BRISK OPENING
. WELLINGTON WOOL SALE. , BETTER LINES ADVANCE. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 8. The wool sale this morning opened briskly, with the Continent very keen, but the passing in of lots was frequent. The offering was of 20,500 hales. Competition was exceedingly keen, but at buyers’ limits, which they were not prepared to exceed. Prices, in the opinion of some brokers, were up by a halfpenny and even three-farthings on Napier for better lines, and shabby wool was par to a farthing better. •The top prices in the earlier catalogues were
Competition was keener as the sale proceeded, particularly attention being paid to hogget wools.
Half bred Fine crossbred Medium crossbred ... d. d. 1H to 12i n to i3i 10i to Hi 10 to 11 Homney and 11 to 13| 105 to 12i Hi to 13-i 12 to 14i 6 to 7J 81 to 101 61 to 71 8 to 9! 10 to 11 and Necks and
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 9, 8 December 1937, Page 9
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