CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18675, 26 April 1926, Page 10

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

SATURDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Sal*# reported—Xew Zealand In«arance. 3Ss 9d (two parcels). Sales on 'Change— Goldsbrough, Mort, 48s 6d (three parcels). LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £». d. £ g. d. X.Z. GOVT. DEBENTURES—' 4J per cent. Inscribed and Bonds, 1938 .. 96 10 0 96 12 6 4J per cent. Inscribed - and Bonds, 1939 .. 96 10 0 • o pet cent Bonds, 1927 . .. 98 5 0 5J p?r cent. Inscribed, 1933 .. 99 IS 6 5J per cent. Bonds, 1933 •• .. 99 15 0 COMPANY DEBENTURES— N.Z. Breweries, Bonds 16 0 Glaxo, 6J per tent., 1915 .. .. -2 10 0 BANKS— _ I Australasia .. •• Comm. of A'-ist. 110 9 111 0 Comm. of Aust. (pref.) Comm. of Sydney .. E., S., and A. (cum div.) .. ... 716 3 National vl Australasia (.410 paid) National of Australasia (£5 paid) .. 819 6 9 1 0 National of N.Z. .. 614 6 615 3 New South Wales .. 44 15 0 45 5 0 New Zealand .. •• 3 0 3 3 0 7 Royal (£1 paid, cum div.) .. .- - 1 16 3 Union of Aust. .. 15 0 0 15 1 0 Victoria (ord.) •• 8 6 0 810 0 Victorian (pref.) ..1600 Western Australia (cum div.) .. 2 16 6 :< i ..i.iVOE— National .. •• 319 0 New Zealand .. •• 118 8 119 0 Queensland .. 212 3 213 0 South British (ex div.) Standard .. •• 212 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldsbrougli, Mort .. 2 8 5 2 8 7 National Mortgage (Lon- ' don Begister) .. 311 0 313 6 N.Z. Loan and. Merc. (old. stock) .. 95. 0 0 N.Z. and River Plate 12 0 SHI I'I'LXGHoward, Smith 112 3 112 6 Huddart-Farkor 2 4 3 2 5 0 P. and O. Deferred 235 0 0 255 0 0 FKOZKN MEAT— North Canterbury ' I 55 0 N.Z. Eefrig. (paid) .. 017 3 018 0 N.Z. Refrig. (contr.) 0 8 2 0 8 3 WOOLLENSKaiapoi (I7s paid) .■ 012 0 012 9 COALWestport .. •• 116 0 117 0 Stockton (crd.) •• • 0 3 0 Stockton (pref.) .. 0 2 6 GASChrislchurch .. •• 13 9 14 0 BREW KKIES Crown . • • ■ 10 6 Manning (cum div.) New Zealand .. •• 217 6 218 6 Staples .. ■ • ; 'S- . Wilson'i • •• ~ 115 9 TIMBER— Bartholomew .• 12 0 Kauri .. •• 113 3 113 9 Leyland 2 0 0 22 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Beath ar.d Co. .. 111 0 111 6 Burns, I'hilp .. 118 0 Colonial Sugar 54 2 6 5-4 10 0 Dominion Rubber .. 211 0 215 0 Electro. Zinc (pref.) .. 115 0 116 0 Electro. Zinc (ord.) .. 114 0 x Eclipse -Petrol (£1 pd.) 012 0 - Henry Jones 2 650 2 7 3 Mason, Struthers (£1 paid) . .. • ■ 116 12 0 N.Z. Drug Co. 3 7 6 3 9 0 N.Z. farmers' Co-op. (Ist pref.) .. N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6* per cent, Stock, 1980) ... 86 10 0 N.Z. Farmers' Fertiliser 417 6 5 5 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corpn. 0 0 8, 0 910 'N.Z. Milk Products .. 133 JJ MS 0 N.Z. Paper Mills 1 I>o 12 6 N.Z. Sugar of Milk .. 1 10 0 Whiteombe and Tombs 3 7 6 3 9 0 MINING— : Kawarau .. •• 0.6 10 •Mt; Lyell i .. ..'153 St. Bathans, A and B ! - Is3ue 0 10 prem. St. Bathnns (fully paid) - 0 10 prem. N.Z. EXPORTS. EIGHT MONTHS' TRADE. Exports, from the Dominion during the eight manths ended ' February 28th were valued at £26,233,281, as against £34,<W4,039 for the corresponding period of last year. On the other hand, imports were recorded to the amount of £36,392,369, as against • £34,729,466. For the period, there was up excess of imports of £10,159,088, whereas tbo, excess for the corresponding period of 1924-25' was only- £645,427.* The decline of £7,850,758 in. the value of exports was distributed over the principal commodities: Following is a, comparison of .the/rallies for. the eight' months' period of the last two years; Eight months. 1925-26. 1924-25. £ £ Butter 1 6,307,489 8,5(59,36* Cheese . .. - >• 3,309,368 3,586,723 Wool ' ' ..-.6,991,314 10,083,098 [Beef ... 562,553 490, '225 ! Lamb .. . .. ■ 2,364,4'59 3,190,781 Mutton' .. ' . 1,850,141 1,954,681 Hides ' • ■ .. 394,997 426,034 Babbitskins .. 683,947 594,520 j Sheepskins . 677,932 801,928 , Flax and tow .. 331,984 325,281 Tailow 479,034 409,017 I Kauri gum • . •• 244,119 282,268 Gold • : • 315,284 312,827 I Timber • • 377,7t)3 343,036 Of the items in the table, it is noteworthy that increases are shown only in beef, rabbitskihs, flax and tow, tallow, gold and timber.' The reduction n values wag due : partly to a contraction in the. volume of exports. Following are the quantities shipped in the two periods:

Eiehtimontba.' . 1925-26. 1924-25. Butter, cwt. .. 746,810 935,148 Cheese cwt. ' '.. 736,962 530,210 Wool, bales ' ■.. 288,645 300,269 Beef .cwt. ... •• 391,971 368,375 Lamb, cwt.' ... 577,329 730,078 Mutton, cwt. .. 700,855 735,951 Hides, number .. 280,291 327,955 Rabbitskins, number 14,277,898 14,115,552 Sheepskins, number . 3,150,296 3,923,433 Flax and, tow, tons Tallow, tons .. 12,958 14,126 Kauri gum, tons .. 2,958 3,458 Gold, oz. ' 72,343 75,944 Timber, feet •• 32,937,681 30,334,1~0 Increases in quantities appear in beef, rabbitskins, flax end tow,' and timber.