CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12619, 2 December 1926, Page 11

CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE

GOOD SELECTION FORWARD KEEN COMPETITION. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, December 1. The first wool sale of the Christchurch season was held to-day with a full bench of buyers, representing Bradford, American, and Continental houses, also local mills and scourers. There was a good selection of fine quality wools, fairly heavy in condition but sound and well grown. _ A fair proportion was carrying dust owing to the dry winter. Bidding was keen and generally well sustained _ by Bradford, Continental, and American houses, the looal mills being in the market for special lines. The following is the range of prices:— Merino: 62-70, 60-64, super, 19d to 20d, average 16§d to 18)d; inferior, 13id to 15d. Corriedales Extra super, 21 Jo; super, 13d to 20d, average lOd to 17j; inferior, 13d to 15d. Fine half-bred: 58-56-8-56, extra super, 19id to 20id; super, 17id to 19d, average 15|d to 17d; inferior, lOd to 15d. Medium half-bred: 50-56, 60, extra super, 18d to l9Jd; super. 16H to 17) J, average 14d to I6d; inferior, 12d to 13Jd. Coarse half-bred: 48-50, super, 14d to 14jd, average 12)d to 13)d; inferior, lid to 12d. Fine crossbred:. 46-48, super, 13d to 13}d, average lljd to 12Jd; inferior, lOd to 11 C. Medium crossbred: 44-46, super, 12d to 12}d, average 10Jd to lid; inferior, 9d to lOd. Coarse crossbred: 40-44. super, lid to llld, average lOd to 10}d; inferior, 8)d to 9Jd. Bellies and pieces: Menno good to super, 13id to 15jd; merino, low to medium, 10|d to 12)d; bellies, halAred good to super, 12d to 13Jd; halfbred, low to medium, 10{d to lljd. Pieces: Half-bred, good to super, 14d to 17d; half-bred, low to medium, 9)d to 13d. Bellies and piece*: Crossbred, good to super, 10Id to 13)d; crossbred, low to medium, 8d to lOd. Crutchings: Medium to good, 7Jd to lid; inferior and seedy, 5Jd to 6jd. Lacks: Half-bred, 6id. to 8d; crass-. .bred, 5d to —"