AUCKLAND WOOL SALES.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1922, Page 5

AUCKLAND WOOL SALES.

PRICES IRREGULAR. BUT VALUES MAINTAINED ON WHOLE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The third and final wool sale for the season was held to-day. A total >of 12,095 bales were offered. There was a full attendance of buyers, representing Bradford, the Continent, America, and local mills and scourers. In view of the slight drop in prices in other centres considerable interest was taken. Competition was soqiewhat erratic and compared with the previous sale prices were irregular. Full-grown hogget wool showed a decided improvement on the last sale, the increase in cases being a penny. In contrast, the price for super grade Romney .was a halfpenny to a penny lower. Medium and crossbreds, which form the bulk of Auckland, catalogues, maintained the previous value at sales. Well-grown Lincoln was a penny dearer. Lambs in some cases equalled last sale’s, but there was an easing tendency, some lots declining a penny. Offerings were of average quality, the less seedy being more in evidence than usual. At the third series, about 85 per cent. sold. Prices were as follows (February sales in parentheses)Super half bred 14id to 15|d, average halfibred 12d to 13d (halfbred 12£d to 144 d) ; fine crossbred, super lid to 13d (lid to ; average crossbred 8d to 9d (9d to 10a); inferior 6d to 7d, medium crossbred super BJd to 9£d (B|d to 9d); do average 6d to 8d (7d to 8£d); inferior 4£d to coarse crossbred super 6d to 8d (6d to 7d); do average 4d to ssd 4p}d to 6d); inferior 3>d to 4d; low crossbred super 54d to 6d (4Jd to sd); hoggets, fine 7<l to B£d; medium 6d to 6|d (7d to Sd); lambs, fine 7hi t-o 8R1; lambs, medium 5d to GAd (6d to 7d); seedy inferior 3d to 4|d (2d to 4d); bellies and pieces halfbred crossbred, good super 5d to 6d; low medium 2d to 3d; crutehings 3d to 34d; locks id to l|d.