Poorer Chch-Timaru wool discounted

Press, 1 February 1986, Page 5

Poorer Chch-Timaru wool discounted

Poorer style wool, with tenderness or excessive colour, was discounted by buyers? at the . Christchurch and Timaru wool sale yesterday but a limited amount of good wool sold well. Prices for fleece generally were fjrm or in buyers’ favour on the quotations from recent sales. Compared with the Wellington; sale on January 30, crossbred second-shear was in sellers’ favour, 30 and 31 micron lambs’ wool was down 2 per ’cent, skirtings up 2.5 per cent, better style oddments -also up 2.5 per cent, and poorer style firm. The 'chairman of the Council of? Wool Exporters, Mr Michael Moss, said that the strength of the New Zealand dollar continued to depress auction prices. Drought-affected and rainaffected wool coming into the Christchurch and Timaru catalogues also lowered prices, he said. Until j the unseasonal later spring and summer rain in Canterbury, many properties were affected by drought, he said. Now the opposite effect was showing up in wool — excessive colour and cottiness because of humidity and . longer pasture. Exporters could not sell „ faulted; wools, especially when the New Zealand dollar was strong, but they were instead? chasing the limited amount/ of good style wool cominginto the sales. Some good prices of over 400 c a kilogram greasy were regis-, tered among the crossbred fleece ; lots yesterday but conversely some very ordinary Corriedale fleeces went for less than the market indicator, and sometimes less than 300 c.

The leading Merino price in the Christchurch cata-

logues was 850 c (72.8) for five bales of extra fine twotooth sold by Kingsdown Partnership (Oxford). Other lots from Kingsdown made 804 c (73.1) for five bales of extra fine Merino and 727 c (74.8) for three bales of extra fine two-tooth. A. P. Bennett (Rangiora) received 739 c (72.9) for one bale of fine Merino shorn hogget, P. and C. Gullidge (Seddon) sold two bales of fine wether at 705 c (69.1), and Mt Potts station (Mt Somers) was paid 645 c (63.9) for four bales of fine woolly hogget Erewhon station (Mt Somers) sold seven bales of fine woolly hogget at 601 c (63). Four bales of extra fine Halfbred from Woolomee Farm (Oxford) fetched 501 c and three bales of fine Halfbred from the same vendor made 480 c (67.6). Estate G. O. Arres (Waikari) received 415 c (68) for nine bales of fine.

Corriedale sold to 462 c (65.8) for four bales of fine woolly hogget from Lee Barton Farm (Darfield) and A. and T. Thomson (Ashburton) sold five bales of fine Corriedale at 415 c (67.9). E. J. Croy (Ashburton) received 386 c (65.6) for nine bales of fine Corriedale, Carlow Farming Company (Darfield) sold nine bales of fine at 385 c (69.3), and H. P. Cottrell (Little River) was paid 383 c (77.2) for 18 bales of medium. Among top crossbred sales were six bales of shorn hogget from D. S. Kennedy (Kaikoura) which made 427 c (87.9) W. A. Hart and Son (Methven) received 414 c (86) for 13 bales of medium shorn hogget, P. L. and J. S. Winter (Oxford) 413 c (83.5) for four bales, and Glenshane Part-

nership (Ashburton) 408 c (86.8) for 10 bales. Crossbred at 401 c included nine bales (80.5) from J. D. Waller (Little River), 13 bales (87.1) from R. G. Berry (Greymouth), 13 bales (83.1) from R. E. and L. G. Maxwell (Ashburton), and six bales (90.2) of shorn hogget from C. M. and M. J. Jordan (Nelson). Two vendors received 405 c for Romney shorn hogget — Fembrae Farm (Collingwood) for seven bales (85.6), and M. J. Leslie (Havelock) for five bales (82.9). fifteen bales of strong Romney from P. F. and H. A. Le Llevre (Banks Peninsula) made 393 c (81). Other good crossbred sales included T. N. Currie (Ashburton) with nine bales at 400 c (81.2); J. and B. M. Liddell (Grey mouth), four bales of shorn hogget at 399 c

