BEST SALE OF THE CHRISTCHURCH SERIES

Shannon News, 5 March 1926, Page 3

BEST SALE OF THE CHRISTCHURCH SERIES

CHRISTCHURCH. Last Night. Prices at the fourth wool sate of the season, at Christchurch, showed considerable impro'ement. The market was buoyant , and competition animated, making- the sale th e best of the scries. Continental buyers were active throughout and bought heavily. Bradford also was active, but prices were too high lor local mills and they were unable to operate to any great extent. The entry was the product of lat< shearing in the back country and many lots sufi'erod in brightness, the woof being sandy and heavy. Wool-scouring firms compet'd keenly throughout for fell-mongcrmg lots. Out of 14,481 bales only 228 wwf passed, and of this, number 12 D bales were in the previous mostly Merino. Merino prices increased by lid to 2d; Corrietlale improved Id to fid, crossbreds were up Id to lJd on February ligures, and super halfbreds sold to Id better. In other grades halfbreds increased slightly, more and coarse halfbreds improved a fraction. A more marked advance took place in threequarter-bred, which was Id better than February.