WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14069, 16 February 1939, Page 4

WELLINGTON WOOL SALE

COMPETITION EXCEPTIONALLY KEEN PRICES WELL MAINTAINED. Electric Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, Last Night. The following is the official report of to-day’s sale issued by the lington Wool Brokei s’ As.v.ciati.ui At the third Wellington wool catalogues comprising approximately 24,000 bales were submitted to a lull and representative bench of buyers. Competition throughout wa 5 exceptionally keen. Bradford and the Continent were operating freely, and it is also thought a quantity was bought for Japan. America was operating sparingly. Pi ices can be quoted as practically on a par with those oj the January s>ale. The offering comprised mostly top-making wools of average types with a veiy lew outstanding Hips. As was the case with the January offering many of the clips offered showed signs of the effects of the weather and were discoloured. Many Clips were carrving dust. The “bulk of the wool consisted of crossbreds drawn from the Manawatu and Wairarapa districts with tile usual quota of lialfbreds from Marlborough and Nelson. Prices for bellies and pieces were fully firm on those ruling at the Wellington sale on January 3. Good crutchings were slightly easier while inferior and seedy sorts showed a slight appreciation. There was a good demand for lambs’ wool and here again the better types were fully firm on January Growers still show a readiness to meet the market, and clearances of 96 per cent. were effected under the hammer. The following is the official range of prices, those for January being shown for comparative purposes:— January February d. d. d. d.

Merino. 64/70, 60/64 — Ex. super none none Super 12 to 121 none Average 11 to 111 104 to 11} Inferior — to lOf none Fine Hr? If bred. 56’58’s— Ex. super none none Super 11£ to 12 none Average ... lOJ to 11} 10! to 11J Inferior ... 84 to 10 1"! to 104 Medium Halfbred, 50 56’sEx. super none none Super to 12J none Average ... 10 to 11 10 to 11! Inferior ... 8? to 92 9 to 92 Extra F.ne Crossbred. 48'oO'sSuper 10 V to 131 104 to 12 Average ... 9§ to 10J 94 to 101 Inferior ... 8 to 92 b to 91 Fine Crossbred. 46 48’s— Super 101 to 13* 101 to 121 Average ... 9I to 11 1 Si to 10! Inferior ... 8 to 7 to 9 Medium Crossbred. 44 46% Super ]0f to 134 104 to 12* Average . . yj to 102 QJ ... 10| Interior ... 8 to 91 to 9 Coarse Crossbreed 40'41’s— Super 11 to 13 10! to 12j Average ... 9j to 11 t ■ 10* Inferior ... to 91 61 •-0 Low Crossbred. 36 40’s— Super Ill to 1.31 none Average ... 104 to 11 j 94 to 101 Inferior ... none n :oue Hoggets— 48/50’s ... ef to 121 9 to Hi Fine 46 '48 s 8* to 111 94 to 1<»2 Med 44/46‘s S»a to 11 nor.e Crse 40/44's — to 10V rone Low 36/40’s 111 to 12 none Lambs— Down 50/56’s none 7* to 10 Fine 44/50 s 91 to 131 91 to 12 Med. ill 14's 7j to 10 . none Seedv A In. 64 to 81 62 to 9 Bellies and pieces. Merino— Good to su. 7j to 91 none Low to met!. — to 9 none Hollies and pieces. Hail bred— G ood to su. 71 to 11 7: to 81 Low to med. 7 to 91 64 to! 7 2 Bellies and pieces. Crossbred— Good to S>u. 4 to 1<>1 8 to 9£ Low to med. 3$ to 7* 64 to 7J C'rutchuigs— Med tu good 71 to 10 to 0 In. «t seedv 4 to 54 to 7J Locks— Merino — to 4 to 4J Halfbred ... 41 to 41 4! to 41 Crossbred ... 3* tc 5J 44 to 6