FIFTH AUCKLAND WOOL SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, 29 April 1949, Page 6

FIFTH AUCKLAND WOOL SALE

The Official Report And Price Range

AUCKLAND, Last Night (PA)—The! fifth Auckland wool sale was held to- i day at the Auckland Town Hall with an offering of 16,234 bales of new season’s greasy wool and 9460 bales of stock pile greasy, wool and a small quantity of slipe wool, states an official report. There was a clearance of 9S per cent, to commercial buyers. The offering of new seasons greasy wool w’as not a truly representative catalogue as had been offered at preceding sales in this centre. Apart from a few lots the wools were off in colour, shabby and of inferior type. There was also a large percentage of oddments- as is customary at this sale. A large quantity of lambs’ wool was also offered and realised relatively good prices. There wa§ a full bench of buyers representative of all tne buying countries, Bradford and the Continent both being prominent in the market. Local mills purchased wools suitable for their requirements. As compared with preceding sales in the south the market can be quoted for fine crossbred wools at par to a shade easier, but for medium and coarse crossbred wools firm on soufrv ern rates. Following is the official range of prices:—

Southdown— Good — — — Average — — — — Interior — — — — 27 23 to 334 to 29 to 26 Down Crossbred— Good - — 31 to 321 Average — — — — 26 to 29 Inferior — — — 23 to 251 Ex Fine Crossbred— Good - — 25 to 27 Average - — — 22 to 24 Inferior — — — — 18 to 20 1 Fine Crossbred — Good — — — 22 to 241 Average — 20 to 221 Inferior — — — — 171 to 19 Medium Crossbred— Good - - — — 211 to 24 Average 181 to to?. Inferior — — — — 17 to 18 Medium Crossbred— Good . — — — 21 to 23 Average 18 to 20 Inferior . — — 14 to 17 Coarse Crossbred — Good — — 191 to 201 Average — 18 to 19 Inferior — — — 14 to 17 NECKS Crossbred— Good 17 to 18 Average — — — — 151 to 165 Inferior — — — 141 to 15 Seedy — — 131 to 144 PIECES Crossbred— Good — — — 151 to 161 Average — — — — 14 to 15 Inferior — — — — 11 to 134 BELLIES Crossbred— Good 144 to 15 Average — — 13 to 14 Inferior — — — 111 to 121 LOCKS Crossbred— Good Hi to 121 Average — — — — 10 to 11 Inferior — — — — 6 to 7 CRLTCHINGS Good — — 174 to 18'. Average — — 14 to 161 Inferior — — — 12 to 131 Seedy — 7 to 11 LAMBS Down Cross— Good - — 231 to 241 Average - — — 21 to 23 Inferior — — 19 to 20 Fine Crossbred — Good - — 231 to 25 Average — — 211 to 23 Inferior — ...... — — 18 to 21 Seedy _ _ 14 to 161 Medium Crossbred— Good — — 23 to 24 Average — — — — 20 to 22 Inferior - — — 17 to 191 Seedy ... — — 11 to 14