COMMERCIAL NEWS
DOMINION PRODUCE. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated September 5, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow—Market continues quiet on spot with prices unchanged. Hemp—Manila: Market firmer. “K” grade for September-November shipment sold at £25. Freight increase of 16s 6d per ton operative from September 1. Sisal: Market steady j Septein-ber-November shipment values at £26 15s. December-February shipment sold at £26. New Zealand: Slightly better demand. Small business done in fair at £lB 15s to £l9 for September-Octo-ber shipment. Eggs—Market firm. English: National pack, 13s 6d to 18s; ordinary pack, 14s 6d to 15s 6d; Danish, 10s to 13s. . , . Fruit—Balance in cool store clearing Sturmer, 4s to 6s.
SYDNEY WOOL SALES. PRICES IN SELLERS’ FAVOUR. (United Press Association—Copyright.) SYDNEY, September 7. At to-day’s wool sales there was wider competition from Yorkshire and Germany for all well-grown fleece and skirtings and good support from France and Italy on suitable lines. The best wools sold in sellers’ favour and average to faulty were unchanged. Greasy merino made to 20Jd. A total of 11,541 bales was offered., of which 9336 were sold at auction and 368 were sold privately. The average price of wool last week was 12.5 d per lb, or £l6 16s 5d a bale. The average prices for Australian wool in the last five years were: — A bale. Per lb.
THE SHARE MARKET.
The following sales were made on the Cliristchu r ch Stock Exchange yesterday : LISTED STOCKS.
Sale Reported. 70 Woolworths (Sydney), ord. 5 10 0 5 11 6
£ s. d. d. 1931-32 ... ... 10 18 11 8.6 1932-33 ... ... 11 9 6 8.96 1933-34 .... ... 20 4 11 16.2 1934-35 ... ... 12 13 6 10.01 1935-6 (approx) 17 10 0 14.00
Sales on ’Change. £ s. d. 100 Com. Bank of Aust. 0 18 4 150 N.Z. Breweries (3) 2 12 9 25 Australian Glass 100 British Tobacco (cum 4 12 6 div.) ... (2) 2 1 0 200 Broken Hill Propty. 3 14 5 (2) 3 15 0 3 15 3 200 Broken Hill Propty. 6 (15s paid) ... (4) 2 14 200 Dunlop Perdriau Rubber (cum div.) 0 18 4 0 18 2 50 G. J. Coles (curii rights) 100 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 4 0 0 (cum div.) 0 19 7 200 Morts Dock (2) 0 11 11 300 Argo Gold 0 1 7* 300 Big River 0 1 lli 100 Mount Lyell 1 8 7 Sales Reported. 150 British Tobacco (cum div.) ... (2) 100 Broken Hill Propty. 2 1 0 (contr.) ... (2) 2 14 6 100 Dunlop Perdriau Rubber (cum div.) 0 18 4 50 G. J. Coles (cum rights) 3 19 9 100 Hay’s Ltd. (15s pd.) 100 Woolworths (N.Z.), 0 15 0 ord 5 l 6 5 0 300 Maori Gully 500 Mount Morgan (lato 0 0 7 sale Saturday) 0 12 11 100 Mount Lyell 1 8 6 250 N.Z. Breweries 2 12 11 2 12 10 100 N.Z. Farmers’ Fert. 1 0 9 UNLISTED STOCK. Sales on Change. 500 New River 0 0 10 100 Selfridge’s (Aust.) new 1 G 3 170 Woolworths (Sydney), ord. 5 10 0 5 10 6 5 11 3 (2) 5 12 0
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 280, 8 September 1936, Page 7
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