CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18013, 4 March 1924, Page 8

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS.

Sales Reported—X.Z. Govt. 5j per cent. Bonds, £1933, £IOO 15s; Huddart-Parker (cum civ.), 42s 6d, 428 9d; Northern Steam, 15s; Gear Meat, 455; Manning's Brewery, 2Ss 6d; AYard's Brewery, 44s 3d; Mason, Struthcrs (4s paid), 4s 3d. Sales on 'Chanpe—X.Z. Govt. per cent. Inscribed, 1927, £99; Huddart-Parker (cum div.), 4is Cd.

OTHER EXCHANGES. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) ci ok,- . f TOKLAKD, " Barch 3. Sales—Soldiers Bonds, £IOO ias; AuckRn n i Ci ]£ d ? Vm *H™V IMO - *95; National Bank £6 loa; Huddart-Paricer, 42s 3dNorthern Steam, 15s id; P. and O Men £295; Grand Junction, 4. Sd ( '' o i .™ DTJKEDIN, March 3. Sales on 'Change—Goldsbrough, Mort, 49a yd, 50s.

Sales Reported—National BarUc, £6 15sMount Lyell, 23s TJd (2); Bank of New Zealand, 52s 6d.

AMBERLEY MARKET. •

The fortnightly stock sale was held at Aruberiey yesterday, the yarding comprising 2335 lambi, 260 ewes and 214 wethers. A particularly fine line of 10 lambs, the property of A. J. Blokely.; realised 375. Sales were made as follows;

Lambs—Warwick and Nicholles, 82s at 275; Broomfield Estate, 187 at 33b, 60 at 32s 3d; R. E. Wornall, 30 at 31j 6d, 15 at 27s 9d; J. A. Robertson. 22 at 30a 7aEstate G. Trail, 22 at 31s 7d; W. H. Ingle 35 at 26a 7d, »9 at 22s lOd; W. Wornall' 22 at 32s lOd; Shepherd Bros., 28 at 32s lOd, 42 at 3(>3 7d; W. Allison, 26 at 32a lod ■ McAda.ni Bros., 70 at 335, 26 at 36s Id 39 at 3<s sd; W. Donald, 39 et 33s lid, 38 at 32s 3d; G. Fulton, 77 at 27s 4d; H. Hurley, 31 at 35a Id, 47 et 33s lOd; H. H. Busch, 46 at 26s 4d; T. Fitzpatrick, 20 at 233; Limestone Hills, 160 at 28s 6d; A. J. Blakely, 10 at 375, 72 at 32s sd, 19 at 29s 9d; J. H. Hniler, 16 at 27s 7d, 26 at 283 9d; J. Hotchkin, 6 at 245; N. Davis, 7 at 26s 6d; S. D. Boyce, 16 at 295; T. Feathery, 8 at 255; A. R. Turnbull, 40 at 25s 9d; W. H. Hale, 43 at 30s; F. Coleman, 48 at 80s lOd, 3 at 373 7d; E. Gates, 150 at 295, 58 at 30s 4d; H. H. McLean, 80 at 31s 3d, 107 at 295; McLean Bros., 40 at 31a Bd, 67 at 32a lid; D. Doak, 38 at 28s; J. E. AVatson, 48 at 28s; H. R. Hadler, Bat 25s 3d; A. R. Turnbull, 123 at 26s 7d.

Ewes—W. Ingle, 40 at 24s 2d; McAdam Bros., 29 at 25s 6d, 25 at 255, 9 at 235; J. A. Robertson, 27 at 22s 2d; C. Fitzpatrick, 31 at 22s Id; W. Donald, 16 at 235: W. McKie, 14 at 22s 4d: W. Wornall, 6 at 235; R. E. Wornall. 19 at 22s 6d; T. Feathery, 4 at 245; F. Coleman, 5 at 23s 4d; H. R. Hadler, 10 at 21s. Wethers—D. J. Doak, 14 «t 28s 6d; F. Coleman, 13 at 28s; J. E. Watson, 38 at 81s id.

ARAHURA STOCK SALE

(SPECIAL TO "THE PRESS.") HOKITIKA, March, 3.

