Good Wool Sale at Napier; Almost Total Clearance Effected

Northern Advocate, 21 February 1939, Page 6

Good Wool Sale at Napier; Almost Total Clearance Effected

[Special to “Northern Advocate”] NAPIER, This Day. SATISFACTORY PRICES WERE REALISED AT THE THIRD NAPIER WOOL SALE OF THE SEASON YESTERDAY. The market was fully on a par with the January Napier offering, and, on recent quotations, prices could be quoted as being slightly in growers’ favour, 1 There were 27,000. bales on offer, and less than 1 per cent, was passed. The top price yesterday was 14|d.. while other ocasional lines made up to 14}d. Lincoln crossed wool, which topped the sale, and which was in such strong demand in January, was entered in only small quantities yesterday, and the best price was 13d. for a line of hogget. The bulk of the fleece wools ranged from 9cl to 10.’d. several other lines bringing to lid. ; Lambs’ wool sold from 9d to ll.}d. with the top price 12:’,d.

Official Range of Prices, The following is the official range of prices, compared with prices realised at the January Napier sales:—

January. February. d. d. d. d. Southdown — A 10 to 104 93 to 104 B 8?. to 94 84 to 94 Halfbred, 56-58-Average 9? to 103 103 to 113 Inferior — to 93 —, to 93 Fine Crossbred, 50-56— Super — to 124 — to 123 Average 95 to 103 10 to 11 Inferior 9 to 94 9 to 93 Medium Crossbred, 48-50— Super 11 to 113 11 to 113 Average 10 to 11 93 to 104 Inferior 84 to 94 9 to 94 Medium Crossbred, 46-48 — Super 11 to 134 103 to 114 Average 94 to 104 93 to 104 Inferior 84 to 93 84 to 93 Low Crossbred, 44-46— Super — — 11 to 12 ’ Average — — 93 to 10 Inferior — — 83 to 9 Low Crossbred, 40-44— Super — to 153 — to 144 Average 11 to 12 93 to 104 Inferior __ ■— — to 93 Hoggets— 56-58 94 to m 93 94 to 11 52-58 94 to 124 to 124 48-50 94 to 11 94 to 114 46-48 93 to 103 93 to 103 Lambs— 103 to 113 11 to 123 Average 93 to 103 94 to 104 Inferior 63 to 8 7 to 8 Very Seedy 53 to 63 54 to 64 Necks — Super 10 to 103 to 103 Average 93 to 93 93 to 93 Inferior 74 to 8 63 to 84 Pieces — Super 84 to 93 84 to 9 j Average 73 to 83 73 to 83 I Inferior 64 to 73 64 to 73 Bellies — Super 74 to 8 — to 73 Average 63 to 73 63 to 73 Inferior 6 to 64 6 to 64Crutchings — Super 9 to 93 83 to 103 Average 73 to 84 73 to 83 Inferior 53 to 63 54 to 64 Very Seedy — — — to 34 Locks — * Good — to 44 — to 54 Ordinary — to 33 4 to 43-