FINE WOOLS WANTED

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 12

FINE WOOLS WANTED

J. WELLINGTON SALE V.' SPIRITED COMPETIT'ON Press Association WELLINGTON, Friday. The Wellington wool sale to-day and to-night w r as very satisfactory. The catalogues contained a good deal of what was described as "American style wool,’’ and for this the Americans bid spiritedly in efforts to shake off Australian competition. Prices for this class of wool showed a distinct advance on November rates. For the plentiful supply of hogget wool and for bellies and pieces there was keen demand. French buyers were to the front for lambs’ wool, of which there was a fair offering. Rates lor fine wools were rather disappointing. The attendance of buyers at the sale was good. The wool was in splendid condition, being exceptionally well grown, light and bright. Indeed, it was probably the best shown at a Wellington sale for some time. Competition was keen and animated, but Bradford was not to the fore as in the past. Some of the best hogget wool lots brought up to 21£d. The principal demand for halfbred wool came from Dominion mills, the prices being on a parity with those in November, which were very satisfactory. Lambs’ wool realised 18d Jt.o 21£d. Bellies and pieces were keenly competed for by France and Dominion mills, and realised good prices, necks bringing the value of fleece wool. Generally speaking, prices were on a par with those at the last sale, with the exception of super wools, but 44/46 and 40/44 qualities, owing to exceptional American and Australian demand, advanced to Id on November rates. Bellies and pieces showed a similar advance. Official Price Range Following is the range of prices, with rates at the sale last month also given:— November. December, d. d. d. d. Merino—• Super —. 22£ to 245 Average .... Fine Halfbred— Super 21i to 2 Average .. .. ISi to 20& 185 to 215 Inferior Medium Halfbred— Super 195 to 215 20 to 21 Average .. ... 175 to 19i 17£ to 20 Inferior .. .. 155 to 16 16£ to 17 Corriedale— Super .. M M —2O g 215 Average Inferior .... Extra Fine Crossbred— Super Average .... Inferior .... Fine CrossbredSuper 175 to 19 175 to 195 Average .. ..15 to 17 151 to 17i Inferior .. ..13 to 145 131 to 15 Medium Crossbred— Super 165 to 18 17 to 182 Average .. .. 145 to 16 15 to 165 Inferior .. ..12 to 135 131 to 141 Coarse Crossbred— Super 15 to 16 16 to 175 Average .. ..14 to 155 141 to 352 Inferior .... Low Crossbred— Super 14 to 155 15 to 16 Average .. ..12 to 135 135 to 145 Inferior .. .. Hoggets— Super .. .. 17 to 20 165 to 215 S n ® 16 to 185 352 to 20 Medium .. .. 155 to 17 352t0 385 Coarse Low ........ Lambs’ Down— Fine —l7 g 211 Merino Bellies and Pieces— Good to super . 161 to 17 15J to 161 Low to medium 14J to 16J to 14g Halfbred Pieces— Good to super Low to medium - 13 to 14J Crossbred Pieces— Good to super.. 13 to lVj 13 to 181 Low to. medium 10J, to 12 0’ to 12g Crutchings— Medium to good 11 to 13 11 to 145 Inf. and seedy 6} to 9} 6J to 10J Locks— Merino ...... up to 132 Crossbred .... 65 to S 5 7 to 95