RECORD WOOL PRICE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13167, 28 January 1936, Page 5

RECORD WOOL PRICE.

CHRISTCHURCH SALE. tORRIEDALE AT 20cl POUND. Electric Telqgraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, January 27. The second Christchurch wool sale of the season, which was held today, was a most satisfactory one for growers of fine wools. An improvement in the values ruling at the first sale was expected in sympathy with the improvement at the London sales, but the prices to-day definitely exceeded expectations for all better class wools. Super wools were higher than at the December sales by Id a pound, and fine pieces by about 2d. Coarse wools were from par to £d better and slightly in sellers’ favour compared with recent auctions in the Dominion.

Passings were negligible, representing about 3 per c y ent. of the total offering. The top price so faith is season was obtained for a line of Corriedale, selling at 20£d. Comeback wool made to 19d, half bred and merino to 18fd. A total of 28,366 bales was offered. The clip was of excellent quality, but barely u,p to the. average of the second sale. Some of it was heavier in condition. Ap'art from this, the wool was clean and well grown. Some of # the best of the province’s clips were forward, and in addition there was a good representation of Marlborough wool. The proportion of coarse wool was comparatively small. Five bales of Laminermoor Corriedale brought 2G±d, the highest price this season; the second best price was 19|cl for JR oval Downs Corriedale ewe. The range of prices is as follow:

Di d. c. 12, 1935. d. Jan. 27, 1936. d. d Merino— Ex. super — to 17 — to 18f Super loi to 161 16£ to 171 Medium ... 121 to 15 134 to 161 1 nferior ... io to 121 111 to 131 Corriedale— Ex. super — to 191 — to 201 Super loi to 171 16 to 18 Medium ... 124 to loi 131 to 153 J nferior ... 10 £ Fine Half bred— to 12. Tl to 13 Ex. super — to 181 — to 183 Super 16 to 171 1 i to 18 Medium ... 131 to 1.55 L4£ to 16 Interior ... 10£ Medium Ha If bred to 13 111 to 14 Ex. super — to 141 — to 15 Super 123 to 135 I3f to 143 Medium ... 1< >1 to 121 11-1 to 131 Inferior ... 9 to 101 Extra Fine Crossbred— lOi to 111 Super 10 to 111 101 to 12 Medium ... to 95 9 to 10 Inferior ... 7£ Fine Crossbred — to gl. 74 to 83 Super 91 to 101 9J to 11 Medium ... 8 to 9 SI to 91 Inferior ... 7 to Medium Crossbred — '* 71 to 8 Super to 9 8* to 91 Medium ... ~ 1 to g 71 to ftf Inferior ... Pieces — 6 to • 7 6A to VI Super — to 14 — to 173 Good io-; to 12 12 to 16 Medium pa to 10 lOi to 113 Inferior ... 7 to s 8 to 94 Bellies — Good 9 to 11 10 to 1.3 Ini. to av. 7 to ft a 7-1 to 91 Crutchings — Md. to gd. 6 to ft 7 to 83 1 nferior ... 4 to oi 43 to 63 Locks— Rest o to 6 o£ to 6J Inf. to md. •31 to 41 4 to o£