WOOL SALE

Southland Times, Issue 20081, 19 January 1927, Page 6

WOOL SALE

NAPIER SERIES

ADVANCE IN PRICES

KEEN COMPETITION

(Per United Pres Association.)

Napier, January 18.

The keen competition which characterised the opening of the third Napier wool sale last night was maintained throughout the remainder of the sale to-day, and 90 per cent, of the catalogue of 30,000 bales was sold under the hammer at prices generally in advance of the-Tates ruling at the December sales.

Merino and Southdown both showed a good improvement. Halfbred increased on an average by one penny and crossbred was up about three farthings.

Lambs were a half-penny dearer. Pieces and bellies showed a decline on the somewhat extreme prices ruling in December. The range of prices was:—

MELBOURNE SALES

KEEN COMPETITION

Melbourne, January 18. The wool sales have ri with very keen competition. Best merinos advanced 5 per cent, compared with the closing rates last year. Other sorts were unchanged. Good clearances were affected.—A. and N.Z.

SYDNEY SERIES.

(Rec. 1.25 a.m.) Sydney, January 18. The wool sales’ market was exceedingly firm under good all round competition, values generally being on a par with the opening day’s rates. All wools showing fine quality met with extreme demand and continued to show a hardening tendency. Greasy merinos sold to 32}d. —A. and N.Z.

<1. d. Merino— Average, up to 20 Southdown— Average 16 to 174 Inferior 13] to 15 Fine Halfbred— (56’s to 58’s): Average, up to 17. £ Memium Halfbred— (50’s to 56’s) : Super 161 to 17} Average, up Io .. . ** .. .. 15} Coarse Half bred— (48’s to 50’s) : Super 15}to 17 Average 13}to 15 Inferior 11 to 13 Fine Crossbred — (46’s to 48’s): Super 14 to 15} Average 12 to 13} Inferior 10} to 11} Medium Crossbred— (44's to 46’s) : Super 13 to 141 Average • • 11 to 121 Inferior 91 to 10} Coarse Crossbred— (40’s to 44’s): Super 12} to 14} Average 10'. to 11} Inferior 9 to 10} Low Crossbred— (36’s to 40’s): Average 10 to 111 Inferior 81 to 91 Hoggets— Super (48’s to 5fi’s) .. .. 124 to 16} Fine (46’s to 48‘s) .. .. 111 to 13} Medium (44's to 46’s) .. 12 to 14} Coarse (40’s to 44’s) .. .. 101 to 12} Lambs— Fine 141 to 161 Medium 11 to 13} Seedy and Inferior .. .. 7 toll Pieces— Necks 10}to 14 Crossbred, good to super 101 to 124 Crossbred, low to medium 7} to 10 Seedy and inferior .. . . 64 to 10 Bellies— Crossbred, good to super 8} to 10 Crossbred, low to medium 7 to 8J Crutchings — Medium to good S to 10} Inferior and seedy .. .. 4 to 7 Locks— Crossbreds 5 to 6