RABBITSKIN SALES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 June 1938, Page 3

RABBITSKIN SALES

s ' PRICES AT DUNEDIN. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of N.Z., Ltd., Dunedin, report: At our sale on Tuesday large catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers, when competition was again keen for all grades. Low grade grid summer skins were from par to. id per lb easier, while racks and early autumns were from par to Id per lb down. Late autumn and incoming skins were also easier by from 4d to lOd per lb. The demand for early winter and winter bucks was good and prices advanced -""as compared with last sale —early winter bucks up to 12d per lb and winter bucks from lOd to 13d per lb. Does were well sought after, and prices were from par to 3d per lb better than last sale. • The following is the range of prices:—Small 7d, summer broken 10|d, summer bloodstained lOd, summers IOJd, runners 15£d, milky ibjd to 16Jd, autumn broken 22Jd, autumn bloodstained 30d, light racks 23d, prime racks 23Jd, dawny autumns 23Jd, 2nd early autumn 27d, early autumns 29d, 2nd late autumns 47 id, late autumns 57d, 2nd’incomings 55J, incomings 68d, 2nd early winter bucks 72d, 2nd early winter does 423 d, Ist early winter bucks 92d, Ist early winter does 55d, spotty bucks 70d, spotty does 41Jd, 2nd winter bucks 88d, 2nd winter does 53d, Ist winter bucks 104 d, Ist winter does 62id, prime bucks 105 d, prime does 63d, outgoing bucks 59d, outgoing does 29id, spring bucks 303 d, spring does 22Jd, summer fawn 12d, autumn fawn 51 id, winter fawn 79J, 'summer blacks 9d, autumn black 21-jd, winter black 56d, hareskins 251 d to 54d; hair, 243 d.