WOOL VALUES FIRM

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20735, 20 February 1939, Page 8

WOOL VALUES FIRM

THIRD NAPIER OFFERING •COMPETITION MORE WIDESPREAD (Ey TelegTapti.—Press Association) NAPIER, Monday At the third wool sale held at Napier to-day there was an offering of 27,400 bales and a full attendance of buyers. Competition was more widespread than at previous sales in the series and included good inquiry from America and Japan with the Continent and Bradford making the pace throughout the auction.

Values were fully firm on the recent Wellington sale and showed a shade improvement on the January Napier sale. The quality of the offering was not so good as at either previous sales this season and comprised mostly good to medium topmaking sorts. There was an absence of outstanding lots. A good clearance was effected and there were few passings. Prices realised during the morning showed the following range of values: Good standard lots, super crossbred, Hid to 12Jd; fine crossbred, lOfd to iijd; medium, 9*d to lOAu: necks, 9sd to lOd; pieces, Sid to 9d: lambs, 10 id to 12*d; hoggets, lOd to 11R Top price was laid, realised for a lot of 4 4's from the Ormondville district. other wools from the same area of similar count sold Id less. Tho best price for Lincoln Cross wools tills morning \vas 13d-