OPOSSUM SKIN SALE

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24983, 18 September 1946, Page 8

OPOSSUM SKIN SALE

VALUES^HI GHER = GOOD COMPETITION ’ ALL GRADES : ” The Press ■ Special : _ = DUNEDIN. j The first opossum skin _ son was held to-dav 250 000 skins were 3 tendance of exporters ; local trade. All accl ; throughout the / sented, and the quality of 1 U a !'- V teirly good, but it JSBB 1 that a fair quantity of eartv' «Eb . were forward. The get-up m ments on the wliole v... fatting stretching, etc.. With tions, being well done Th.?®*WS competition for ail grades S compared witli the openinc temper can be quoted PirtdS . lowsi-blues, lid to £aril . and rusty), 3d to 2s M■ s to Is 7d; red browns 4d' tn . browns, is to 4s 7d; r slates. Is to 2s lod ’ 1 The range of Drices is a . ? ; blues: super 23s 6d to 24s la . IBs lid to 19s 4d. secon* 14.Y?’ ” Sd. thirds 6s Id to 6, id -14 s 6d to 15s lid, firsts ISs . seconds 6s lod to 7s 7d 15>iS,.aJ8 . 5s Id. Greys (pale): super'lSt?,!’ : 6 fi^ ts V/dt to t’o 0a ■ (rusty): super 10s to lOs ira E 9s 4d to 10s 3d. seconds 5s lid ■ thirds 3s Bd. Red necks- sua. r ■ to 10s Bd, firsts 9s Id to a. w 85 H • 5s lOd to 6s lOd, thirds 3s M ■ Browns (red): super 8s IMVi l * ■ firsts 7s 8d to 9s 7d. second! Ji?* lid, thirds Is 6d to 2s 9d. . super 8s 4d to 12s 6d. firsts fiCw , 7d. seconds 3s lid to 5s lid 7 to 3s 9d. Blacks: super 7s’ Ml?.? firsts 6s to 8s 2d, seconds 3s * thirds is 6d to 3s. SIaST; I to 3s, firsts 5s 8d to 7s secondA lll 4s 4d, thirds 2s sd. Three-ouartZ! ® s blues. 6s to 9s lid; greys. 3s 8d to 6s 7d; three-m.JjzWh blacks. Is to 2s 6d; small blues unrtuE!* Is to 4s 3d; small black. 6d to Badly-stretched skins sold pondingly lower prices. ■ug* l, stale, rough, inferior, and sold at low rates. The next be held on October 15. ***