Buyers Tied To Limits At Christchurch

Northern Advocate, 31 January 1939, Page 3

Buyers Tied To Limits At Christchurch

WOOL SALES

[Special to "Northern Advocate ”l CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. As at almost 'all the New Zealand sales this season, and at recent sales overseas, most buyers at the Christchurch wool sale yesterday, particularly Bradford and Continental representatives, were tied to very definite limits. The offering k consisted of good to super halfbreds with a very small showing of merino and crossbred wools. Most ,of the standard North Canterbury ewe clips were represented, but in general the quality was not up to the very high standard usually seen atMhe second Christchurch sale. The following is the range of prices:

Merino, 64/70* 60/64. — Extra super to 15 Super . 11§ to 13* Average — . 10 to 11J Inferior . 9 to 9t Ccrriedale. — Extra super to 163 Super . 12 to 14 Average ......A. . 10 to lit Inferior .8| to 9k Fine Halfbred, 58, 56/58, 56.— Extra super '.... .. ’to 16£ Super . 12 to 14 Average . 10J to lit Inferior . n to 9| Medium Halfbred, 50/56, 50.— Super . 11 to 12* Average . 9| to 10t Inferior .7 to 9 Extra Fine Xbred, \ 48/50.— Super . 10 to 103 Average . 9 to 9t Inferior . 7 to 8| Fine Xbred, 46/48.— Super . 9h to 10 Average . 8t to 94 Inferior . 7 to 84 Pieces.— Merino: Good to super . 9k to 11 Low to Medium . 8 to 9 Halfbred: Good to super . 94 to 12 JLow to medium . 6 to 9 Crossbred: Good to super 00 o cLow to medium . 64 to 7k Bellies.— Merino : Low to medium . 6 to 7 Good to super «w 00 o Halfbred: Good to super eH’f 00 o 4-» nirf CLow to medium — . 6i to 7k Crossbred: Gjood to supler . 6t to 7| Low to medium . 5£ to 6* Crutchings. — Halfbred: Good to super . 6 to 73 Low to medium . 3t to 5k Crossbreds: Good to super . 6k to 8i Low to medium . to 6 Locks. — Merino: Merino . 3t to 5^ Halfbred . 3i to 54 Crossbred . 2k to 4