NAPIER WOOL SALE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10309, 19 January 1927, Page 5

NAPIER WOOL SALE

PRICES BETTER THAN DECEMBER . HALFBREDS INCREASE ONE PENNY. CROSS HERDS THREE-FARTH-INGS UP. NAPIER, Jan. 18. The keen competition .which characterised the opening of the third Napier wool sale last night, was maintained throughout the remainder of the sale to-day, and 90 per cent, of the catalogue of 30,000 bales was sold under the hammer at prices generaiS 1 • in advance of rates ruling at the ecember sale.

Merino and Southdown both showed some improvement. Haifbrcd increased, on an average by one penny. Crossbred were up about threefarthings. Lambs were a half-penny dearer.

Pieces and bellies showed decline on the somewhat extreme prices ri ling in December. The range of prices is as follows: Merino.—Average, up to 20d. Southdown.—Average, 16d to 17Id, inferior 133 d to 15d. Fine half-bred, 56/58. —Average, up to 173 d. Medium half-bred, 50/56’s. —Super 16£d to 173 d, average, up to 153 d. Coarse half-bred, 48/50’s.—-Super 15Jd to 17d, average 13|d to 15d, inferior lid to 13d.

Fine crossbreds, 46/48’s. —<Super 14d to 15!d. average 12d to 133 d, inferior 10R1 to llgd. Medium crossbred, 44/46’s. —Super 13d to 14-Jd, average, lid to 12-)d, inferior 9|d to 103 d. Coarse crossbred, 40/44’s. —Super 123 d to 143 d, average lOjjd to 113 d, inferior 9d to lOjjd. Low crossbred, 36/40’s. —Average, lOd to inferior 84d to 94d. Hoggets.—Super, 48/50’s, 12Jd to 16!d; fine, 46/48’s, 11-id to 153 d; medium, 44/46’s, 12d to 143 d; coarse, 40/44’s, lOjd to 123 d Lambs.—Fine 14-id to 16j|d, medium lid to 133 d, seedy and inferior 7d to lid. Pieces and necks, 103 d to 14d; crossbred good to super 10 Id to ]2M • crossbred, low to medium 73d to lOd; seedy and inferior 6*d to lOd. Bellies.—Crossbred, good to super, B§d to lOd; crossbred, low to medium, 7d to B^d. Crutcliings.—Medium to good, 8d to 103 d ; inferior and seedy 4d to 7d. Locks.—-Crossbred, 5d to 6d.—P.A.

dePELICHET, MoLEOD AND CO.’S REPORT. (Special to the Times.) NAPIER, Jan. 18. deFelichet, McLeod and Go., Ltd., report having held their third wool sale yesterday, when they subnu'tei a catalogue of 3764 bales, of which 1332 bales came from Gisborne. There was a large attendance of buyers and spirited competition. Prices for fine super Romney and Lincoln wools were showing an advance in value ot Id to per lb. Other, descriptions of long wools advanced ljd to l£dt Super pieces and necks were not equal to values at the last sale, but other pieces and bellies were on a par with last sale. Lambs of superior quality showed an advance of 3d to Id pel lb. Opr best selling br.and was Alotere, a well-grown wool, showing no -signs of the recent drought, like so many other clips.

The following brands, with values realised, give the best idea of the market:

Motere. —22 bales hoggets under keen bidding 163 d; 45 of hoggets lod; 6 of fleece lod; 86 at 13'd; 28 at 12id ; 7 at 12.fd; 4 at 13d: 27 of lambs 15!d; 13 Ist pieces llid: 12 bellies lOd.

Glenaray.—7 at 15!d; 5 at 13d; 6 lambs 13-ld. Punawaitai.—l9 fleece lod; 23 at lid; 8 lambs 16:1 cl; 4 second lambs 113 d; 4 necks 13d; 4-first pieces lljd ; 8 second pieces llcl: 6 bellies ICRd. PQ in Diamond.—7 at 15d: 5 at 144 d; 13 at 13!d; 15 at 14kl; 5 necks 124 d; 6 bellies Sid. O over Tekapu.—3 Ist lambs lod. Matai.—3 Ist lambs loci.

