OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 194, 18 August 1933, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

BRADFORD TOPS. HOLIDAY CONDITIONS. LONDON, August 17. At Bradford there is a holiday market. Quotations are unchanged. Kccent top quotations arc appended:—

QUOTATIONS FOR METALS. COPPER FIRMER AGAIN. LONDON, August 16. Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of August 15:—

WHEAT CARGOES. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 17. Wheat cargoes are chill and inactive. ! Sellers have been further reduced. Parcels are quiet, mostly 3d to 6d lower. Futures: September, 21/7% per quarter; December, 22/7%; February, 22/11%. Liverpool: October, 5/1% per cental, December, 5/3%; March, 5/sy*. Spot trade is slow. Australian, ex ship, 26/ to 27/3. Flour has an easier tendency. Australian, ex store, 20/6 to 21/. Oats,' peas and beans are quiet and unchanged. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. SYDNEY, August 17. Following are to-day's quotations ou the Sydney produce market:—Wheat: Owing to disorganisation of overseas markets the wheat trade is practically at a standstill. Bagged and bulk wheat on country sidings is quoted at 3/5, equal to about 3/1 and 3/ respectively ex trucks Sydney. Flour, £10 15/. Bran and pollard, £5. Potatoes: Tasmaninn, £6 10/ to £7; Victorian, £5 to £5 10/. Onions: Victorian, Brown Spanish, to £4 10/. Oaten hay: Victorian, £7 10/. Maize: Yellow and white, 4/4. Adelaide prices are:—Wheat: Growert.' nsjg -03F 's}o[ :jnoy[ -%o/S 'W°l and pollard, £5 2/6. Oats: Algerian, 2/1. (Received 11 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Wheat is nominal at 3/2% per bushel. Flour, £8 12/6 per ton; bran and pollard, £4 15/; oats, 2/3 to 2/5 per bushel; barley, English, 2/6 to 2/7; maize, 4/9 to 4/10. Onions are weaker at £2 10/ to £2 15/ per ton. APPLES IN LONDON. LONDON, August 16. New Zealand stored apples are quoted as follows: —Stumers,' 6/ to 9/; Jonathans, 5/ to 9/; Delicious, 5/ to 8/; Statesman, 6/ to 8/; Doughertys, 10/6 to 11/6. GOLD AND SILVER. (Received 1.15 p.m;) LONDON, August 17. Gold is quoted at £6 5/3 per ounce. Silver is quoted at 173 id per ounce for spot delivery and 17% d for forward.

4 ___________ TJMIE AUCKLAND S TAR, FI FINANCE, COMMERCE AND MARKETS. at the_marts. lo^do^o^eymarket OH 'CHANGE. THE LATEST QUOTATIONS. CUCUMBERS FROM FIJI. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS QANK3 ~ Buyers. Sellers. ASPARAGUS ONE MONTH EARLY. G0LD HOLDINGS STEADY BUSINESS IS FAIR. &££&& v.";:::: n %t •• % 4 CoS/WydW.:: 17/0$ " 1.7/^6! DAY-OLD CHICKS OX SALE. SHORT LOANS UNCHANGED. WAIHK5 IIP TO 2"?/ English and Scot'tisn 5/8/0 " 5/12/0 1 —. WAIHIS UP TO 25/. National of N.Z 4/0/0 .. 4/4/6 (Received 11 a.m.) Nat f /T u 1 stra ? us,i * • 12/17/0 ., 33/5/0 J Values in the local fruit market show LONDON, August 17. BANK OF NEW ZEALANDS EASIEK. 33/0/0 I'.' CS/io>0 j «"»« variation on ' ast w ' eek ' s quotations. -The Bank i/ii# " 2/9/4 Apples are m sood supply * and Dche,ous «•*» ended lu^JtiotVoIu . , „,.,,. Union of Australia h/n/n " fw*/n' variety rule low in price. Island oranges follow:—_ At this morning's call bidding was J "^ of Au,t.aha .. j/o/0 .. 0/5/0 pl An „ 17 Ang 10 steady, with late values generally main- *^ la T~ rrnvIn „ inl 11/ft „J tomatoes arc dull of sale. Hothouse f nn „,J.. Mn tained. National ".? immc,al M " -' I tomatoes are not In mtth keen demand Note circulation .... "T0.4ja.000 384 9,4,000 Tn the mining section Waihis were again , N ,f"' 5 eaIaluI -/»•'" •"• 2/12/0. *»' co . outdoor grown arrived irora the ,;•• — —•;;;• Vo.720.oou u.