WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18334, 26 February 1923, Page 6

WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

ALL QUALITIES LOWER. COMPETITION LESS KEEN. FEWER BUYERS PRESENT. [BT TELEGEAPH.-TPHBS3 ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Sunday. The fourth ■ Wellington wool : sale, was opened on Friday night and continued yesterday, when the inches were no so full as on,the previous day. The sale was dull at the opening, but improved during the day. Competition was fairly keen, but there was not the same demand as at the January sales. ,! , ,„ Prices for Merinos and crossbreds ranged from Id to 2d lower. Lambs wool and other lines were, down by Id. The range of prices was as follows : - Merino— . „ nA to 231 d Medium halfbred, 50 to 56- ~- Jd Super :•.......-.• •• S Bd \ to 22d Average ::.. :: « d to 17|d Inferior . . ••• • • AOU Coarser halfbred, 48 to 50— . , fXior° " aSe . '.'. UWtolSd .. Fin %™J? hrCd ' 46 t0 48 ~- • 18d to 14* d » u P e r 10 Jd to 12} d S :y :: i6 L ßidtoloid Medium crossbred,, 44. to 46- ? UP « »« " " '.'. 93dtol2id Coarse crossbred, 40 to 44— 7ldto * k Coarse crossbred. 40 to 44- ; . r Super .... '.'. BJd to 10tl S ::::_:: ?«> Low crossbred. 36 to 40- M ftSSS? /a :: :: 6dtr?d d °^n S 46-48 .. ... 13d Jo l«d Medium, 44-46 .. .. - 10d to 13 jd Coarse, 40-44 . . • • 9H ° "J? Low, 36-40 . • • • B * d to 9id Lal Down. 50-6 .. .". "d to l«d Fine, 44-50 .. --.... ."H*' \ A rV Medium, 40-44 . . . • ?H &■ H Seedy and inferior . . 4jd to SO - Bellien and pieces— ~ Merino, low to medium 12d to 13{d Halfbred. low to med. lid to 12d Crossbred, good to super 9d to Uti Crossbred, good to med. 5d to 7Jrt Crutchings— , , _~ Medium to good . . 6d to 7|d Inferior to seedy . • 3}d to sJtt Lock?— , . Merinos .. ... • • fp. . to 77, Hnlfbred . . . • • • **/ \° \ * d Crossbred - . ■ • 4d to sid ...