RABBITSKIN SALE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 188, 12 August 1941, Page 8

RABBITSKIN SALE

STRONG DEMAND FOR ALL GRADES Danedin, A or. 8. At io-<JhvV nalc of rabbit «kins a catalogue of appr-.Jmateiy M ton* was offered. There wag strong demand and keen competition was forthcoming for all grades and descriptions. A a compared with rates ruling on July 15, values on the average were par to 3d a lb. dearer for most grades. First •winter buck*; -old to Ix7*l. first winter does to 17»ni, second winter bucks to 174*1, winter does to l€7d, furrier does to 154 d, sjmtted winter fecks to 14? d, spotted winter does to 142 d. outgoing winU' bucks to 133 d, outgoing winter doe*; to 117 d. The official range of prices is as follows: Small, 6"d to 60id per lb.; runners, 74d to SOd; racks, 85d to 861 d; summers. 80*i to 85id; dawjiy autumns, s9d to 97d; first early autumns, 99d to 108 d; first late autumns, 112 d to 126 d; first incomings, to 140*1; second incomings, 106*1 to I '/fed; first early winter bucks. 142 d to 157*1; first early winter does, 142 d to 150 d; spotted winter buck?, 137 d to 14Sd: spotted winter does. 131*1 to !42d; second winter bucks, 164*1 to 174 d: >«eon*l winter doe-, 154*1 to 167*1; first winter bucks. lS2d to ls7d; first winter does. 171 d to 176 U: «»utvo!iu winter barks. 122 d to 133 d; outgoing nte doer 105*1 to 117*1; furrier does. 141*i to I •Id: p-ing but’..-. •Js’.d to 111*1; spring do* , ‘•rd to 103.1; stained doe-. 105<l to 109*1: fir.-t milk; . S!’..l to lhsd ; milky. 79>l to S‘.« d ; eun. ..er broken. 77d to 7-Sld; autumn broken, 77*1 to S9d ; •econd winter broken. 89d to '.•s’.d: first wintei broken. 971 d to 99*1; -um; • • fn.vn-. to 70d; autumn fawns, '-’-i to 110*1; fir-i winter lav.io, 110*1 to 131*1 : sunimc blacks. . -<| i.. Nsd; autumn Ma' ; 99d to It Id: first winter black. 13*m1 t«» 1 !*•*! : f' ~t h 1 ;>• !1 d to 99id; hart . • i ■ ■■ ■ hair. rid to GUd: firet ferret 1 d: "pound ferrets, 6: 67 to ?> 6'l; »vh.:« ferrets. 4s lid to Bs.