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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 305, 23 November 1932, Page 5

LONDON RABBITSKIN SALES,

A cabled report on the London rabbitskin sales received by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., from their head office states that 2740 bales wore offered and 1103 bales were sold. Home trado buyers were the principal operators; foreign buyers were reserved. Furriers poor demand. Few offerings of Now Zealand skins. Prices unchanged when Sold; hatters good demand. Pulling sorts firm; unpulled sorts slightly dearer. As compared with tho closing rates of tho September series prices are as follow: —Full winter, prime thin pelts, 45d to 46d per lb; full winters, prime thin pelts, slightly spotty, 42d to 43d; full winters, medium and stout pelts, 40d to 50d; 2nd nnd late winters, thin pelts, 25d to 35d; second and late winters, stout pelts, 25d to 35d; early, winters and Ist incomings, 30d to 35d; late autumns, 25d to 30d; early autumns, 14d to 15d; outgoings and springs, 12d to 15d; autumn racks, 9d; light racks, B^d; springs and summor racks, not quoted; interior and damaged, fair to good, 14d to 18d; inferior and damage, medium to poor, 5d to 12d; milkys, fair to good, 13d to 14d; milkys, medium to poor, 6d to lid; kittens and suckers, 4d to sd.