NAPIER WOOL SALE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 288, 21 November 1928, Page 5

NAPIER WOOL SALE

YESTERDAY’S OFFERINGS. OFFICIAL RANGE OF PRICES. The official range of prices at the Napier wool sale held yesterday is as follows, the range for the opening sale last season being also given:—

<1 d 1928. d 1 d 1927. Merino .... Nil Nil Fine Halfbred, 56-58— Super ,.. Nil Nil Average . Nil Nil Inferior . Nil Nil Medium Halfbred. 50-56— Super .. Up to 221 Nil Average . 19 to 21} Nil Inferior . Nil Nil Extra Fine Crossbred. 48-50— Super .. 19 to 20J Nil Average . 164 to 18} Nil ■ Inferior . 13} to 16} Nil Fine Crossbred. 46-48— Super .. 174 to 19} 17 co 19} Average . 16 to 17 15 to 16} Inferior . 14 to 15} 13 to 14} Medium Crossbred. 44-46— Super .. 17 to 19 16 to 17} Average . 15} to 164 14 to 15} Inferior . 14 to 15 12} to 13} Coarse Crossbred, 40-44— Super .. 161 to 174 144 to 164 Average . 15 to 164 J 3 to 14} Inferior . Nil 10 to 12} Low Crossbred, 36-40— Super .. 15 to 16} 13} to 14} Average . 13 to 14 11} to 13 Inferior . Nil 9} to 11 Hoggets, 48-50 .... 18 to 21 16 to 21 Fine, 46-48 16 to 191 15} to 19} Med 44-46 15} to 17} 14} to 17} Coarse, 40-44 .. Nil 14 to 154 Low 36-40 Nil 12 to 13 Pieces, Crossbred— Locks ... 15J to 19J 14 to 21} Pcs, good to super 15 to 17 16 to 19 Low to med. .. 11 to 14 10 to 15 Seedy .. 10} to 13} 7} to 9} Bellies, Crossbred— Good to super . 12} to 14} 12} to 14} Low to Med. .. 10 to 12 9 to 12 Seedv ... 9} to 12 8} to 9} Crutchings— Med. to good .. 12 to 14} Nil Inferior to seedy 8 to 10} Nil Locks— X-bred .. 61 to 9} y to 81 [The report of the sale will be found on page 3J