RABBITSKIN SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 215, 11 August 1937, Page 5

RABBITSKIN SALE.

WELLINGTON PRICES HIGHER, e At the fifth sale of rabbjtakins hold at Wellington yesterday there was a keen demand and higher prices wore made by good sorts. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., report:— Our offering comprised skin* trapped in the Wairarapa. Manawatu, King Country and Waikato districts, and generally were in excellent condition, the get-up of the consignments showing an improvement on previous saies. The demand for all grades \vao keen, good winter does especially showing a marked advance on late rates, the increase being 4cl io 7d per lb. Bucks abo sold in sellers’ favour. The lower grades also were in request, and considering the quality of the skins. new coming forward showed little alteration on previous quotations. Prime winter bucks sold to 151 d per lb. first winter bucks to 148 d, 2nd winter bucks to 135 d. Ist early winter bucks to 120 d, and 2nd early winter bucks to 150 d.

The following are the prices realised: — Smalls, 191.(1 per lb; runners, 28d; racks, 37d; summer bucks. 27c1; summer does, 28(1; (lawny autumns, 43d: early autumns. 55d; autumn, 61d: Ist incomings, 83d; 2nd incomings, 70d: Ist early winter bucks, 120 d; Ist early winter does. 81(1: 2nd early winter bucks. 105 d; 2nd early winter does, 73d; spring bucks, 57d; spring does, 39(1: outgoing bucks, 89d; outgoing does. 60d; prime winter bucks, 151 d; Ist winter .bucks. 143 d; 1-st winter docs, 93d; 2nd winter bucks, 135(1; 2nd winter dees. 83d; outgoing blacks, 431 d: autumn blacks. 41£d: Ist broken. 57d; 2nd broken. 39jd; 3rd broken, 25id: winter 8.5.. 80d: autumn 8.5., 50d; summer racks, 8.5., 28Jd: hareskins. 39Jd: winter wrevily, 40d; summer wocvil.v, 21id; ferrets, 1? 3d to 3s 6d each; Ist, milky 46 Acl per lb; 2nd milky, 265(1. The New Zealand I/sail and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—All grades met with keen competition. There was an improved demand with nrires firmer for all grades of winters, with tlio exception of prime and first winter bucks, which were 7d to 9d easier, ’file demand for winter does was much stronger and they were from 5d to 6d per ill firmer. Spotted outgoing and spring grades of bucks were from 4d to lOd per lb firmer than last sale's rates.

The following are the prices realised for the main grades:—Small. 24d; light racks, 41,d; prime racks, 43-id; summer bucks, 30d: summer does, 273 d; dawhy autumns, 44d; early autumns, 49d to 56d; late autumns, 60d to 67d; spring bucks, 61d: spring does, 41d: incoming, 79d to 883 d; early winter bucks, llld to 130 d; early winter does, 78d to 88d; outgoing bucks, 95d: outgoing does, 63d; spotted bucks, 119 d; spotted does, 73d: winter bucks 139 d : winter doe s . 83d to 98d ; prime bucks, 150 d: broken 26jd to 58jd; F.K. and 8.5., 28-id to 91d; summer blacks, 30d: autumn blacks. 43d; incoming and ear'y winter blacks. 60jd; winter blacks, 76id ; hares. 41d: summer wcevily, 25-id; winter weevily, 42£d.