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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 307, 27 December 1924, Page 9

FURNITURE AHP FURHISHIWOB. R A XDFATHEK BLOCKS. [AXDSOMELT CARVED OAK CASES, Any Colour. MUST BE SOLD. WESTMINSTER CHIMES (Quarter-hour). CHEAP FOR CASH. TJAKER AND gOX S. FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS, 4, NORTH STREET, NEWTON. S BUST BEE is the ■Working Man's House Furnisher at Working Man's Prices.— .65, Ponsonby Rd. B I OPTICIAifB. A P. RUSSELL AND CO., Opticians, '*-• N.Z. Insurance Buildings, Auckland, or expert advice. A SK Yon Stunner, Karangahape Road, about your Eye Troubles. Rimless passes. Perfect fit; satisfaction guaran-i-ed. D A W. KITfERIDGE. Colosseum Buildrx» ings. Queen Street, Bight-Testlug pecinlist. £ BALKOUK M. IRVINE, F.S.M.C. (Prizeman. Exam London), for Glasses that ive satisfaction —18, Karanganapc Rd. D EYES Examined and Faulty Sight Scientifically Corrected.—A. T. Long and "0., 234, Queen St. D LTILLER'S Famous Spectatcles luit almost VI- any sight, all pockets; from 2/6.— llller'B. Victbrin St. West. B_ 1 E. MELSEN for Efficient Sight Test- *-* • ing and Comfortable Glauses; charges nodernte. —206, Karangahnpe Rd. D muk vendors. pIITT DAIRY. 66, Victoria St., nearest <J dairy to Queen St. Good supply fresh CRY E. Horspool for Tnre Kresh Milk," Htitter and Cream. — 214 and 30S. ireat North Rd. MFS WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS. rTTRISTLET Watches, enitable school »" girls, boys: usual price £1, now 10/.— r lctor Brownson, next Post Office. D BILLIAKP SALOONS. ENJOY your Billiards on good Tables, at De Luxe Parlours. Newmarket, oxer jchofleld's Garage. B KOZIE " Billiard Rooms, Hannah's Buildings, 102, Albert St. Four Brst-class tables.—A. C. Crossan. B PAINTERS AND DECORATORS. PAINTER and Decorator.—Pictures, Picture Framing a Speciality. Estimates riven.—A. Ferguson. ISS, Symonds St. B Joining AHD IHOHTTTni. ALLOW Sagar and Co. Supply your .Tolnnry and Fit yonr Shop—Bnlldera' Suppliers. 364. Mannkau Rd. 'Phone 178SA. B COMMERCIAL THE LONDON MARKETS. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. LONDON, December 24. The following rates on foreign exchanges ire current to-day, as compared with the ;abled quotations on December 22 and par : Dec. 24. Dee. 22. Par. Mew York (dol.) . 4.691 4.70J 4.866 Montreal (d 01.).. — 4.723 4.866 Paris (fr.) 87.35 57.40 25.22!> Brussels (fr.) ... 04.55 94.55 25.225 Rome (lire) 109.90 109.35 25.225 Berlin (r.m.) ... 19.70 19.80 20.43 Stockholm (kr.) . 17.42 17.47 18.159 Thristlanla (kr.). 31.23 31.21 18.159 Copenhagen (kr.) 25.67 26.81 18.159 Calcutta (pence). IS 3-16 184 24 Hongkong (pence) 28} 281 — Yokohama (pence) 19J 19$ 241 THE PRICE OF GOLD. Gold is quoted at 88/6 per ov., as compared with 88/5 on December 22. SHORT LOANS AND BILLS. Short loans, 2J per cent, compared with 22 per cent last week : three months' bills. 3 13-16 per cent, compared with 3 13-16 last week. rONSOLS AND NEW ZEALAND STOCKS. The following table gives quotations for consols nnd colonial inscribed stocks, compared with those of December 19 :— Varia- . Price, tion. British Conversion. 31 p.<\ ... 79 It Sew Zealand 4 p.c. '1929 9Gfr S. New Zealand 3J p.c, 1940 ... 85J 4 + New Zealand 3 p.c, 1045 ... 77 J* New Zealand 6 p.c, 1930-51.. lioj Jt Commonwealth 5J p.c, 1922-27 lOli if Commonwealth 6 p.c. 1931-41 106J Jf f Higher. • Lower. S. Same. WAI HI SHARES IN LONDON. Waihi goldminlng shares are quoted at buyers 25/7, sellers 27/, and Delget.vs at buyers i"ls 13/9. FROZEN MEAT. Sheep.—Argentine, light BJd. medium Sd. Lamb.—Australian, first, Victorian 12Jd ; others, 12 3-8 d : seconds, Victorian. Argentine, firsts, light, 12id; medium, llfd : Reconds. IOJd. Frozen lloef.—Argentine, fores 4}d; Uruguay, fores 4d. Chilled. —Argentine, forea 4jd, hinds 7J. Uruguay, fores 4d, hinds 6jd. Others unchanged. COTTON, RUBBER, HEMP, ETC. Cntton. —- January delivery, 12.99 d (13.13 d). Rubber.—Para. l!>d (ISJd): plantation, 19 r.-8d (19d) : smoked. 19 5-Sd (19d). .lute. — Dccember-.lanunry, £39 (£37 12/fi). Hemp.—November-January, £43 (£43). Copra.—December-January, £30 (£2S °Linseed Oil.—f4S 10/ (£4B 10/). Turpentine.—s9/6 (61/). Antimony.—English, £70 per ton (£7O) : foreign, £60 to £62 (£6O to £02).— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) LONDON WHEAT MARKET. LONDON, December 24. Wheat cargoes are quiet and easier owing to tbe holidays and lower American advices. Parcels are quiet, and in request at 3d to 6d decline—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. CniCAGO, December 21. Wheat. —December, 1 dollar 73 cents: May. 1 dollar 76i cents: July. 1 dollar 50J ceuts. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.) SMYRNA RAISIN CROP. Raisin production in Smyrna for the ifl'J-l season is now ••stimated by leading packers at 38.000 to 40,000 tons, the American Trade Commissioner has informed the Department of Commerce by cable. This is somewhat lower than first estimates, which ranged between 40,000 and 4R.000 tons, birt is still considerably in excess of the 34,000 ton crop in 102-!. The 1923 raisin crop, plus about a r.OOO follows: 18,500 tons were shipped to the United Kingdom : about 15,300 tons went to Holland. Belgium, Germany and Northern Europe: 3400 went to Trieste, the United States. Canada, and Australasia : and the balance retained for home consumption. Only about 1000 tons were carried over into the 1924 season. . Estimates made by the trade place the figures for this year's fig production at 22.000 to 25.000 tons. The rains which It is thought affected the quality of the raisin crop, did not reach the fig district, lent condirion. This has been largely <Ju« to improved labour conditions enabling the crowers this year to give additional care to the fig orchards. Last year's crop (about 23,000 tons), although large, was below normal in quality. Over 46 per cent ot this amount went to the United Kingdom, 39 per cent was shipped to the Unitec .States. Canada and Australasia, and th< balance distributed among other countricE