NAPIER WOOL SALE.

Wairarapa Age, 25 March 1929, Page 3

NAPIER WOOL SALE.

OFFICIAL RANGE OF PRICES NAPIER, March 22. The final Napier wool sale of the season was held to-night. In the offering of 7779 bales a few attractive clips were catalogued, but there was really very little that could be described as anything better than of average type, while quite a good proportion of the lots were shabby, rough, and inferior sorts. The folowing is the official range of prices:— Merino—Average, up to' 20id. Corriedale—Average, up to 17d.. Southdown —Average, 15d to 17d; inferior, 13d to 14|d. Medium halfbreid, 50-56’s—Super, nil; average, 16d to 17fd; inferior, up to 15Jd. Coarse half bred, 48-50 r s—Super up to 17td; average, 15d to 17d; inferior, 9|d to 14d. Fine crossbred, 46-48 ’sSuper, up to 174 d; average, 14 to 15fd; inferior, lOd to 13d. • Medium crossbred, 44-46’s—'Super. 16d to 17|d; average, 13|d to 154 d; inferior, 7d to 12d, Coarse crossbred, 40-44’s—Super, nil; average, 13d to 144 d; inferior, 8d to 12d. Coarse crossbred, 40-44’s-rSnper, nil; ' average, 13d to 14$d; inferior, 8d to 12d. Low crossbred, 36-40’s—Super, nil: i

average, 12d to 13£d; inferior, 8d to I lid. Hoggets—so-56% nil; 48-50% 13fd to 164 d; 46-48% 13jd to 17£d; 44-46% 12£d to 16£d; 40-44% nil; 36-40% nil. Lambs’ Down—l4d; fine, 46-50% 16d to 21$d. Lincoln—l3d to 14fd; seedy and inferior, 6d to 15d. Pieces—Good to super, 12d to 14d; low to medium, 9d to Hid; seedy and infer-wr, 4d to BAd. Bellies—Good to super, 10£d to Hfd; low to medium, 6d to 94; seedy and inferior, 4d to sd. Crutchings—Good to super, 104 d to 12d; low to medium, 7fd to 9d; seedy and inferior, 4d to 7£d. Locks—Crossbred, 6d. to 7d.—(P.A.)