WELLINGTON RABBITSKIN SALE

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 June 1936, Page 3

WELLINGTON RABBITSKIN SALE

Balgety and (Jo., Ltd., report: —We held our second rubbitskiu sale of the season on Tuesday, a good represent:! t.iou of buyers being in attendance: keen competition ruled throughout and a total clearance was effected. The offering, in keeping with the season, comprised some nice lines of winter skins, prime bucks bringing up to I3od and Ist bucks to 1211 d. Does were not in quite such good demand, but realised excellent value. Although lower grades in most cases were slightly easier than at our previous sale, they also sold extremely well and trappers are assured of >very satisfactory returns. In order to gain advantage ot the present high values, we would advise prompt forwarding of consignments. The following is the range of prices:—Small, lod to lOd; runners, to 20Jd; light racks, olid to 3(31d; prime racks, to iffijd; summer bucks, 32d to 33d; summer does, to 2Sld; milky, to 241 d; autumn bucks, to OOd; autumn does, to '-tod; dawuy autumn, 40d to 40fd; 2nd autumn, to 541 d; early autumn, 57d to 58d; late autumn, 7Sd to 80d; 2nd incoming, to 7(ijd; Ist incoming, to 90Jd; 3rd broken, to 24d: 2nd broken, to 351 d; Ist broken, 441 d to 44 Jd; summers and springs, T.S. and 8.8., to 241 d; autumn F.S. and 8.5., 47d to 4S|d; incoming and winter F.S and 8.5., to 04jd; spring bucks, 50d to 52d; spring does, 40d to 42:1 d; .summer blacks, to 24Ad; autumn blacks, to 4Sd; inc. and .early winter blacks, to 54]d; winter black, to 00:}d; hares, to 221 d; spotted bucks, to Sid; spotted docs, to 52d; winter bucks, to .102<1; winter does, 02d to G3d; Ist bucks, to 12.1 d; Ist does, to 73d; prime bucks, to 130 d; 2nd early winter, to 7.1 d; early winter bucks, to 300-id; early winter does, to 741 d; summer weevily, to 20UI; winter woevily, 2ijd to 30d.