RABBITSKIN SALES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1938, Page 3

RABBITSKIN SALES

PRICES AT DUNEDIN. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand, Ltd., report as follows on their rabbitskin sale, held on Tuesday:— Owing to the alteration in sale day, slightly smaller catalogues were submitted to the usual bench of buyers. Competition was keen, and the market generally showed a rise as compared with last sale. Low grade and summer skins advanced from Id to 2d per lb. Racks were keenly sought after at prices 3d per lb. above last sale. The demand for autumn and incoming grades was very good, and prices appreciated from 2d to 6d per lb. Small quantities of early -winter skins were forwarded.

The following is the range of prices: —Small, sid; summer broken. B.',d; summer bloodstained, BJd; summers, 10]d; runners, 12d; milky, lOd; autumn broken, 16d; autumn bloodstained,

173 d; light racks, 20’,d; prime racks, 20d; dawny autumns, 21 Id; 2nd early autumns, 24d; early autumns, 26d; 2nd late autumns, 30d; late autumns, 38d; 2nd incomings, 34id; incomings, 51d; 2nd early winter bucks, 46d: 2nd early winter does, 30d; Ist early winter bucks, 56d; Ist early winter does, 38yd; summer blacks, lOd; autumn blacks, 2O’,d; summer fawn, lid; autumn fawn, 201 d; hareskins, lOd.