WANGANUI WOOL SALE.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 339, 21 January 1937, Page 5

WANGANUI WOOL SALE.

PRICES STILL FIRM. Fine Wools Offered Showed Decline. t Press Association —Copyright. Received 1 p.m. Wanganui, To-day. Wanganui’s first wool sale for the season * commenced this morning. There was a full bench of buyers, and all wools, with the exception of halfbreds and Southdown, were firm on the recent North Island sales. Buyers represented practically all the wooFconsuniing countries.. The wools opened up in good order, being much brighter and lighter in condition, and the display, was one of the most attractive seen at Wanganui for some years. A notable feature was the absence of Japanese competition, consequently what line wools were ottered showed a decline compared with earlier sales. Bradford, Germany. France, and tlie United States were the mainstays of the market and lifted, practically all the wools from 48 and under, at prices on a par with olhef North Island centres. , Prices were:— t . Fine halfbred, 20d to Slid; medium, do., 191 d to 204 d: extra fine crossbred, 163 d to 18id; fine crossbred, 16d to 171 d; medium, 154 d to 17d; coarse crossbred, IGd to 16Jd; fine hoggets’, 17d to ISJd; medium, 163 d to 18d; fine lambs, 18id to 193 d; super crossbred bellies and pieces, low to medium, IOJd to Hid.