Wool Up 2d. To 3d. At Timaru
[Per Press Association. Copyright .] TIMARU, This Day.
The first Timaru wool appraisement under the British- Government’s purchase scheme was concluded on Thursday. 13,326 bales were examined.
Prices, on an average, show an advance of between 3d and 3d on the proceeds of the December sale last year.
Top price, 17id, went to a line of v.ne halfbred, while a choice line of merino hoggets brought 173 d. Super merino made to 16d, as against 14d in December, 1938. At the opening sale last year extra super halfbred brought up to 15d, whereas this week this class of wool was appraised at 17-id. An increase of 23d was noticed for super halfbred. Medium halfbred, as against last year’s price, shows an increase of 3|d. Range of Prices. Following is the range of prices.— Merino—Super, 15d to 16d; average, 12d to 14d; inferior, 9d to lid. Fine halfbred (56—58).—Extra super, to 17|d; super, 15d to 16id; average, 13d to 143 d; inferior, 9d to 12d. • Medium halfbred (50 —56).—Super, 15d to 16d; average, 12J-d to 14d. Fine crossbred (48—50). Extra super, to 16gd; super, 14d to 15d; average, 12d to 13|d; inferior, lOd to 113 d. Medium crossbred (46—48).—Extra super, to 14|d; super, 13d to 133 d; average, 12d to 123 d; inferior, lid to 113 d. Coarse crossbred (44—46).—Super, to 13id; average, Hid to 12-id; inferior, 9id to lid. Crossbred (40 —44).—Super, 10id to 12d; average, 9id to lOjd. Leicester.—lOd to 13d.
Hoggets, Merino.—Super, 14d to 171 d; medium, lid to 13id. Halfbred: Super, 15|d to 17d; medium, 13|d to 15d; inferior, 12d to 13d. Fine crossbred: Super, 15d to 16£d; medium, 13d to 143 d; inferior, 12d to 123 d. Crossbred; Super, 13d to 14|d; medium, Hid to md. Necks,—Merino, 12d to 13Jd; halfbred, Hid to 153 d; fine crossbred, lOd to 13Jd. Pieces.—Merino, 9yd to 113 d; halfbred, 9d to 14d; fine crossbred, 9d to 12-id; crossbred, 8d to Hid. Bellies.—Merino, 9d to 10id; halfbred, Bid to Hid; fine crossbred, 8d to 10id; crossbred, 7d to 83d.
Crutchings.—Merino, 6d to 8d; halfbred, 7d to 9id; crossbred, 7d to 9id. Locks—Merino, 4id to 6id; [halfbred, 4id to 63d; crossbred, 4d to sid.
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Northern Advocate, 16 December 1939, Page 3
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369Wool Up 2d. To 3d. At Timaru Northern Advocate, 16 December 1939, Page 3
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