RABBIT SKIN SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 180, 2 August 1940, Page 3

RABBIT SKIN SALE

EXCELLENT COMPETITION DUNEDIN, July 30. Tneie w as a laige attendance of exporters, furriers, and the local trade at to-day’s rabbit skin auction, when an approximate offering of 64 tons was submitted. Competition was excellent, all sections of the trade being interested. Good orders were again on the market for New York, and New Zealand furriers operated on lots suitable for their requirements. It was noticeable that as the sale progressed the marker firmed, values on lurrier sorts being slightly better, as compared with previous quotations. Bucks on the average sold at par, while does were at par to a shade firmer. Hatters’ descriptions sold particularly well, and advanced on the average 2d to 4d per lb. Some nice parcels of winters were offered through catalogues, but from now on the quality of skins will be going off, because of the mildness of the season. First bucks sold to 123 d, second bucks to 117 d, first early bucks to iood. and first does to 85id. Tiic official range of prices:—Small, iB-d to 23d pc. 10.; runners, 293 d to 3id; racks, 34 j d to 36d; summers, 32;d to 370; first early autumns, 41d io i;d; first late autumns, 48d io 61 id; first incomings, 69d to 75d; secc.td incomings, 601 d to 66d; first early winter bucks, 85d to lOOd; first

early winter does, 63d to 75d; spotted winter bucks. 95Jd to lOld; spotted winter does, 66d to 69d; second winter bucks, llld to 117 d; second winter does, 731 d to 76d; first winter bucks, 120 d to 123 d; first winter does, 81d to 851 d; outgoing winter bucks, 80»d to 88 «cl; outgoing winter does, 55d to 63d; furrier does, 76d to 78d; spring bucks, 59d to 72/d; spring does, 421 d to 55 Id; stained does, 473 d to 50d; first milky, 401 d to 44d; milky, 31d to 361 d; summer broken, 30d to 34d; autumn broken, 33d to 37id; second winter broken, 36d to 401 d; summer fawns, 361 d to 38d; autumn fawns, 68d to 7Ud; first winter fawns, 84d to 891 d; summer black, 24Jd to 26Jd; autumn black, 39d to 49Jd; first winter black, 75d to 811 d; first hareskins, 24d to 38id; hareskins, 17d to 25d; horsehair, 29d to 30Jd; first ferrets, 12s to 13s Id; second ferrets, 6s Id to