FIRM PRICES
TIMARU WOOL SALE DECLINE IN QUALITY (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TIMARU, March 23. The third and final -wool sale of the season was held tonight, when a catalogue of 4378 bales was offered before a full bench of buyers. The bulk of the wool offered consisted of back-country clips, with a small portion of farmers' lots. Most of the clips carried a fair amount of condition and were not up to the quality of previous sales. There was spirited bidding for practically all lots, and there was a very satisfactory sale, prices being firm on recent auctions. The official range of prices is as follows: — Merino— d. d. Average ' 8% to 0% Inferior 7 to 8% Fine halfbred— Super 10 to 11 Average 9, to 10 Inferior , 6 1/* fo IVi i Three-quarter-breds— Super ..: Up to .8% Average 6% to 7% Inferior 5 to 6% Crossbreds— Super Up to 6Y 2 - Average 4 to 5% Inferior 3 to 3% Hoggets— Fjne • 7% lo 8% Medium 6V4 to 7% Crossbred 3% to 5 .Bellies and Pieces:' Merino— ' '■ . •■• ' Good to super 5% to 0% Low to medium 4% to 5 Halfbred— Good to super 6 t o 9^, Low to medium ... . 4% to 5% Crossbred— Good to super 314 714 Crntchings— Medium to good ....... ■ 0% to 3% Inferior 1% to 2 Locks— . . w 6in n° ••••• .2% to 4 Halfbred 2% to 3% Crossbred 1% to 2 %
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1933, Page 12
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235FIRM PRICES Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1933, Page 12
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