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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 218, 13 September 1924, Page 11

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•— \z _H2 LONDON M_-J"_3"_".TS. | £' ~ \hl SEOKT LOAN'S AND BILLS. L LONDON, September 11. Short loans, -i per cent, a—me as last i veeii ; chree fliouuia' bills, 31 per cent, sailie i i., last wee-. FOBEIGN EXCHANGES. I _. The fotlowtug races on foreign exchanges j^. ire current to-day. compared with the V ,-abied quo-it-ja- on Hcucember a, and n ' Sept. IL Sept. A Par. jj N',".v York (doi.) .. 4.40 i 4.4-i 4..'*jG a , Montr;-. <.tloi.i ... , 4.4nj 4.44 *.SBti ? ..•-r:s 'tr. > 83.30 84.60 27,:220 " Brusselj cfr. I Ss.j .SO-J _ri.r_M p Home (lire) 1011 101J 25_"-5 h: Stockholm ikr.) .. 1fi.74 16.70 18.159 _ :_r-ici_ni_ iir.) .. 3__W 3_..« 1M.1.10 '.ipenhngnn ck.-.) . 2K.37 26.-18 13.130 aicntta (peine;.;) .. IT 7-W 17 7-H5 24 Its rlonguong (pence I . 2Tti 20 — ] ft tokejhama tpence) 2-1-13 2_j '-4j The mark is cjuoted at ISq billions to the I sterling, rhe same as ou September 8. CONSOLS AND NEW ZEALAND STOCKS. The following table gives quotations for j -nnsois and Kew Zealand inscribed stocks, I :or_pared with those of September 4:— | Varla- I Pi-ice. tion. •; Consols, -S per cent 37J it 35 p.c. war Loan Or, 13-16—, X British 5 p.c. war loan 101"* — New Zealand, 4 p.c, 17.23 ■"«<"■ Same T .sew Zealand, 3j p.c. 1040 .. !"4i it New Zealand 3 p -C _ 1345 .... 7.55 jNew Zealand 6 p.c, -"36-31 .. 110 i if t Higher. — Noc cabled last week. Wheat.—Cargoes are firm. owing to the dry spell in the Argentiae and the reduced Canadian estimate. January sold at 57 5 ro 57 r!. Parcels are firm at sixpence to ninepeuce increase. Derember-Jarui— zy. 5.5 .5. 35.7. and 00.-O. Spot irade is fairly active, and quotations are higher ail round. Australian, es ahip. SSVB. Fiour.—Firm. Australian, e_ store, 43 3, Oats.—Hardenins- 1 P-n*.—Pr-ndy. Beans.—Quietly Srm. Sugar— Gr.-i.Tji-red. £2 I.'4J. BRADFORD TOPS XfAHKET. Tlie Bradford taps market i 3 strong. All qualities are tirmiy held, bur business is small. Quo rations are : 64's. 78.1 ; (JO'S, 70d ; oti's, SGjd ; 30's, 37d : 46's. 23jd. THE METAL XfAEKET. (Last week's quotations in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot, tfi." 2,H (£O3 3/9) ; three months. ziiA 3 0 ,£B4 3.-01. Lend.—Spot £33 6,3 (£33 3/) ; three months, £32 8, 0 (£32 .*>.• 1. Spelter—Spur, £33 2 0 ( £33 2/61 I three months. £32 ISO (£32 15/ V T'ti. —sr.'ir. £232 10/ .(-.-233 12 6); three mon r !iH. £234 2 0 I €234 7 '61. Silver.—Standard, 24 iS-VBd; fine 37 11-16.1 (34idl per oz. PEAS. BEANS, AND COCKSFOOT. The Department of Agriculture has received :he following cablegram, dated September 10. from tbe High Commissioner for New Zealand. London :— Peas.—Blue: Large arrival of Japanese now obtainable ar £'.!) 10 per ton es store. Tasmanian spot, slow sales at £10 10/ to £20 ; " A " grn.le for shipment quoted about £ia ro £18 10/ c.i.f. No inquiry for New Zealand. Dutch small hand-picked sold up to £22 n_ dtore. Map!:*, new crops. New Zen land. spot. 72, li to 7T>/ per quarter. only little trade passing: September or October shipment sold ar 71. « to 72 6. Tasmanian spot, offered. SO/ ro S2, (i, and to arrive 77 6. hut price too high for buyers' ideas, and business has been done at 72/6 c.i.f. London. Beans.—English winter make up to 32. and choice old sprine up ro 70/. Chinese horse. Sontember-Octi'iher shipments. Europe, sold £10 10.'; and October-November shipaicnrs. Glasgow. £10 13.. Danish Cocksfoot.—Present quotation:., r.on.inn. are SO.' to 35/ per cwt. —..A. and N.Z. Cable.! SOTTTHEH3S EXCHANGES. (By Teleeraph.—Press Association. * CHTUSTCHTVRCH. this day. Reported sales- Yew Zealand Breweries. 10 p.c bonds. £12 0: New Zealand Government 4-i p.c Inscribed. 10!». £07 Ic' 0. Sides on' Change: •"•.'eswort Stockton Coal (pref.). 3,6. DCNEDtN. this day. Reported snles: Snnrh Brfrlsli insurance. £2 3 3: Jlosglel Woollen. £7 2 0.