CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18442, 28 March 1922, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

MOST SATISFACTORY OF THE SERIES. ADVANCE IN PRICES. (Per Press Associatlrn ). CHRISTCHURCH, March 27. The fourth and final wool sale of the season was held to-day when 9934 bales were offered. The quality was very moderate, there being a big proportion of seedy and stained wool entered. The sale showed a distinct improvement on the February auction for all classes, the advance representing from par to three farthings, and up to a. penny in the case of gooff halfbreds. A clearance was made of from 80 to 85 per cent, of the total catalogue. The bulk of the buying was done by Bradford representatives. A satisfactory feature of the sale was the animated demand for Crossbred, it being easily the best coarse wool sale of the season. Competition of local mills was restricted to Merinos and fairest Crossbreds.' Bidding was throughout remarkably keen, and. considering the quality of the offering, it was the most satisfactory sale of the present series. Prices were: Merino, super, 17 medium 14 Id to 16%d; inferior, lOd to 12Jd. Halfbred.— Super, 13y 2 d to 15 %'d; medium, 10%d to 13%d; inferior. 8d to 10 Jd. Corriedale—Super, 13% to 14%d; ordinary, lOd to 13d.

Th re eq uar ter bred. —'Supe rj 8 d to 12%; medium, 6%d to 7%d; ordinary, 4%d to 6d. Medium Crossbred.—Super, 7Jd. to 10%d; medium, 6d to 7d; inferior 4% d to Ud. Coarse Crossbred.—Super, 5%d to 6% d; medium, 4%d to sd; inferior 3ld to 4d. Merino pieces 7%ff to 14Jd: HaJfbred pieces, 41d to 12 %d; Crossbred pieces, 3d to 7d. * Crutchings.—Special 3d to 6%d. Locks, 3rd 6%d.