RABBIT SKIN SALE

Lake County Mail, Issue 3, 11 June 1947, Page 3

RABBIT SKIN SALE

MARKET EASIER

GOOD WINTER GRADES SELL WELL

Another large catalogue was submitted to a full bench of buyers at the sale held last week in Dunedin, both of the local and overseas trade. Furriers were operating and doe skins were accordingly in good demand.

Incoming and winter, grades sold well, but off-season and inferior grades sold from par to 12d lower in comparison with the previous sale held on May 20.

The following is the range of prices:— d. d. 3rd broken — to 54 2nd broken — to 123 1st broken — to 132 Milky — to 54 Summers 50 to 02 Racks 0(1 to 914 Dawny autumns .. — to 118 Early autumns •’ 127 to 133 Late autumns 134 to 155 Spotty autumns — to 122 Autumns blood-stained — to 115 Autumn and incoming blood-stained — to 129 Incomings 140 to 104 Spotty incomings — to 128 Early winter bucks 133 to 170 Early winter does • • . • • 133 to 170 Winter bucks 139 to 170 Winter does 147 to 198 Autumn and winter fatty — to 109 4th spotty bucks — to 114 4th spotty does — to 115 3rd spotty bucks — to 125 3rd "Spotty does — to 125 2nd spotty bucks 120 to 134 2nd spotty does 124 to 135 1st spotty bucks 120 to 144 1st spotty does 124 to 152 3rd Blacks — to 05 2nd blacks to 127 1st blacks — to 140 3rd fawns — to 90 2nd fawns — to 145 1st fawns — to 159 Hareskins 113 to 147 Goatskins — to 24 The next sale is scheduled for June 17, 1947.