APPRAISEMENT OF WOOL CLIP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 288, 6 December 1939, Page 3

APPRAISEMENT OF WOOL CLIP

DETAILED PRICES FOR AUCKLAND COMPARISON WITH LAST YEAR'S PRICES 1 rer Preen Aotsociatioa J AUCKLAND, Dec. 4. Detailed prices for the first wool appraisement in Auckland following Government purchase of the clip under the arrangement made with the United Kingdom were announced by the Auckland Woolbrokers’ Association. The association states that the values realised were much as had been expected on the basis of IJJd a lb average. In the following table the list of appraisement prices as issued by the association is presented in the first column, in the second column is given the range of prices at the November auction in Auckland in 1938:

Crossbred 5 to 53 4i to 43 Prices for bellies and pieces are presented in a slightly different form from previous year. The range at the Auckland sale in November last year was stated as follows: Bellies and Pieces, —Crossbred: Good to super, 7£d to 83d; low to medium, 61d to 7-kl. Halfbred: 95d to lOd. The task of appraising the Auckland wool clip was completed last Tuesday. During the 11 days on which 19 appraisers were engaged they dealt with 23.500 bales.

Appraisement, 1939. Auction, No\ 1938. Southdown A 14 Io 15 94 to 104 Southdown B 13 to 13i 84 to 94 Halfbred, 56/5S— Extra super 16 lo 174 14 to 15 Super 141 to 15 13 to 14 Average 13 to 14 12 to 121 Half bred, 50/56— Super . 144 to 15 121 to 13 Average ... 131 .to 141 11 to 112 Seedy &inf. 121 to 122 9 to 10 Extra Fine Crossbre, 48/50 Super 14 to 141 11 to 12 Average 13 to 132 101 to 11 Seedy & inf. Ill to 12« 9 to 10 Fine Crossbred, 46/48— Super ... 134 to 14 102 to 114 Average . 121 to 13 10 to 104 Seedy & inf. 11 to 121 84 to 9? Medium Crossbred, 44/46— Super 12 to 13 101 to 11 Average .. 11 to .11? 91 to 104 Seedy & inf. 10 to 104’ 9 to 94 Coarse Crossbred, 40/44 — Super 11 to Hi 10 i to 11 Average 104 to 10" 94 to 104 Seedv & inf. — to 10 9 to 94 Hoggets— 52/56 141 to 151 114 to 12 50/56 131 to 15 111 48/50 12s to 141 104 to 111 46/48 11 to 12? 92 to 11 Pieces, crossbred— Good to sup. 10 to 11 — .— 92 to med. 6 to 81 — -— Halfbred 102 to 12 —. -— Bellies and Pieces— Crossbred 6 lo 81 — — Half bred S to 10 — — CrutchingsMed. to good 71 to 9 7 to 8 Inf. to seedy 5 to 61 41 to 6 Locks—