RABBITSKIN SALE REPORT

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 August 1947, Page 2

RABBITSKIN SALE REPORT

MARKET PAR TO FIRMER FOR MOST GRADES. (Special) Dunedin, July 29. "A large catalogue was submitted to a full bench of buyers at our sale held to-day, when prices for best winter grades were slightly dearer and lower quality winter grades were firm to a shade easier,” reports the Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of N.Z. Ltd., on the recent sale of rabbit skins. ’ Hatters grades were firmer, as compared with our last sale.” The following is the range of Prices:—3rd. broken, to 781 d per lb.; 2nd. broken, to 117 d; Ist. broken, to 124 d; milky, 55 to 991 d; sununeis, 74 to 82id; late autumns and incomings, to 138 d; 4th. spotty bucks, 108 to 109 d; 4th. spotty does, 115 to 122 d; 3rd. spotty bucks, to 123 d; 3rd. spotty does, to 132 d; 2nd. spotty bucks, 125 to 136 d; 2nd. spotty does, 131 to 147 d; Ist. spotty bucks, to 149 d; Ist. spotty does, to 167 d: 2nd. winter bucks, 140 to 172 d; 2nd. winter does, 135 to 236 d; Ist. winter bucks, 151 to 189 d; Ist. winter does, 182 to 257 d; furrier does, to 244 d; stained does, to 131 d; autumns fatty, to 112 d; winter fatty, to 120 d; weevilly, to 40d; 3rd. blacks, to 52Sd; 2nd. blacks, to 114 d; Ist. blacks, to 267 d; 3rd. fawns, to 80d: 2nd. fawns, to 138 d; Ist. fawns, to 196 d; hareskins, 118 to 151 d; Ist. red deerskins, 3s 6d; goatskins, 2s The next sale is scheduled for August 12, in order to be included, skins should be in store by 5 p.m. on August 5.