RABBITSKIN SALES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1938, Page 3

RABBITSKIN SALES

PRICES ADVANCE IN DUNEDIN.

- The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand Ltd., report as follows on their rabbitskin sale on Tuesday last. Larger catalogues, were offered to a full bench of buyers, when competition was keen for all grades. Low grade and summet skins advanced Id per lb, Racks and ?arly autumns advanced from 2d to_4d per lb. Late autumn, incoming and early winter grades were keenly sought after at a rise of from 7d to 14d per . lb.. Only small quantities of winter skins were catalogued and sold at priges;up- to_ 86d per lb. The following is the range of prices:—Small, 6jd; summer' broken, 9Jd; summer bloodstained, 9Jd; summers, ll’d; runners, 16d; milky, . Hd; autumn broken, 18d; autumn bloodstained, 21jd; light racks, 22id; prime racks, 22Jd; dawny autumns, 241 d; 2nd early autumns, 26d; early autumns, 28d; 2nd late autumns, 38d; late autumns, 51d; 2nd incomings, 45d; incomings, 65d; 2nd early winter bucks, 53.jd; 2nd early winter does, 38d; Ist early winter bucks, 70ad; Ist early winter does, 47d; spotty bucks, 49}d; spotty does. 40Jd; 2nd winter bucks, 63d; 2nd winter does, 45Jd; Ist winter bucks, 86d; outgoing and spring bucks, 32d; outgoing and spring does, 18fd; summer fawn, lljjd; autumn fawn, 221 d; winter fawn, 33Jd;. winter black, 33d; autumn black, 21 d; summer black, lid; hareskins, 16Jd to 221 d; hair, 25d.