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Evening Star, Issue 19697, 26 October 1927, Page 12

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RABBIT SKIN SALE. The Dunedin Stock Agents and Woolbrokers’ Association report us follows : Comparatively small catalogues were offered at yesterday's sale, the bulk ot winch comprised outgoings. Owing to the phenomenal demand from the Continent, thin-pelted furriers’ grades showed an advance from Gd to It’d per lb, while prime and first bucks increased from 3d to Gd per lb on last ■sale’s prices. Lower grades, generally, remained firm at late rates. Quotations. —Weevilly, 18d to 33{d; second broken, 36d to 4SAd; autumn broken, 36(1 to 40d; first winter broken, 52d to odd: runners, JO'pl to 2-l:Jtl; summers, 2nd to 2S'pi; summer bucks. 2od to 27d; light racks, 37d to 3!)d: prime racks, 37d to -lU.ld; downy autums, 44',d to .(od; early autumns, 4Sd to GUicl; autumns, 60Jd to 6GJd; second ineoming, 68d to 7-1'pl; incoming winters, 76:|d to 9-1 d; early winters, God to 104 d; first spotted winters, Olid to 92d; second winter bucks, 84d to 8S:ld; second winter docs, 107 d _to 114 d; first winter bucks, 113 dto 117 d; first winter does, 12-Id to 129.U1; prime bucks, 121 dto I24:'jd; prime does, ]33d to 135 d; second spotted winters, 52d to 71d; outgoings, 78d to 93d; springs. 3Sd to 45.U1; milky, 32d to 48jcl; fawn, GGld' to 7-Jicl: wilder fawn, 11 Od to 117 d; summer black, 35d fo 431 d; first wilder black, IDOcl to 124 d; second winter black, 8-1 d to 90Jd. Ifareskins, 45d to (54:1 cl. florschair, 93d to 23(1. THE METAL MARKET. Tress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October^ 21. Copper.—Spot and forward, Loo 3.is IJd. . Electrolyl ir.—Spoi, £62 Ills; forward, ,€62 15s. Wire bars, €62 os. Lead—Spot, I‘2U 2s Gd; forward, £2O 10s. Spelter.--Spot, £26 bs 6d; forward, £26 11s 3d. Tin.—Spot, £267 is (id; forward. £263 17s Gd. Silver.—Standard, 25 13-lGd; fine, 27 1 d per o/j. BRADFORD TOPS MAILLET. LONDON, October 21, The Bradford tops market had a strong lone, but business was small. FOREIGN EXCHANGER. LONDON, October 24. The exchange rates on London arc as follow;

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Oct. 21. Paris, franc to .Cl 124.0,1 Brussels, Imlgas to ,C1 44.99 Oslo, kroner to £1 18.40 Stockholm, kroner to £1 ... JS.fiS Copenhagen, kroner to £1 ... 18.17 Berlin, reichniarken to £1 ... 20.4U Montreal, dollar to £1 J.S41New York, dollar to £1 — Yokohama, st. to yen 22.41-42 Hongkong, st. to dollar 241-16 Calcutta, st. to rupee 17 41-42 Batavia, guilder to £1 12.101 Amsterdam, guilder to £1 ... 12.19; Romo, lire to .fit 89.10 Prague, kroner to £1 16.43