TIMARU WOOL SALES
TTMARU. December 22. The first of the current season’s wool sales was held to-day in the presence of a full bench of buyers, including representatives from Bradford, the Continent, America., and tho dominion’s mills. The catalogues aggregated 8382 bales, representing all grades, the bulk being of fair
Quality, bat rather below the parity of Sips offered at Christchurch. For all classes there was animated competition, a good clearance being effected at prices on a par with the enhanced prices ruling at the recent sale in Christchurch. The following is the range of prices:- Merino, 21d to 22Jd; halfbred, 15id to 23W; threequarterbred, 9*d to 19id; crossbred. 7id to D.24d; Corriedale, 18d to 23|d; lengwool, 84d to lid; pieces—merino 174 d to 264 d. halfbred 83d to 203<f, threc-quarterbred to 113 d. crossbred Bd, Corriedale 15|d to 20d; locks. 44d to 10id; crutch mgs, 4’4'd to 74d ; bellies, s»d to 154 d.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3590, 2 January 1923, Page 11
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154TIMARU WOOL SALES Otago Witness, Issue 3590, 2 January 1923, Page 11
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