TIMARU WOOL PRICES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20122, 16 December 1939, Page 8

TIMARU WOOL PRICES

| FIRST APPRAISMENT ADVANCE OF 2D TO 3D : LAST DECEMBER VALUES (Per Press Association.l TIMARU. this day. The first Timaru wool appraisement under the British Government’s purchase scheme was concluded on Thursday, entailing an examination of | 13.32(3 bales. The prices on an average .show an i advance of between 2d and 3d on the : proceeds of the December sale last year. The wool generally was lighter in condition than last year, and a fair proportion wasty and tender. The | top price. 17),d. went to a line of fine half-bred, while a choice line of Merino hogget brought 17',d. Super Merino-made 16d as against 14d in December. 1938. At the opening sale last year, extra I super half-bred brought up to lack i whereas this week this class of wool j was appraised at 17-id., a rise of 2)ch An increase of 2 ; Jd. was noticed for | super half-bred, while the average | increase was this year 3d. Medium i half-bred as against last year's price ! shows an increase of 3),d. Range Of Prices The following is the range of prices: [ Merino — Super, 15d. to lGd. Average, 12d. to 14d. Inferior, 9d. to lid. Fine Half-bred, 56/58 —- Extra super, to 17id. Super, 15th to lGld. Average, 13ch to 14.? d. | Inferior, 9d. to 12d. Medium half-bred, 50/56 — Super, lad. to lGd. Average, 12),c1. to 14d. Fine Crossbred, 48/50 —- Extra super to lGlch Super, 14d to 15d. Average, 12d. to 13Jcl. Inferior, lOd. to ll.i'd. Medium crossbred, 46/48 — Extra super, to 141 d. Super, 13d. to 13.? d. | Average, 12ch to 12? d. Inferior, llch to 11 d. Coarse crossbred, 44/46 — Super, to 13),d. Average, 11 Id. to 12),d. ■ Inferior, 9id. to lid. ; Crossbred, 40/44 — ; Super, 10Id. to l‘2d. Average, 9ld. to 10'ch | Leicester —lOd to 13d. Hogget—j Merino, super, 14d. to 17,',d. Medium, llch to 13id. Half-bred-Super, 151 d. to 17ch Medium, 13),c1. to 15d. Inferior, 12d. to 13d. I Fine crossbred — ! Super, 15ch io lGld. i Medium. 13d. to 14,;. I Inferior, 12d. to 12. : Jd. ! Crossbred — | Super, 13ch to 141 ch Medium, 11),d. to 12),d. j Necks— ;

Merino, 12d. to 13Act. Half-bred, lUd. to 15',c1. Fine crossbred, lOd. to 13)d

Pieces — Merino, 9id. to ll:Jd. Half-bred, 9d. to 14d. Fine crossbred, Ski. to 12kl. Crossbred, Bd. to 11. id. Bellies— Merino. 9d. to 10Jd. Hnlfbred, BJd. to lljcl. Fine crossbred, fid. to 10Jd, Crossbred, 7d. to B:Jd. Crutchings— Merino, Gd. to Bd. Half-bred, 7d. to !Hd. Crossbred, 7d. to 9Jd. Locks — Merino, 41d. to GJd. Half-bred, 4td. to G.jd. Crossbred, 4d. to sid.