Keen Bidding At Timaru Wool Sale
* TIMARU, April 8/ ;The third and final 'Tixfiaru sale of the 1947-48. wobl selling season washeld today. The offering comprised 17,602 bales of new season 's-wool. The bulk was later shorn wools and in most cases they were ofif colour and heavy in condition. Copipetifion. was general and well spread and remained keen throughout the sale. Merino 0 and . fint half-bred were fully. firm and crossb'red on a par with recent saies. A large quantity of lambs' wool was offerea und met a ready sale. Following is the officiai rahge of priees: — Merinos, 60/64s; extra super to 60|d good to super 50d to 57d, average 40d .to 49d, inferior 24d to 36d; extra fine corriedale and' halfbxed 58/60s, extra super to 60d; good to super 50d to 54d, average 40d to 49d, inferior 28d to 36d; fine corriedale and halfred 56/58s, good to super 46d to 51£d, average 40d to 45d, inferior 28d to 36d; niedium corriedale and halfbred 56s, good to supqr lOd to 46d,- average 35d to 39d, inferior 26d to 34d; strong halfbred or fine three-quarter bred 52s, good to super 35d to 38£d, average 27d to 34d, inferior 20d to 26d; fine crossbred 50s, good to super 26d to 30d, average 23d to 25^d, inferior 19d to 22|d; medium crossbred 46/50s, good to super 24d to 28d, average 20d to 23^d, inferior' 17d to 19|d; lambs, halfbred and down 50/58s, good to super 30d to 37d, aver age 22d to 28d, inferior and seedy 17d to 21d; fine crossbred 50/ 56s, 'good to super 26d to 31d, average 21d to 25^d; Merino pieces, good to super 38d to 44d, average 32d to 37d, inferior and seedy 17d to 25d; halfbred, gqod.to siiper 37d ;to • 44d,,-Avef-a'ge-3Id-tb/. 36d> 'inf eribr ; and . seedy 16^.- to- 27dt)r fiife' -Brossbred oi*', three-quarterbred, gobd to Super 26d to: 32d, Average 22d to 25^6, inferior and seedy 15d to 21d; crossbred, good to" super 19d to 22d, average 17d to 18Jd, inferior and seedy 12d to 15d; bellie3, Merino, good to super 30d to 34d, aver age 26d to 29d, inferior and seedy 16d to 24d; halfbred, good to super 29d to 34d, average 25d to 28d,: inferior and seedy 18d to 24id; crossbred, good to super 16d to 18|d, average 14d to 15fd; inferior and seedy locks, Merino 12d to 17d,' halfbred 6$d to 17d, crossbred 8d to 13$L
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 April 1948, Page 3
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403Keen Bidding At Timaru Wool Sale Chronicle (Levin), 9 April 1948, Page 3
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