RABBITSKIN SALE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2677, 4 August 1913, Page 5

RABBITSKIN SALE.

Rabbitskin Report.—Messrs Dalgety and Co. Lid reportAt our sale ou Monday we again ollered a very large catalogue comprising all classed of skins. There was a full attendance of buyers, and competition was again very keen and prices were fully up to, and in the case of winters in excess of last weeks’ rates. All classes of skins were in good demand, and buyers were operating freely and prices obtained must be considered highly satisfactory from a settler’s point of view. Selected winter does were keenly competed for at up to 41.* d per lb the highest price paid this season. Selected winter blacks alio sold extremely well realising as high as 28d per lb while a nice line of selected winter greys from Marlborough sold up to 47$ d. Opossum skins There was a smaller offering of these than has been the case for some weeks, but all on hand sold under keen oompetion at fully up to late ruling rates. Our top price for these was 9s 6d for the best. Poorer sorts were not so keenly competed for and sold at a lower range of values than what has been ruling at late quotations — Runners and suckers ... up to 9d. Light racks ... ... to 12ifd. Prime racks ... ... to 13Jd, Summers ... _ ... to 13d. Hawk torn and mixed broken l‘2d Winter broken and hawk torn 17} d Springs ... to L3d. Early autumns ... to 17d. Late Autumns 18M Autumns ... ••• to 18ijjd. Incoming winters ... to 20$ d. Summer Blacks 12Jd Autumn blacks ... to 24d. Winter silver greys to 47$ d. “ blacks 36d Selected Winter Blacks.- 36d to 41$ d Fawns 20d to 24^d Prime winter bucks ... 25d to 27d. Prime winter does ... 37d to 40d. Horsehair 17d to 22|d Catskins (each) 9£d to lid Hareskins 19d to 21d Opossum skins (each) 4s 6d to 9s 6d