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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 May 1942, Page 7

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•RABBITSKIN SALE.

DUNEDIN, May 19. About 40 tons of rabbitskins was offered for sale to-day. There was a further decline in prices. The official range of prices was as follows: Early winter bucks, 99Ad to 104 d; early winter does, 86d to lOOd; second early winter bucks, 83Ad to second early winter does, 86id to 91d; incomings, 88Ad to 93id; second incomings, 85d to 89 jd; late autumns, 90d to 971 d; second late autumns, 77d to 82d; early autumns, 75|d to second early autumns. 68d to 70d; dawny autumns, 66d to 6Bld; prime racks, 67d to 69d; light racks, 683 d to 70d; runners, 53d to 60d; small, 42d to 46d; milky does, 43d to 44d; summers, to winter broken, to 560 d; autumn broken, 47 Ad to 55id; summer broken, 43d to 46ijd; autumn and incoming blacks, 32d to 36d; summer blacks, 29d; autumn and incoming fawns, 36d to 40d; summer fawns, 40d; hareskins, 16d.

N.Z. BREWERIES. WELLINGTON, May 19. New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., recommends a final dividend for the year ended March 31, of 21- per cent., making 6 per cent, for the year. MINING. Associated Gold Dredges return for the week ending May 15 was 1430 z from 64,600 cubic yards. For the 28 days ending on May 16, the dredge of Austral New Zealand Mining, Ltd., operated for 442 hours, treating 226,000 cubic yards and producing 574 ounces of bullion. STOCKS AND SHARES CHRISTCHURCH, May 20. Sale: Bank of New Zealand 38/3; Woolworth’s New Zealand (reported) 13/1.