COMMERCIAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 143, 23 July 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES.,

By Oable. —Press Association.—Copyright LONDON, July 22.

The following are the prices realised for the fleece portions of the New Zealand clips named:—Maewa, top 12Jd, average Hid; Kakuku, top 12d, average lOgd; Lisman, top 12£ d, average Opmu, top 13d, average lljd; Kaputone, top 22|d, average 21& d; Stronans, J;op 16d, average 12Jd. (Received July 23, 10.45 a.m.) The wool sales Save closed. There •vras strong competition for all sorts, With prices at the highest level of the series.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Pre** Association. WELLINGTON, July 22. " The Department of Agriculture has deceived the following cablegram from the High Commissioner:—The wool sales dosed with a strong demand for all classes. Trade is good, and the supply falls short of the demand. ProBpects are favourable for a continuance of the present prices. American purchases are approximately estimated at 17,000 bales. Six thousand four hundred bales of New Zealand wool were held over. ' The estimated values are: merinos 1/1 i "to 1/4, medium 11 id to 1/2, inferior 9d to lid, fine crossbreds, all grades, 1/3 to 1/5, medium crossbreds, all grades, 1/- to l/2i, coarse crossbreds, all grades, lOd to 1/1.

TALLOW SALES.

(Received July 23, 9.15 a.m.)

LONDON, July 22. ' At the tallow sales 2061 casks wore offeree 1 and 1752 sold. Prices are unchanged. .

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1914.

SALES REPORTED. National Mortgage, £4 5/-. Standard of N.Z., £1 17/6. Canterbury Frozen-Meat (pre!.), £5 2/6,

N.Z.- Farmers' Co-operative, £2 8/6. Waihi, £1 19/9. TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association. AUCKLAND, July 23. Sales—VV'aihi 38/6, 38/3, Junction 26/3, if.Z. Insurance £6 9/-, Taupiri Coal 21/9, Auckland Gas Co. 15/-.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. WELLINGTON, July 23. Sales—New Sylvia 7d, Talisman 33/3, Cliristchurch Gas £7 6/-.

MIDDLE PRICES —NOON TO-DAY. fiANKS — £ s. d. National .. . . . ; 5 17 6 New South Wales . . . , 45 2 6 Australasia 126 10 0 New Zealaud (£3 6/8 pai<l) 10 18 0 New Zealand (fully paid) . . 17 .0 0 Union of Australia, Ltd. 62 7 6 Commercial of Australia, Ltd. 1 9 9 Commercial of Australia (pref.) 7 8 0 BREWERIES— Crown .. . • • ■ .» 1 15 0 i Manning ,. .... , . 3 18 6 Ward .. »• •« 5 1 0 COAL— * Tappiri • •' 1 1 6 s Westport jl • .. .. 1 10 6 Stockton .* .. .. 0 2 9 FINANCIAL— Christchurch Building: Society 11 15 0 Dalgety . . .. 7 10 0 2>algety (non-cum. pref.) 10 0 0 Mutual-Benefit (Canterbury) 11 5 0 National Mortgage 4 5 0 N.Z. Itiver Plate Land Mort. 2 2 0 iPermanent Investmt. (Cant.) 9 5 0 GAS— Ashburton (£4 10/- paid) 6 15 0 Ashburton (£2 paid) . • • «' 2 10 0 Auckland . ■ •«. •*: :• »' 1 10 0 Christchurch s>< •. .« T 6 0 Gisborne «. •« :•«. ** 2 2 0 Hokitika *• :•« '•*' 5 5 0 Napier .. . * **: » •: 16 0 0 New Plymouth . * »r 5 0 0 fftlmerston North «« 10 10 0 tl'imaru . . .. •> <S f*-* 8 0 0 Wellington (£10 paid) 16 10 0 INSURANCE— Farmers' (£5 paid) .. •* 6 0 0 Farmer#' (£2 10/- paid) 8 0 0 .National «.» 2 13 9 Mew Z( ;** ** 4-i 6 9 0 South # itish •** ;*■; 4 13 6 Standard .. X 17 G IdEAT— British-N.Z, ». ». »«' 1 0 0 British-N.Z. (15/- paid) 11: 0 15 0 Canterbury • *: 8 16 6 Christchurch (£10 paid) • 16 13 9 Christchurch (£5 paid) » . 8 0 0 Christchurch. (£3 paid) • • 4 15 0 Christchurch (£2 paid) « 4 3 8 6 Gear (£4 paid) .. . . • • 14 7 6 Gear (£1 paid) .. .. , , 3 15 0 Wellington (£5 paid) , . 6 3 6 Wellington (£4 . . , , 5 0 0 Wellington (£2 12/0 paid) . . 3 2 G MISCELLANEOUS— Booth, Macdonald , , 0 18 6 Booth. Macdonald (G p.o. cum. pref.) 0 19 6

