Syracuse.com - Raw fur auction set for March 30 at Pompey Rod and Gun Club

[HuntingNY-News]

Muskrat has jumped up $6 in price compared to last year...and fox is way up.

The Independent Fur Harvesters of Central New York has scheduled a raw fur auction beginning at 9 a.m. March 30 at the Pompey Rod and Gun Club on Swift Road.

The auction comes on the heels of recent news reports that fur prices have risen noticeably this winter, due largely to increased demand from buyers in China, which has experienced its coldest winter in nearly 30 years.

"Muskrat has jumped up $6 in price compared to last year...and fox is way up. Some of the fur prices, such as raccoon, have not moved," said Al LaFrance, president of the Independent Fur Harvesters Association. "Overall, though, prices are much better than last year."

Check-in at the auction will begin at 8 a.m. For further information, call La France at 440-9789.

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