RABBITSKIN SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 July 1937, Page 5

RABBITSKIN SALE.

COMPETITION AT DUNEDIN. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, July 22. Offerings were slightly smaller at to-day's sale of rabbitskins, and there was keen coinpetition for all grades from a large attendance of buyers. Winter docs wore in good demand, and all grades showed a sharp advance of from 6d to Is per lb. Best, bucks were very firm to slightly higher, with outgoings and springs 6d to 12d above last .sale’s rates. There was a fairly general advance on all other grades of Id to 6d per lb. Following is the range of prices:— Summer broken. to 33£d; autumn broken, 42d to 43|d; second winter broken, 45Jd to 52jd; first winter , broken, 72d to 77id; runners, to 30d; summer bucks, 33d fo 33|d; does, 29d to 29fd; small, 22d (o 23Jd ; light, racks, 4ld to' 45}d ; prime racks, to 45i(1; dawn autumn, lo 48d; early autumns, 61d to 66d; late autumn, 88d to 89d; incoming winter, 98d lo 99(1; early winter bucks, 126 d to 133 d: early winter docs. 84d to 96jd; first spotted winter bucks, 124 dto 134 d,; does, 86d to 87£d; second winter buck’s, 139(1 to 147 d; second winter does, 95d to 97d; first winter buck*, 156 dto 160 d; first winter does, 104 d to 106 d: prime bucks, 160(1 to 162 d; prime does. 106 d to 112 d; outgoing bucks, llld to 114(1: does, 66d to 71d; spring bucks, 76d to 86d; docs, 493 d to 55d; milky, to 45jd; winter fawn, 96d to 103 d; summer black, 24d to 32d; autumn black. 65d to 69d; first winter black. IOOd to 104 d: second winter black, 72d fo 74d: harcskins, 30d to horsehair 18d to 213 d.