oe ee ee pe $y : my, £ , Al ef / =e ———— é / a * f Utah Mink Sell Highin N.Y. 4 a , Qh 1% = Ve : pe “i4 | ¢ ee o . Utah mink brought top prices in many categori es at the} recent Hudson Bay Fur Co. auction in New York, it was te-| ported Tuesday. JOSEPH Said that would “if have H. DUPLER, it were been not sunk. head for The of Dupler European Mink buyers, Italians, French Most..of the peltehe said. ...)< Clair Bowen of Salt Lake County took and Ranches, the auction Swiss took ea a market high | of $72 a pelt for one bundle of dark mink, Mr. Dupler said. Wilford Jex reported. MR. for DUPLER’S Stewart lot of dark pelts : ORGANIZATION pastel pelts at $47 a at $64 a pelt, the received top prices pelt. and top average in| this grade of $42 a pelt. Silver a pelt and Blues were sold by Utah ranchers up to 2 1.00 | very good pastels went $49 a pelt, a high for the Jast 12 months at Hudson Bay auctions. | GETS Sor BOO St tt RANCHER RS el Mr. Dupler said that most of his pelts were purchased by Italian and French interests. He noted that “the European _ central banks support their bidders by financ ing their efforts over a six-month period, which places Americ an fur buyers at a disadvantage.” THE lINrara rancher another Te sold SETTLEMENT in cash in seven days, he added. if “Utah mink is now commanding high prices on the world, market. It’s the best mink in the world, in my opinion’ We False some 400,000 pelts annually in this state and mink? yp eo PTE + " — =e Pern a le VY. teeat a + “tle . ar + s ' LLP + ~~? ~ ae “) ew become a 10 million dollar a year business,” Mr. Dupler| ok ‘ FF ot eet -“ r gs Ff 4 : fo a ~p-