WANGANUI WOOL SALE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3898, 27 November 1928, Page 19

WANGANUI WOOL SALE.

SATISFACTORY PRICES/' WANGANUI, November 23. The first Wanganui wool sale of the season was held to-day, when an offering of just under 10,000 bales was submitted to a full bench of buyers representing all sections of the wool trade. Prices were very satisfactory to the producers, showing an advance of about Jd to Jd on the coarse type of crossbred wool as compared

■with the opening Wanganui sale last season. For finer grades •of crossbred prices were on a parity with those of last November, while pieces and bellies, which were in good demand, brought prices from par to Ad lower. The official

sale of the present season at Wellington, and anything showing fineness was eagerly sought for. Compared with the recent Wellington sale the wool offered to-day was of a heavier condition, and, on the whole, not so attractive. In view of these factors the sale may be viewed as a satisfactory one.

range of prices is as follows: — March 19, Nov., 23, 1928. 1928. d. d. d. d. fine crossbred, 46-48 Super 19 to 20 Average .. .. — 18 to 184 Inferior .. .. — 141 to 15} Extra line crossbred, 48-50— Super 20} to 23 17} to 19 Average .. .. 18 to 19;} 15 to 17 Inferior .. .. 15 to 17213 to 141 Jdedium crossbred, 44-46 — Super .. .. „. 19 to 20} 161 to 171 Average .. .. 16} to 18} 14} to 154 Inferior 13 to 164 12 to 13 Coarse crossbred, 40-44— Super 16} to 17} 15 to 16 Average .. .. 15} to 16} 14 to 15 Inferior . .. 12 to 15 11 to 13 Low crossbred, 36-40— Super 15} to 16} '14 to 15} Average .. .. 14} to 15} 12 to 13} Inferior .. .. 12 to 14} 11 to 13 Hoggets, 48-50 .. — 17 to 20 Medium, 44-46 — 15} to 17} Fine, 46-48 .. .. .— 16 to 18} Coarse and low —— — Lambs— Down ■ ' • 20 to 22 Fine — 22 to 24 Medium — 16 to 20 Seedy and inferior 9 to 14} —— Bellies and pieces— Crossbred— Good to sup, .. 13}to 15 13 to 15} • Low to medium 8 to 13 101 to 121 Crutch ings— Medium to good 11 to 12} 11 to 131 Inferior and seedy 7 toll 9 toll Locks— Crossbred .. .. 7}to 8} 7 to 8 Prices generally were up to the first