RABBITSKIN SALE.

Kaikoura Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 59, 31 July 1944, Page 2

RABBITSKIN SALE.

HIGHER VALUES RECORDED. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report that their sale was held on July 25, when the combined brokers submitted average catalogues. The firm’s contribution was a fairly heavy one, all grades selling exceptionally well. Good orders were on the market, buying buyers being well spread. Exporters took the bulk of the firm’s offering, with New Zealand furriers bidding on best lines of winters. Owing to the comparatively mild season so far experienced in many TTstricts, only a small percentage of clean winters wore on offer, a great majority of the skins now forward being spotted. As compared with the rates the firm quoted on July 11, best winters on the average appreciated 3d to JOd, does showing the greatest rise. Outgoings and springs •were also dearer, and the low grades fully firm. First winter bucks and does sold to 165 d per lb, second winter does to 153 d per lb, and furrier does to 149 d per lb. The official range of prices were are follow:

Sumjmers, 64d to 67id per lb; first milky, 95|d to lOld; first winter broken 86d to 884 d; second, 80d to 84d; summer broken, 64d to 67d; third spott« winter bucks, 109 d to 117 d; third spot ted winter does, 95$d to 104 d; second spotted winter bucks, 124 d to .126 d second spotted winter does, 119 d to 128dU first spotted winter bucks, J36d to 149 d; first spotted winter does, 126 d to 137 d; stained does, lOfid to Hid: furrier does, 149 d to 151 d; first winter bucks, 159 d to 165 d; first winter does, 160 d to 168 d; second winter bucks 154 d to IGOd; second winter does, 147 d to 158 d; first winter blacks, 14Id to 148 d; second winter blacks, 126 d It 136 d; first winter fawns, 131 d to 139 d second winter fawns, IOOd to 125 d; first hareskins, 109 d to 114 d; second, 88d to 98d; horsehair, 32d to 35d; good to super ferrets, 11/8 to 14/1; second ferrets, 3/3 to 4/3; third (inferior), Id t 3d; stoats, 1/9 to 2/1; first deer skins. 2/1; second to 5/. The next sale will he held on Aug ust 8, catalogues closing on Angus! 1.

Opossum Skins: Our sales are listed to take place on September 22, October 13, middle November. At these sales w< also offer ferret, stoat and cat skins.

Deer Skins: Sales are held periodic ally and we are disposing of parcels at the following rates: —Reds 4/9 to <>/•’ lb; fallow, 3/ to 4/5 lb; fawns, .-»/•’ each; Virginian, 5/6 to 5/11 lb.