RABBITSKIN SALES

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 266, 6 August 1937, Page 7

RABBITSKIN SALES

Buyers’ Limits Slightly Lower By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, August 5. The Dunedin Stock Agents’ and Wool Brokers’ Association reports that the offering at to-day’s rabbitskin sale was slightly lighter than that disposed of on July 2 and, although bidding was spirited throughout, buyers were operating _ on limits slightly lower than at previous sales. Some good parcels of winter grades were offered, realising up to 157 d. for prime bucks, but there was a noticeable increase in the proportion of late outgoing and spring grades, top prices for which varied around 108 d. for bucks and SOd. for does.

The market may be quoted at from par to 6d. lower for winter bucks and does, lates and outgoings par to 3d. lower, and other grades, including inferior qual|y skins, firm at last sale’s rates. Following is the official range of prices: Summer broken, 29d. to 32d.; autumn broken, 40d. to Hid.; second winter broken, 46d. to 55d.; first winter broken, 66|d. to 78d.; runners, 27d. to 29jd.; summers, 30d. to 33d.; small, 23:](i. to 23|d.; light racks, 43d. to 46d.; prime racks, 45}d. to 50d.; duwny autumn, 46d. to 48d.; early autumns, 55-jd. to 66d.; late autumn, 774 d. to Did.; second incoming, 84d. to 91d.; incoming winter, to 981 d.; early winter bucks, firsts, 134 d. to 136 d.; seconds, 120 d. to 123 d.; early winter does, firsts, 95d. to 96Jd.; seconds, • 82d. to 85d.; first spotted winters, bucks, 122 d. to 125(1.; does, 80d. to 82(1.; second winter bucks, 139 d. to 140 d.; second winter does, 90d. to 97d.; first winter bucks, 150 d. to 154 d.; first winter docs, lOld. to 102 d.; prime bucks, 154 d. to 157 d.; prime does, 102 d. to 106 d.: outgoing bucks, 107 d. to HOd.; outgoing does. 67d. to 81 Id.; spring bucks, 84d. to 86d.; spring does, 47d. to 52d.; milky, 39d. to 461 d.; fawn, 70d. to 7-ld.; winter fawn, 90(1. to 98(1.; summer black, 24d. to 25d.; autumn black, 50d. to 54d.: first winter black, 100(1. to 105 d.; second winter black, SOd. to 84d.; hareskins, 50d. to 52Jd.; horsehair, 20d. to .24Jd.; furrier does, 90d. to 93id.