-'.lsW.ooi ukuemiu ° * Queensland 2/15/0 .. — islands. Lemons are low in price owing 0ovt .ipnosits ... 17-57 000 10,413.000 in keen demand, and sales were made m Smith British 3/0/6 .. 3/10/61 to heavy supplies. Other deposits ... 1 k>'«7.mio i-to,o02.00;i the. room, first at £1 4/0 and later at standard _ .. a/0,01 Quotations are- —-Vpples- Delicious 3/ Govt, securities ... 82.25ii.ooo S8.2!ir..000 £15/. Blackwaters were asked for at FINANCIAL— I to 4/6 Case; Brighton, 4/ to 6/0;-Ballarato', 0tuer securities ... 21,542,000 23,410,000 £112/6. Dominion Invest, and 4/0 to 6/6; .Sturmeni, 8A to 8/; Munnft 45.70 41.50 _ Banking Assn 15/0 .. 17/0' 4/ to 0/; Granny Smith. 6/ to 8/0. Pears: In banking, New Zealands seemed a Farmers' Auc 2/0/0 .. 2/10/0 Coles, 7/6 to 0/;' Nelis, 7/6 to 10/; 1». SHORT LOANS AND BILLS. shade easier, with sellers at £2 9/6 and £™'An°t(Bn»n J35 " ~ 7 0/ to 9/. Oranges: California!!, 22/ Short loans. & per cent, alio same as last '..-••■■'. , 7. ,! i ,""J. Drcf -> 14 /° •■ lf/3 to 26/: Island renacked 16/6 to 24' week, and three months' hills, :3 per cent, buyers stopping at sixpence less. Goldsbrough, Mort .. 3/7/0 .. l/S/O Granel-i.it- New Zealand InWe 4/ to compare wth 13-S2 per cent last week. N.Z. and River Plate 1/0/0 . i «peixiiit. i\e» Zitdunu, i.uge, -*/ to » Auckland Gas shares were firm, and Guarantee Corp. (ord.) 6/0 '.'. 7/3'4/6; small, 2/0 to 3/; California!!, 32/6 The Bank of England discount rate Is 2 fnllnwirur vpstpr.lnv's sale at £1 V6V. '' oan «nil Mercantile 45/0/d " — case. Tomatoes: Hothouse, up to 24/6; per cent, to which it was reduced from 21 following ,\., * ' Loan and Merc, pref.) 35/0/0 . — Island repacks, 10/ to 12/. Bananas: 14/ I per cent on June 30. 1032. there were still buyers at £1 3/6. NA. Farmers' Co-op. to 24/6. Tree tomatoes: New Blacks. 5/ Buyers-for Colonial Sugars moved up „,,* , p , X - 1 / 0 •• — to "/; others,* 2/6 to 6/. Lemons: Tree 2/6, to £58 7/6. SltdS ? ltoS!g?(pftrfo tY/Z " Try* « pe > % %%> °' loitc cured ' *' io ""'■ CONSOLS AND STOCKS. Amongst unlisted shares New Zealand United Building .... — || is/6 Coconuts: 12/6 sack. Perpetual Forests were asked for at Perp. Trustees 2/11/0 .. 2/15/0 Vegetables. £22/6- COAL— Some asparagus arrived from Whangaroi, BRITISH FUNDS FIRM. Busv at Noon J* rey ValJe y 12/0 .. 15/O which is fully 11 month earlier than the I ukemiro 1/2/0 .. 1/4/0 ' first came to hand last year, an evidence Business became fairly brisk as the Renown (ord.) I/O.. — i 0 f the mildness of the present season. COLONIALS AMP IMPROVE. morning proceeded, and a good list of sales SaSbirf- — S " iVr Somo outdoor-grown cucumbers came to was recorded at the noon call. Special Taupiri (pref) 1/-V6 ** _^ fa / t> hand from Fiji. Onions are in good (Received 11 a.m.) attention was again directed to the mining YVestport ... '...'.'. l5/n " supply, and meet with better demand. ,„,...„.. . „, Qf1T section, and Waihis had further sales at - ao " . -/ * " Old potatoes from the south are in fair LONDUN ' August x(. £1 5/1 -while Blackwaters touched a-new ans — demand, especially Dakota red. New The following table gives quotations for high level, -with a transaction at £1 13/. Auckland 1/3/5 .. 