Timaru Wool Appraisal; Official Range of Prices

Northern Advocate, 30 January 1940, Page 2

Timaru Wool Appraisal; Official Range of Prices

[Per Press Association. Copyright . 3 TIMARU, This Day.

The second wool appraisement was concluded .at Timaru on Saturday. The following is the official range of prices

Merino. —Extra super, 19d to 193 d; super, 16d to 18; average, 13d to 15£d; inferior, 9d to I2d. Fine halfbred, 56—58.—Extra super, 17d to 18id; super, 15d to 16Jd; average, 13d to 143 d; inferior, lOid to I2d. Medium halfbred, 50 —56.—Super, 15d to l€:}d; average, 13d to 14£d.

Fine crossbred. 48—50. —Extra super, 143 d to 1.54-d; super, 14d to 14$d; .average, 12d to 13-jd; inferior, lid to 113 d. Medium crossbred, 46 —48.—Extra super, 14d to lad; super, 13d to 133 d; average, 12d to 12fd; inferior, lid to 113 d. Coarse crossbred, 44—46. —Super, 123 d to 13§d; average, llid to 12id; inferior, lid to llid. Crossbred, 40—44. —Super, to 12£d; average, lid to 12d. Hogget wool.—Merino, extra super, 19|d to 20id; super, 14d to 16£d; medium, 12d to 14d; halfbred, super, 16& to n|d; medium, 14d to 15|d; inferior, 13d to I3|d; fine crossbred, 16d to 17d; medium, 14|d; to lS&d; inferior, 12d to 13d; crossbred, super, 14Jd; 10 l!>id; medium, 124 d to 13Jd.

Necks. —Merino, 13|d to 16|d; halfbred, lid to 15£d; fine crossbred, 10:}d to Uhd. Pieces.—-Merino, lOd to 143 d; halfbred, 9d to 15d; fine crossbred, 9d to 123 d; crossbred, 8d to IOJd. Bellies.—Merinp, Bld to 113 d; halfbred, 9d to 123 d; fine crossbred, 7Ad to 113 d; crossbred, 7d to 93d. Crutchings.—Merino, 7£d to ' 9§d; halfbred, 73d to lCd; crossbred. 7d to 9|d. Locks.—Merino, 5d to 7d; halfbred, 5d to 7d; three-quarter-bred, 3'd to 63d.