SALE OF WOOL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26626, 24 November 1947, Page 3

SALE OF WOOL

THE AUCKLAND AUCTION OFFICIAL RANGE OF PRICES t P.A. AUCKLAND, Nov. 23. The Auckland Woolbrokers’ Association official report on the wool sale held on Friday sdates: —“The wool opened up well, but the average clip was not as attractive as similar wool at the corresponding sale last season. Favourable shearing weather, combined with prospects of high prices, encouraged many growers who normally do not shear until November to shear earlier to catch this fixture. These wools were shorter in staple, lacked evenness of style, dust was more noticeable, and there was subsequent lowering of the yield. Notwithstanding this, there was an appreciable number of clips which were quite up to last season’s standard, and which realised above -the sale average.” The report continued that good, bright hogget wool of finer qualities realised from 31d to 33d and similarly attractive ewe and wether wools brought from 25d to 28d. The lines realising these prices were exceptionally well skirted and classed. The highest priced wools in the sale fell to the bids of Dominion mills. The official range of prices is:—

6 Southdown— d. d. 3 Good to super 31} to 373 Average 29} to 313 Inferior 2b to 29 5, Fine Down cross— Good to super 33} to 403 Average 30 to 35 Inferior 28 to 29 Down cross— Good to super 31 to 33 0 Average 263 to 29 8 5 Extra fine Corriedale and halfbred — Good to super 50 to 56 8 Average 38 to 48 6 9 Extra fine crossbred— Good to super 29 to 31 0 Average 26 to 28} 3 0 Fine crossbred— Good to super 28 to 30 Average 23 to 27 5 Medium crossbred— Good to super 25 to 27 Average 221 to 241 Inferior 18 to 22 , Extra fine crossbred hogget (shorn)— Good to super 31 to 36 Average 27 to 30 Fine cross hogget (shorn) — Good to super 29 to 31 Average 24 to 28 7 0 Medium cross hogget (shorn) — Good to super 27 to '29 0 Average 23 to 26 6 Pieces Halfbred— Good to super 27 to 30} Average 27 to 28 ), CrossbredGood to super 20 to 22 Average 18 to 19} Inferior and seedy 15 to 17} 6 8 Bellies Crossbred— Average 17 to 19 Inferior and seedy 14 to 16} 4 7 1 Crutchings Crossbred— Average 18 to 20 8 Inferior and seedy 11 to 15 9 7 Locks - Crossbred 10 to 12}