RABBITSKIN MARKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 11

RABBITSKIN MARKET

DUNEDIN PRICES ADVANCE [ Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, May 24. There was a much larger offering at to-day’s rabbilskin sales and the catalogues contained some nice parcels of winter skins. Competition from United States exporters was very keen and the market showed a considerable advance, summers being at par, racks and early autumns 3d to 5d dearer, and late autumns and incoming 6d to 9d dearer. A few small parcels of prime winters came forward, bucks selling to 87d and does to 60d. Furriers were also operating freely and bought some good parcels. Following is the range of price:— Small, s?d to 6d; runners, 14d to 16d; summers, llld to Hid; light racks, 223 d to 23Sd; prime racks, 223 d to 23’d; dawny autumns, 25d to 26d; early autumns, 271 d to 30d; late autumns, 46d to 49id; second incoming, 44Sd to 463 d. Incoming winter, 60d to 653 d; early winter bucks, 703 d to 733 d; early winter does, 463 d to 47Ld; first spotted winter bucks, 52d to 56d; second winter bucks, 60d to 643 d; second winter does, 46d to 481 d; first winter bucks, 80d to 833 d; prime bucks, 853 d to 87d; prime does, to 60d. Summer broken, 81d to 93d; autumn broken, 183 d to 191 d; second winter broken, 19d to 221 d; first winter broken, 22id to 26d; outgoing, 32d to 363 d; spring bucks, 15d to 24d; milky, lid to Hid; fawn. 20d to 213 d; winter fawn, 30d to 32id; summer black, 20” d to 223 d; first winter blacks, to 30d. Hareskins, 19d to 221 d; horse:hair, 25d to 25Jd: ferrets, 6d to Is 9d each. '