SHEEPSKIN SALE
DUNEDIN PRICES
DUNEDIN, April 4. ‘ A limited quantity of skins was offered at the sheepskin sale held today, when the usual bench of buyers was in attendance. Good full wool skins in all qualities met with a good sale, at prices showing little variation on the values ruling at the previous sale on March 21. Inferior sorts were, however, a shade easier. A full clearance was effected. The official range of prices follows:
OTAGO WOOL CHEQUE DUNEDIN. April 4. Gross receipts from the third wool sale in Dunedin on March 16 were £351,297 12s sd. With one more major auction to be held in this centre, the total wool cheque for Otago amounts to £1,012,871, compared with the £1,364,659 which comprised the proceeds from the four main Dunedin sides in the 1937-38 season.
Halfbred— Full wool 8 to 83 Three-quarter wool 7> to 73 Half wool 7 to 73 Quarter wool 51 to 53 Fine Crossbred— Full wool 8 to 84 Three-quarter wool 7 to 73 Halt wool 6J to 7 Quarter' wool 51 to 54 Crossbred — Full wool to 73 Three-quarter wool 7} to 74 Half wool 63 to 7 Quarter wool 5£ to 6 Hoggets— Halfbred • .. Fine,crossbred and crossto 7:1 bred to 7 Lambs— Halfbred .. m9 to 7f Crossbred First pelts to 7 4
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22678, 5 April 1939, Page 12
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218SHEEPSKIN SALE Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22678, 5 April 1939, Page 12
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