Improvement Maintained At Christchurch Wool Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7143, 14 February 1930, Page 6

Improvement Maintained At Christchurch Wool Sale

Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 13. The third Christchurch wool sale concluded yesterday. The improvement in the market, recorded on Tuesday, was fully maintained throughout. All good classes of fine halfbred and crossbred wool kept at a level of about one half-penny per lb. increase on the rates recorded at Timaru, whilst medium grades and pieces maintained ■the best of Timaru values, with a hardening tendency. Another satisfactory feature was that wool was sought after by a larger buying circle. There was greatly increased activity on the part of Bradford. America and Australia were also prominent, but the French buying was much reduced and the German operations were also less noticeable. The top price of the sale was 13Jd for ten bales of Oorriedale “EAE Glenafric.” Eight bales of Hammermoor Corriedale made 131 d and 13 of Whiterock Mains Corriedale the same. The best halfbred price was 13Jd for six bales of “Thorndale over GB.” The highest Merino price was llfd for eight bales of the Algidus clip.