JS.—6 hoggets 143 d; 7 fleece 131 cl; 14 fleece 123 d; 5 first pieces 12d; 4 seconds .pieces lid. TU in Block.—6 bales 3-brd A A 14 Jd; 7 f-brd A -123 d; 6 3-brd lambs 143 d; 7 3-brd necks I2 ; \d. Under Gable. —-7 bales 8 at 133 d. Teliua over SRC in Heart.—6 fleece 14 jd : 44 at 12-I-d; 15 Ist lambs 133 d. Ityeland.—ll bales fleece 144 d; 14 at 123 d. IT.—5 hoggets 14d ; 9 hoggets 14’,d ; 4 pieces 12d. O over eyebrow.—7 hoggets 14d; 9 fleece 13d; A Ist pieces lljcß Flag.—6 ’hogget 14d. GR over Kahu. —3 hogget 14-d; 4 fleeces 14d; 6 lambs I4d. AFC over Moerangi.—4 fleece 14d. Poutea. —6 hogget 14cl; 5 fleece 123 d; 4 fleece 13d. . AW A.—6 hogget 1338; 7 fleece 12d.

Koraha.—7 fleece 133 d. Rimuhau. —4 hogget 133 d; 17 hog-o-et 123 d; o fleece 133 d; 23 fleece 12/,d. Ohiti.—B fleece 133 d; 5 at 12d. Alohau. —4 hoggets 133 d. UP\V. —5 hogget 133-d; 7 first pieces lUd. WMIv over Hilton.—B at 133 d; 8 at 12d. Kapurango.—4 hogget 12-3-d, 4 fleece 1338Torrnn. —5 fleece 13 Jd, 4 at 13Jd, 16 at 123-d. „ ,/ Avoca.—B hogget 13-id; 24 fleece l2\d. Ponga.—l2 fleece 13R1. Whaka.— 12d; 9 fleece 13)8; 8 at 12*d; 11 at H3d. More over N.Z.—B fleece 1348: / at Hi-8. . „ , Rimunui. —3 Ist lambs 133 d. Mako.—7 Ist lambs l3id; 22 fleece 1138. J.G. and Son over Waimarama.—9 at 13J8. Tapui.—7 at I3(d. Rimunui. —9 at 134-8. Ranui.—6 at 133 d. Rimunui. —9 at 1348. Ranui. —6 at 13d. TH over Kaiko. —6 at 13d. HEL.—6 hogget 148; 6 fleece 12,(d.

PGD.—IO at 123 d. Riverina. —9 at 12|8; 10 at 12,8; 51 at .12J8; 30 at 11-18; 24 at 10-38; 13 pieces 948; 9 bellies 83d. R and J.—6 at 1238; 4 at ll^d.

Oakleigh.—s at 123 d. Puatae.—l6 at 123 d. Waimii. —8 at 12)d. Whakarau. —16 at 123 d; 6 at 12)d., Te Wailcopiro.—lo hoggets 123 d; 5 at 103 d; 9 pieces 93d. Papa.—4 at 123 d. CBH.—4 at I2jd ;• 12 at lid. HL over Broomhelds. —16 at 123 d; 4 at Hid; 6 at Hid Awanui. —5 at 124 d; 6 at 12d. C over Ponui.—l2 at 12)d; 7 at 113 d: 4 pieces lid. .JHP (conjoined).—23 at 12)d; 12 at 12d-;. 4 pieces 9d. ON. 14 at 121 d ; 5 pieces 10). Whetu. —4 at 12)d. - yi , - WDL in Diamond.—ls at lbct; at 113 d; 4 at llld; 11 at- Hd ■. 4 pieces 10)d; 5 pieces 93d; 4 second PIC S 6 L 7 Diamond.—lo at 12d ;18 at l.l)d; 8 at 10)d to 103 d; 4 pieces JCokohu.—20 at 12d; 4 at 104 d. Various. —lx-brd I4)d; 12 at -ldld; 25 at I3)d; other brands from lOd to 113 d.