WOOL PRICES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 January 1942, Page 6

WOOL PRICES

CHRISTCHURCH APPRAISAL. AN EXCELLENT CLIP. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) CHRISTCHURCH, January 15. The third Christchurch wool appraisal of the current season began on Tuesday, and it is expected that the valuing will be completed tonight. The catalogue comprises between 20.000 and 25,000 bales.

The clip generally is an excellent one as a result of the uniform feed growing season on the low country. However, there is more high country wool forward than at the last appraisal, and much of this shows the effects of the heavy storms and snowfalls in the winter. A proportion of this wool is tender and discoloured. In addition, the quantity forwarded from these areas shows a reduction. One high-country pastoralist has a reduction of between 40 and 50 per cent| in his clip. ' i The appraisal figures showed only minor differences in special clips when compared with last season. One instance was where Corriedale ewe made 16? f d and last year the corresponding classing was 16d. Another fairly large fine wool clip from the snow country made 16d against 161-d last year. One snow country clip made 14jd for first classing against 14jd last year, and others of finer wools from par to halfpenny better this year for better lots and about the same as last season for subsequent- classings.