RABBIT SKIN SALE REPORT MARKET EASIER
A large catalogue was submitted 'to a full and representative bench of buyers at the Otago Farmers’ fortnightly sale, held on April G, when values showed an easing tendency as compared with the previous auction held on March IG. On the average, the decline in values was from par to 12d per lb, due to the poor demand, which resulted in all grades meeting with a difficult sale. The following is the X’ange of prices:—
per lb. d. d. Small to 28i Third broken .... to 32f Second broken .... to 60 Milky to 29£ Summers ... .. .. 33J to 34| Runners 61| to 88 Light racks .. .. to 91 Prime racks .... to 66^ Autumns 75 to 81 Weevilly 10 to 15 Summer blacks .. .. to 50 Racks, black .... to 64J Autumns, black .. to 69 Summer fawns .. .. to 67i Autumn fawns .. .. to 70 Hareskins to 25 Ratskins to Is 2dea. Their next sale is scheduled for April 20, 1948.
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Lake County Mail, Issue 45, 14 April 1948, Page 6
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159RABBIT SKIN SALE REPORT MARKET EASIER Lake County Mail, Issue 45, 14 April 1948, Page 6
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