RABBITSKIN SALE.

Wairarapa Age, 1 June 1936, Page 2

RABBITSKIN SALE.

The Otago Farmers’ Co-op. Association of New Zealand Ltd., Dunedin, report, May 28:—There was a full attendance of buyers at our sale to-day, when a large catalogue was submitted. Larger quantities of winter skins are now coming to hand, and the quality is improving. American orders are still the mainstay, and prices for low grade skins were firm. Autumn and incoming skins again advanced from 4d to fid per lb., while with the improved quality of the winter grades, they showed a rise of 8d to lOd per lb. as compared with last sale. The following is the range of prices:—Small, 24d; runners, 41d; milky, 33|d to 42d; summer bucks, 47d; summer does, 34|d; light racks, 45d; prime racks, 45d; dawny autumns, 54£d; 2nd early autumns, 60|d; early autumns, 70d; 2nd late autumns, 82|d; late autumns, 97|d; 2nd incomings, 94d; Ist incomings, 109 d; 2nd early winter bucks, 115 d; 2nd early winter does, 78Jd; Ist. early winter bucks, 133 d; Ist early winter does, 98d; spotty bucks, 115 d; spotty does, 74|d; 2nd winter bucks, 126 d; 2nd V inter does, 904 d; Ist winter bucks, 141 d; Ist winter does, 102 d; prime bucks, 143 d; prime does, 103 d; outgoing bucks, 94jd; outgoing does, 60|d; spring bucks, 68d; spring does, 49d; summer blacks, 37d; autumn and incoming blacks, 66|d; outgoing and spring blacks, 59d; winter blacks, §4Jd; winter fawn, 84d; autumn fawn, 62$d; summer fawn, 38£d; hareskins, 28|d to 38|d; hair up to 17|d.