RABBITSKIN SALE

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24591, 13 June 1945, Page 8

RABBITSKIN SALE

"The*Pres«" Special Service DUNEDIN. June 12. Approximately 69 . tons of rabbitsklns were offered at to-day's sale. There was keen competition and strong demand for all grades, and Values as compared with the previous auction can be quoted firmer as follows:—low grades, 2d to 7d per lb; autumns and incomings, par to 6d per lb. Early winters were on the average par to 9d per lb firmer, but early winter does in some cases showed a greater appreciation. All grades of winters were in strong demand,'and best winter bucks and does realised up to 208 d per lb. The official range of prices is as follows:—first winter bucks, 201 d to 208 d; first winter does, 199 d to 2QBd; second winter bucks, 177 d to 200 d; second winter does, 170 d to 195 d; .first spotted winter bucks, 160 d to 179 d; first spotted winter does, 142 d to 169 d; second spotted winter bucks, 149 d to 183 d; second spotted winter does, 137 d to 150 d; third spotted winter bucks, 13Qd to 143 d; third spotted winter does, 114 d to 127 d; spring bucks, 116 d to 125 d; spring does, IOOd to 112 d; first early winter bucks, 181 d to 187 d; first early winter does, 182 d to 198 d; second early winter bucks. 164 d to 172 d; second early winter does, 175 d to 181 d; spotted early winters, 140 d to 154 d; first incomings, 178 d to 182 d; second Incomings, 162 d to 168 d; spotted incomings, 134 d to 139 d; first late autumns, 154 d to 164 d; second late autumns, 148 d to 152 d; spotted autumns, Hid to 125 d; dawny autumns, 114 d to 119 d; prime racks, 103 d to 105 d; light racks, 86d to 88Jd; runners, 60d to 69d; small, 33d to 36d; summers. 76Jd to 88Jd; milky, 73Jd to 79} d; first winter broken, 104 d to 107 d; second winter broken, 99d to 103 d; third broken, 78Jd to 79d; winter blacks, 120 d to 130 d; winter fawns, 128 d to 131 d; hareskins, 40d to 50d. ■