Re: castor
[Re: Northof50]
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01/17/24 09:16 AM
01/17/24 09:16 AM
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Paul Dobbins
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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We're on the way as we speK to see the Boss and sell castor.
We're officially crossing into NC now. Did you fill all of the Boss mans orders for castor ? He had a bit over 25 pounds, and I was glad to get it. I use hundreds of pounds of it in a year's time.
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Re: castor
[Re: jalstat]
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01/17/24 12:04 PM
01/17/24 12:04 PM
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Keystone, could you be more specific on the hosing part. Shrinkage? Price? No sale? What did it grade?
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Re: castor
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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01/17/24 12:26 PM
01/17/24 12:26 PM
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walleyed
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With your luck beaverpeeler, FHA will probably grade those castors as # 3 Shells after shipping charges & 11% commission is subtracted !!!! walleyed
"Provisional/Interim" member of NYS Trappers Association Jefferson Co. Fur Harvesters
I Support Non-Resident Trapping
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Re: castor
[Re: jalstat]
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01/17/24 12:47 PM
01/17/24 12:47 PM
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I normally would agree 100% with you Bob, but prices are so low right now that the risk factor doesn't seem strong. In conversations with FHA they have a solid market for all the #1 western select they get in and the ballpark price is $100/lb US.
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Re: castor
[Re: jalstat]
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01/17/24 01:41 PM
01/17/24 01:41 PM
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I had a conversation with Mark Downey a couple of weeks ago and he was the one that suggested that western select grade would be in the $100 range. Of course very very little makes that grade and it has to be light colored like the stuff we have out here.
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Re: castor
[Re: jalstat]
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01/17/24 01:44 PM
01/17/24 01:44 PM
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I don’t have faith in FHA I’ve been told on here the otters sold out from last year yet my account says otters unsold and I questioned Cheryl at the FHA and she said they are unsold so I don’t know what to expect. If they sold private treaty after the last auction they will still show as unsold until this upcoming auction. At least that's my understanding of how things work.
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Re: castor
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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01/17/24 01:45 PM
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I just spoke to my FHA contact. He said #1 castor "may" hit $60 at this point. He said not to pay more than $40 # at this point. After commission and extra drying loss prices could be less with that factored in. You know how the markets go. It is anyone's guess or speculation from here on in.
Jalstat I also asked my contact about the otter, and I was told they are sold out from last year. Thanks Bob I wish they would update the account. ADC I’d trade castor anytime for sss and orange tubes lol
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Re: castor
[Re: jalstat]
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01/17/24 06:53 PM
01/17/24 06:53 PM
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cathryn
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The problem.is..say you have 10 lbs. You're gonna lose 25 % for shrinkage automatically....then all.of what you have left isn't gonna grade #1 so even if you do get 60 a lb for the #1stuff. Which you wont.. only 10% of that, At most, will probably grade #1 on . So you'd be lucky to get a 20 or 25 dollar average..IF they sell it all..which they wont..then you'll have to pay 11% commission..plus shipping...you'll be lucky to get 20 bucks a pound..if they sell.all of it..which again..they wont
IF IDIOTS GREW ON TREES THIS PLACE WOULD BE AN ORCHARD !
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Re: castor
[Re: jalstat]
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01/17/24 07:54 PM
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I don't have anybody willing to pay me $40/lb for castor out here so I guess I'll just take my chances. For the record, I haven't seen FHA trying to convince trappers that their castor is worth $100 lb. But I did see that in last March's FHA sale it went for $95
And finally, aren't you glad I'm going to ship some so y'all can laugh at me later when I come on here crying about it?
Last edited by beaverpeeler; 01/17/24 07:56 PM.
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