FURRED SKIN SALES.

Evening Post, Volume 50, Issue 50, 27 August 1926, Page 9

FURRED SKIN SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety anil Company, Ltd., report; —"At our furred sjdn sale held yesterday (Thursday) there wa»3 a large attendance of buyers, when we oftVircd a good catalogue of all grades of rabbltwklns and opossum skins. Competition generally was keen for all grades, and prices realised 'were on a par with, the Southern sales. SupaT lots came in for special attention, and were sought after. For a small parcel of fawns Ye secured 140 d per lb, and for super' winter bucks 115 d. Opossum skins were in .fair demand, and showed an advance on las!) sale rates. "The following Is, the range of prices, for carefully stretched Bnd well "sot up" skins: —

Runners and suckers, to lSVtd per lb; summers, 25y 2 d to 28% d; light racks, 26d to 31 %d; heavy racks, 33d to 34d; early, autumns, olMd; autumns, 4Ed; late autumns, 58d to 62Yid; Incoming winters, 70d to 75d; early winters, 71% dto 99d; super winter bucks, Hod to HG%d; first winter bucks, 9Gd to Hid; hareslrtns, 30d to 42d; winter bucks, 74d; super winter does, ft7d; prime winter does, 84d to 9G%d; first wlnier docs, 74d to 83d; winter does, CS^d; fawo.s, 140 d; spotted winters, 48d to 57d; super winter blacks, H6d; prime blacks, 109dj autujmn blacks, 40ftd to 46% d; early winter blacks, 55d; winter blacks, 87d to 90^.

"Opossum Skins* —Super blues, to lls Gd; first blues. 9s to 9is 8d; blues, to 7s 6d; super greys, to 9s 8d; flrfct greys, 7s 8d to 9s; greys. 5s Gd to 7s; supisr browns, to 7s lOd; first browns, to 6s; 'browns, 4s to ss; blacks, Gs 6d to Cs lOd; slates, 3s Cd to 4s 6d; reds. 4s Gd to fls 3d; small blacks, to 3s; small greys, to Bs. 9d; small blues, to 3s Gd; inferior and damaged,. Is to 2s 9d." Tho 'New Zen/land Loan and Mercantile Agency Company,. Ltd., report that at their sale large catalogues of rabbltsklns and opossum skins vvero xfrered. The bidding generally was spirited, and prices realised were well on a par with last Dunedln sales. Winter sorts advanced from 15d to 25d per lb, and hatter grades fwrni 2d to 6<J. Fawns realised the very excellent price of 140 d per lb, and super blacks anil doves brought 116 dto 120 d respectively. Opossum skins were In fair demand, and can be "Quoted as on, a par with Dunedin.

Laery and Coi., under date of 27th August, report wholesale^ values as follows: — Tikaka mixed, fowl feed, 5-sack lots or over. 6s 6d, lesser lots Gs 9d per bushel, sacks in. Linseed meal, 10s; linseed nuts, 14s per 1001b bag; linseed (whole), 20s Gd per cwti; Tikaka meatmeal, for poultry, 12s per cwt; u'ikaka. oyster shell grit, 5-bag lots or over, s)i; lesser lot 35a 6d per 1001b; Tikaka pipi sb«H grit, 5-bag lota or over, 5s sd; lesser lots, Gs per 1001b bag; oats, machine dressed sn ed Algerian, 63 3d, 6s 6d; farmers' dressed send Algerians 5s Gd, Algerians 4s lid; Dunus» 5a 8d; Cartons, 4s 3d to Ss 3d: seed Qartonc. 5s 4d; crushed, 5s Gds Black Oats, 5s Cd bushel, sacks in; shelled oatti, for chicks, Gs 6d bushel; South African maize» whole' 7s 3d, crushod 7s Gd; barley, feed 5s 9d; seed, 6s per bushel; rye corn, live-sack iots or over, Gs 8d; single sacks 6H lOd, sacks in; partridge peas, 9s Gd; food ppqs, Ss Gd; Prussian Blue, 10s bus., sacks in; whew, milling 8s 8d per bushel, sacks in; wheatmeal. feed, ton lots, £1G ton; eggs, ers Is Gd; iiea meal, %-ton lots or over, £11, lesser quantities, 11s 6d; barky meal, J/4----ton lots or o^er .«0 10s, lesser quantities, 11s; butter, prime farmers' separator, ]s 3d to Is 4d, dijjlry pats and bulk 1r 3d to Is 'Id; turlteMS, Is 3d to Is 4d per lb; ducks, runners, young, 12s to 14s; large whites, 13s lo las; old, 9s to lls per pair; fowls, White 'Leghorns, 5s to 7s; Black Orpinstons and sinj.llar heavy varieties, Ss to 10s; roosters, WhiJte Leghorns 7s to 9s; heavy breeds, young, 8s to lls per pair; fungus, N.Z., 9d to lOd per lb; dressed pork, GO'a to 90's, 8d to 9d lb; sucking pigs, S'/od to 9>/.d lb; farro food, >/ 2 -ton lots, £10 15s, lesser lots lls 3d; aucrosinq, 3/i-ton lots, £12 10s, lesser lots, 13s; cow chdlt, ton lots, £7 153, sack lots 7s; rock salt, Gs per bag: straw chart, ton lots £S, sack lots ss» Gd sack; Blenheim chaff, prime £10 15s. good heavy £9 15s; Australian wheaten, .€l3 to|a. sacks in (net); mutton birds, in casks of 430. Gd per bird, in kits, cooked or salted, lil'/od bird; molasses, In casks 40s in cwt case;. Ss Gd; bran, %-ton lots or over, £10 per tan, lesser lots 10s 6d cwt; pollard half-ton loti; or over, £12; lesser lotsr, 12s Cd par cwt; oat pollard. halfton lots, or nver. £» 15a; lesser lots 9s peri 1001b; Tikaka pig meal, £11 15s ton for halfl-ton lots; lesser lots 12s per 1001b; Basic slag, £5 los ton, less discount; Nlkiui chick raiser, day old 22s per 1001b bac; Xlkau chick raiser, Jv'o. 1, coarse, 2])? per 1001b bag; Moreg poultry spice, teases containing 40 packets £3 10s per case; .lesssr lots 2s 6d per packet; black leal 40 spray, 21b tins, 13s each, 101b tins 50s «\ich net; potatoes, ton lots, Canterbury grown, £7 10s to CT los; North Island. £n f,s per ton: early seed potatoes, ton lots, Arrnn Chief £0 10a, Gamekeepers £6 10s, Suttcn Supreme Seed £13, Northern Star £7, all SJnitli Island grown,.Aberbrothicks, £8.

For fafding to pay holiday allowance under tho private hotels award, W. Webb, of the Colombia Hotel, was fined £1 in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. A. Oliver was fined 10i; for a breach of the Wellington butchers' award.

Mossrp. C. W. Price, auctioneer, sell furnituuc, pianola, and two motor-cars tomorrow), commencing at 1 p.m., on tho prcnuKCM, Main road, Wai lace ville (opp. Quin's .Post Hotel).