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m- Cable.—Press Association.— Copyright ) and N.Z. Cable Association.) SHARES. (Revived September ith, 9-3 p.mO LONDON", September 3. TVaihi, buyers 41s IC-i, eclfers 13s Id; Penrnjalir, CLEARING SALE. Tho National iloitgage and Agencr Co., tM held u ciearing sale on ieualf of Mr &bs il«- &S.S 2V »i c ~' re p S. ■ ShS" -Tii lu >fSASstW •°° n ?7c aE f % Cattle—Cow in profit £3, &>., *~0 ro w no cow (springing) £16,8t0r0 H** £l f- % nnd £4, arnail steer £1. bull heifers £■> <*» an<l Horses—£lo to £32 two calves £1 **■ 103. INTERESTING WOOL CASE <w London correspondent states that a Our uonuv u to Zealand was *oo! case °l Hiding Sessions by Mr he# l * l a ' .J. ij C Tho piaintiSs, Clay and justice Brihiwb* I of LuddendcnCo., wooUen """"j w . C . Gaunt, wool, foot, claimed ilw- o[ Bradford, in Totop, and no * tract entered into in 1916 for bpect of a c^ tr " i;3 Defendants pleaded the rapper v;ar omerßency action of that ovmg 'o »j° , jjatiMi Governments the New , ro cl, the-,- were unnblo in commißdeonn? con(ract - bat p lai „. lo carryJ>«t *£®J r tan car i y date m the tiffi oaserted tna-t told them ho transaction* M il necessary to had 1° the Defendant said that rotnpletotracts for 900,0001b of wool ho bad j Tho Jndgo pointed out in N ,T 2S2rt vraa datcd April, 1916, and that the contract not op<> rato tto ber. A special vaTIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. « Teuton correspondent mentions that Stock Companies' Journal _ eays the JoiDt « bv tho flourishing! Now Zealand hae brought to jjommion o - . broader responsibilities the National Ban* banker is although difficulties are not WCr ti Darticular the injustice of the gmall—and U P" 1 ith j n tho Empire condouble income t system of tho tim ies to * the »» y rca£on to iw, F ~ju;». tog io> *heir exoeJlenfc return of 13 per SSh of the knowledge that (Sdz bank is in first-clais order. BUBNSIDE MARKET. {press association teleobam.) DIJNEDIN, September 4. At Btrrnzide to-day 172 fat cattle were principally medium to good Pf®™' Prices opened at an advance o. £1 Sfbkd on late ratea, but declined 10s aa P® Prime bullocks made % toli £ 6d, medium £17 to £18 lg, »! j * n £16 6s. medium cows and heix gta 10b to £14 10s, light and inferior £10 10 g were penned, inclndins a number of very prime ewea and wethers. A m£nfav of outaido buyers were puiohafling tor and a keen sale resulted. fully equal to last week's iat». nr«ti« prims wethers made 58s od, prune m- to SU, medium 42a 6d to 465, light 34s £\E, primo ewes SOs 9d pome 43s U medium 34s to 395, light 30a, hog--4V \jq 30s 9d« • Pi*»—-There was a medium oatry, compiisiMvWkora, baconers, Backers, and a few JSL The demand by curers and butchers SIT decidedly easier. Suokere and Blips were m ehort "upp l ?- Prices were muck »bovo lato' rates, ■ AUCTION SALE OF CAS. Jones, JloCroßtie Ltd., Bold by ptiblio auction yesterday a o-seator Enfield notor-car for £150. CHEISTCHTJBCH STOCK EXCHANGE* YESTEBIJAY'S TEANSACTIONS. Sale reported:—N.Z. Eefrigeratin?, £2 4o 6d« LATEST QUOTATIONS.

IESTEBDAY'S BUSINESS OIT OTHER EXCHANGES. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM3.) WELLINGTON. Sil« reported: —"Wellington Woollen, St 14s. MINING. CONSOLIDATED GOLDFIELDS, LTD. The crashing returns of the Consolidated Goldfields, Ltd., lor August are as follows: — Progress ' oruehcd 1700 tons, value £2055; working expenses £1928, capital £14, develop--*n»nt £456. , , • Blackwater crashed 2941 tons, value £5907; working expenses X 3280, oapital £308, development £530. Wealth of Nations—Gold reoorered from Blags and concentrates £190, working, expenses £95, capital £93.

Buyers, S«llers. " £ s. d. £ ft. d. BANKS- c . a National ** *•> * e « "T « Union »•' - 69 0 0 f INSURANCE— Fanrara' Co-op. (pref.) _ • (£5 paid) .• •• 7 V 0 •— LOAN AND AGENCY— JIJl. Loon and Mer- ' cantilo (oid.) 87 0 0 — FROZEN MEAT— Gnj{erbni7 .. . . r.« 0 13 0 — jS.Z. Refrigerating »« ' — 2 5 0' BREWERIES- ' Crown' — 1 10 0 Manning u* — ? 2 6 ' Ward .i •• — 5 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Mason,. Struthers (cum. div.) . . ..186 N.Z. , Farmers' Co-op. 2 5 0 — "Whilcombe and Tombs 6 8 0 — MINING— «■ Waihi Grand Junction 013 6 —