WOOL MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 April 1939, Page 3

WOOL MARKET

NAPIER SALE. RISE IN VALUES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HASTINGS, April 28. A rise of up to a halfpenny was shown in the market for the final sale of the season, which was held in Napier last night, when compared with the prices ruling at the previous sale on April 3. Values represented a 5 per cent rise on the market in Wellington last Monday. Last night’s sale marked the close of the New Zealand wool-selling season. Prices were above expectations and a clearance of 98 per cent was made under the hammer. With several of the passed-in lots being disposed of later, practically no wool remained unsold. Definite improvement was shown in prices for the great bulk of the wool, the only exceptions being lambs, which showed little change from the first April sale. Southdown and Lincolns were a shade cheaper. Average to inferior fleece wools were a halfpenny dearer and betterstyled fleece lots were fully firm to a shade higher. Bellies, pieces and necks were from Id to ffd dearer and locks also showed improvement. The official range of prices is as

follows: — April 3. April d. 27. d. d. d. Southdown: A .9’ to io. 1 , 8 to 81 B 8 to 81 7 to 73 Half bred. 56/58: Super 11 to 12 Average 93 to 10.7 91 to 10 Inferior 6 to 8 6 to 8 Fine crossbreds, 50/56: Super to 111 103 to 1L1 Average 10 to 11 10 to 101 Inferior .7 to 81 61 to 8 Medium crossbred. 48/50: Super to 12 to 12 Average 91 to 10 91 to 101 Inferior 6 to 8 7 to 81 Medium crossbred, 56/58: Super to 11.7 to 11.7 < Average 8J to 91 9 to 10 Inferior 6 to 7.3 71 to 8.3 Low crossbred, 44/46: Super to 131 to m Average 9 to 10 9.' to 10.1 Inferior 6 to 8 71 to 81 Low crossbred. 40/44: Super to 11 — Average 9 J to 10 91 to 101 Inferior — — Hoggets: 56/58 9J to IL! — 52/54 9 to 101 9 to 10j 48/50 9 to 10 9 to 11 46/48 — 9 to 11 Lambs: Super to 111 to 11 Average 81 to 91 81 to 91 Inferior 6 to 71 6 to 71 Very seedy ... 41 to 5 41 to 5.1 Pieces: Super to 8.1 to 9 Average 61 to 7.1 7 to 7.3 Inferior 4 to 5 A 41 to 6 Bellies: Super 6.? to 71 to 71 Average 6 to 61 6>, to 7 Inferior 5 to 5 to 5.3 Necks: Super 9 to 91 9 to 91 Average 71 to 8.1 7.3 to 8.3 Inferior 6 to 7 61 to 7.! Crutchings: Super — to 19? Average 71 to 81 7 to 8.1 Inferior 41 to 6 5 to 6 Very seedy ... — 3 to 4 Locks: Good 33 to 4.', 4.1 to 4.3 Ordinary 3 to 31 3 to 3.3