RABBITSKIN SALE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1938, Page 10

RABBITSKIN SALE

..BETTER MARKET AT DUNEDIN... (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN. June 22. At the rabbitskins sale large quantities came forward, but the offering of good winters was small compared with this time last year. Exporters were particularly active, and spirited competition ensued for all grades and descriptions. Furriers also operated on grades suitable for their trade. As compared with last sale, bucks showed a substantial rise of from 6d to 9d per lb., and at times 12d. Does sold at about par, while incomings and late autumns declined 6d to 9d. Racks and summers ruled firm at late quotations. Prime and first winter bucks sold to 106 d, early winter bucks to 93d, second winter bucks to 91d, prime does to 67d, and first winter does to 65d. The range of prices is as follows: — Small, to 7d; runners, 15|d to 16id; light racks, 23d to 25Jd;' prime racks, 23Jd to 243 d; summers, 103 d to llid; dawny autumns, 23Jd to 24£d; ,s early autumns, 29d to 32jd; late autumns, 57d to 62-Jd; second incomings, 54d to 57d; incomings, 68d to 69|d; summer broken, IOJd to lOJd; autumn broken, 20Jd to 221 d; second winter broken, 26d to 27Jd; first winter broken, 30d to 34Jd. Early winter bucks, 89d to 93d; early winter does, 54d to 55Jd; sectJhd winter bucks, 83 jd to 91d; second, winter does, 48Jd to 53d; first winter bucks, IOOd to 106 d; first winter does, 62Jd to 65d; prime winter bucks, 105 d to 106 d; prime winter does, 63d to &7d; outgoing winter bucks, 56£d to 59d; outgoing winter does, 27 jd to 313 d; milky, 10? d to llld; first milky, 16d to 16jd; fawns. 12d to 19Jd; winter fawns, 60d to 64d; first winter fawns, 69d to 901 d; summer black, 9d to 9Jd; autumn black, 20d to 21}d; first winter black,. 56d to 61d; second winter black, 27Jd to 331 d. Hareskins, 51d to 59d; horsehair, 24Jd to 25d.