WELLINGTON WOOL SALE— 5555

Hawera Star, Volume L, 14 February 1931, Page 8

WELLINGTON WOOL SALE— 5555

OFFICIAL RANGE OF PRICES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 13. .Following is the range of prices at

BROKERS ’ REPORT. WELLINGTON, Fob. 13. .The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Wellington, report: The third sale of the 1930-31 season vis held to-day, when a total catalogue of approximately 14,500 bales was submitted to a full bench of buyers representing most worn c.nsuui::ig countries, as well as local scourers and speculators. A few. ire of ihe sale was very strong eomporFi.in froi « lho Continental section, but Bradford vns comparatively quier. It was also evident that there were orders o’ -onsnlemble size for spe.Mi-,i,.>», and comi(•il on from these quarters 'node prices firmer. CV.mpomg the prices with the'last Wellington silo the mr.rket can be quoted from par to one farthing higher.

to-dav ? s wool sale:— Merino, 04/70, 60/64— Super Xone 8 Average 0 to Inferior Xone Fine halfbred, 56/5'S — Average 5$ to 71 Inferior 4-’ to •'.1 Medium half-bred, 60/56 — 'Super Xone 7* Average 54 to Inferior 4 to 5 Corriedale — Super Xone Average 54 to 61 Inferior Xone Extra fine crossbred, 48/50 — Super 6*2- to S Average 5.1 to 64 Inferior 4 to 5 Fine crossbred, 46/48 — Super 04 to 74 Average 45 to 64 Inferior 34 to 44 Medium crossbred. 44/46 — Super 64 to 75 Average 41 to 61 Inferior 3 to 4 Coarse crossbreds, 40/44 — Super 6 to 7 Average 41 to 55 Inferior . 3 to 4 Low crossbred, 36/40— 'Super Up to 54 Average 4 1 o 5 Inferior 3 to 35 Hoggets— 4 S/50 5 to 7J Fine 40/4$ ... 5 to 7 Medium 44/40 44 to 04 Coarse 40/44 Up to 55 Low 30/40 Xone Lambs— Down, 50/36 Up to 7 I ine 65 to 75 Medium 40/44 .... Up to 45 Seedy, all grades 14 to 35 'Bellies and Pieros

Merino— Good to super , . . 'Low to medium flalfbred— 4 Good t o super .. . Low to medium .... 4 Crossbred— Good to super .... Low to medium •> Crutch ings— Medium to good ... 2| to 4 Inferior and seedv . . . 1 1 to O 1 Locks— “ Merino Crossbred o ■Half bred