DUNEDIN RABBITSKIN SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 169, 21 July 1941, Page 3

DUNEDIN RABBITSKIN SALE

Dunedin, July 16. j Increased quantities were forward for yesterday's rabbitskin sale, a total of approximately 86 tons being submitted. The demand ■ was fairly strong and brokers made good clearances. Good orders were again on the market and exporters purchased freely ail kn.- . submitted, with New Zealand manufacturer., buying some fair lines of doe . Although values were stil Ihigh, it was apparent \vh. n | the auction commenced that prices would I show a decline. As compared with the rati ruling on July 1, the market can be quoted ; as follows:—Hatters sorts. 3d to (id low. i ; ' autumns and incomings, 9d to 20d lower; outgoings and winter does, ito Ind lower; outgoings and winter bucks 3d to 18d lower. i First winter bucks sold to 179 d; first winter I does to 176 d; second winter bucks to 17od;, first early winter bucks to 161 d; second winter does to 160 d; furrier does to i:..’.d: first early winter does to 153 d; spotted winter bucks to 146 d ; spotted winter doeu to 14«» d. The official range of prices is as follows: Small, 57d to God per lb: runners 69d to 7 6;d; racks, 82Jd to 85*d: summers 78jd to Slid : dawn autumns 791 d to 105 d; first late i autumns 120 d to 126 d; first in-comings 136 d to 141 d ; second incomings 106 d to 1294; first early winter bucks 136 d to 161 d; first early I winter does 139 d to 153 d; spotted winter! bucks 137 d to 146 d ; spotted w inter does 132 d to 140 d; second winter bucks 160 d to 170 d; second winter does 149 d to 160 d ; first, winter I bucks 176 d to 179 d ; first winter does 170 d to j 176 d; outgoing winter bucks 124 d to 130 ; out- I going winter does 1 lid to 119 d; furrier does i 145 d to 155 d; spring bucks 981(1 to UOd; spring does 991 d to l()0d; stained does 10()d to l"6d ; first milky 88d to SSJd; milky 72d to | 77Ad; summer broken 77id to 79d; autumn ; broken 87£d to 93jd; first winter broken 93d 1 to 97d: summer fawns 70d to 72d; autumn fawns 861 d to Hid; first winter fawns 120 d i to 141 d; summer black, 6S4d to 74d ; autumn ' black 83jd to 104 d; first winter blacks 123 d to 141 d ; first hareskins 92|d to 96d ; hareekins 56jd to 67id; horsehair 32d to 33d; first fer- I rets 9s 7d to 10s lid; second ferrets 3s 7d to 9s 6d; ferrets, white, 2s to 7s lid; lower grade ferrets were difficult of sale.