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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1077, 25 July 1924, Page 6

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FURRED SKIN S’ALE

GOOD PRICES REALISED. WELLINGTON. July 24. Tho Now Zealand Loan arid Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. Wellington, report: There was a good attendance of buyers at ! our third monthly furred skin sale to-day, i both Dunedin and local buyers operating I freely. Bidding was very spirited tmd 1 competition exceptionally keen, resulting in a most satisfactory clearance. The prices realised for bucks were easily 4d per pound higher than obtaining at tho hist Dunedin sale for first South'lsland bucks, other grades were 4d to 6d above the Dunedin prices. In a number of ca.ses vendors appeared to have been careless in respect to the get-up of the skins, sufficient attention not being paid to fitting and stretching. Again we have to report that owing to the mild season light furred and spotted skins were very much in evidence, although taken during the last, two months, also that a number of spring and summer skips are coming forward. The date for the next Wellington sale had. not been definitely fixed, but it will be held about the end of August on a dato to be advertised later.

The following range represents the prices obtained for well stretched and well got up North Island skins: Super bucks 963 d. first I winter bucks 96d, super does 89d, prime j winter bucks 95d. prime winter does 84? d, I first winter does 78Jd. second winter bucks : 65d. second winter does 53|d. outgoing I bucks 48jd, outgoing does 49jd, spring bucks 36d. spring does 333 d, early winters 1703 d, incoming winters 65d, late autumns 52d, early autumns 45d. downy autumns 34Jd, heavy racks 333 d. light racks 32d, summers 30d, runners and suckers 22d to 27d. winter broken 37d. autumn broken 32Jd, summer broken 201, prime winter blocks 85d, winterblacks 68d to 74d. autumn blacks 34d to 36d, summer blacks 28<1; hnreskins 30d, milky does 241 d to 32id, weevily 18id to 30id.