TIMARU MARKETS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14758, 30 August 1913, Page 14

TIMARU MARKETS.

(St'ECIAL TO "TIIIC PKSSS.") TIMARU. August 29

The <-hiof busing; done in £ra\n this week has bci>n bctwi rii merchant and merchant. Very few linos arc now being sold by farmers. Millers are still fairly well stocked, and although there is little business passing, values remain firm. Prime velvet is worth 4s. rod chaff 3s 8d to 3s i)d. and Tuscan ?.s (3d to 3s 7d, delivered Timaru. Oats also maintain good values, though there is a complete lack of animation nn the? market for this cereal. It was anticipated that a demand would h.iro set. in from th» North Island for onts long before this, and those who are holding are renfident that it will oome before very long, when they expert that slightly hip;h(»r vnluas will rule. Primo GartoiiK arc to-day worth 2s to 2s Ifl at country stations, while medium samples are quoted at 2s, delivered nt Timaru. Th"rt> has been a further drop on the potato markft. and lins for which £2 10s wo? rofusorl a week or two ago, are now only worth £1 10s. CANTERBURY STOCK EXCHANGE. Salo reports :—Christcturch Btu!din» Society, £l\ 15a. " The lat«st quotations are: — BAXTCS- * * 4 Kational of X.Z., Ltd. .. .. 575 Bank of Xe-.v South W*lc» .. 40 0 0 Bank of Auetraiaeia , .. jjg q q X*w Zcajsad .. .. .. 10 10 0 Union 01 Australia, Ltd. .. Zi in n Crown Brewery .. .. .. I is 0 Msr.niß? and Co. .. .. < S 0 COAJ^-* nd °° 5 ° ° v? v P ir: 1 1 G vvcetport .. .. ~ 1 s S Weetport-Stoctton .. .. 0 4 0 Wcsti>ort-.Si-ocktf>n (pro;>rencei 0 T n FIXAXCIAL- ° Ciirietcliurcli Building Society .. n 15 0

Da!!Tet ? r-nd Co. •• •• 6 W 0 IWsety and Co (pref.) •• 30 0 0 Uumai Benefit (Car.t«hury) .. 11 2 6 Rational Mortage -.; " Jl9 0 >..Z Lop.r. end Mercanti:* .. 010 C 2"'-Z. and Kivcr Plato La n « •• 2 2 ° Permanent Investment, Cant. .. 9 7 6 GAS— Aeliburton (£1 10j paid) •• SIS 0 Aihburton ti'2 paid) •• •• 210 0 Auckland . .. -■ •■ 2 » 0 Christchurch (ex div. cum. rights) 7 0 0 Fei'dins .. •■» ■• 016 G Oisborue . •• .. 3 *J 6 Hokitik* . •• 5 12 S Napier .. .. ■• -• '« 5 « New Plymouth .. •• .. TlO 0 PaJm«raton North •• •• ° 0 (» Timani .. •• .. U «i 0 W«ilinet<Mi (£lO paiiW .. 13 17 G INSURANCE— Farmers' Cooperative (£5 psid> 5 S 0 Farniora' Co-oporative {XilOspd) 'i H 0 National of S./.. ■■ • -SO New Xμ land .. .- •• J j B South British .. •• •• 318 0 Standard os N. 2. •• •• 1 11 0 MEAT— British-N.Z. Me:it .. •■ 10 0 British-X.Z. Meat (15« piid) .. 035 P Cant«rbury Viozen Meat -. S T G Cmterhury Frozen Moat (pref.).. 5 0 0 Christchurch Meat Co. (£lO paid) 15 S 0 Christehurch Meat Co. (£5 paid) 710 9 Christrluirch Most' Co. (X 3 paid) 419 0 ChristcntircJi Ifeat Co. (£2 pai-1) 3 0 • Gear Meat Co (Si paid) .. 12 7 6 Ccar Meat Co. (£1 pair.) .. 3 5 0 "Wellington Ms\it Export (ijpaid) 6 0 0 Wolliiitrtoa Meat Export ;jM pa:d) 5 0 0 \YellJn<;ton Meat Export {£2 12a 6d paid) .. .. -. S 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Bocth, Maedonald .. .. 10 0 Booth, Mactioiiiild (proference) .. 10 0 Bowron Bros .. .. .. 010 3 D.I.C. (10s paid) .. .. 0.12 6 D.I.C. (5s paid) .. .. 0 G 3 D.I.C (preferenco) .. .. 1 2 S C*nt. Farmers Co-op.. Timaru 217 6 Canterbury Farmers' (pref.) .. 5 2 S Maeon, Strnthers i£l p:iul) .. ISO Mason, Strr.thers (14s paid) .. 015 G Mi.'buni Limo ■■ •• .. 110 0 S'A l)r«3 Co. .. .. ..250 Go'den Bay Cement Co. .. 10 0 Oitninorp Krick .. - .. d 16 0 X.Z. Farmers' Co-op. .. ~ '2 8 6 N.Z, Farmers' Co-op, (pref.) .. S 5 0 S.'A Portland Cement .. .. 017 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .. ~ 016 G TaranakiiN.Z.) Oil Wells .. 0 1-2 G Trustees, Hxecutore and Agency.. 3 3 0 Perpetual Trustees .. ~ ISO Simpson and Williams .. ..110 Whitcomho and Toiubi .. .. 6 4 0 SHIPPING— New Zealand Co. .. ~ 15 IS 0 Union Steam Ship .. .. 2 4 0 Nortfcflru Steam .. .. 015 0 WOOLLEN— Kaiupoi l«x div.i .. .. 5 0 0 Kainnoi {pre{erenco) (ex div.) .. 5 0 0 Moigtel .. .. .. .. 811 l) Oamaru .. .. .. ~IS9 WolHncrt-on .. .. .. 3 17 G MINING— Wnibi .. .. .. ..'2 7 3 Junction .. .. .. 119 Talisman .. .. .. 2 2 0 Black water .. .. .. 110 tins OoMlirlda .. .. 0 It 5> Mount Lyell .. .. .. 15 6