Napier Wool Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 45, 23 February 1938, Page 2

Napier Wool Sale

From Our Own Corresoondint. NAPIER, Feb. 22. Brokers report an 86 per cent, clearance under the hammer at the third wool sale of the season held in Napier yesterday. A comparison of the official range of prices at Napier yesterday with that at the January sale at Napier is given below:-

January. February. Southdown— d. d. d. d. 11 to 12 95 to 105 9J to 50/56— 10i 8 to 9 Fine Crossbred, c>nppi* 13 11 to 115 105 Average 11 to 115 lo to Inferior .... 10 to 10J 85 to 95 Medium Crossbred, 48/50 — Super 12 to 13 11 to 115 Average 10i to ii* 9 to 95 Inferior .... 8 4 to 75 to 8 Medium Crossbred, 46/48 — Super 11 to Hi io* to 11 Average 10 to 103 8J to 9 Inferior .... 85 to 9i 75 to 8 Low Crossbred, 44/46— Super m to 12 105 to 11 Average. 10J to 105 84 to 95 Inferior .... 8j to 95 74 to 85 Low Crossbred, 40/44— Super .. ... 114 to 12 105 to 115 Average .. 10 to 105 84 to SI Inferior .... — 7f to 85 Hoggets— jjiAr.94 to 84 to 115 62/54 11 to 13 H5 84 to 84 to 104 10 Si to u Lambs— Super 13i to 145 125 to 135 Average 11 to 125 10 to Hi Inf. & seedy 8 to 105 8 to 9 Very seedy . Pieces— -74 to 85 55 to 7 Super 10 to 10J 85 to 9 Average 9 to 95 75 to 8 Inf. & seedy Bellies— 7 to 8i 6 to 7 Super 83 to 95 75 to 85 Average 8 to 85 65 to 7 Inf. & seedy Crutchings— 7 to 74 6 to 65 Super 11J to 123 10 to 11 Average 9 to 105 8 to 9 Inf. & seedy Locks— 6 to 75 45 to 6 Good 6i to 75 5 to 54 Ordinary . . Necks— 5i to 6 4 to Super ...... 11 to 111 10 to 103 Average 10 to 105 8f to 95 Inf. & seedy Cotts — Up to Si 7f to 85 Av. to good — 7| to 85 Av. to inferior — 63 to 75