CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17742, 19 April 1923, Page 10

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS

Sales reported—National Mortgage £3 ISs 6d; National Mortgage (Loudon National Insurance Co.), £3 17b 3d; Huddart-Parker, £2 Is; (R«S-) £3 15s Gd i Goldsbrough Mort. and Co., £2 5s Gd; Beath and Co., £1 10s 6d. Sale on Change—Huddart-Parker, £2 Is.

LATKbT QUOTATIONS.

OTHER EXCHANGES, (PBISS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, April 18. Sales on 'Change—War Loan, 1927, 1938 and 1939, £97 10s'; Auckland Harbour Board 6 per cent, debentures, £104; New Zealand Insurance, 295; Standard Insurance, 365; Taupjii Coal, 21s; Kaiapoi Woollen, 235; Milno and Choyce, 235; Home Builders, 14s 6d: New Waiotahi, 8d; Waihi, 28b, 28s 6d. WELLINGTON, April 18. At the noon call the reported sales were:— 6' per cent. War Bonds (1933), £101;. National Bank, £6 18a 6d; Bank of New Zealand, £2 19s 6d. DTJNEDON, April 18. . SaXee on 'Change—Waiiii f 28s (two par* oels); Bank of New Zealand, 59s 9d, 60s; Westport Coal, 89s 6d. BURNSIDE MARKET. (press association teleotah.) DTJNEDINI, April 18. There was an excellent demand for most olasaea of stock at Buinside to-day, and tha market, with one or two exceptions, was firm. Fat Cattle—262 head were yarded, compared with 389 last week. The quality ranged from fair to good, but, the entry included a considerable number of plain and unfinished aorta. The demand opened fairly well at rather better values than those ruliotf at the previous sale, and although p.icei were inclined to be irregular, most of the pens were cleared at au advance of aboiu IDs per head, which stil is a long way ehort of last Wednesday's decline. For the last two pens, however, valueß were back to last week's level. Prime heavy-wejgut ox beef was bought on tne basis oi 25s to QSa ,>er 1001b, prime handy woighto 2*B 61 to 245, extra piime heifers 18s to 20s, light and unfinished cows and heiiers tj lis 6d, and aged cows 15s to 16s. • Ex.ra, heavy bullocks made up to £l3 7s Ed, good £8 to £lO 16s, best heifers £i 15s to AB, cows £3 10s to £5 6s. Fat Sheep—Sheep were forward in laTg3 numbers, a total cf 2837 head being penned' compared with BJBS last. week. Ail grades were represented, including a large supply of medium-weight ewes. The eal» cpened at lower values for -medium quality, out once good grades were reached ptieaa imp.oved and an excellent sale followed for all wethers and ewes suitable for butchers' requ.rements, wethers showing an advance of from Is to Is 6d £cr head, while ewes were firm at last weeks rates. Extra heavy wethers sold at 6Jd per lb, prime, handy and light weight wethers at 6Jd to 6d, extr,i heavy ewes at SJd to 3Jd, nice, handy weight ewes at id to ihi, and aged and infer.or at ijl. Extra prime heavy-weight wethers realised up io 47s 6d, prime 32s 6d to 425, medium I 07s 6d, and inferior sorts from 20s 9d upwards. Extra prime heavy-weight ewes real ised up to 85s, prime 263 to H9a 6d, ana inferior 10s to 14s. The sale was irregular towards the end, and several pens were passed in unsold. ~,•_, Fat Lambs—The number of lambß offered totalled 1022, compared with 1372 last sale These were of medium quality, with » sprinkling of well-grown lota. The usual buyers were operating, and there was a good demand. Prices were very firm, bein? fully equal to those realised a! the prsvions sale Extra prime realised about 9d per lb and second quality 9id. Extra prime lambs Bold up to 86s ed, prime at 29a to 83s, medium at 21s, and unfinished sorts at 18s to 20s. Store Cattle-A full yarding of stors cattle was offered comprising mo't y cows and inferior sorts. The entry included thm pew good three-year-old steers. T e best of these realised up to £S Id per head. The demand was slack for young cattle and prices showed no improvement. Molt <lasw of stores are hard to sell at the present Cattle-Twenly-five 'head of dairy cattle were offered, mostly good sorts. Gool cows realised up to £l2, and other sorft from £7 to £S per head. , I Fat Pi"s—There was a fair demand for I all classes of pigs, but. I™" *™. «*"£.* ' ** extent of 5s per head roth for pnnr> baconers and porkers. There was a full entry comprising 197 fats and '5 sips. Prime baconers realised up to 7d and prune ; porkers up to 8d per lb.

