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Waipa Post, Volume 37, Issue 2219, 9 October 1928, Page 8

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■■ ■ .--- t -. ■ ■ —- • furred SKIN MARKET. . , V . WELLINGTON ’SALE. ; : TKe New Zealand Loa,n and Mercantile Agency Company reports: We advise' having held' our eight rabbit skin sale and thijrd opossum skin sale on Thursday last.’ There was a full representation of buyers, and competition generally was keen for all grades submitted. ’ ■ As' brokers anticipated, the babbit skin market showed a decided drop, and, in sympathy with the last London sales and southern market, prices generally were about '3d to 6d lower; however, prices are very satisfactory, and there is evelry prospect of spring and Summer giflades selling well. Any prime winter skins submitted brought high prices. Prime winter does realised 1423 d, and first ipiiter does 120 d to 134Jd; super winter blacks made up to 130 d. Following is the range of prices for well-stretched and well-got-up skins: Runners and suckers. 303 d (ic< 43d, sumlmers and springs 30d to 423 d, light racks to 48d, autumns 48d to 683 d, milky does 34d to 45d, hare skins 45d to 54d, fawns 80d to 115 d, in-coming winters 65d to 78d, out-go-ing winters 70d to 90d, spotted winters 57d to 73§d, (late winters 90d to 963 d, super winter bucks to 1133 d, super winter does 1383 d to 142!d, first winter bucks IOOd So 1093 d, first winter do'ss 120 d to 1343 d, super winter blacks to 130 d, winter blacks 86d to 112 d. .. .

A lagge catalogue of all grades of opossum skins was submitted under good, sound competition; prices generally, considering the quality of the skins, were 6d to Is higher than our September sriies rates. Top price for the ‘Wellington season was realised by us ivr£, line of extra super blues, this line making 235. Trappers must feel highly pleased at the satisactory figures rj»a|iised. Super blues fetched 19s >9d to 235, super greys 19s to 19s 9d, super blacks 18s lid to 20s Id, and super browtis l-4s 3d to 15s lOd. Following is the range of prices: Super blues 19s 9d to 235, first blues 16s to 19s 6d, second blues 12s to 15s 10d, third blues 7s 9d to 11s, super greys 19s to 19s 9d, first greys 15s 5d to 18s lid, second greys 11s 7d t<f 13s lid, third ghiys 6si to 9s Bd, super blacks 18s lid to 20s 9d, first blacks 5s lid to 7s Id, super browns 14s 3d to 11s lOd, first browns lls’rSd to 12s lid, second browns 8s 6d to-9s Id, first jeds 9s lid to 11s 7d, reds 5s lid to 8s lOd, super rusties 12s 6d to 14s lid, first rusties 11s 3d to 12s sd, rusties 5s to 9s 3d, rod necks 5s to 11s Id, bush rats (fcilus and grey) Id to 3d, smalls, kittens, damaged, and inferior skins sold at correspondingly lower prices.

MEAT FROM SOUTH AMERICA. SHIPMENTS TO SOUTH AMERICA. The Nj>w Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received a cablegram from its representative at Buenos Aires, South Atnerica, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended 27th September,

1928, from Argentina and Uruguay: Chilled beef, 250,060 quarters; frozen beef, 3028 quarters'; frozen mutton, 83,200 carcases; frozen iamb, 92,906 carcases. The quantity shipped to the •continent of Europe during the same time was as follows: Frozen beef, 72,38 quarters; frozen mutton, 13,141 darcases; frozen lamb, 1270 carcases.

PEDIGREE BULL SALE. At the annual sale of pedigree bulls at Te Awamutu, hdid on Friday under the auspices of Te Awamutu Jersey Cattle Oiub, a catalogue of 152 bulls was submitted by the combined auctioneers. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was strong and steady throughout. The sale was a most successful one. . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports: Our entry of nulls totalled 75, and we se-

[ shred the top of the sale with the yearling bull, Piatch of Sunlight, ! a son of Sunlight and Patch Irish, sold on account of Mr H. Allen, Kihikihi, and purchased by Messrs McGechie*"and Woodward, Pukeatua, for 66 guineas. "We append a list of other sales, which we registered at 20 guineas and over: On account of W. C. Germann, Hope’s Aristocrat, bougnt by F. W. Waiters, 32 guineas; G. S. iClarke, Bilsby’s Achievemtn, Quin and O’Sullivan, 20 guineas; Thyra’s Chancellor, Ralph Smith, 22 guineas; Busby’s Chancellor, Tyreil and Son, 30 guineas; H. Rhodes, Flat Park Masterful, A. Burton, 40 guineas; Parekura Fortune; C. Swinburne, 20 guineas; Parekura’s Defender, Miss Lketone, 20 guineas; C. Parker, St. Clam’s Gem, W. E. Meadway, 20 guineas; H- E. Focke, Taruna’s Faithful, National Bank, 21 guineas; W. G. Masky, Merry King Bill, R- Udwe, 20 guineas; James Shaw, Defendant, A. Bryant, 25 guineas; Shamfight, H. Raines, 32 guineas; Qhhajja Singh, Joy’s Defender, T. A. Rushbrook, 29 guineas; Toby’s Defender, G. Blennerhassett, 22 guineas; Mrs M. North, Romani Me;.drum, M. Mullooly, Gisjborne, 44 guineas; Smith Bros., Flat Park Masterpiece Noble, Duncan Bros., 60 guineas; Wallis Bros., Riverdale’s Paddy, Washer and Quin, 22 guineas; Naughty Squire, A. W. Galllagher, 21 guineas; Sirdar’s Treasure Noble, F. Wlilson, 25 guineas; Sylvia’s Prosperity, R. H. Mexted, 28 guineas; Mountain Metadow King, H. Gordon Bennett, 33 guineas; A. Rennie, Darling’s Emperor, S. Siffleet, 23 guineas; L. Cowley, Bettina’s Royal Boy, G. Sager, 20 guineas; Kaipaki Duke, McGhie Bros., 27 guineas. A few yearling bulls, small and out of condition, realised from 10 to 16 guineas.