1/3/6 potatoes are more plentiful this week, consols and colonial inscribed shocks, coinGrand Junctions were also firmer, and had A" c ,S»° a (cont-> .... 16/0 .. - supplies being sent from Totara North, as witA those of Autust 10.a sale at. 3/11. ". Glsborne ,.... 4/3 „ _ well as Henderson district. Cabbage,, cauli- . Prlce - V^; Amongst' - 'banks the easing tendency SHIPP,NG — flower and lettuce are being sent in £ s , d . s , a. noted at the first call was confirmed with Devonport Ferry .... 18/0 .. 1/0/3 freely, the former two meeting with consols, 2i per cent ... 73 15 0 B Ot a sale at £2.0/3. New South Wales, on S°T? r( l 1 ,"'! 1 . '• ) '° " 10/6 bettel ' »nquirj-.' Kumaras have a ready Fl i B ding Loan, 4, 10G0-00 110 17 0 10 Of the other "hand, moved up £1 from'the gggg? ' ffi e e r r ,h r ef, X M " VU/ ° r' 0 ' S eIerj ' - is in *¥*% , demand ' r Lo ? n ' ££*°£ i "'-3& *5 «° ? t last-sale with-a transfer at £33 5/. St™ steam S!) U \% '.'. - Ca'TOts and parsnips are plentifu Conversion Loan 3i ... 100 - 6 T^Ot „ . P. and O. Deferred .. 1/0/6 .. 1/3/6 Quotations arer-Potatoes, South 6/ to 5,1945-75.100.13 9 1 8t Union Steam (pref.) 1/2/0 .. 8/ cwt, new locals Id to 2%d per lb; com'wealth 0 1931-41 . 101 0 0 1 3* SALES COMPLETED. TIMBER— swedes, 2/ to 2/6 bag; onions, 1/ to 3/6 Coiu'wealth! 3J 1030-37 100 15 0 2 Ot - ■ „ .. , bag; kumaras, lauranga, 6/ to 7/ cwt; Victorian, 3, 1020-40 .. 88 1 5 11 3t , - : -■• ' Ti-w WPa " 7Z,„ cabbages, 2/6 to 7/ sack; cabbages, on Victorian, Si 1929-40 .. 04 12 6 17 6t Last Sale, *^..' ]l'.I ! !l /6 ['. %)l benchL.'l/to 3/6tLe„; 1/6 IMMO .. « 7 6 2 0 AT THE 3.15 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY— National _ .. 6/0 to 3/6 sack; benches, 6d Vi c t orian. 4J. lOlO-CO .. 102 ir, 0 10 0t Union'Bank .... £0 3 0 .. £9 4 0 WOOLLEN— t0 % , n ,' , pumP -f/ 6 \ 2/ -/n . °' °lr-' N.S.W., 3. 1935 100 O 0 Same Goldsnrouch Mort 17 0 16 5 r- ■ . , ., cucumbers, hothouse 3/ to 0/6 dozen, Fiji N.S.W., 35, 1930-50 .... 02 15 0 5 ot Auckland Gas ... 13 6* 13 5 aia ?° (prof ' ) „- „ •• 17/0 »/ to 10/6 case; carrots, 6d to 1/ dozen; NSW 64 1930-40 .... 100 0 0 2 6t Union Oil .::.... 1 5 0 ;. 14 3 Mos S iel 8/5/C .. - parsnips, 1/ to 1/3 dozen; ' beet, 9d to N.S.W., 0, 1030-40 ....102 5 O Same Xokohiai 0 3 7 .. O 8 S BREWERIES— 1/4 dozen; turnips, 3d to 6d dozen; radish, Queensland, 5. 1940-60 . 105 16 3 5 0t 0 3 6.. 037 c. L. Lines _ 17/O 6d to 9d dozen; spring onions, 4d to 1/ Queensland. 3. 1922-47 . SS .3 0 lo 0, uroMii urn »onin -as o. .. —. Staples 1/5/0 .. 1/7/0 to 4d Brussels sprouts, 4d to 5?fed x ew Zea'and 3:» 1040 . 09 17 6 Same AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY -Tooth's _ .. i/is/6 lb; French beans, 1/ to 1/4 lb; marrows, New Zealand! 3." 1045 .. 92 16 3 1 8t t- < «- a til, sk -co *x. a o MISCELLANEOUS V to 3/ dozen: melons, 6d to 1/3 each; New Zealand, 0, 1036-51 100 0 0 -B 0t nudd'ar a t! d rtrk!r k ; f if § '.V 1 it 6* Adair _ .. ]5/6 lettuce 'l/ to 4/ case; celery co4ing,- «j » 1939 . on 15 0 5 0« N.Z.Refrig. (corit.) 0 7 0 .. 0 7 0 A. J. Entrican _ . 15/O to 1/ bundle: celery dessert, 1/3 to 2/9 |.A« 3 W16,oratt«r .. 73 O Q 10 0t Waflii ...;. 1. 4 9 .. 1 4 9 Australian Glass .... 2/8/0 . — bundle; rhubarb, 2/6 to 6/ dozen; Tnlmnnia'3 19 : '0 40 06 0 0 Same Waihi(2); 15 0,. 149 British Tobacco .... 1/14/0 .. 1/15/0 asparagus, 1/6 to 2/0 bundle. 31 1029-35 .'.*." 100 0 0 3 9* Stock, 4, 1946 .. 100 5 0 ..100 0 0 • Burns Philp. .. 2/12/6 . fr ius.', O; 1930-40°.. 101 6 3 Same . ,\ ..-.<• .-.-.