NAPIER WOOL SALE

Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1947, Page 7

NAPIER WOOL SALE

■Press Association

By Telegraph-

NAPIER, June 16. The seventh and final w-ool sale of the season was held today -when a catalogue of 28,027 bales was offered. The official report states that coiripetition for good fleeee wool was keen, especially for finer wools, but not so widely spread as at previous saies. A feature of the saie was the decided drop in lambs' woois owing to lack of competition from Canada and America. Necks sold at slightly improved rates' but? average to inferior pieces and bellies showed an easing tendency owing to the restricted competition. Included'in the catalogue was a fair proportion of new season 's crutchings which met 'with keen but erratic competition. Tlie official range of prices is as follows:— Extra fiue crossbred. 50/56 's—

d. .d. Average 20 to 201InferiOr 161 to ltf Fine crossbred, 50 's, 48/50 's — Good to super ...... 22 to .24 Average 17 to ->19 Inferior 151- to 16 J Med. crossbred, 46/50 's, 48 's, 40/48 's— Good to super . . 181 to 211 Average 16 to 18 Inferior ; . 14 to 151 Strong crossbred, 40/44 's, 44/46 's — Average 15 to 17 Lincolns— Average 16J Lambs. Medium crossbred, 48/50 's, 4S 's — Good to super 251 to 38£ Average l(i:| to 211 Inferior and seedy . . 10i to 151 Crossbred pieces — - Good to super ...... 10 to 171 Average 13 to 15 Inferior and seedy . . 91 to 121 • Crossbred bellie's — Average to good .... 12 to 0 14$ Inferior and seedy v 61 to 11 Crossbred crutchings — Good to super . . .... 161 to 18 Average 121 to 16 Inferior and seedy , . 7 to; 10J Crossbred locks — Average to good .... 6 to 8$