Second-shear wools were mostly up by similar margins on a fortnight earlier with good style 2 to 3 inch fibre length ahead about 7%.
Fussell reported strong competition for finer hogget wools and a small offering of last season’s lambs’ wool was also strongly sought.
Buying came from across the board representing British, West European, Middle Eastern, Indian, Chinese and Australian interests as well as domestic carpet mill
Sales (in microns, price/kg clean): full wool: 32 micron, $4.47kg/clean; 33, $4.16: 34, $3.70; 35, $3.69; 36, $3.53, 37, $3.56, up 5c.
Cross-bred Second-shear: 33 micron, 3 to 4 inches, $4.23, up 19c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.89, up 18c; 35, 3 to 4 inches, $3.65; 37, 3 to 4 inches, $3.42, up 2c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.38, up 21c;
39, 3 to 5 inches, $3.43, up 11c; 3 to 4 inches, $3.39, up 18c; 2 to 3 inches, $3.02, down 15c. The pass-in rate was 4.5%.
