COMMERCIAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 June 1943, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

RABBITSKIN SALE DUNEDIN, June 15. At to-day’s rabbitskin sale approximately 53 tons were offered. Demand generally was not so strong, particularly for Autumn grades, and these in most cases realised substantially lower prices. The levy carne into operation, and as a result buyers limits were adjusted accordingly. Allowing for the application of the levy, the market as compared with values ruling at the previous auction can be quoted as follows: —Winter bucks, 6d to 9d per lb. lower, Winter does par to 6d per lb. firmer, Autumns 12d to 24d. per lb. lower, racks 9d per lb. lower, low grades firm. Following is the official range of prices: First Winter bucks, 147 d to 150 d.; first Winter does, 152 d to 154 d; second Winter bucks, 141 d to 14Gd; second Winter does, 141 d to 147 d; first spotted Winter bucks, ffiod to 137 d; first spotted Winter does, 133 d to 138doutgoing bucks, 123 d to 128 d; outgoing does, 120 d. to 125 d.; Spring bucks, 102 d. to 104 d.; Spring does, lOld. to 106 d.; early Winter bucks, 144 d to 145 d; early Winter does, 139 d. to 140 d.; second early Winter bucks, 1.34 d to 137 d.; second early Winter does, 123 d to 125 d.; first incomings, 139 d to 142 d; second incomings, lOld to 105 d.; first late Autumns, 127 d to 129 d.; second late Autumns, 94d to 97d.; first early Autumns, 90d. to 100 d.; second early Autumns, 84d to 95d.; dawny Autumns 90d. to 91Jd; racks, 74d. to 761 d.; runners, 60d to 631 d; small, 31d. to 31:;d; Summers, 55d to 56d; milky, 17Jd to 65d; first Winter broken, 84Jd. to 911 d.; second Winter broken, 72id to 81£d.; Summer broken, 54d to 55 Id; Winter blacks. 146 d. to 155 d; second Winter blacks, 107 d to 137 d.; Autumn blacks, 106 d to 113 d; Summqr blacks, 56d to 58d; Winter fawns, 145 d to 148 d; Autumn fawns, 145 d to 148 d.; hareskins, 44d. to 66d.; ferret skins, to 18/3.

DOMINION BREWERIES

Dominion Breweries’ net profit this year was £38,479, compared with £25,972 in the previous year. Taxation absorbed £167,236 of the company’s earnings, an incerase of £82,808, and the gross profit was £363,405, against £273.015 im 1942. —P.A.

MINING

Associated Gold Dredges (N.Z.), Ltd.—For the week ending June 12 this company’s dredges recovered 1540 z. from 52,500 yards in 289 dredging hours. The dredges worked a day short because of the King’s Birthday holiday. Austral-New Zealand, for the 28 days ended June 12, operated for 479 hours, treating 277,000 yards and producing 534 oz of refined bullion. — P.A. The return from Slab Hut Creek dredge for the week ending June 12, was 87 ozs.