HIGH-PRICED RABBITSKINS.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 52, 29 August 1925, Page 9

HIGH-PRICED RABBITSKINS.

Messrs. Tlaleety ami Company, ltd., report:—We held ow fourth sivie ot rubbitskina in Wellington on 28th August, wlion we offered a large catalogue to a fully representative attendance of Southern' buyers, exporters,' and furriers, urn" selection was a very nice' one, and comprised all grades. Competition was exceptionally keen tor tlie super lots, and we found prices much mi a par with rates ruling at our rfuly sale, for our super winter does we secured UDjci ocr lb and for super winter bucKS Oljd. Bla.'ks were in demand, and furriers paid up to <Kl'd per ,Ib. As the skins are now . gohiK oil', prices realised are extremely uooil, ami we would advise trappers to forward their (vitchc-. immediately nnrt tlms sreure rue present high prices ruliuij. If top price? are desired, careful stretching is absolutely uecessary, also the skins must be llmrouglily fatted. The following is the ranga of prices jior 11):—Runner* and sue-kcry, sort: summers aad racks broken, ssjil: jirinio ranks, 40d; heavy racks, ;M; mlilr tln,> K , •Hid-early autumn .TOrl; lair, mitiiniii 72i1; autumn, 'fii'.Jtl; incoming iviulirs. 7:!rl; early »-iiit.i:r?, S7il: HM win lor lnirl.s, fl::jd; flrsl winter dnps, !'ld: super winter l>urks, iMid; sillier winter iloc\«. :n*l; wintcrc 7fijd; t» inters ) i»d; early winter spotted, citlit; la«riiH|iig wlutcr iputted, (M; tutuuia ijot-

ted, cod; l&te autumn ipotted, 49} d; outgoings, 69d; super blacks, 96Jd; winter blacks, ,96} d; early and incoming winter blacks, 70d; second winters, 7(Sd; winter b.s. 59d 4 ; winter broken, 02} d; winter stale, 66$ d; springs, 491 d; haresklns, 603 d. The New gealand Loan and Mercantile Company, at these sales, realised for' a special line of dove-coloured greys 103 d per lb, this being tho highest price obtained lv New Zealand this season for rabbitskina.

The following were the company's realisations for well.stretched and well "got up" rabbitskins:—Runners and suckers, 23d to 20d; light racks, 39d; heavy racks, 40d; dawny autumns,. 47Jd; early autumns, 54} d; late autumns, C7d; Incomings, 75Jd; cany winters, 84d; super hucks, 95d; super docs, 03d; prime bucks, 94Jd; prime does, 'TOrti first bucks. 69d; first docs, 81{d; second bucks, 713 d; second does, 07»d; spotted bucks, 551 d; spotted does, Isi\i; prime blacks, 9Sd; first winter blacks, 95i1; autumn blacks, 54d; incoming blacks, Gsd; early autumn blacks, '40d; summer blacks, 303 d: hare-skins, 54Jd; summers, 35d to 37d; milky, 43»d to 48Jd; springs, 403 dto 51d; winter broken 59Jd; autumn broken, 50d; summer broken, «6Jd; fawns, 92d; summer fawns, 61 d; doves, 103 d.