison with the recent sale at Napier the best wools could be quoted at a lialifpenny to three-farthings down, and 1 for ordinary top-making sorts from three-farthings to a penny d,.-,vn. While 'prices iare very low,, it appears from latest reports from London that they will be. still lower. Lambs’ wool met, with very poor oom- < .tit-ion. tb© bulk of it being passed. . Fulilv 40 per cent, of the, catalogues, which aggregated 20,636 bales, was passed.” The following table gives the naaige of prices realised, with November, 1929, prices shown as a comparison :

J an. Nov. Medium ha It bred. 50/56 —r d. a. d. d. Super 14 to 151 Average 8 to 101 12 to 131 Inferior 71 to 83 Coarse half bred, 48/50 — ' iSuper 91 to 101 121 to 131 Average 8 to 9 11 to 12 inferior 6 to 71 93 to' 101 Fine crossbred, 46/48 — Super 8 to 91 121 to 131 Average 71 to 81 103 to 12 Inferior 6 to 7 9 to 101 Medium crossbred, 44/46 — Super 7f to 81 113 to 121 Average 71 to 8 101 to 111 Inferior 61 to 7 81 to 10 Coarse crossbred, 40/44 Surer 8 to 1 81 11 to 12 Average 8 to 81 93 to 103 Inferior 6 to' O; 1 , 8 •to 91 Low crossbred, 36/40 — Average 6} to 71 91 to 103 Inferior 53 to 61 to 81 Hoggets— Fine 9 to 101 13 to 14 Medium 8 to 83 12 to> 13 Coarse 61 to 8 111 to 121 Lambs— Fine. 44/50... 93 to 101 Medium, 40/55 53 to 7 Seedv and inferior 3 to 51 Bellies and Pieces. Crossbred — Good to super 41 to 6 cl 8 to 91 Low medium 21 to 31 61 to 7 1 Crutchings— Med. to eood 4 to 6 to 81 Inferior-seed v 2 to 41 to 7 Looks — Crossbred 21 to 3 43 to 71