■ Bycroft, Limited 1/17/3 .. — EgflS and Butter. w Ann 3 1915-35 t 100 2 6 10 Ot AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY- j Colonial Sugar. 58/10/0 .. 50/0/0 Price 3 for cgg8 are llnc hanged this week, ' T Hteher W2&£$3& *«'2 •• 0 &S! a£d e 'L B dta k . I: ,6 :: _ 7/ ° M markl Wd imfvesoon, as " tHlgher. Blnko«NsHvf : 33 5 0 !I 32 5 0 Dom. Pictures (pref.) 16/0 .. - export is about to begin. Quotations are: Farmers' Auc (B Donaghy's Rope 1/19/6 .. — First grade hen and duck eggs, per rw/CDOCAC MADl/CTO pref) ■.„:■?-.„' OI4 11 .. 0 14 6 Electro. Zinc (pref.) . 1/11/3 .. 1/12/3 dozen; B grade, lOfcd; C grade, 9%d. OVERSEAS IVIARKtTS. . N.Z. Newspapers." 16 2 .'. 16 1 Farmers' Trading ... 2/6 .. — Farmers' butter, 9d to lid per lb. Blackwater. ...... 1 13 O" .. 1 10 0 -Farmers'Trad.-(pref.) 10/0 .. — D «..ii.» Walhi (2) ........ 15 0.. 150 Hill and Pluinmer ... 9/0 .. — Poultry. BRADFORD TOPS. Grand Junction : (2) 0 311 .... 41 .3 S «.M. Arcade _ .. 1/1/6 At to-day's auctions the supply of Stock,. 1046, 4.. .100 .5.0 .,100 5 O ;<$£&:- ?/6/G _ poultry was nl ediu U i, and the demand was HOLIDAY- CONDITIONS , . , ■ «: • • •; iloturoa Oil *>/o ' ieen tor table birds. The prices paid xxkhjIUAX uujmjiiiuxnis. ■ TwT-pwT-aT TtATm N.Z. Newspapers"!." 1/6/0 ." 1/6/4 remain about level. Day-old chicks are now *- ifliww.91 jxa.j.xta. N.Z. Paper Mills l/7/O .. — coming to hand, and meet a ready demand. T A„ m ,„t 17 N.Z. Refrig. (cont.) '.. 6/10 .. 7/1 Selling rates were as follow:-Cockerels: ,,_ „ , ,, Ul ",',-, t \ - x ■- ;, : i ■',.. ,.i N. Roller Mills (pref.) 1/0/O .. Heavy breeds, prime, 4/ to 5/6 each; not At Bradford there is a holiday market. Ihe return to the investor on ins. put; Robinson Ice Cream . 15/0 .. 17/0 prime 2/6 upwards- light breeds prime Quotations are unchanged. Kccent top lay; based upon thes latest dividends, works Sliarland<*ajl Co. (pref.) 1/0/0 .. r ■ 1 2 /6 to 4/; not prime, 2/ upwards. Fat fluotations are apperidedlr- . - out 1 as foUows on the latest sales. Where Tonson Gariiek ' f " ?m roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 2/ to 3/; Per lb. Per.lb. Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. Government stocks are included the cal- ■ oil ..:.'.".'.'.'.". 1/4/0 *■" l/s/e light breeds, 1/3 to 1/9. Fat hens: Heavy •»«'? Jwl? J,", 1 ! - A "8- Aug. culation provides for redemption at matur- Wilsons' Cement .... l/13/o " 1/14/6 breeds, 2/9 to 3/6; light breeds, 1/9 to 2/9. 3 ,,°- 7,°; 7, 7 - rl" 10 "i 7 ' ity. .In-the case of local body issues Woolwortli (N.Z.). pref. — .. 1/16/0 Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, ■ 3/.-to 4/; „ ., .,.; .,.;'. .'' "' „' allowance is. also made-for 20-per cent Woolworth (Sydney), , smaller, 1/0 upwards; light breeds, best, §? §f S5i 5?; '}1. interest reduction:- (2nd pref.) 1/5/0 ,. 1/6/0 3/ to 3/0; smaller, 1/6 upwards. Drakes! sixties 30 »0 Pj 20 29* -.'/PER CENT PER; ANNUM. MINING— Young, orinie, 2/ to 3/; old, 1/3 to 1/6. Fifty-sixes' 21J 21J 21J 211 215 .'.-.. r> . - -. Alexander . _ i/<!/r Ducks: Young, 1/6 to 2/; old,. 1/3 to I/O. Fifties ... 10 15J 15 15 15 tt,,Wt*„,* ' ' - §14 7 Blackwater ....'. .V.'.'. l/12/o '.'. — Turkey hens:, 5/ to 7/; gobblers, 6/to 9/. Forty-sixes 12 Jl 11* 11J UJ oSwBbiSnrt-Mirt ■•*'■•%:■ 1 16 0 Bell Hooper ' 0/8 • 0/10 Day-old chicks: B.O., 4d to Od; Leghorn, .j, 11 11 10i 10J 101 *SW»; ■ • •" 4 13 8 BeU.KIlgonr 1/3 .. 1/5 3d to 6d. Guinea fowls: 3/6 to 4/6?