Bowron Bros. .. . * . • 0 T 3 Colonial Sugar ., ,. ., 40 10 0 D.I.C. <10/- -p»>d> .. 0 12 6 D.I.O. (5/- paid) .. w 0 T 0 D.I.C. (6 p.c. cum. pref.) .. 1 2 6 Cant. Fmra.' Co-op., Timaru Cant. Fanners' (pref. ra dir. 2 18 0 only) .. .. .... S 0 0 Golden Bay Cement . • .. 1 0 3 Glenmore Brick .. , . .. 0 15 0 Kauri Timber (fully paid) . ,• 1 18 6 Kauri Timber (IS/- .paid) .. • 0 10 6 Leyland, O'Brien Timber.. 1 ' 2' 6 M'Leod Bros. 14 0 0 Mason, Struthers (£1 paid) ■ 1 2 9 Mason, Struthei#-.( 14/- paid) 0 15 6 Milburn liime ' .. .. 1 12 0 N.Z. Drug '. . .. .. . > 2 6 6 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 2 6 6 N.Z. Fmrs.' Co-op. (1st prf.) 5 6 6. N.Z. Portland Cement 0 8 6 N.Z. Paper • Mills 0 IT 0 Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Wells 0 4 3 Trustees, Executors, ft Agej. 2 12 6 ■■■ Perpetual • Trustees .. .. i 2 6 . Simpson .and-Williams ... l 1 ; 0 Simpson & Williams (lQ/-pd) 0 10 6 Weeks, Ltd. . . .. . 5 2' 1 6 ' » Q d Tombs .£ 6 8 0 SHIPPING — New ' Zealand .. .. 15 7 6 New Zealand {& p.c. pref;) 10 -5 0 Union Steam , .'A... 1 4 9 Union : Steam (5J* pc. pref.) ' ; 1 0 9 Hiiddart-Parker . . .. .. 1 2 6 Huddart-Parker (6 p. pref.) 1 1 6 Northern Steam .. . . .. 0 14 9 -Northern-Steam (7/? paid)., 0 6 6 WOOLLEN— . Kaiapoi .. .. .. ,5 6 6 Kaiapot (pref. re div' only) 5 5 6 Mosgiel .. 8 15 0 Oamaru . . .. . . ■. .. 1 6 6 Oamaru (pref.) .. .. .. 1 6 6 Wellington - . . .. . . ® . . " '*.■ 7 0 Wellington (6 p.c. cum.-pref.) 3 2 6 MINING— Waihi . , .. .. .. .. 1 18 9 1 13 3 1 6 3 J3ylvia . . . . .. .. .. 0 0 7 .Watchman .. ... .. ., 0 2 3 Consolidated Goldfields .. 0 13 6 Blackwater . . -.; .. .. 0 17 6 Progress .. .. •. 0 10 3 Ross Goldfields ., .. .. 0 2 0 Hercules . . • • .. .. 0 13 9 Mount Lyell 1 4 6 t Ex dividend.

Buyers. Sellers. COAL— £ 8. d. £ s. d. Taupiri .. .. .. 1 1 3 — Westport . . . i . . 1 10 6 — Westport-Stockton .. 0 o 9 — FINANCIAL— N.%. and R. Plate - Land Mortgage 8 2 6 GAS— Christchurch (£5 paid) T 7 0 MEATS— Chch. Meat Co. (£10 paid) 16 12 6 —• MISCELLANEOUS— Booth, Macdonald, and Co 0 ia 6 — -Ditto (pref.) .. ... — 0 10 6 MINING— Talisman .. .. ., 1 13 0 Waihi .. ,, .. — 1 19 0