AUCKLAND WOOL SALE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19898, 28 March 1939, Page 7

AUCKLAND WOOL SALE

LITTLE PRICE CHANGE CONCLUSION TO-MORROW RANGE OF VALUES (Pflv Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. The brokers’ official report on the third Auckland wool sale states that 24,000 bales were offered to-day and the balance will be submitted to-mor-row morning. Competition was animated for all descriptions, except Southdown. Bradford buyers were the chief operators, supported by the Continent. Japanese buyers also operated to some extent.

The wool was not up to the usual standard, 'but taking the market as a whole there was little change in prices compared with the Auckland January sale and recent auctions. Excellent clearances were effected, approximately 95 per cent being sold under the hammer. The range of prices is as follows: d cl

Southdown — A 9 to 10 B 8 to 83 Halfbred, 56/58's— Extra super — — Super 11 to Ill Average 10 to 101 Halfbred, 50/56’s — Super — to Average 10 10A Inferior 8J to 9;{ Extra fine crossbred, 48/50’s— Super — to — Average 9A 10A Inferior 8 to 9 Fine crossbred 46/48’s — Super — to — Average 8$ 91 Inferior 73 to 8 A Medium crossbred 44/4G’s — Super — to — Average 83 91 Inferior 7 A to 8 A Coarse crossbred, 40/44's — Super — 9 A Average 83 to Inferior lh to 81 Strong crossbred 36/40's — Super — — Average 9> to 10 Inferior 8 A to 9 Hoggets— 52/56’s 50/56’s 48/50’s 10 to HI 10 to 10A 9 A to 10 46/48’s 9 to 10 Lambs — Down crossbred 8.3 to 93 Fine 9 to 11 Medium 8 to 10 Seedy and inferior 5 to 7 A Bellies and pieces— Crossbred, good to super 6 A to 8 A Low to medium ., 5 to 6A Halfbred 6J to 9 Crutchings— Medium to good 7 to 81 Inferior to seedy 5 to 61 Locks — Crossbred 4 to 43