(91.8); T. J. Hunt and Son (Nelson), 11 bales of twotooth at 398 c (85.2); M. R. Johns (Akaroa), six bales at 397 c (80.2); R. Turner (Rai Valley), seven bales at 397 c (85.6); and L. A. Burnett (East Takaka), four bales of shorn hogget at 395 c (80.4). Coopworth wool reached 391 c (79.7) for eight bales of shorn hogget from M. J. McKellow (Hororata) and 379 c (75.4) for 23 bales from A. T. and E. M. Prattley (Rangiora). Thirty-five bales from S. A. and J. M. Adams (Darfield) made 375 c (80.6), 12 bales of ewe fleece from C. R. H. Scott (Oxford) fetched 378 c (79.3), and 24 bales of strong from R. E. and L. J. Maxwell (Ashburton) made 378 c (80.3). Leading Perendale sales included 24 bales at 401 c (86.1) from Lands and Survey Department (Ruru Block, Hoki-

tika), and 400 c (85.7) for four bales of shorn hogget from Greenfields United (Greymouth). Greenfields sold four bales of Perendale at < 396 c (85), and Plummers Estate (Darfield) six bales at 395 c (79.8).

Other sales of Perendale from Lands and Survey blocks included 54 bales from Cape Foulwind (Westport) at 394 c (83.8), and eight bales from Nelson Creek (Hokitika) at 390 c (85.7). Hawksbury Farm ' (Blenheim) sold 10 bales of Borderdale two-tooth at 396 c (82.1), I. T. and S. A. Lucas (Ashburton) received 394 c (82.3) for seven bales of Border-Romney, and D. G. Sim (Ashburton), sold 26 bales of Borderdale at 386 c (76.8).

Seven bales of crossbred second-shear from A. I. and N. R. McArthur (Oxford)

made 421 c (86.1), and 17 bales from T. J. Hunt and Son (Nelson) made 407c_(83.6). Other good crossbred second-shear prices included 10 bales from I. M. Wallace (Greymouth) at 428 c (90.1), five bales from W. R. Irvine (Nelson) at 400 c (83.2 c 17 bales from C. M. and M. J. Jordan (Nelson) at 400 c (86.9), and 10 bales from R. C. and S. M. Inkersell (Kaikoura) at 394 c (81.5). Four bales of Romney second-shear from D. and A. E. Donald (Havelock) made 390 c (80.9), seven bales of Perendale from K. J. Williams (Fox Glacier) sold at 388 c (83.8), five bales of Perendale from W. W. Breitmeyer (Little River) made 385 c (78.9), and 10 bales of Coopworth from M. G. Gerard (Havelock) sold at 388 c (82.2); Leading sales of lambs’ wool included five bales of Perendale from D. W. and O. J. Calder (Little River) at 396 c (82) and four bales of crossbred- from Waitui Park, Ltd (Nelson) at 395 c (84.2). C. E. and C. H. Mac Adam (Nelson) sold six bales of Perendale at 393 c (81.9), R. M. and D. F. Leslie (Motunau) five bales of Romney at 390 c (82.3), and M. R. Johns (Akaroa) six bales of crossbred at 387 c (82.7). Four bales of Coopworth lambs' from C. R. Faulkner (Springfield) fetched 386 c (82.1), seven bales of crossbred from B. Goodwin (Banks Peninsula) made 386 c (79.5), and A. W. and H. R. Bishell (Oxford) received 379 c (79.7) for two bales of English Leicester cross.

At the top of the Timaru sale was one bale of superfine Merino fleece, 18.9 micron, grown by R. M. Williamson, Birchwood Run, Ltd (Omarama) and sold to John Marshall and Company (Christchurch) for 1430 c (72.3) to be exported to Europe and made into suiting cloth.

The estate of J. Blair (Ashburton) sold seven bales of Halfbred woolly hogget for 440 c (72.4) and M. G. Mcßain (Ashburton) sold eight bales of fine Halfbred for 400 c (64.4).

