BEST OF SERIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16975, 5 March 1926, Page 8

BEST OF SERIES.

CHRISTCHURCTI WOOL SALE

I'HICKS IMPROVE.

(Per Press Association.^

CHRISTCHUROH, last night

The prices at the fourth wool sale of the season, which was hold to-day, showed ;a considerable improvement. The market was buoyant and competition animated, making tho sale the best of the scries. Continental buyers vrew'- active throughout, andl bought heavily. Bradford was also active, but prices were too high for, local mills, and, they were unable to operate to any great extent. The. entry was tho product of the late shearing in the back country, and man> lots suffered in brightness. The wool was seedy and heavy. Wool scouring firms competed' keenly throughout for fellmongering lots.. CUt of 14.481. hales only 223 were passed. Of (his number J 29 holes were in the last catalogue and were mostly merino.

Merino prices increased by ljd to 2d, Corriedalos 'improved Id .to crossbred.s were iiipi Id to t£ll on February figures, and super half-breds sold to Id better. In other' grades halfbreds increased slightly more and coarse half-breds improved; n fraction. A more marked advance took place in three-quart or bred, which were Id better than the February sales. RANGE OF TRICES. "

The following was the range of prices :

Merino, 64-68, 60-64: Extra super to 21id, super 18d to. 13$d, average to I.7|d, inferior 12d to 1%1. . Covricdaje : Super 18d to 19;hl, average. 15d to lVjd, inferior lid to 14d. Fine half-bred, 50-56: Super 17| to 20d. average 15d to 17d, inferior 12d xo 14|d. Medium half-bred, ,50-56; Super 16£d to 18d, average to 16d, inferior lid to 13 Ad. Coarse half-bred 48-50: Super 15d to 16d, average to 14£d'. inferior IOAd to 12d.

Fine cross-bred, 46-48: Super 14d. lo average 12d to 13>id, inferior lCd to iiid: s . .Medium crossbred, 44-46; Super. I2.£d to,;.'l3i|d., average lid! to 12d, inferior 9£d to l'OJd. Coarse crossbred. 40-44: Super ll|d, to 12J[cl, average lOd to lid, inferior 6YI to Oid. Bellies and pieces : Merino good to super 13d to 15Jd, merino low to medium 10d to 12Ad. Pieces: Half-bred good to super 120 lo ISAd, half-bred low to medium 9d to 12d. '

Bollies : Half-bred good to super IOJd to 12id, half-bred low to medium BJd lo 10a.

Bellies and pieces: Crossbred good to super 9£d to Hid, crossbred low to medium 7d to 9d.

Crutchings: Medium to good! 7d to inferior arid seedy 5d to o^d. Lock's.: Merino. 7jd to. 9|d, half-bred 7d to Bd, crossbred 5d to,6d.