WOOL MARKET
FINAL SALE AT NAPIER. SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN PRICES. (Ev Telegraph—Press Association.) NAPIER, April 27. Attributed by one of the leading buyers to conscription measures overseas. particularly in Britain, unusually spirited bidding marked the final wool sale of the season tonight in Napier. A substantial rise was shown on the Wellington sale. Many growers were pleasantly surprised to find a rise from a halfpenny to a penny on tne previous sale, and sellers’ limits are believed to have been exceeded substantially. Bradford were the main operators and the Continent to a less degree, though competition was keen. Crossbred comprised the greater portion of the clip. Approximately 99 per cent of the catalogue was cleared. Prices showed a general increase of a half-penny, though in some cases the increase was greater. Growers express the greatest satisfaction with the sale. SYDNEY SALES. COMPETITION STRONG. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. SYDNEY. April 27. At the wool sales 9514 bales were offered. of which 7860 were sold at auction; also 1015 bales were sold lyCompetition was strong and general, with no change in prices. A line of greasy merino made to 151 d.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 April 1939, Page 3
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