c ___________ THE AUCKLAND S TAR, FI FINANCE, COMMERCE AND MARKETS. at the_marts. lo^do^o^eymarkei OH 'CHANGE. THE LATEST QUOTATIONS. CUCUMBERS FROM FIJI. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS QANK3 ~ Buyers. Sellers. ASPARAGUS ONE MONTH EARLY. G0LD HOLDINGS STEADY business is fair. Stiv.":::::: •• % 4 — — CoS/WydW.:: l(/0$ " 1.7/^6! DAY-OLD CHICKS OX SALE. SHORT LOANS UNCHANGED. WAIHK5 IIP TO 2"?/ English and Scottisii 5/8/0 " 5/12/0 1 —. WAIHIS UP TO 25/. National of N.Z 4/0/0 .. 4/4/6 (Received 11 a.m.) Nat of; i stra !" sl!1 • 1 2/l7/0 .. 33/5/0 J Values in the local fruit market show LONDON, Augtrst 17. BANK OF NEW ZEALANDS EASIEK. '.' 33/10^0 1 variation on ,, last u ; cek ' s 1 * -The Bank England returns for t^ xTDMwfaVnVw; i/utt ■■ Vm ApPkS al ' e m S °° d SUPPly * and D0helOllS «•*! f« fhe weekended luguTlo! are It . , „,.,,. Union of Austrfllin h/n/n " fw*/n' variety rule low m price. Island oranges follow:—_ At this morning's eall bidding was J "^ of AnatiaJI. .. J/0/0 .. 0,„/0 pl An „ 17 Ang 10 steady, with late values generally main- *^ la T~ rrnvIn „ inl 11/ft „J tomatoes arc dull of sale. Hothouse f „„„„,„* tained. National . rr . 0Tlnc,al JWJ •• _*V0 ( tomatoes are not In such keen demand Note circulation-..:.. 384 974,001 Tn the mining section Waihis were again (^,Z^i Ml , luI 2/]1/ '"' '■'• 2/12/0. si > ,cc . arrived from the N o t es in r'ese 'rye".'.'.'. Vo'.720.ooi) V.r/.lsV.oni u nit. y u ° ° Queensland 2/15/0 .. — islands. Lemons are low in price owing 0ovt deposits ... 17-57 000 r.i,412.0u< in keen demand, and sales were made m South British 3/0/6 .. 3/10/61 to heavy supplies. Other deposits ... m<>'«t.mio i-kmioj.OO; the. room, first at £1 4/9 and later at standard _ .. a/0/C I Quotations are- — \pples- Delicious 3/ Govt, securities ... S2.256.000. 88.296,00( £15/. Blackwaters were asked for at FINANCIAL— I to 4/6 Case; Brighton, 4/ to 6/0;-Ballarato', 0ther securities ... 21,542,000 23,410,001 £112/6. Dominion Invest, and 4/0 ( to6/6; Stunners 6/to 8/j I Pr °Hafflltie8 f?!T? 45.70 41.50 _ Banking Assn 15/0 .. 17/0 ' 4/ to u/; Granny Smith. G/ to 8/0. Dean*: In banking, New Zealands seemed a Farmers' Auc 2/0/0 .. 2/10/0 Coles, 7/6 to 0/;' Nelis, 7/6 to 10/; 1». SHORT LOANS AND BILLS. shade easier, with sellers at £2 9/6 and £™'An°t(Bn»n !2£ " *T-/,' Bany ', C/ , to 9/ .' 0rari S es: California!!, 22/ Kliprt loans. & per cent, .the same as las- '..-••■■'. , 7. ,! i ,""J. Drcf > 14 /9 •• W3 to 26/: Island renacked 16/6 to 24' week, and three months hills. 3 per cent buyers stopping at sixpence less. Goldsbrough Mort .. 1/7/0 .. l/S/O Granel-i.it- New "Zealand InWe 4/ to compare wth 1U-S2 per cent last week. N.Z. and River Plate 1/0/0 . i ■iperiuic, i\e» ZitdiJiiu, i.uge, t/ 10 » Auckland Gas shares were firm, and Guarantee Corp. (orri.j 6/0 ',', 7/3 4/6; small, 2/6 to 3/; Californiau, 32/6 The Bank of England discount rate Is : fnllnwimr vpstpr.inv's sale at £1 ",'&/■• '' 0!ln aI1,i Mercantile 45/0/d " — case. Tomatoes: Hothouse, up to 24/6; per cent, to which it was reduced from 2. following ,\., * ' Loan and Merc, pref.) 35/0/0 . — Island repacks, 10/ to 12/. Bananas: 14/ I per cent on June 30. 1032. there were still buyers at £1 3/6. N.A. Farmers' Co-op. to 24/6. Tree tomatoes:. New Blacks, 5/ Buyers-for Colonial Sugars moved up mi , p . iiL - 1 / 0 •• — to "/; others,* 2/6 to 6/. Lemons: Tree 2/G,to £58 7/6. SltdS ? ltoS!g?