WOOL PRICES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 43, 1 February 1934, Page 6

WOOL PRICES

SOUTHLAND SALE Good Demand for Fine Sorts VALUES MAINTAINED By Telegraph—Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Jan. 31. The first wool sale of the Invercargill series was held to-day, a catalogue of over 30,000 bales being offered to a full and representative bench of buyers, including Bradford, Continental and Japanese. The halfbred and fine crossbred values obtained at the recent Christchurch sale were fully maintained Medium crossbreds in the opening catalogue showed a slight easing from par to }d per lb., while very coarse grades of crossbred ewe were easier, in some eases to the extent of 4'l per lb. As the sale advanced, however, lower grades of crossbred wool particularly appeared to improve in value. The range of prices was as follows: Merino-— d. d.

BIG WANGANUI YIELD

Over Half-million Pay-out Bi Telegraph—Press Association. WANGANUI, Jan. 31. A sum of ever half a million pounds Will be paid out on Friday as the prodeeds from the recent Wanganui wool •ale. Tho average price was £lB a bale, as compared with £6 6/- last year

Super 23 to 24} Halfbred— Super 22 to 24 Medium .. .. 19 to 21} Inferior 14} to 17 Fine Crossbred, 48/50's — Super 18 to 20 Medium 15 to 17} Inferior 13 to 14} Medium crossbred, 44/46'sSuper 13} to 15 Medium I'H to 12} Inferior 9 to 10} Coarse crossbred, 40/44’s — Super 10} to 11} Average 9 to 10 Inferior 8 to 9 Hogget— Fine crossbred, super .. 15} to 16} Medium 14 to 15} Inferior 11 to 13} Medium crossbred, super 14} to 15} Medium 12} to 13} Inferior 11} to 12} Coarse crossbred, super 10} to 11} Medium 9’ to 10} Inferior 9 to 9} Matted — Fine .. 12} to 13} Medium 9 to I'} Coarse 8 to 8} Fields— Halfbred Hi to 18} First crossbred .. .. 12} to 13} Fecks 15 to 173 Bellies— Halfbred 14} to 15} Crossbred 11} to 12 Medium 8} to 9} Cnitchings— Super 8} to Medium «} to 8} Lock.i 5} to 7}