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  2. North American Fur Auctions - Wikipedia

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    North American Fur Auctions label in a German made mink jacket. North American Fur Auctions (commonly known as NAFA) is a Canadian company that auctions on consignment fur pelts harvested in Canada and the United States. Its services are used by both large fur farms and small-time trappers. Its auctions are held three to four times a year in ...

  3. North American fur trade - Wikipedia

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    Modern fur trapping and trading in North America is part of a wider $15 billion global fur industry where wild animal pelts make up only 15 percent of total fur output. In 2008, the global recession hit the fur industry and trappers especially hard with greatly depressed fur prices thanks to a drop in the sale of expensive fur coats and hats ...

  4. Made beaver - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, traders began using various foreign coins as stores of value. In order to trade with Indigenous peoples, the HBC standardized the unit of account as the made beaver, or one high quality beaver skin. In 1795, a made beaver could buy eight knives, one kettle, or a gun could be purchased with 10 made beaver pelts. [2]

  5. List of types of fur - Wikipedia

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    Beaver fur has long been used in making muffs, stoles, collars, trimmings, and felt for hats. [4] The American beaver scores a 90/100 on the Austin Fur Durability chart [5] making it practical for utilitarian items such as linings. In the 21st century beaver is considered a premium fur and is often seen as very attractive to designers.

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    Get the Beaver, AR local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.

  7. Beaver fur - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 18 May 2010, at 13:20 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply ...

  8. Hudson Yards, Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    Hudson Yards is located within two primary ZIP Codes. The area south of 34th Street is in 10001 and the area north of 34th Street is in 10018. [ 158 ] The United States Postal Service operates the RCU Annex Station post office at 340 West 42nd Street. [ 159 ]

  9. Beavers in Southern Patagonia - Wikipedia

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    The beavers were introduced to the area in 1946 in an effort by the Argentine government to establish a fur trade in the region. [2] Since then, the beavers have spread throughout most of Tierra del Fuego and have also been seen on the Brunswick Peninsula of mainland Chile. [ 3 ]