WOOL MARKET

Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 February 1935, Page 5

WOOL MARKET

WANGANUI SALE. RANGE OP PRICES. ■WANGANUI, This Day. The following is the range of prices at the Wanganui wool sale: — Corriedalc, —Average, JOd —11-jd. Pine halfbred, 58 56/58 56, average, 9d—-9-Id; inferior, 7d —73d. Medium halfbred, 50/56 50 super, 9d —9jd; average, 8d —Bfd; inferior, 6d—7d.

Extra fine crossbred. 48/50. average, 61d —7'd; inferior, 5Id —Od. Fine crossbred. 46/48, super, 7d—7-Ad; average, 6d —6j'd; inferior, 5J —5 Ad. Medium crossbred, 44/48, super, 6:’d —7d; average, 5 ] d—sj'd; inferior, 4Ad —sd. Coarse crossbred, 40/44, average, 43d —5Ad; inferior, 4d—4Ad. Hoggets, fine, 48/50, 7-Ad —Bjd ; medium, 46/48, 6d—7d. Down, 50/50, Bd—9d; fine, 46/50, 7d —9d.

Seedy and inferior, all grades, 4Ad—•

63d. Bellies and pieces; crossbred good to super, 4Ad—sd; crossbred, low to medium, 3d—4d; crutehings, medium to good,- 4Ad—s}d; inferior and seedy. '3d —3 ; [d; locks, crossbred. 2Ad—3d. — (P.A.)

SYDNEY SALES. SYDNEY, Thursday. At the wool sales to-day, 11,393 bales were offered, of which 10.401 bales were sold at auction; also 861 bales were sold privately. The market was.firm at yesterday’s level, all sections of the trade competing freely. Greasy Merino sold to 153 d. The average price of the wool sold during the first- three days of this week was £l2 Is 9d a bale, or 9.7 d a lb.