RABBITSKINS MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 September 1940, Page 9

RABBITSKINS MARKET

SALE AT DUNEDIN. SATISFACTORY PRICES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, September 10. The Dunedin Stock Agents and Woolbrokers’ Association reports that a good offering was submitted at today’s auction of rabbit skins, approximately 45 tons being catalogued. Buyers representing principal exporting and fur houses were in attendance and a fairly good clearance was effected. Considering the lateness of the season values were satisfactory, exporters purchasing freely for immediate shipment. New Zealand manufacturers also operated on does. As compared with rates ruling on August 27, prices on the average receded Id to 6d a lb. Good lines of winter bucks and does commanded attention and showed the least depreciation. First bucks sold to 112 d, second bucks to 100 d., spotted bucks to 84d, first does to 862-d; second does to 77d; spotted does 72d, furrier does to 75d. The official range of prices is as follows: Small, 151 d to 18? d a lb; runners, 26.jd to 33d; racks, 32d to 34Jd; summer bucks, 29{d to 33|d; autumns and incomings, 36d to 50d; spotted winter bucks, 80d to 84d; spotted winter does, 69d to 72d; second winter bucks, 96d to lOOd; second winter does, 73d to 77d; first winter bucks, 108 d to 112 d; first winter does, 83-Jd to 86|d; outgoing winter bucks, 70d; outgoing winter does, 56d to 57d; furrier does, 72d to 75d; spring bucks, 54Jd to 59id; spring does, 56d to 67d; furrier does, 72d to 55d; first milky, 36d to 37d; milky, 31d to 31jd; summer broken, 30d to 32d; thirds broken, 33d to 34d; second winter broken, 36d; first winter broken, 373 d to 39d; summer fawns, 24d to 36d; second fawns, 64d to 661 d; first winter fawns, 84 J d to 86d; summer black, 24d to 241 d; autumn black, 30£d to 47d; first winter black 70id to 76Jd; first hareskins, 351 d to 36Jd; hare skins, 22Jd to 23’d horsehair, 28d to 31s; first ferrets, 12s 3d to 13s 9d; second ferrets, 4s to 8s 2d.