RABBITSKIN MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 July 1938, Page 3

RABBITSKIN MARKET

SALES -IN DUNEDIN. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand, Ltd., report as followin connection with their sale held on Tuesday:— ’ Large catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers, and competition was keen from all sec-tions-of the trade. 'Low grade and summer skins advanced from Jd to Id per lb, while racks and early autumns sold from par to 3d per lb better‘than last sale, Late autumn and incoming grades can be quoted firm at last sale’s prices. The demand for early winters and all grades of winter -bucks -and does was good,-and as compared with last sale the market showed an advance. Early winter bucks and does advanced up to 4d per lb, while winter bucks were from 3d to 7d per lb up on last sale. Winter does were inf good demand, and prices

were from 2Jd to 4d per lb better than last sale.

The following is the range of prices:—Small 7d, summer broken ll?d, summer bloodstained llld, summers 12jd, runners 14|d, milky lljd to 17|d, autumn broken 24d, autumn bloodstained 33Jd, light racks 23Jd, prime racks 233 d, dawny autumns 23gd, 2nd early autumns 27jd, early autumns 32Jd, 2nd late autumns 47j ! d, late autumns 56d, 2nd incomings 561 d, incomings 67d, 2nd early winter bucks 76gd, 2nd early winter does 46Jd, Ist early winter bucks 96d, Ist early winter does 58|d, spotty bucks 75id, spotty does 433 d, 2nd winter bucks 95d, 2nd winter does 55£d, Ist winter bucks 107 d, Ist winter does 66d, prime bucks llOd, prime does 70d, outgoing bucks 64d, outgoing does 313 d, Ist spring bucks 33d, 2nd spring bucks 18£d, Ist spring does 241 d, 2nd spring does 193 d, summer fawn 12d, autumn fawn 56|d, winter fawn 86Jd, summer black 9Jd, autumn black 193 d, winter black 55Jd, outgoing and spring black 233 d, hareskins 27d to 483 d, hair 20d.