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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 December 1940, Page 10

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RABBITSKIN SALE. [per press association.] DUNEDIN, December 10. At the rabbitskin sale held to-day a small offering of about four tons was submitted. There was a good demand, all catalogues being cleared at values fully firm on late quotations. A few small parcels of Winters were included, bucks selling to 98d and does to 68d. The official range of prices was as follows:—Small, 18d to 20-<d per lb; runners, 29d to 32d; racks, 36d to 36|d; Summer bucks, 33|d to 36d; Summer does, to 34d; Autumns, to 41qd; Winter bucks, 84d to 89d; Winter does, to 68d; outgoing Winter bucks, 76d to 77|d; outgoing Winter does, 54d to 56d; Spring bucks, 52d to 58-2-d; Spring does, 40|d to 45d; first milky, to 34|d; milky, 31Jd to 32d; Summer broken, 33jd to 35{d' fawns, 30d to 40d; black, 39d to 40d; hareskins, 26.}d to 27d; horsehair, 25d to 30d; Springs, B’s, 40d to 46 ; ?d.

PRICE OF EGGS. WELLINGTON, December 11. The Wellington wholesale price of eggs has been advanced by one penny a dozen to 1/11 heavy grade, 1/9 standard, and 1/- medium. STOCKS AND SHARES WELLINGTON, December 11. Sales: Australian Consolidated Industries 39/-; Broken Hill 45/-; G. J. Coles 68/3; Woolworth Limited ordinary 17/6. Reported: Four per cent, stock 1946 £105; 1949 £lO4/10/-; New Zealand Insurance 62/-. \ CHRISTCHURCH, December IL Sale: Government stock 1952-55 £lO6/15/-.