WOOL MARKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 83, 20 March 1928, Page 5

WOOL MARKET

FINAL SALE AT NAPIER. OFFERING FOR TO-MORROW NIGHT. A TOUR OF THE STORES. The remainder of the 1927-28 wool clip for the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne districts, consisting of about 4000 bales, will be submitted at the Napier Municipal Theatre to-morrow night. There will be a good bench of buyers, many of whom were buy at the stores at Port Ahuriri this morning making their valuations A “Tribune' 1 representative paid a visit to the stores to-day and was surprised to see such a good percentage of good quality wools touching upon super-grades. As to be expected there are a number of verypoor and inferior grades, showing evidence of bad breeding, or else are dirty, cotted and full of seed. On going through the first store, the reporter noticed a well-known clip of about 100 bales, which was the previous season’s shearing, having been Stored at the station in the meantime. The bales appeared to be sopping wet, but they actually were found to be soaked with grease. The next lot *»s a 70-bale clip of 44-46 quality. It wa s bright and tender, but was not well grown and showed evidence of hairy tip. Another lot was a line of cotted wools shorn from sheep that had not done well, probably through bad weather. Another big lot was that of lambs which, though very seedy is suitable for the Continent. The wool in this lot was from black face Romney cross 50’s quality. From Ruatoria comes a nice line of 40 bales of 46’s quality, showing a rain-washed appearance. This is well grown, bright and shafty and being extremely well skirted. It could well be included in the super grades. The “B” grade from the same clip contains a few off colour fleeces. The lamh s from the same line are good, bright and clean. The next lot of about 40 bales was of Romney quality with Lincoln characteristics. The staple was fair to average in length and should make np well. From near Waimarama came a lot of lamhs which, however, are very dusty. CAPE TURNAGAIN CLIPS. Cape Turnagain is. as usual, represented by gome good wools. One brand M.G. over S.V., A ewes 44-46’s is a particularly good typical Romney Lincoln cross, being deep shafty wool, light in condition, and well got np. A line of about sixty bales from the East Cape controlled by the Maori Commissioner, was sent to the store in pockets. This has been classed and baled. The clip varied a good deal, there being a number of bales of good types, while others are of lower grades. 4 few were showing log stain and charcoal. This will, however, scour splendidly. A late shorn clip of 25 bales from Akitio is very tender. Very little care was taken in skirting. If it had been got up decently it would be worth several pence per pound more. The bellies and pieces from this clin were full of seed From near Puketapu oumee a line of old ewes. The wool generally is very tender, that off Me back being oarticularly weak. Tuparoa lambs lots ar# inferior to those offered at last sale. In some of the bales there is as much seed as wool. Scoured pieces from the same district are quite attractive. There are out few lots of hoggets and what there are do not show up well. A lot cf 46-48’s “B“ hoggets are very poor tender and badlv fed stuff, being fine in quality chiefly through poverty. Some lines of necks appear to be bright but are full of seed. Bellies generally are very seedy, being heavy in condition. Off some of the hack country of light formation oomes some extra dingy lots, well sprinkled with pumice. Wool grown on agricultural country, principally turnips and rape, is very earthy having a marked discoloured appearance. Good average value should be obtained for a number of the binned wools in the pooled lots. AH types are to be found in these down to third pieces. These star lots, as usual for so late in the season, have little to attract them. Some of the bales were noticed to contain dead wools, Blipes and pieces: in fact every class under the sun. With the good demand now ruling these should meet with a favourable sale and give a surprisingly good return.