COMMERCIAL

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1932, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

RABBIT SKINS. At a sale of rabbit skin's ’ hMd at Wellington on Ffida'y. last, a fair, offering was submitted to the usual bench of buyers. /Considering Ahe lateness of the sea'on, some nice parcels of winters dune forward, and -were jr.. keen demand at prices 6d to lid better than the September sales’ quotations. Low grades appreciated 2d to 4d. , ■ 4 There was an American order ten 'tKM market for the super and first winters,'’. prices paid for these beiflk over London parity. Super winter-bucks sold up to 49Jd per lb, first winter bucks to 43-jd, super winter does to 42d, first winter cio?.s to 4Qd, incoming and early winters tom v

One of two‘saile-g will be held during’ the summer' ’months; as furriers' and exporters are always 1 requiring' wellfurted aM'correctly‘Stretched skins. The following ife the range 'of prices: -i-Summers, 3:1 d to' 4|dj milkys,' 4d to 4'-|d ; early autumns, ’th 'Bd incoming a"d ’early winters; til 19d; spnngSj ‘to ll>d ; super Winter bucks, tb 49J;d ; first winter bucks, ! to 43icT ; super " winter dote, t-o 42d- 'first winter dobs,'to 40(1; second winters, to 20-Jd ; haresUin-s, to 6d; winters ' ; (fishys), :to 16§d ; broken, bloodstained, and:'flat stretched skins, all grades, 4d to 14d. .