RABBITSKIN MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 August 1938, Page 3

RABBITSKIN MARKET

SALES AT DUNEDIN The Otago Farmers Co-operative Association of New Zealand Ltd report as follows on their sale held at Dunedin on Tuesday:—Large catalogues were again submitted to a full bench of buyers when competition was good, but prices for Winter Grades were easier. The demand was good for hatters lines, and prices were from par to IJd per lb dearer. Winter skins were sought after under very strict limits, and prices for bucks declined from 8d to lOd per lb, while does eased by 5d to 7Jd per lb. Outgoing and spring grades were in good demand, and prices were from par to 2d per lb lower. The following is the range of ■prices: — ■ , Small, 4d; summer broken, 133 d; summer bloodstained, 14Jd; summers, 14d; runners, 13d; milky, 15Jd to 22Jd; autumn broken, 26Jd; autumn bloodstained, 24Jd; racks, 20j'd; spotty bucks, 72Jd; spotty , does, 43d; second winter bucks, 87d; second winter does, 50d; first winter bucks, lOld; first winter does, 63J; outgoing bucks, 65Jd; outgoing does, 39d; first spring bucks, 45Jd; second spring bucks, 20d; first spring does, 32Jd; second spring does, 24£d; summer fawn, 15d; autumn fawn, 37Jd; winter fawn, 63d; summer black, 7£d; autumn black, 15d; winter black, 42d outgoing and spring black, 16d; hareskins, 18d to 433 d; hair, 20d.