Wool up at Napier

Press, 25 January 1986, Page 3

Wool up at Napier

PA Napier Buying at the Napier wool sale yesterday strengthened as the sale progressed and the tone was stronger than at Thursday’s sale in Dunedin. The 31,016-bale offering comprised 38 per cent fleece, 17 per cent second-shear and earlyshorn fleece, 24 per cent .first lambs’ wool and 6 per cent second lambs, 7 per cent bulky clothing oddments, 7 per cent short clothing v oddments, and 1 per cent miscellaneous. Compared with the Dunedin sale, fleece of 33/34 microns was mostly in sellers’ favour. The 35 micron fleece was sellers’ favour to plus 2.5 per cent, and 37 micron B style was up 2.5 to 5 per cent The B/C style was from sellers’ favour to plus 2.5 per cent. Cotty fleece ranged from sellers’ favour to 5 per cent up. Second shear of 35 micron was up 2.5 to 5 per cent as was 37 micron. Of the combing oddments, pieces were in buyers’ favour to down 2.5

per cent, and bellies were mainly firm. Average and poor to average to poor clothing oddments were up 5 to 7.5 per cent, and poor was firm. Locks and second pieces were fully plus 7.5 per cent. Full fleece and secondshear was of good style and colour, but some lines showed water stain. Tender and cotted fleeces were more predominant yesterday. Lambs’ wool was of good and good to super style and colour, with only a few poorly presented lines. Principal buyers of fleece were Western and Eastern Europe, and New Zealand carpet mills. The main buyer of lambs’ wool was the Far East. There was a good tone and spread of bidding. The market indicator was 468 c clean and 348 c greasy. The range of prices, clean, was:— Crossbred fleece: 35 micron, 105/115mm: Good 484 to 504, average to good 470 to 483, average 463 to 468. Crossbred. 37 mic£*n,

105/115mm: Good 487 to 503, average to good 468 to 481, average 463 to 468. Second-shear fleece, 33 micron, 75mm to 50/ 100 mm: Good 466 to 479, average to good 449 to 468.

Second-shear, 35 micron, 75/100mm to 75/ 125 mm: Good 473 to 480, average to good 466 to 471, average 456 to 465. Second-shear, 37 micron, 75/100mm to 75/ 125 mm: Good 477 to 487, average to good 467 to 476. Second-shear, 37 micron, 50/75mm to 50/ 100 mm: Good 469 to 481, average to good 455 to 463. Second shear bellies and pieces: 35 micron, 50/ 100 mm to 75/100mm: Average-poor 403 to 410, poor 387 to 402. Ist lambs: 29 micron, 50/75mm and 25/75mm: Good 480 to 484, average 467 to 476, average-poor 458 to 464.

Lambs: 30 micron, 25/ 75 to 50/75mm: Good to 484, average 453 to 472. Second lambs: 31 micron: Average to 428, averagepoor to 414.