DUNEDIN WOOL SALE.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 9 March 1927, Page 5

DUNEDIN WOOL SALE.

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DUNEDIN, Last Night. q The' third wool sale of the Dunel din series was concluded to-daw 26,903 bales being offefed for salrf some 1003 more than the total oi the second Dunedin sale. PracticalJ ly a completa clearance was made under . the hammer at prices that . must he considered satisfactory- t^ growers. Bidding, from the cono& mencemeni was very keen and thiji keenness was maintained rigHffi . throughout the series. Bradford an® American huyers operated freelyj but competition from Continent^ huyers made the sale move start to finish, the bulk of the offei ing falling to their hids. The woql was in excellent condition compar^ ed with the Fe'bruary sale hela here. Values were fully maintaine'^ and, taking into consideration tl^ fact of quahty and condition| prices in all grades were lirmerf From the outset it was apparenj th'at the demand was exceptionallp keen, especially from Continentai huyers and whenever wools sui$ ahle for their requirements werf submitted they would not be denied Record prices for the Dominion f® the season were established, on| line of exceptionally sound, brigli| and well-grown halfbred wool makjj ing 25d. The range of prices was a( foilows: — s " | Merino. — Super 20fd to 22ld; a# prage 18Sd to 21!d; inferior 171d tc .183 d. i Fine halfbred.— Extra super fq 25d; super 20d to 23d; average 18iig to 203d; inferior 17d to 19d. ^ Medium halfbred.— Average 1SJ to 19d; super 19d to 21d; inferi^ 17d to 18d. Coarser halfbred — Super 18d tq 19dld; average 163d to 18d; inferw or 14d to 163d. Fine crosshred.— Super 17d to" 1W 3d; average 153d to 16fd; infericS 13d to 153d. $ Medium crosshred. — Super ^ 1433 to 16d; average 133d to 143d; infetf| ior lld to 13d. J Coarse icrossbred. — Super 123d m 133d; average 113d to 12d; inferim lOd to lld.. _ _J Bellies and pieces. — -Merino, goo^i • •to super 173d to 19Zd; low to modi^ um 14d to 163d. Halfbred, good ta super 163d to 193d; low to medium^ 13d to 16d. Crosshred ,good to supelj 14d to 163d; low to medimn lOd toi 13*d- , Crutchings.— Medium to good 63(1 to 203d; inferior and seedy 6d t(| 73d. * • A Locks— Merino 73d to 103d; halft bred 7d to 9d; crosshred 6d to 73d