WANGANUI WOOL SALE

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 20 February 1933, Page 8

WANGANUI WOOL SALE

COMPARISON OF. PRICES (By Telegraph —Press Association). WANGANUI, Feb. 18. The range of prices at the Wanganui wool sale was: — Feb. Jan. d. d. d. d. Corriedaxe —- Average .... 74 to 94 85 to 92 Fine lialfbrcd, 58, 56/58, 56 Super ...... 105 to 11 None Average .... 8/ to 101 72 to 9* Inferior 6 to 75 'None Medium halfbred, 50/56, 50— Super ...... 9£ to 102 None Average .... 7 to 82 7 to 82 Inferior . . .;. 5 to 64 Non© Extra fine crossbred, 48/50 Average .... 52 to 7 6 to 72 Inferior .... 44 to 5 44 ,to 52 Fine crossbred, 46/48 — Average ••- - . 4-J to 6 42 to 52 Inferior .... 3 to '42 3 to 3f Medium crossbred, 44/46 — Average .... 34 to 42 32 to 44 Inferior 2 to 3 24 to 32 Coarse crossbred, 40/44 — Average .... 22 to 34 2f to 34 Inferior .<. . 12 to 22 2 to 22 , Hoggets — Fine, 46/48 . 6 to 7 5 to 7 {Medium 44/46 4 to 44 '42 to 62 Lambs — Down, 50/56 . 7 to 92 7 to S .Fine, 44/50 . 6 to 8 6 to 8 Seedy and inferior—- ' All grades . . 12 to 4f 2 to 42 Bellies and pieces— Crossbred, good to sup. ... 3 to 4 ,24 to 42 ‘Low to medium 12 to 3 2 to 3 Crutchings— Med. to good 22 to 34 24 to 32 Inf. & seedy 4to 22 ~14 to 22 Locks—- \ . Crossbred ... 1 to If 12- to 14 AUCTIONEER’S REPORT LOAN AND MERCANTILE' I • • • ■ • _ • ; , ‘ ■ ;' , ‘ The report of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., on the Wanganui wool sale states the comj pany ’s offering was 4536 bales.. There- ! was a full and representative bench of buyers, but it was evident from the I outset that limits for the low and inferior crossbreds had been reduced ana bidding was lifeless, except when good quality, well-skirted lots were submitted ’

The offering on the whole was unattractive, and can be described as suitable only for top-making. Competition for the better wools, if skirted and classed, was about on a par with rates ruling at Napier earlier in the week, but for low and inferior sorts containing seed and unskirted, competition was lifeless, and to effect sales very low prices had to be accepted;.it was evident that these low wools are a drug on the market at the present time, and prices for this class can be quoted at a full half-penny lower. For bellies and pieces competition was up to late rates, but lambs’ wool, of 1 which there was a fair offering, was | decidedly easier. Bradford secured t the major portion of the offering in iieeee wool, with Germany picking up suitable lots, while the French repre- | sentatives secured the bulk of the belI lies and pieces ana a fair proportion of the lambs’ wool. The sale on the whole was most disappointing and more than ever demonstrated the benefit of classing and skirting clips, and the Loan and Mercantile strongly recommends farmers to class and skirt their clips, especially now that skirtings are fetching such , good prices compared with those for ' the fleece wool. . . The firm’s highest price in the sale was 94d, this being obtained for j.2 bales Corriedalo branded St. Andrews on account of Mr Alexander Glasgow. For the same vendor three bales of Corriedalo lambs realised 94d For eight bales of necks branded Mprikau 72'd was obtained, for seven bales halfbred branded Waipuna on account of Mr E. C. Peters 92d, and for five bales Down lambs branded GH/Dell on ae-, count of the estate of the late George Ilillas 94d. 'Several lots of lambs wool made from 74d to 84d. •Following are some of the firm’s prices: FL, Haa, ofd; Alt. Zion, A Lbs, 6Jd; Waipuna, 4Bd A, 92d; GWB/Moawhango, H, "2d; EA, sjd, A Lbs 7Jd; RTB/Moa whango Moawhango, H 82d; RTB/Moawhango, ALbs, 8d: DSL, Haa S£d, 'Ha 6d, A sfd; WYNA, H 84d, A 64d; LEE, Ea 4|d, Lbs A 74d; KDY, X-bred 3Jd; EHT/S, 32d; KW/W, E 34d; RL/M, X-bred sjd; PI, X- 3fd; WHS, A sd; Edenmore, EA 6d; GTP enclosed, Ha 8d; Tulloehgorum, Ha 64d, Ea Si d, Lbs 82d; HW over diamond, E 34d; BEST, E 34dF/W.S, X-bred 4£d; LK, X-bred 3§d;’ Morikau/OA, Haa 62d, Ha ojd, Aa 54d, A 4(1, ALbs 74d; inverted KB, X-bred 3d; Tanui, E 34d; ATI/P, A 44!dV/88/M, A 3fd: B&B/NUKU, X-bred 3d, Lbs 4fd; AL/LEA, Ea 42d, A Lbs •S(l; GH/DELL, Down Sd; HLP, X-bred 34d; WJ/iM, Ila od; Y/88/M, A 34d; OH, A 52d; Tanupara, Ha 74(1 Wa 6|d, A Lbs 7d; WJ/M, A 44d;‘ HPW, A 45(1; Maratea/EH, Haa Bd, Ha 1 54 d, Lbs 63d; RD/RAE, H 65d, A'. 5d GH/DELL, Down 82d, A 42d, Down Idis 94d; MD/Taurimu, Ha 7d, Wa 45(1, A Lbs 75(1; Tauriinu, Ea 44d; Chorea, A d; GTP, Ha 64d; Triangle, XI- bred 3|d; Santoft, Ha 6Jd; CV, E 3Jd; FWT, A 6d; 'St. Andrews, Corr. H 94d. Corr. Aa 94d, Corr. Lbs 94d; II in diamond, Down Bfd, A sd; II Bros., A s |d; .TWII II Bros., Down 85d; JWII A 44d; DD/Rawhiti, Aa djd; BC/O Ea 3jd; Tiki, II "id, 4Bd, E 8d; Tilbury, X*bred 3fd; PAR, E 44d; various Oown 92d; Ahuiti IT, sfd.