KEEN COMPETITION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26774, 18 May 1948, Page 9

KEEN COMPETITION

CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE PRICES FULLY MAINTAINED P.A. CHRISTCHURCH, May 17. The fourth main Christchurch woo] sale of the 1947-48 selling season was held in the Radiant Hall to-day, the offering comprising 10,500 bales of new season’s wool and approximately 2000 bales of Joint Organisation stockpile wool. The official report says that the greasy selection was typical of a fourth Christchurch wool sale and contained a large percentage of back country and discoloured wools. There was also a fair offering of Romney wool from the Chatham Islands. Competition was keen, and the prices realised were fully up to recent overseas quotations and should be very satisfactory to the growers. The offering of lambs’ wool was eagerly competed for, and prices were firmer than at the Christchurch April sale. Practically the whole offering was sold at auction. The official range of prices is:—

Merino, 60/64’s— Good to super .. . 57 to 64 Average 50 to 56 Inferior 30 to 40 Southdown, 58/60’s — Good to super .. . to 55J Average Extra fine Corriedale and 36 to 46 halfbred, 58/60’s— Good to super .. . 55 to 603 Average 46 to 54 Inferior * .. Fine Corriedale and halfbred, 28 to 36 56/58's — Good to super .. . 47 to 581 Average 41 to 4b Inferior Medium Corriedale and half23 to 35 bred, 56’s — Good to Super .. . 45 to 53 Average 37 to 41 Inferior Corriedale and halfbred, 22 to 34 50/56's — Good to Super .. . 35 to 39 Average 32 to 34 Inferior 23 to 30 Fine crossbred, 50’s— Good to super .. . 27 to 31 Average 24 to 26 Inferior Medium crossbred, 46/50’s— 20 to 23 Good to super .. . 26 to 28 Average 22 to 25 Inferior Lambs, halfbred and Down, 16 to 20 50/58's — Good to super .. . 26 to 33 Average .. . 22 to 25 Inferior and seedy . 14 to 18 Fine crossbred. 50/56’s — Good to super •• • 21 to 29 Average 21 to 23 Inferior and seedy 14 to 18 Pieces, merino— Good to super .. . 50 to 57 Average 44 to 48 Inferior and seedy . Halfbred— 30 to 36 Good to super ., . 42 to 50 Average 32 to 39 Inferior and seedy .. Fine crossbred or three20 to 26 quarterbred— Good to super .. . 26 to 33 Average 22 to 25 Inferior and seedy 12 to 20 Crossbred— Good to super .. . 18J to 21 Average 17 to 18 Inferior and seedy • * 11 to 15 Bellies, merino— Good to super .. . • . 38 to 411 Average 32 to 37 Halfbred— Good to super .. . 34 to 381 Average 28 to 33 Inferior and seedy . 20 to 26 Crossbred— Good to super .. . . , 16 to 22 Average 14 to 151 Inferior and seedy Crutchings, halfbred— 11 to 13 Good to super .. . 20 to 24 Average 17 to 19 Inferior and seedy Three-quarterbred or fine 10 to 15 crossbred — Good to super .. . 19 to 22 Average 16J to 181 Inferior and seedy . 10 to 15 Locks 14 to 171 Merino Locks, merino, halfbred and 104 to 18 crossbred-^-Good to super .. . •>14 to 171 Average 101 to 18 Inferior and seedy 101 to 15