(pftrfo vi'/l " IT-vo « pe > % %%> °' loitc cured ' *' io ""'■ CONSOLS AND STOCKS. Amongst unlisted shares New Zealand United Building .... — || js/6 Coconuts: 12/6 sack. Perpetual Forests were asked for at Perp. Trustees 2/11/0 .. 2/15/0 Vegetables. £22/6- COAL— Some asparagus arrived from Whangaroi, BRITISH FUNDS FIRM. Busv at Noon J* rey ValJeT 12/0 .. 15/c which is fully 11 month earlier than the I ukemiro 1/2/0 .. 1/4/0 ! iirst came to hand last year, an evidence Business became fairly brisk as tbe Renown (ord.) I/O.. — i 0 f the mildness of the present season. COLONIALS ALSO IMPROVE. morning proceeded, and a good list of sales Sanpirf- — S " -iVr Somo outdoor-grown cucumbers came to was recorded at the noon call. Special Taupiri (pref) 1/-V0 ** 2? hand from Fiji. Onions are in good (Received 11 a.m.) attention was again directed to the mining Westport ... '...'.'. l5/n " supply, and meet with better demand. ,„,...„.. , „,, 17 scetion, and Waihis had further sales at _ ao " . -/ * " Old potatoes from the south are in fair LONDU.n, August i<£1 5/1 -while Blackwaters touched a-new ans — demand, especially Dakota red. New The following table gives quotations for high level, with a transaction at £1 13/. Auckland 1/3/5 .. 1/3/6 potatoes are more plentiful this week, consols and colonial inscribed shocks, cornGrand Junctions were also firmer, and had AEJ*S?f (cont-> .... 10/0 .. — supplies being sent from Totara North, as pared witA tliose of Au t ust 10.a sale at. 3/11. \ GIsborne ,.... 4/3 .„ - well as Hendemon district. Cabbage,, cauli- . Prlce - Va t &* Amongst' - 'banks the easing tendency SHIPP,NG — flower and lettuce are being sent in £ s , d . s , a noted at the first call was confirmed with Devonport Perry..... IS/6 .. ]/o/3 treely, the former two meeting with consols, 2i per cent ... 73 15 0 5 Of a sale at £2 '9/3. New South Wales, on ti°T? r( l 1 . '• )0 •• 10/6 bettel ' inquiry. Kumaras have a ready Fv i^ t iing Loan, 4, 10G0-00 110 17 G 10 0| the other hand, moved up £1 from'the MSdd" ' Pa^T.bref) X M " VU/ ° r' 0 ' f"' 1 ? l ° Vy >* ™ , del " and - F" L °? n ' '"'lOO 6° T 6 last-safe with; a transfer at £33 5/. St™ steam &!) V \% '.[ Z Ca«-ots and parsnips are plentifu Conversion Loan, 3i ... 100 - 6 7^61 „ . P. and O. Deferred .. 1/0/6 .. 1/3/6 Quotations arer-Potatoes, South 6/ to Com - w^aU h, 5,1915-75.100 13 0 1 3t Union Steam (pref.) 1/2/0 .. 8/ cwt, new locals Id to 2%d per lb; com'wealth 0 1931-41 . 101 0 0 1 3* SALES COMPLETED. TIMBER— swedes, 2/ to 2/6 bag; onions, 1/ to 3/6 Com'wealth; y) 1030-37 100 15 0 2 Of . -■ ■ „ ., , bag; kumaras, lauranga, 6/ to 7/ cwt; Victorian, 3, 1029-49 .. 88 1 J, 11. 31 , - : -■• ' Ti-w J9//2 *• T n ,.* cabbages, 2/6 to 7/ sack; cabbages, on Victorian, Si 1929-49 .. 04 12 6 17 6t Last Sale, &£ \^ . \\\\\V ll /6 ;; l %% benchls/l/to 3/6 dozen; cau.iHowers, 1/6 Victorian. 5J, ,««« 0 17 0 2 6 AT THE 3.15 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY— National _ .. 6/0 to -Vb sack; on benches, 6d victortanV li 1M0-00 V. 102 13 0 10 0t Union'Bank .... £9 3 0 .. £9 4 0 WOOLLEN— t0 % , n ,' R 2/ - /r , °' °w- N.8.Wi, 3. 1935 100 O 0 Same Goldstirouch Mort 17 9 16 5 J. . , ™ ,> cucumbers, hothouse 3/ to 0/6 dozen, 1'iji N.S.W., 35, 1930-50 .... 02 15 0 3 ot Auckland Gas ... 13 6* 13 5 aia ?° (prof - ) 0 ~ „ •• 17/0 9 / to 10/6 case; carrots, Gd to 1/ dozen; NSW. 6J 1930-40 .... 100 0 0 2 6t Union Oil .::.... 1 5 0 .. 14 3 Mos S iel 8/5/C .. _ parsnips, 1/ to 1/3 dozen; ' beet, 9d to N.S.W., 0, 1930-40 ....102 5 O Same Nokomai 0 3 7 .. O 3 S BREWERIES— 1/4 dozen; turnips, 3d to Gd dozen; radish, Queensland, 5. 