LOWER PRICE LEVELS AT THE FINAL HAWKE’S BAY WOOL SALE OF 1949

Wanganui Chronicle, 3 May 1949, Page 5

LOWER PRICE LEVELS AT THE FINAL HAWKE’S BAY WOOL SALE OF 1949

NAPIER, Last Night (PA). —Considerably lower levels ruled for the final Hawke’s Bay wool sale of the present season, accorning to an official report, which stated:

“The final sale of the 1948-49 season was held at Napier today before a fully representative bench of buyers, when competition was well spread but at considerably lower price levels compared with our previous sale. Prices were very firm on recent auctions. Halfbred wools and lambs, in particular, were most affected by the drop in prices. There was practically a total clearance of all catalogues to the trade.” The following is the official range of prices:—

Southdown— Average to good 245 to 29 Fino Down Cross— Average to good 28 to 32 Ex Fine Corr, and HaJfbred— Good 384 to 39.1 Fine Corriedale— Average 32 to 341 Ex Fine Crossbred— Good 29 to 32 Average .... — 23 to 27 Inferior - — — 20 to 22 Fine Crossbred— Good to super 245 to 251 Good 23 tp 241 Average 21 to 22J Inferior .... 16 to 18 Med. Crossbred— Good to super .... — 21 to 23 Good —. 191 to 205 Average ..... - — 18 to 19 Inferior 131 to 15 Strong Crossbred — Super — ‘24 to 253 LAMBS Halfbred end Down— Good to super 30 to 32 Average 26 to 28 Med. Crossbred — Good to super 24 to 29 Average 181 to 23 Inferior and seedy .. 121 to 15 PIECES Crossbred— Good 14 to 151 Average - 125 to 131 Inferior and seedy 10 to 12 LOCKS Crossbred 51 to 121 NECKS Crossbred— Good 171 to 191 Average 16 to 17 Inferior and seedy 141 to 15