SPIRITED BIDDING FOR CANTERBURY CLIPS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2340, 9 January 1926, Page 9

SPIRITED BIDDING FOR CANTERBURY CLIPS

Moderate Prices, But Tone Excellent

VERY FEW PASSINGS IN SAPID CLEARANCE

i [Per Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH Hast Night. The wool sale was continued this morning, when the balance of the catalogue, comprising four brokers’ offerings, was submitted. The spiritedness of the previous evening was more than maintained and the sale went through in smart, time, tho whole of the buying bench appeared to want wool and as limits were obviously sharply defined, there was op occasions quite an exceptional clamour. A feature of the sale was the widespread buying points represented. Bradford showed much more activity than at last sale, whilst very substantial purchases were made by America of hogget wool and by the Continent of practically all medium Glasses. Several of the local mills soured a heavy stock of the super wools and local fellmongers were fairly prominent in the competition fop pieces. Compared with the average prices of last sale and considering the heavier condition of the present catalogue values fvere better for gpod to super wools by Jd to Id a pound. On shabby to medium wools, the market was much freer from par to |d advance. The atmosphere of the market may be judged from fhp fact that generally abput ?50 lots an hour are considered gpod selling, On the present casfon, the alacrity of buyers pei mitted this average to be eMendea to 850 and ppwards. For the paucity pf the passings, the sale about Constitutes a record. Of the 20000 bales offered, only Bli wore passed at auction. A good few of them were Sold during the day, til® prices are not sufficiently advanced from the moderate figure previously ruling to enthuse farmers, the general atmosphere op the mgr ket was very satisfactory indeed, Values were; — Merino, Super 20£d to 223 d. Medium 184 to 204. / ; Inferior, 14Jd to Corrledale. Super IOJd to 32d. Medium 1714 to I9d. Inferior 15d to 17d. Fine Half-bred. Extra super to 24d. Super, 19Jd to 21J4; medium 17}<1 to Ipid; 'inferior 14id to 17d, ' * C Medium Half-bred.■-Super 18Jd to 20id. Medium 16d to 18d. Inferior tfo 1514. / Coarse Half-bred. Super 17id to 183 d, Medium 143 d tp I7d. Inferior ioa to i4id. Three-quarter fired. Extra super to 18|d. Super 13Jd to 164 d; medium 12d to 18id. Medium Crossbred. Super 13Jd to 15d. Medium md to 13d. Inferior 9J4 to Hid, Coarse Cro.-«wred. Super 12|d to 14id. Medium Hid to 124 d. inferior 9d to lid. Merino pieces lid to 173 d, halfbred pieces, firsts 14Jd to |l6Jd; seconds 8d to 13d; crossbred pieces 65d to 103 d. Looks, half-bred 74d to 10id, crossbred 6d to 7id. Bellies: Good lOd to 14|d; low to medium 7id to 93d. Crutchinga, good, 7id to 10Jd; low to med. sid to 7id.