WOOL MARKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10312, 22 January 1927, Page 7

WOOL MARKET

LONDON SALES. PRICES FIRM AT FULL LATE RATES. Press Assn.—Copyright.) LONDON, Jan. 20. The wool sales were very firm at full late rates. A splendid selection of greasy crossbreds and a good lot of greasy and scoured merino were offered. New Zealand clips sold as follows: Opou, top price, and H)it; Molco, top, 221 d, average 22$d. —A. and N.Z.C.A. BRADFORD TOPS~MAItKET. LONDON, Jan. 20. The Bradford tops market is firm and there is very little business. Sixty-fours are quoted at 46d, GO’s lor 43d, 56’s 32d, 50’s 24£d, 46’s 201 d, 40’s 19Jd.—A. and N.Z.CiA.

WANGANUI SALE PRICES FIRM ON NAPIER RATES WANGANUI. Jan. 21. Tire second Wanganui wool sale of the 1926-27 season opened at 4 p.m. to-day, a large catalogue of 25,000 hales being offered to a fud bench of buyers. Bidding was. very keen, showing evidence that many buyers are operating on the fame limits. Prices were firm on Napier rates, with prices for finer grades satisfactory to growers. All classes cf wool were in demand, Bradford taking a big share, while Italy and Germany played a more prominent part than usual The sale is proceeding.—P. A. The range of prices was as follows : Fine crossbred, 46-48: Super 14d to loci; average I2d to 14d ; mlerior if a to 12-£-d. Medium crossbred, 44-46: Supei 13d to 14J-d; average lid to 13d; inferior 9|d to 10Jd. Coarse crossbred, 40-44: Super lid to 12d ; average 10*d to ll£d; inferior B£d to 10 id. Low crossbred: Super 10£d; average lOd to 10i‘d; inferior to 9)d. Hoggets, fine 43-48, 12£-d to 15id; medium 44-46 12d to 14-J-d; coarse 40-44, 10)d to‘l3’ d; low, 36-40, 10£d. Lambs down, 33-50, 13d to 16*d; fine, 40-44,1 id to 13d; seedy and inferior to lOi-d. Bellies and pieces: Crossbred low to medium, Bld to 12d. Locks, 6d to 8-J-d. Crutchings, medium to good 7id to 9d: inferior to seedy 4d to 6!d.— P.A.