MARKET FOB RABBITSKINS.
Wellington. April 22. From a letter received by the Induatrias and Commerce department from Messrs James A. Caatlie and , Co., merchants, of Montreal, Canada, it appears that there is a good market in the United States for oar tahbiMnns, and that about 25 to 30 millions of Australian and New Znalaud r<i<>bi'skjn» weie fmportei into tbe United States last year at pricea rauging from ?£<! to 16d per ib. All these skins were purchased at the London sales, gome of the largest; buyers wrote to Messrs Cnntlie asking them to let them know when they had a lot to offer. Skins imported into the United States are principally need by hat manufacturers. There is co duty coDec^ed ou raw skins whpu imported into the United States. Messrs CautHe and Co. offer to represent any exporters of skins to New York, through their r. sid' nt correspondent in that city, and the Dep-irfcraent of Industries and Cumnnroe will afford all information it can to rabbilakio exporters. The letter from Messrs CanHio and Co. nut in reply to ont; from this department asking if there was a market for these vkins in Canada Ukr department sent them a' box of spltm-'id ■minp'es, »nd they, Boding there was no market in Cmada, wrote to their people in New York, with the above result.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 7
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222MARKET FOB RABBITSKINS. Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 7
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