Furs
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A commodity found on the F8 markets screen.
Includes leathers and Reticulated Tipi pelts.
Traded in TCs & stored in the Cargo Hold for trade.
Cheaper on agricultural worlds, and more expensive at industrial worlds: a premium-priced product.
New Cargoes OXP
New Cargoes is an OXP which allows trade specifically in such items as gold-flake reptile scales and snake skin.
The major legal specific variants of the furs commodity are
- Feline fur: A warm fur generally taken from sub-sentient animals such as the Esusti spotted cat. Fur from sentient felines does find its way on to the black market, and the Feline Assembly has been lobbying Galcop to outlaw the trade entirely. While this has not yet been successful, import and export are generally illegal on Feline worlds.
- Gold-flake reptile scales: Shiny, decorative, but not of much practical value, these scales are often sewn in to high-class clothing.
- High-toughness Leather: Almost every planet produces some sort of leather, but a few planets have animals which through quirks of genetics and environment have hides comparable in resilience to tough industrial alloys.
- Shrew fur: A simple patterned fur often used for accessories. Trade in Shrew products is generally forbidden on Rodent worlds.
- Snake skin: The skin of the Leonedian or Israzaian tree snake is favoured by ship manufacturers for use on premium seat covers. After the Xerirea incident, many Lizard worlds required that traders in this good obtain full permits and proofs of authenticity.
- Wolf fur: A very warm fur from the wolves and wolf-like creatures of the chart, especially prized by the ice planets.