P. M. and P. E. Davis (Ashburton) sold eight bales of fine Corriedale fleece for 383 c (68.4) and F. N. and W. M. Vessey (Ashburton) sold eight bales for 374 c (68.3). Among the Romney and crossbred vendors W. E. and N. D. W. Patrick (Gapes

Valley) sold 11 bales of crossbred for 389 c (83.8); D. S. Giddings (Fairlie) sold four ’bales of Romney for 384 c (82.7) and R. A. France (Methven) sold nine bales' of Romney for 384 c (82.7). C.B. and R. P. Cross (Geraldine) sold six bales of crossbred shorn hogget for 378 c (79.2); J. R. and E. J. Parr (Geraldine) sold 10 bales of crossbred for 377 c (80.9); Rangitata Holdings (Ealing) sold 17 bales of crossbred hogget for 376 c (77.6) and G. S. Giddings (Fairlie) sold 10 bales of Romney for 376 c (81.2).

A. K. and J. M. Linton (Mayfield) sold 10 bales of Romney fleece for 376 c (80.1), G. W. Grigg and Son (Ashburton) received 376 c (77.3) for 10 bales of Crossbred shorn hogget, and Kakahu Farms (Geraldine) made 376 c (81.0) for 11 bales of crossbred.

Two vendors topped the Coopworth wool — Mahoe Farm, Ltd (Cannington) received 393 c (83.6) for six bales of shorn hogget, and M. W. Hyde (Hinds) sold 12 bales of shorn hogget for 393 c (80.1) and 15 bales of ewe fleece for 383 c (78.3).

J. A. and M. A. Thatcher (Peel Forest) sold nine bales of Coopworth for 381 c (82.0); H. C. Holmes (Geraldine) sold six bales for 381 (81.8) and B. F. and K. M. Daly (Mayfield) sold 31 bales for 380 c (78.6). A. G. Hendriksen (Totara Valley) sold five bales of Perendale fleece for 383 c (81.9) and R. K.. Patterson (Cave) sold 18 bales for 380 c (81.1).

For seven bales of Crossbred second-shear, E. J. and M. I. Hawke (Walmate) received 383 c (81.6); M. R. Simmons (Hunter) sold 10 bales of crossbred secondshear for 381 c (84.4), and I. S. T. and J. M. Smith (Peel Forest) sold six bales for 377 c (84.2). At the top of the Timaru lambs’ wool vendors was D. M. Rapson (Oamaru), who sold eight bales of Perendale for 399 c (82.6), followed by R. R. and M. B. O’Phee (Timaru) who received 395 c (81.8) for eight bales of crossbred, and D. R. and M. A. Martin (Otaio) who received 392 c (79.7) for four bales of Drysdale lambs. R. H. Horsman (Geraldine) received 391 c twice for five bales of Coopworth lambs (84.4) and for seven bales (87.7). Blue Cliffs station (St

Andrews) sold 52 bales of fine crossbred lambs’ wool for 390 c (82.3), the estate of N. J. Chapman (Waitohi) sold nine bales of Coopworth for 390 c (83.8), and J. T. and C. F. Bresnahan (Seadown) sold eight bales of fine crossbred for 390 c (82.0). W. A. and J. A. Austin (Albury) sold four bales of fine crossbred for 389 c (82.4) and 12 bales of Romney lambs for 384 c (82.9); Castlerock Farm (Pleasant Point) sold nine bales of crossbred for 387 c (83.5); M. R. Simmons (Hunter) sold 15 bales of fine crossbred for 387 c (83.3) and B. R. Petrie (Ashburton) sold 11 bales of Coopworth lambs for 384 c (83.2), J. M. Jaine (Mayfield) sold nine bales of strong Crossbred lambs for 382 c (78.4). The order of the Christchurch sale was Wrightson 654 lots, 8462 bales; Dalgety Crown 609 lots, 5898 bales; Pyne, Gould, Guinness, 413 lots, 5461 bales; Total 1676 lots, 19,821 bales. The prompt date is February 18.

The order of the Timaru' sale was Pyne, Gould, Guiness, 194 lots, 2489 bales; Dalgety Crown 256 lots, 3398 bales; Wrightson N.M.A. 264 lots, 2955 bales; total 714 lots, 8831 bales.