WOOL MARKET

Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 March 1932, Page 5

WOOL MARKET

WELLINGTON SALE i&DROP IN PRICES. WELLINGTON, This Day. The wool sale opened this morning, Tinder discouraging intiucnces of numerous withdrawals in the catalogues, and withdrawals made at the time of the offering. Passings-in were monotonously frequent, but the prices offered were exceedingly low, indicating a fall of ltd to Id per pound on the last sale. The quality of the wool offered, however, is described as indifferent to poor. Typical,prices realised were:— * t jine crossbreds, 3:1 dto 4.1 d; Romney, oSto 4|d. Halfbreds, 64d to Sid, and early in the sale 9d was paid for a line of six bales of A halfbred. CrossbrqjjL hoggets sold at 4id to aid. Coarse crossbreds sold very low down to 2d, but averaged about 31 d. In lambs, super lines made up to Sd, but usually sold at from 3d to 6id.^ Corriedale sold as low as 44d to "id. Southdown lambs made up to <3d. Lincolns sold at 2ld to 31 d. Merinos brought old to 7d. Bellies and pieces realised from Id to 23d, and crutehings Id to 2-ld. These prices are typical, and not the average. Definite results cannot be known until the official range of prices lias been compiled at the end of the sale. The condition of the wool must also be taken into full account, and allowance must be made for character.— (P.A.)

BROKERS’ REPORTS. A Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Tctd., report Wairarapa realisations as under:— jTirolianga: Line. 11. 6M, Rom. 11. oAdn-Rom. E. 4-1 d, Line. E. 3 ; }d. Linkwooa/GII: AE 4jd.- Makanui: XE 4ld, FXB 43d, XII 44d, XW 4] d, erts 33d, bis and pcs 23d. HEH: FXXB 4id, XW and E 4d, erts 3d. AleAB: XIT 44d, XE 4d, erts 2d. Glenwai: XB 4d. .IM/WHU: Crts 33d, bis and pcs pid. Terrace Farm: Ewe 33d. D.Bros./ Burnlea: XB 3-Jd. LX A: XE 31 d. Wa.ratah/HPH: Bis and pcs 3]d. Papatahi/H: Bis and pcs 23d. HHR/ Fail'll e: Bis and pcs 2id.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report the following sales:—JM/P: 7 xbd 3M. SKB: 32 E and W- 4id, 511 od. A&A: 11 \E 4-3 d, 22 BE 4id, (3 AH 6id, S BH sd, 5 CE 33d. TUHIRAXGI: -6 AE 33d. TAWAI: 12 E 43d. FERXSIDE: 12 Ist pcs 3 : ld, 7 bis 3d, 5 ertgs 3d. H in Square/TAUAXUI: 6 C Xbd •■id, 5 Ist pcs%d, 4 bis 24d. RRR: 26 AL 4,'.d, 4 BE 34d. WY/B: 4 F xbd E 3XI, 4 _ H 4d. GR/PP: 5 E 3}d. EJ/XI: 5 •xbd E 4id. BRANSOOMBE: 12 All 3d, 10 BH 4XI. 9 BW od, 5 CE "3d. VAIvLBECK: 4 Sup. F Corr. 9jd, 3 Sup <M-. S 3 cl. FERNIIILLS: 14 AE 33 d, 7 Bfc 3d. TEXI/WOODS! D E: 11 E 3}cl. Wharekahu: 4 H 4}d, 7 bis and pcs 2XI. PARK YALE: 4 Bis 3d. RNP: 10 AX 33d. H.IWL: 37 AE 44d, 17 BE 4d, 9 CE 3id, 12 AH 43d, 5 811 4d. AHI: 11 AAE 43d, 21 F xbd E 43 d, G F xbd II sd, 5 C xbd E 3.1 d, 5 xbd 3d, 6 Ist lbs 64d, 4 2nd lbs 4d, 12 Ist pcs 3XI, S Ins 23d, 4 Iks 13d. AOHANGA: 16 Ist lbs ' 6(1 15 2nd lbs 43d, 22 Ist pcs 33d, 18 bis 23d, 6 2nd pcs 13d, 5 Iks 13d, 10 ertgs 23d, 7 CE and W 3Jd. AIAXGAOXE/S in Diamond: 4 bis and pcs 2 3 (1. AC/STONEYCREEK: S bis 23d. WJG/ LAKE: 4 AAB 4d, 13 AE 3d. JF/K: 4 bis and pcs 23d. JY/PLAIN: 10 E 43d, 4\€E 3-Ad. L 3: S E od. AIJD: 9 E 33<1 ■ LA/B: 6 FE and II 4 id.

The proceeds from the February wool sale in Wanganui amounted to £92 259 14s 3d. A total catalogue of 20 130 bales was offered, of which 14,923 bales were sold. The average price per bale was £6 3s Sd, and the a»eiage jjjpc per lb. 4.36 d.