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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 25, 25 June 1908, Page 19

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Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Rabbitskins.— We offered on Monday a fair catalogue to a large attendance of buyers. Prices all round were very firm, winter does and mixed showing a further rise of about Id to 1M per lb. We can recommend consignments, as prices look as if they would go even higher. Quotations : Prime winter does, to 23id ; good, 20d to 21d , mixed, 15d to lSd; autumns' 13d to 15id ; springs, 7d...t0 S'd; summers, to B.\d ; Winter blacks, to 24.} d ; autumns, to 18d ; horse hair, to 18d.

Sheepskins.— We had only a small catalogue forward, and as the number of buyers was not large bidding was not so brisk and prices for same sort of skins showed a slight decline on late values. For good halfbred and crossbred there was -\cry spirited bidding and these sold up to late rates." Best halflred brought up to 6id ; medium to good, did to SUI; best crossbred, 4.U1 to 5d ; medium to gcod, 3d" to Id •, merino, to s id, and lambskins, to 5U\.

Tallow and Fat.— During the last few weeks there has been very little coming forward, and prices show no change. Best rendered tallow, 20s to 22s 6d; medium to good, 17s 6d to 18s; best rough fat, His to 18s ; medium to good, Us- to 18s.