WANGANUI WOOL SALE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 76, 26 February 1938, Page 2

WANGANUI WOOL SALE

PRICES FIRM ON NAPIER. COMPETITION MORE SPREAD. Per Press Association. WANGANUI, Feb. 25. Frees generally at the second Wanganui woo! sale were fully firm on realisations at Napier earlier in the week, but showed a marked decline when compared with the January 'sale. A catalogue of more than 20,000 bales was offered to a full bench of buyers, and over 80 per cent, of the catalogue was disposed of under the hammer.. Competition was more spread than at the first sale. Continental buyers were the principal operators, but Bradford operated freely on some lines, and France was the chief buyers of lambs’ wool. Japan was not in the market The range of prices was: d. d.

Fine Halfbred, 58, 56-58, 56— Super 123 to 14 Average 10! to 111 Medium Halfbred, 50-56, 50— Average 10 to 10| Inferior 9 to 9| Extra fine Crossbred, 48-50 — Super 104 to 111 Average 9 to 10 Inferior 8 to 8J Fine Crossbred. 46-43 —- Super 111 to 121 Average 8? to 9? Inferior 7 2 to 8 Medium Crossbred, 44-46— to 111 Super 104 Average 81 to £4 Inferior u to 8 Coarse Crossbred 40 44 — ■ Average 8| to 91 Inferior ... 71 to 7| Hoggets^Fine, 48-50 94 to 10t Medium, 46-48 , 9 to 91 Lambs — 11 to 14' ■ Down, 50-56 Fine, 46-50 11 to 12| Medium 9| to io| Seedy and Inferior — to 8 All grades 6 Bellies and Pieces — Crossbred: _ . ' , Good to super 7 to d$Low to medium 6 to 6f Crutchings— . Medium to good ‘5 to Ogi Inferior and seedy to 6| Locks — . Crossbred 4 to 0