WHEAT. (BT CABLE-PRESS ASSOaATIOH-OOPTBIOffr-.) (AUSXHAIIAH AND H.». CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received April 18th, 9.45 p.m.) t LONDON, April 18.. Cargoes are dull in sympathy irith the American, market, and nominally Bdto 6d lower. Parcels axe a wxa request, ana are 3d lower.

Buyers. Sellers. TiTTTI'P'VPTT'R"^ 1 Q £ s. 1 i. £ B. d. N./.. Uuvi. *i per cent. insuriDcu, Uub 97 0 0 98 0 0 Ijum. ij tor cent. lnocnUe-u, iadJ 97 0 0 97 15 0 N.Z. uuit. »i yac cent. loJo 67. 5 0 98 0 0 N.Z. Uovi. ua.i-ex cent. Bonus, iu^y 97 10 0 — N.Z. Govt. 6j per cent. Inscribed, W33 101 0 0 101 10 0 N.Z. Uovt. oi per cent. Bonds, h)ii 101 0 0 102 0 0 Gisborue -keep, 7J per cent., 1U31 101 0 0 — BANks— Australasia 13 10 0 14 0 0 Ooumi. oi Auat. (4 per cent. cum. pref.) .. 6 12 6 7 0 0 Comm. of toydney .. 25 0 0 — National of N.Z. 6 13 0 6 15 0 .New South Wales 37 15 0 — New Zealand .. 2 19 3 3 0 0 Royal (£1 paid) 1 14 0 — Koyal (£4 paid ) ..« 6 12 6 8 15 0 INSURANCE— National .. •> — 3 18 c New Zealand .. 1 8 9 — Kouth British 1 18 0 1 19 0 Standard 1 IS 3 — LuAN AND AGENCY— and Co 12 13 6 — Goldobrcught Mort. 2 5 4 2 5 9 National Mortgage 3 17 6 — SHIPPING— Howard Smith 2 10 6 a 11 6 Huddart-Parker 2 1 0 2 1 G Huddart-Parker (6 per. cent. cum. pref.) .. 1 0 0 — Union (5J per cent. cum pref.) 0 19 10 — FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury "15 12 6 — CantcrBury (6 per cent. cum pref.) 6 0 0 — N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) —> 1 6 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid) 0 18 0 0 IS 6 COAL— Taupiri ..: «• 1 0 9 1 1 3 Westport .. •• 1 18 0 — WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi (£1 paid) 1 2 8 '1 4 0 Kaiapoi (10a paid) 0 11 0 0 11 9 Kaiapoi (pref. ra div. only) 1 1 0 1 2 0 GAS— Cliristcrmrch. ~ 7 18 0 8 0 0 BflEWEKIES— Crown 2 2 3 2 3 0 Manning . • •• 4 17 6 4 18 6 Wa;d 1 16 8 1 17 3 MISCELLANEOUS— Beath and Co. ...• 1 10 0 1 11 0 Burns, Pliilp ., 1 14 '0 1 14 3 Dental and Medical Supply Co. 1 2 6 1 S 9 N.Z. Drug' Co. 8 0 3 — N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (£5 paid) — 8 10 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (£2 paid) — 1 5 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6 per cent, cum pTef.) .. — S 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6 per cent. prof. re. div. only) — 8 15 0 N.Z. Paper Mills « 1 5 9 1 6 3 N.Z. Sugar of Milk .. 1 11 6 .— N.Z. Milk Products .. — 1 7 0 Electrolytio Zino (pref.) 1 12 v 9 — Electrolytic Zinc (rights) 1 0 12 3 — Bawra 0 15 3 — MINING— Mt. Lyell .. ~ „ 1 3 6 — Waihi (cum div.) 1 "7 6 1 8 6