WOOL MARKET
SOUTH CANTERBURY APPRAISEMENT. RANGE OF PRICES. (By Telegraph—Press, Association.) TIMARU, December 15. The first Timaru wool appraisement under the British Government’s purchase scheme was concluded on Thursday, entailing the examination of 13,326 bales. Prices on the average show an advance of between 2d and 3d on the proceeds of the December sale last year. The wool generally is lighter in condition than last year, and a fair proportion is wasty and tender. Top price of 171 d went to a line of fine halfbred, and a choice line of merino hogget brought 17.Jd. Super merino made 16d as against 14d in December, 1938. At the opening sale last year extra super halfbred brought up to 15d. whereas this week this class of wool was appraised at 171 d. a rise of 21d. An increase of 2 : ;d was noticed for super halfbred. Following is the range of prices:—
d. d. Merino — Super 15 to 16 Average 12 to 14 Inferior 9 to 11 Fine Halfbred (56/58)— Exira super to 171 Super 15 to 161 Average 13 to 14? Inferior 9 to 12 Medium Halfbred (50/56)Super 15 to 16 Average 121 to 14 Fine crossbred (48/50) — Extra super to 161 Super 14 to 15 Average 12 to 131 Inferior 10 to Hi Medium crossbred (46-48) — Extra super to 141 Super 13 to 13? Average 12 to 12? Inferior 11 to 11.7 Coarse crossbred (44/46)— Super to 131 Average 111 to 121 Inferior 91 to 11 Crossbred (40/44)— Super 101 to 12 Average 91 to 101 Leicester 10 to 13 Hogget Merino — Super 14 to 17.! Medium 11 to 131 Halfbred— i Super 151 to 17 Medium 131 to 15 Inferior 12 to 13 Fine crossbred— Super 15 to 161 Medium 13 to 14.1 Inferior 12 to 12? Crossbred — Super 13 to 141 Medium 111 to 121 Necks — Merino 12 to 131 Halfbred 111 to 15] Fine crossbred 10 to 131 Pieces — Merino 91 to 11.? Halfbred 9 to 14 Fine crossbred 9 to 121 Crossbred 0 to 111 Bellies — Merino 9 to 101 Halfbred 81 to 111 Fine crossbred 8 to 101 Crossbred 7 to 8? Crutchirigs— Merino 6 to 8 Halfbred 7 to 9 J Crossbred 7 to 91 Locks— Merino 41 to 61 Halibred 41, to 6? Crossbred 4 to 51
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 December 1939, Page 3
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