KEEN COMPETITION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26775, 19 May 1948, Page 7

KEEN COMPETITION

RABBIT SKIN SALE ANOTHER SHARP RISE The Dunedin Stock Agents and Wool Brokers’ Association (Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Donald Reid and Co., Ltd., Stronach. Morris and Co., Ltd., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.. Otago Fanners’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., and National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd.) reports that at the fortnightly rabbitskin sale held yesterday approximately 73 tons were submitted to a full bench of buyers. The demand for all grades of skins was exceptionally good and the competition was spread amongst all buyers. Values again appreciated and prices over all showed a considerable rise on the values prevailing at the sale held a fortnight ago There was a good proportion of trappers' skins on offer and included in the catalogues was a percentage of early winter skins which met with very good competition. On the average incoming and early winter skins increased in value by 18d per lb. All grades of autumn skins appreciated from 12d to 15d a lb. whilst other grades were firmer from 12d to 22d per lb. There were a few parcels of good ferret skins on offer, and these also met with good competition and brought higher rates than have prevailed previously. Stoat skins were also keenly inquired for. The following is the list of prices: Small, 26d to 38Jd per lb; runners, 75d to 82Jd; summers, 78ld to i)0d; milky does, 58Jd to 6Ud; third broken. G4Jd to 85Jd; second broken, 113 dto 117 d; incoming broken, to 124 d; light racks, 98Jd to 102 d: prime racks, Olid to 95d; dawny autumns, 106 dto 113 d; first early autumns, 130 d to 137 d; second early autumns, 120 dto 123 d; third early autumns, llld to 115 d: first late autumns, 147 dto 154 d; second late autumns, 136 dto 139 d; third late autumns, 115 dto 124 d; first incoming winters, 160 dto 173 d; second incoming winters, 144 dto 157 d; third incoming winters, 131 dto 141 d; second early winters, 155 dto 168 d; third early winters, 141 dto 143 d; runners bloodstained, 70d to 73Jd; racks bloodstained. 7Did to 80d; early autumn bloodstained, 113 dto 117 d; late autumn bloodstained, 12Gd to 131 d; incoming bloodstained, 13Gd to 141 d; fourth blacks,63d to 64Jd; third blacks, 86d to 91id; second blacks, IOOd to 106 d; third fawns. 98id to 103 d: second fawns, 137 d to 140 d; first fawns, 160 dto 164 d; hareskins, 50d to 51d; first ferret skins, 6s Id to 9s lid each; second ferret skins, 3s 8d to 5s each; third ferret skins, to 6d each; second stoats, 3s 9d to 5s Gd each; first stoats, 12s 9d to 15s 2d each; cat skins, Gd to 2s 8d each; first horse hair, 48d to 53Jd per lb; second horse hair, 20d to 24d per lb; fallow deer, to 3s Gd per lb; goat skins, 4s to 4s 3d each; cow tips. 2s Gd per dozen The next sale. is listed to take place on June 1, and to be included in this sale skins must reach brokers' stores by 5 p.m on Tuesday, May 25 •