M. Houston and Co. report—There was a good attendance of buyeirs at the usual fortnightly sale to-day. Our entry comprised 37 head of fat cattle and 66 fat sheep. Owni? to a short yarding:, boef was n little firp in r than at last sale, best ox realising from 2"s Gd to 30s, prime heifers 25s to 283, and medium from 20s to 25s per 1001b. Fat sheep Bo'd well. The following sales were made: —On account T. Staines, 66 fet sheep at 31s; on account of R. Adamson and Co., two bullocks at £3, one hei f er at £B, ore a* £7 17s 6d, three at £6 12s Gd; on account of R. Adamson, two heiftirs at £7 15s, two at £7 12s 6d, two at £7, two at £7 12a 6d, two at £7 10s: on account of E. Mills, two bullocks at £B, two at £7 5s two at £7 103, one ct £5 ss, two heifers at £6 12b 6d, two bullocks at %7 15s, one hfif?r and 1 cow at £6 each: on account of T. Staines, one heif?r at £5 17s 6d, one cow at £3 10a, 3 steers ft £5 7s 6d two small heifers et £3 os; on account client, 7 weaner pigs at 21s.

ENGLISH MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., hava received the following cablegram from their London office, under date Febma;y 29th: "New Zealand Fr-.izen Meat.—Laml», lid per lb (average). Mutton, prices unchanged; market quiet. "New Zealand Dairy Produce.—Butter: New Zealand choicest salted, 184s to 190s per owt. Cheese: 88s to 92s per cwt; more demand."

LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers Selie] :a. N.Z. GOVT. DEBENTURES— 4} per cent. Bonds, 193S — 97 5 0 4! per cent. Bonds, 1933 97 5 0 5 per cent. Inscribed, 1927 97 5 0 — 5 per cent. Bonds, 1927 97 0 0 — 5J per cent. Inscribed, -" 1933 100 15 0 101 5 0 5i per cent. Bonds, 1933 100 15 0 MUNICIPAL DEBENTURES— North Canterbury Hospital, 5J per cent., 1332 — 99 10 0 COMPANY DEBENTURES— Glaxo 6J per cent., 1345 82 10 0 — Booth, Macdonald 7j per cent., 1931 92 0 0 96 0 0 BANKS— Australasia, (cum div.) 13 3 6 13 6 0 Bank of Victoria (pref.) 14 5 0 — Comm. of Au.it. (ord.) 1 9 0 1 10 3 National of Australasia (£o paid) — 8 5 0 National of N.Z. 6 14 6 fi lfi 0 New South Wales — 40 0 0 New Zealand .. 2 12 0 2 12 0 Royal (£1 paid) 1 15 0 1 16 0 Union of Australia 14 5 0 14 10 0 INSURANCE— National 3 17 6 3 19 0 New Zealand 1 9 3 1 10 0 Standard (ex div.) 2 0 3 — LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. 13 5 6 — Goldsbrough, Mort. 2 9 7 2 10 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. (ord. stk.) 86 0 0 90 0 0 SHIPPING— Howard, Smith 2 13 0 2 13 9 Iluddart Parker (cum div.) 2 2 0 2 2 6 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury — 14 12 6 Gear 2 4 0 2 6 0 N.Z. Refrig. (paid) — 1 0 9 N.Z. Refrig. (cont.) .. 0 9 9 0 10 0 North Canterbury — 2 10 0 "Wellington (£i 12s Gd paid) .. .. 1 17 6 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi (ord. and pref.) — 0 19 9 COAL— Westport 2 0 0 AVestport-Stockton (ord.) 0 4 0 GAS- , Australian Gas Light . — 6 17 6 Chris tenure h — 7 18 6 BREWERIES— Grown (in liquidation >, ex div.) 1 18 9 — Manning 1 8 0 1 8 9 Ward 2 3 9 2 i 9 TIMBER— Kauri 1 9 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Beath, Schiess 0 10 0 0 13 6 Burns, Philp 1 13 9 1 14 6 B.A.W.R.A. 0 11 4 Electro Zino (pref. cum div.) 1 10 6 1 11 0 Mason, Strufhers (£i P a id) 1 4 9 1 5 6 jMason, Stnithera (14s paid) 0 15 6 0 16 8 Mason, Struthers (6s paid) 0 6 9 0 7 3 Mason, Struthers (4a Paid) 0 4 8 0 4 9 N.Z. Drug Co. 3 7 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Tr (£2 paid;) 0 4 9 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6 per cent. pref. re <iiv. ojiiy) _ 2 10 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6£ per cent. Ins. Stk., 1930) .. 73 0 0 N.Z. Paper Mills 1 2 0 1 3 0 Whitcombo and Tombs 3 13 6 MINING— Blackwater , 0 6 0 Mt. Lyell . 1 3 2 1*1 6 Waihi . 1 11 0