Firmer Values At Second Day Of Dunedin Sale

Wanganui Chronicle, 21 December 1950, Page 6

Firmer Values At Second Day Of Dunedin Sale

DUNEDIN, Last Night (P.A.).— Prices on the second day of the double wool sale in Dunedin today definitely firmer than on the first day last Monday. Buying was again widespread, Continental buyers bidding particularly well for the finer wools against keen competition from local mills. The record price of 1501 d for quarter-bred was equalled on two occasions today for two clips from Central Otago. The same district secured the top price on the opening day. Buyers appeared to have more elastic limits today and most classes of wool appreciated in value as a consequence. The sale for the two days comprised 43,300 bales of greasy wool and the return will run well into £6,500,000, this being a figure in excess of Otago’s entire total for last season’s sales. The most spectacular rise was in hogget wools, particularly in the case of crossbred hogget, and all previous records were shattered for this type of wool. Crossbred and fine wools also showed appreciable advances. The keen competition was due to more’ active bidding from Bradford buyers. The local mills were also more active than on Monday, but the buying still came from the Continental firms. The following is the official range of prices: Merino 60/64’s — d. d.

Extra super Good to super Average to good Inferior 135 125 103 to 146* I to 142 to 130 to 111 j Quarterbred, 60’s— Extra super 145 to 150B| Good to super 135 to 144 Average to good . ..... 127 to 134 Inferior . 118 to 122 Fine Ha If bred, 58’s— Extra super - ..... 143 to 147i Good to super 1.32 to 142 Average to good 124 to 131 Inferior 116 to 124 Halfbred, 56/58’s— Extra super 138 to 140J Good to super 129 to 137 Average to good 122 to 128 Inferior 108 to 118 Halfbred, 56’s— Extra super 134 to 139 Good to super 126 to 130 Average to good 120 to 124 Inferior 112 to 115 Extra Fine Crossbred, 56 s— Extra super to 1271 Good to super 116 to 124 Average to good 112 to 115 Inferior 92 to 104 Fine Crossbred, 50/54’s — Extra super to 127 Good to super 115 fo 119 Average to good 108 to 112 Inferior 91 to 99 Medium Crossbred, 48/50’s — Extra super 123 to 127 Good to super . 109 to 114 Average to good 106 to 108 Inferior - —■ 92 to 98 Crossbred, 46/4 8s— Extra super 120 to 130i Good to super - 109 to 115 Average to good 104 to 108 Inferior 90 to 95 Southdown — Extra super to 129 Good to super 117 to 122 Average to good 109 to 115 Inferior 90 to 100 Merino Hogget, 60/64s — Extra super to 141 Good to super 131 to 135 Average to good 126 to 128 Inferior 106 to 110 Fine Halfbred Hogget. 58s— Good to super 136 to 140 - Average to good 123 to 132 Inferior 104 to 112 Halfbred Hogget, 56/58s Extra super to 144i Good to super 136 to 138i Average to good 129 to 133 Inferior 98 to 108 Halfbred Hogget, 56s— ■ Good to super 133 to 1381 Average to good 127 to 131 Inferior 96 to 102 Extra Fine Crossbred Hogget, 56s— Extra super to 130 Good to super 120 to 124 Average to good 116 to 118 Inferior 95 to 100 Fine Crossbred Hogget, 50/54s— Extra super to 1271 Good to super 123 to 125 Average to good 112 to 118 Inferior 95 to 100 Medium Crossbred Hogget, 48/SOs— Good to super 120 to 124 Average to good 110 to 113 Inferior 93 to 97 Crossbred Hogget, 46/48* Extra super to 132 Good to super 120 to 126 Average to good lib to 119 NECKS Merino— Good to super to 1241 Average to good 112 to 120 Ha If bred— Good to super 117 to 1185 Average to good 112 to 114 Interior - ... 85 to 95 Fine Crossbred — Good to super 108 to 113 Average to good ... 96 to 102 Crossbred — Good to super 97 to 102 Average to good 92 to 95 PIECES Merino— Good to super to 120 Average to good . 110 to 116 Half bred— Good to super 117) to 117 Average to good to 108 Fine, Crossbred — Good to super 96 to 1001 Average to good 90 1 o 95 Inferior 70 to 80 Crossbred — Good to super 93 to 95 i Average to good 86 to 90 Inferior 73 to 79 BELLIES Merino— Good to super 98 to 104 Average to good ... — 90 to 911 Halfbred— Good to super 96 to 1004 Average to good 86 to 90

Inferior 77 to 80 Fine Crossbred — Good to super 84 to 88 Average to good 80 to 82 Inferior 74 to 78 Crossbred — Good to super 84 to 88 Average to good 74 to 78 CRUTCHINGS Merino — Good to super 70 to 74 Halfbred — Good io super 80 to 84 Average Io good 70 to 76 Inferior 56 to 60 Fine Crossbred— Good to super 80 to 85 Average to good ...» 70 to 76 Inferior 64 to 68 Crossbred — Good to super 885 to 94* Average to good 80 to 84 Inferior 70 to 743 LOCKS Merino— Average to good to 52 Halfbred— Good to super 58 to 60J Average to good 50 to 52 Fine Crossbred— Good to super 56 to 58 Average to good 52 to 54 Crossbred— Good to super 58 to GO 3 Average to good 54 to 58