PICKLED PELTS
The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board advises that the third sale for the season of pickled sheep and lamb pells was held in Wellington on April 14 before a full bench of buyers. Offerings reached a record of 207 lots, comprising 81,985 dozen sheep and 224,801 dozen lamb pells. Bidding was more spirited than usual, but prices of both sheep and lamb pelts declined by approximately 15 per cent. on those of the preceding sale. Compared with the first sale of the season, overall prices have now receded by approximately 33 1-3 per cent, for lamb and 20 per cent, for sheep pelts. The range of prices was:—CanterburyOtago—Sheep, 84s to 88s Gd per dozen; lambs, 50s Gd to Gls per dozen. Southland. —Sheep, 96s to 105 s Gd per dozen; lambs. 51s Gd to G7s Gd per dozen.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26748, 17 April 1948, Page 3
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140PICKLED PELTS Otago Daily Times, Issue 26748, 17 April 1948, Page 3
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