Article: Merino climb continues

Article: Fine-wool prices lose some gains
The Press;  November 27, 1998 ;     509 words ... ... fleece, 10 per cent halfbred fleece, 45 per cent crossbred fleece, 18 per cent second shear, 2 per cent crutchings, 4 ... per cent cheaper, and 31 micron was 1 per cent cheaper. Crossbred fleece, 31 to 32 micron was generally unchanged ...

Article: Prices continue to ease at Chch and Napier
The Press;  January 30, 1998 ;     508 words ... ... 6c to 340c, and lamb down 20c to 494c. The offering of 15,339 bales comprised: 10 per cent halfbred fleece, 61 per cent crossbred fleece, 4 per cent cotts, 7 per cent second shear, 8 per cent lambswool, 5 per cent bulky skirtings, and ...

Article: Prices rise as wool supplies drop
The Press;  March 13, 1998 ;     556 words ... ... bales from the Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, and Invercargill districts comprised: 6 per cent halfbred fleece, 41 per cent crossbred fleece, 13 per cent second shear, 27 per cent lambswool, 3 per cent cotts, 3 per cent bulky skirtings, and ...

Article: Twin sales show mixed prices for halfbred, merino
The Press;  December 4, 1998 ;     474 words ... ... of 22,652 bales at Christchurch and Napier comprised: 11 per cent merino fleece, 6 per cent halfbred fleece, 42 per cent crossbred fleece, 23 per cent second shear, 1 per cent cott, 1 per cent crutchings, 5 per cent bulky skirtings, 5 per ...

Article: WOOL SALE
The Press;  February 26, 2000 ;     576 words ... ... on February 10. Lambs indicator 313 cents, up 8 cents from 305 cents on February 17. Prices compared to the Napier sale, February 17: Crossbred fleece and second shear was up to 2 per cent dearer, the cotts were generally unchanged ...

Article: Wool prices rise at Christchurch
The Press;  August 10, 1999 ;     503 words ... ... the fine indicator up 123c to 900c/kg. Of the 23,040 bales, on offer, 16 per cent was passed in. The sale comprised 34 per cent crossbred fleece, 8 per cent second shear, 13 per cent crutchings, 6 per cent lambswool, 9 per cent bulky skirtings ...

Article: `Devastating' fall in prices for fine wool
The Press;  September 18, 1998 ;     591 words ... ... fleece, 13 per cent halfbred fleece, 30 per cent crossbred fleece, 24 per cent second shear, 2 per cent lambs, 6 per ... fleece and bulky skirtings were 3 to 5 per cent cheaper. Crossbred fleece, 33 micron and finer was 2 to 5 per cent ...