1940-60 . 105 1(5 3 <0 0t 0 3 6.. 037 c. L. Junes — 17/0 °d to 9d dozen; spring onions, 4d to 1/ Queensland. 3, 1022-47 . 88 .3 0 lo 0, woken am mjuih -as o. .. —. Staples 1/5/6 .. 1/7/0 to 4d Brussels sprouts, 4d to 5?fed x ew Zea'and 3:» 1940 . 09 17 6 Same AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY Tooth's _ .. i/is/6 lb; French beans, 1/ to 1/4 lb; marrows, New Zealand! 3." 1945 .. 92 16 3 1 8t t- < «- -a '-ev -ck -co *x. a o MISCELLANEOUS V to 3/ dozen: melons, 6d to 1/3 each; New Zealand, 0, 1936-51 100 0 0 5 Of nudd'ar a t! d ptrk!r k ; flf O* '.V 1 it t _ .. ]5 /6 '«««« I Vto 4/ ease; celery cooking, 6d 8. ran.. . 09 15 0 5 0« N.Z. Refrig. (corit.) 0 7 0 .. 0 7 0 A. J. Entrican _ . 15/O to 1/ bundle: celery dessert, 1/3 to 2/9 |^| nla M 5i? r 19 „'| 1 % § ™ gi Waflii 1. 4 9 .. 1 4 9 Australian Glass .... 2/8/0 . — bundle; rhubarb, 2/6 to 6/ dozen; 3 lD'O-io "0 () Same Waihi(2); 15 0.. 1 4 S British Tobacco .... 1/14/0 .. 1/15/0 asparagus, 1/6 to 2/9 bundle. w ffi 3» 1020-35 .'.*." 100 0 0 3 fl* Stock, 4, 1946 .. 100 5 0 ..100 0 0 • Burns Philp. .. 2/12/6 . . R .. . W. Ans.*, 6 ' 1930-40 .... 101 6 3 Same . ,\ ..-.<• .-.--.■ Bycroft, Limited 1/17/3 .. — EgflS and Butter. w Ann 3 1915-35 t 100 2 6 10 Ot AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY- j Colonial Sugar. 58/10/0 .. 50/0/0 Prices for cfrg8 are anchanged this week, ' Sr i£owr W2&£$3& *«'2 •• "il I 'SSSISSWiSSS-:; , 0 :: _ 7/0 m *$»•*&* a- ■ tulgher - ; . 33 5 0 i: 32 5 0 Dom. Pictures (pref.) 16/0 .. - export is about to begni. Quotations are: Farmers' Auc (B Donaghy'e Rope 1/19/6 .. — First grade hen and duck eggs, per rw/CDOCAC MADl/CTO pref) -.„:■:-.„' OI4 11 .. 0 14 6 Electro. Zinc (pref.) . 1/11/3 .. 1/12/3 dozen; B grade, lOfcd; C grade, 9%d. OVERSEAS MARKETS. . N.Z. Newspapers." 16 2 .'. 16 1 Parmers' Trading ... 2/6 .. — Farmers' butter, 9d to lid per lb. Blackwater. ...... 1 13 O" .. 1 10 0 I-armers'Trad. (pref.) 10/0 .. — D «..ii.» Walhi (2) ........ 15 0.. 150 Hill and Pluinmer ... 9/0 .. — Poultry. BRADFORD TOPS. (irand 0 3 11 .... .3 S «.M. Arcade _ .. 1/I/8 At to-day's auctions the supply of Stock,. 1946, 4.. .100 .5.0 .,100 5 0 *•* . 3/G/G _ poultry was nl ediu U i, and the demand was HOLIDAY- CONDITIONS , . , ■ «: • • •; iloturoa Oil *>/0 ' ieen or tau ' e birds. The prices paid ilUljlJJAX uujmjiiiuxno. ■ TwT-pwT-aT i)ATP« N.Z. Newspapers"!." 1/6/0 ." 1/6/4 remain about level. Day-old chicks are now *- lfliww.91 jxa.j.xta. N.Z. Paper Mills 1/7/0 .. — coming to hand, and meet a ready demand. T A„ mM f n '" N.Z. Refrig. (coht.)'.. 6/10 .. 7/1 Selling rates were as follow: -Cockerels: ,,_ „ , t , Ul ",',-, Ci - ■- • ; ■-. .. N. Roller Mills (pref.) 1/0/O .. L_ Heavy breeds, prime, 4/ to 5/6 each; not At Bradford there is a holiday market. Ihe return to the investor on nis. put; Robinson Ice Cream . 15/0 .. 17/0 prime 2/6 upwards' light breeds prime Quotations are unchanged. Kccent top lay, based upon the latest dividends, works Sbariand and Co. (pref.) l/o/O .. -_ ■ 1 2/6 to 4/; not prime, 2/ upwards. Fat fluotations are apperidedlr- . - out 1 as foUows on the latest sales. Where Tonson G-iriiek ' f " ?m roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 2/ to 3/; Per lb. Per lb. Per lh. Per lb. Per lb. Government stocks are included the cal- ■ rjulbn Oil ..:.'.".'.'.'.". 1/4/G *■" 1/5/6 light breeds, 1/3 to 1/9. Fat hens: Heavy •»«'? •»'»!? J,", 1 !' Aug. Aug. culation provides for redemption at matur- Wilsons' Cement .... 