Wool Market Improves

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6918, 23 July 1932, Page 3

Wool Market Improves

CLOSING LONDON VALUES The N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., Beilding, have just received the following cable from their London office: —

“Wool sales have closed, and prices compared with closing rates of last series were;—Merino, greasy, good to super, Id to Id; merino, greasy, low to medium, Id; merino, scoured, good to super, Id; merino, scoured, low to medium, Id; greasy Hue crossbreds, Id to Id; greasy medium crossbreds, Id; scoured medium crossbreds, -Jcl to Id; scoured course crossbreds, Id; stipes, line, lid; slipes, medium, Id to lid; coarse, Id; all dearer. “Market closed firm with keen competition throughout. The total sold: Australia and New' Zealand 84,000 bales, made up of home trade 07,000 bales, and Continent 27,000 bales, me closing values were: —Merino, greasy, good to super, 9d to 10s; merino, greasy', low to medium, 0-Id to B£d; merino, scoured, good to super, is 4d to Is 7d; merino, scoured, low to medium, Is Id to Is did; greasy fine crossbreds, 10d to Hid; greasy medium c issbrcds, 5d to Sd; greasy coarse crossbreds, 4id to Gd; scoured line crossbreds, ,1s to Is sd; scoured medium crossbreds, Sd to 11-Id; scoured coarse crossbreds, Gd to 9d; slipes, fine, 7d to lid; slipes, coarse, Gd to fid.”