FAIR PROPORTION OF SEEDY SORTS.

Shannon News, 2 March 1923, Page 4

FAIR PROPORTION OF SEEDY SORTS.

SUPERS At late rates.

CHRISTCHURCH Last Night. The fourth wool sale was held today. 13,046 bales being, offered. There was a full bench of buyers, and the catalogue included a fair ’proportion of back station clips. The condition was not up to the - previous standards, a fair amount being' seedy. Super wools of all grades, except coarsecrossbred, met with practically as good a market as in January. The market was very irregular for all classes, .but buyers appeared to.have elastic limits for any lots outstanding in their respective/ grades, but stopped Quickly when shabby lilies were Offered. . The ea/sing on January rates for medium qualities of all counts was from Id to lid, and for shabby' wools from Id , t o l|d. Pieces, bellies and fellmongery ' line's sold irregularly, in some cata-‘ logues being practically as good as at the January auction, and in others up to lid down. • i ■ , Competition was not so tree as at past sales this year, and American competition was practically nonexistent. Home buyers and local ‘mills took a big proportion of finer wools. Continental buyers secured d fair pro- , portion of coarse grades. The passing averaged between\fifteen' and twenty per cent. .Following was the range ot values: — , Medium crossbred. —Super,; 12a to 16|; medium, 9|d to ll**d; inferior 7*d to 9d. Coarse crossbred.— Super • 9!d to'lHd; me.difiin 8d to 9,id; inferior, 6*d to ■ Merino . ' Firsts, • 17d to 20Id; /seeopus, 13d to 16’Sd. HSalfrbrdd pieces.—Pilots, 14tl to 19id; seconds, lOd to 13 Jd. Crossbred pieces, 5d to 7id. Merino Suner, 24*d to 27|d; medium, 20d to 22?,d; inferior, l'7cl to 19|d, Comedale.— -Super, 2lid to 22*d; medium... 18d. to 22d; inferior, 14d, to 17d. Haltbred —super '22d to 26d; ,medium, 18d to 21*d; -inferior 13d to 17*d tW-■riuartor-bred— Super, 16Id to 2Uu, medium, 12d to 14|d; inferior 8a to ll*d. Locks. —Merino, <d to lid. 'half-bred, 5d to 7Lid; crossbred Sid to 6d. Bellies.—Mermo, lOd to 15id, haTf-bred, 9id to 15id, crossbred, 6d % to ,9d, crutchings, 5d to 9d.