CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE
RANGE OF PRICES limited Press Aasociatioul CHRISTCHURCH, 30th January. The top price for the second Christchurch wool sale was 16ijd, paid by a local mill for tops of the Rydal Downs clip from Mr James Ensor, which is always a notable offering. This was paid for four bales of super Corriedale ewe. The next classing made 15;}d, the next 15d, necks and pieces 12£d, and other lines of ewe lOiJd and 10,id. Two other Corriedale clips made to 16£d, this price being paid for four bales of ewe from Mr J. W. Eensor (Garrymore) and six bales of ewe from Mount Seddon (Lammermoor). Ewe tops made The top price for halfbred was 16£d, and the best price for three-quarterbred | at the sale was 12Jd. The following is the range of
prices:— d. d. ' Merino — Average .... 104 to 12 j Inferior .... 8 to 10 | Corriedale — Extra super .... 15 to 16? Super .... 124 to 14 Average .... 11 to 12 Inferior 9 to 10 Fine halfbred— Extra super .... 15 to 164 Super .... 12J to 14 Average 11 to 12 Inferior .... 8 to 10 Medium halfbred— Super .... 11? to 13 Average 10 to 114 Inferior 8 to 94 Crossbred— Super 10? to 11 Average 9* to 104 Inferior 8 to 9 Pieces— Merino— Good to super 9 to 10 Low to medium ... 7 to 84 Halfbred— Good to super 10 to 11 Low to medium ... 7 to 9£ Crossbred— Good to super 8 to 9 Low to medium ... 0 to 74 Merino bellies 6 to 7 Halfbred bellies— Good to super 71 to 8? Low f o medium ... 6 to 7
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 31 January 1939, Page 3
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