The ninth sale of the British wool season, held on 20 November, saw limited demand, which led to prices easing for the majority of types. Mule, Hill and Mountain types again saw more interest than the fine and medium types, but there was better demand for a couple of selected combing types.
The British Wool index was down 4.3% sale on sale at £1.466 clean. The total weight offered was 1.499 m kg, with the total weight sold 0.784 m kg, resulting in a clearance of 52.3%. The average clean price was 139.2p, and the average greasy price 90.6p.
The average prices for key wool types were as follows: Fine: Hogs up to 7% dearer, other fine wools up to 3.5% cheaper. Medium: Generally 3% cheaper. Mule: 2.5-3% cheaper. Cheviot: 1.5-2.5% cheaper. Radnor: Up to 2% cheaper. Welsh: Fully firm. Swaledale: Fully firm. Blackface: 2% cheaper.
Source: British Wool
