RABBITSKIN SALE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 180, 2 August 1939, Page 6

RABBITSKIN SALE.

AMERICAN BUYERS ACTIVE,

(Ky Telegraph.—awn Correspondent)

DLNEUIX, Tuesday

Owing to the abnormal weather prevail-1 ing during the last week orw the offering! of rabbitekins at to-day's auction was much smaller, only 42 tons being forward. All tiie principal fur buying houses were represented and it was noticeable at the comoiencement of the sale that all descriptions were in demand. The United States was buying strongly and some parcels which went to Australia and Now Zealand furriers gave support. Winter grades, which were in eho-rt supply, were in request, especially bucks, and those appreciated 3d to i)d. Does also sold well and were at about par. Hatters' grades were well up to the level of previous quotations and at times were dearer. Prime winter bucks sold to JOOd, which is the top price of the season, first winter bucks to OUd, prime winter does to 4U&d, and first winter does to 47d. The ollit-ial ranjie c>l prices is as folloivs: Small, lid to ll'.-d per lb; runners, l(id n> lU : Jiil: light racks, 20d to 2ld; prime racks, lv%d to l'J'Ad; summer bucks. 14% d to 17d; summer docs, 14d to 1794(1; dawny autumns, 22% d to 23Vtd; first early autumns, 23% il to 25% d; first late autumns, 29% d to 3(i%d; first incomings, 33d to 40d; lirst early winter buck*, 51d to 65V4d; first early winter does, 33d to 30% d; spotted winter bucks, 55d to 67d; spotted winter does, 20% d to 31% d; second winter bucks. 84% d to 80d; first winter does, 421.4(1 to 47d; .prime winter bucks, 07d to lOOd; prime winter does, 44d to 49 ] /4d; outgoing winter bucks, 46d outgoing winter does, 25V4d to 27d; furrier does. 3«% d to spring bucks, 35% d to 44% d; spring does, 22% d to 25% d; stained does. 25Vid to 25% d; first milky, 16% dto 22% d; milky, 16% d to 17% d; second winter broken, 2.3'/2(l to 26% d; first winter broken, 26%,j to 29Vid: summer fawns, to 20fl; autumn fawns, 38d to 42d; firet winter fawns. 7214 d to 86d; summer black, 10% d to 14d; autumn black, 18d to 2G , ,4d; first winter black, 39% d to 44d; first hareskins, 27d to 30d; hareskins, ll%d to 18% d; horsehair, 22d to 22% d; first ferrets (each), 4/10 to 5/10; second ferrets (each), 1/11 to 4/; catskins (each), 7d to 1/6. The next sale will be held on August 15.