FACTS ABOUT FUR.
The costliest sable is the Yakutsk (Russian) skin that runs "silvery"— that has, in other words, a number of equally distributed white or silvery hairs among the soft and silky brown ones. Such skins, of the average size of 15 by 5 inches, are worth 750 dollars each. The black silver fox is most valuable when there is no silver in it |—when it is a pure rich black through, jout. Ermine, contrary to the general [belief, cleans well and is an exceedingly durable fur. Sea otter skins jmcasure 48 indies by 2\. The "best 'colour is a dark bluish brown, almost black. A peifeet skin in this colour .is worth 4000 dollars. Fisher grows 'more and more popular. It is a large Imarten found in Canada and the Northern United States. The skin measures 30 by 12 inches. The best collours which resemble fine 'able, are worth 150 dollars per skin.
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 454, 4 March 1919, Page 3
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155FACTS ABOUT FUR. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 454, 4 March 1919, Page 3
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