WOOL MARKET

Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 January 1932, Page 3

WOOL MARKET

AUCKLAND SALE,

OFFICIAL PRICE RANGE,

AUCKLAND, Tuesday

The second Auckland wool sale of the season was held to-day, when 25,275 bales were offered to a large and representative bench of buyers. Prices were approximately on a par with those at the unsatisfactory opening sale of the season, with halfbreds ,]d to Id better, in sympathy with the improvement in tho south, but the recent improvement in crossbreds was not fully maintained and there were reductions of -]d to Id as compared with the last Napier sale.

The average price for good crossbreds was a shade under 5d or £7 per bale. Top price of lljd was paid for fire bales of Southdown A re-classed wool. Two other lots brought lid. The great bulk of the offering was new season’s wool, but the prices failed to reach growers’ reserves for 35 per cent, of the catalogue. The following official report was issued by tho wool brokers: “Bidding was animated at times, but was somewhat erratic. About 65 per cent, of the offering was sold under the hammer. Tho wool generally was not in as good condition as at tho first Auckland sale, except for a few super lines. Prices generally were about a halfpenny up on halfbreds, in sympathy with southern sales, but medium and low crossbreds, unless showing style, did not attract much competition.’’

The official range of prices is as follows (the prices at the first Auckland sale of the current season, on November 28, 1931, being given in parentheses):— Corriedale.—Super, to 10d (lOd to lid); medium, BAd to 9 : }d (SAd to 91 d). Superfine Half bred.—To lid (nil). Medium Ilalfbred; 50/56. —Super, Sd to 9.jd (74d to S:frl); average, 7d to 73d (6.1 dto 7 J d); inferior, o=fd to 6}cl (5-Ad to 6d).

Coarse Ilalfbred; 48/50. —Super, 7d to 8d (6vd to 7jd); average, 6cl to 6Jcl (53d to. Old); inferior, 5d to u”d (4Jd to 5Ad). Fine Crossbred, 46/4S. —Super, sld to 6,}d (old to 6.1 d); average, 4Ad to sjd (44d to or] d); inferior, 4d to 4:]d (31d to 4:1 d). Medium Crossbred; 44/46. —Super, 5-jd to 53d (sjd to 6d); average. 4d to 4:7d (4 : ]d to sd); inferior, 24d to 3Jd (3d to 4d).

Coarse Crossbred, 40/44. —Super, 41d to sjd (4Jd to old); average, 4-]d to 4d (3Ad to 4 ; ]d); inferior, 2d to 3d (2fd to 3:1 d). (Low Crossbred, 36/40. —Average, 3d to 33d (31d to 4.} cl); inferior, 2d to 3d (2Jd to 3;}d). Hoggets.—llalfbred: Super, Sjd to 83d (73d to 81d); fine, 7-]d to 7sd (71 cl to 8d); medium, 61d to 7d 63d to 7-jd; coarse, old to 6:}d (old to 61d). j Lambs.—Fine, 44/50, 6d to 63d (6 Ad i to 7dd); medium, 40/44, 43d to 53d, (old to 63d); seed}' and inferior, Id to ' 21d (Id to 2-Ad).

Bellies and Pieces.—Crossbred: Good to super, to I6?d (to 6£d); low to medium. 2d to 41d (2d to 4£d). Crutchings.—Medium to good, 3 : ]d to 3|d (31d to inferior to seedv, Id to 2d (Id to 3d). - Locks. —Crossbred, Id to 2d (lid to 24d). — (P.A.)