WOOL STILL SHOWS AN IMPROVEMENT.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 78, 1 April 1931, Page 5

WOOL STILL SHOWS AN IMPROVEMENT.

BETTER PRICES GIVEN AT FOURTH OFFERING. The fourth woo! sale of the season was held in the Caledonian Hall yesterday, when 17,317 hales were submitted at auction. The selection generally was much better than is usual at this time of the year, owing to a fair proportion of the better clips being held over by growers, and showed a distinct improvement on the previous sale. Bidding was fairly general and at times keen, especially for finer quality wools and pieces, the latter meeting with exceptionally keen demand at increased prices.

The following is the range of prices: d. d. Merino, 64-70, 60-64—• Extra super Hi to 113 Super to 11 Average 8 to 9* Inferior . to 71 Corriedale— Super . . . . . 0* to 113 Average to Inferior Fine half-bred, 58, 56-58, 566 to 7 Extra super 11 12 Super 10 to 103 Average 8* to 03 Inferior Medium half-bred, 50-56, 50— «i to H Super to 10 Average ‘H to 0 Inferior 6 Coarse half-bred, 48-50— Super to 0* Average 7 8 Inferior 6 to ah Fine cross-bred, 46-48— Super 8 9 Average 61 to 73 Inferior - Medium cross-bred, 44-46—-Super 7* to 73 Average 6 7 Inferior Bellies and pieces— Merino— Good to super 7 9 Low to medium ....... 5 Bellies — Half-bred— Good to super 6 7 Low to medium. • „ Pieces— Half-bred — Good to super ... . 7 • Low to medium ...... Bellies and pieces— Cross-bred — Good to super 5 Low to medium Crutch in gs— Medium to good Inferior and seedy 23 Merino Half-bred Cross-bred 2 to 3