1/13/0 " 1/14/6 breeds, 2/9 to 3/6; light breeds, 1/9 to 2/9. 3 ,,°- 7, 0 ; 7, 7 - rl" 10 "i 7 ' ity. .In-the case of-local . body issues WoolwortU (N.Z.). pref. — .. 1/16/0 Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, 3/ to 4/; „ t . '.; '.;: "' "' 3l allowance w. also made-for 20-per cent Woolworth (Sydney), , smaller, 1/9 upwards; light breeds, best, Sf^ l M ' S? :" 33i ?2, interest reduction:.- (2nd pref.) 1/5/0 ,. 1/6/0 3/ to 3/0; smaller, 1/6 upwards. Drakes! sixties 30 "0 it 29 28* -.'/PER CENT PER; ANNUM. MINING— Young, Prime, 2/ to 3/; old, 1/3 to 1/6. Fifty-sixes' 21J 21J 21J 211 211 .'.-.. <' . „ • . Alexander . _ irt/R Ducks: Young, 1/6 to 2/; old, 1/3 to 1/6. Fifties ... in 15J ID 15 15 tt„W -Ran* ' •' - §14 7 Blackwater ....'..'.'.'.'. l/12/o '.'. — Turkey hens:, 5/ to 7/; gobblers, 6/to 9/. Forty-sixes 12 n 11J 111 111 G^dsbrS-Mort'•*■•'*::• 1 16 0 Bell Hooper ' 0/8 0/10 Day-old chicks: B.O., 43 to Od; Leghorn, Ifortlcs .j 11 11 r 10? 101 101 Auckian 0 d as Gas M ?!:.::::::.: I III ;&>*; jig 3d to M - Guinea fowls: 3 / 6 to 4 /«- south•:::::::: I. S S g£- a «;^ «/« k 43 ' ~ — . quotations for metals. 4. n r C1940) S-j 8 IS 0 Central Shotover .... -r-, .. J/3 Ilart '•::::: I 1 ! 1 §if ?;„ COMPANY affairs. copper firmer again. vt-oiri» "< ■??••••• • on o Golden Point 0/2 .. 0/3 Cbnnuer'ciai:'*Bank "':"-'■.•'■. 3 16 Kawarau.i... 0/6 .. 0/7 LONDON, August 16. Ditto (pref.) ........... 4 10 5 r° s J°'S •'■ H X & •' 2/2 HUDDART-PARKER, LTD. Following are to-day's quotations on Bank of:New South Wales-.. 8 2 9 MataW \n " "T/r the London metal market, compared with ; " Cti 6 13 4 1L- :: 1% unchanged dividend. those of August is:- ■ A n^: Newspapers .1 3 16.-6 i S;l™ n ? Wn H l & Pcfton' pVrton' Blackwater .,,,. 7 11 6-' g^ 11 V *""""" 11/10 " 'if/0 (By Telegraph.-Press Association.) /"A £?«. Junction ...,.,,..,.. 8 10. 6 Okarlto „.„....... 11/10 1/0 WELLINGTON, Thursday. K f n ta % m S nf 8S ? It fa $j [•■!---! • ■ . ■—- r~- - Waihi "" 1/4/d m , .. . . -.-. ,. , n , n. Copper, stan., 3 mos. 3b 4 4J 30 0 7j SOTJTHEItN EXCHANGES. .. Waihi Grand Junction 3/10 " The directors of Huddart-Parker Ltd., .Copper, electrolytic 40 5 0 40 C 0 \" i'TtvT.'! Broken Hill South .... — ., 2/19/0 Alelbourne, have advised the Stock Lx- to to - 1£ '.. '.-7—. — Mount Dyell '..'.'. 1/1/1-'.'. 1/2/0 change Association that interim dividends 40 15 0 40 15 0' /T,'. "m'i-l-i- '». n-™ i™.!i,t(«»i Kuala Kampar 6/6 .. 7/3 of 3 per cent on preference shares and *- 0 PPcr, clec.,. wire • ■ ■ (By Telegr a ph.-Pre S s Association.) _Rawang..... 4/6 .. 5/0 2% per cent on ordinary shares, have rjA rs - ( y -J-y ''' X n n ia X ? a ! .. ,; -. Thursday. GOVERNMENT • BONDS— •' been declared for the half-year ended June s soft ' ( 12 6 3 12 7 6 Commercial Bank of • Australia, • 16/3- 15/1/40 4 be 100/lK/O 101/n/n :5 °- Payment will be made on September spelter, spot 16 16 3 16 15 0 Kaiapoi Woollen,-7/9: New ZealandI Brew- 15/2/46 4 pc' '"V 99/13/0 " 1O lf 0/0 14. Spelter forward .. 17 0 0 10 17 « cries, £1 15/, £.1.14/11; Waihi,' £15/; 15/6/55 4 ..... 100/5/0 " 100/16/0 "! ' Tin, stan., spot ... 214 8 921411 8 Nokomai, 3/0. .......;.., Rural,. 15/9/47, ff p.c. 83/0/0. •'• — The dividends are at the same rate as Tin, stan., 3 mos. . 214 15 0 214 1 3 .; ' • ' CHRISTCHURCH, this day. INSCRIBED STOCK in the P re '* ious y ear « A 'American 9 cents a lb, same as on Sales' oh "Change.—Government : 4 per 15/3/38-43, 31 p.c. ... 100/5/0 .. — " SU8 ' cent bonds. 1949: £101 5/: .Commercial ix'/rVSLko' Si iJ ~ iiZZiZ. " "" .