WHEAT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19683, 29 July 1929, Page 10

WHEAT.

HARVESTERS PLENTIFUL. (tnHTUD PEE3S ASSOCIATION—BT ELECTRIC TELEGBAPH COPTEIOHT.) WINNIPEG, July 25. Heavy Br.tish immigration, and the use of combine harvesters, together with a short wheat crop, makes the bringing of harvester labour from eastern Canada unnecessary .This is the first time for many years this situation has been experienced.—Australian Press Association, United Service. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. (Received July 28th, 5.5 p.m. NEW YORK, July 27. Chicago wheat quotations are:—July, 141 i cents a bushel; September, 147J cents; December, 1543 cents. —Australian Press Association. OSMIRIDIUM. IUKIT.-.D PRESS ASSOCIATION— BY ELECTBIC TELEGEAPH—COPTBIOHT.) (Received July 28th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 27. The price of osmiridium remains unchanged.—Australian. Press Association, United Service. LONDON MARKETS. (Reeeived July 28th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 27. Cotton—August lO.lOd per lb. Rubber—Para 11 Id per lb; plantation smoked, 11 3-32 d. • Jute—August-September £3l 5s a ton. Hemp—New Zealand, not quoted. Copra—September-October £2l 15s a ton. Linseed Oil—£36 10s a ton. Turpentine—43s per cwt.—Australian Press Association. FROZEN MEAT. (Received July 28th, 5.3 p.m.) LONDON, July 27. Sheep—New Zealand, light 6id per lb, medium 6d, heavy sgd; North Island: Light 61d, medium 5Jd, heavy 5Jd; ewes 4|d; Patagonian ewes 4jd. Lambs —New Zealand: Canterbury, light BJd per lb, medium BJd; seconds BJd; selecteds 9d; North Island: firsts Bld. seconds 8d; Argentine, seconds 7Jd; Patagonian firsts B|d to 7Jd. seconds 81d. Frozen Beef—Australian crops, 4id per lb. hinds 5 9-16 d; chilled Argentine fores 4d, hinds 7d. All others are unchanged.—Australian Press Association. SMITHFIELD MARKET. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated July 26th, advising SmithSeld delivered prices averaged for the week ending this date as follows (prices for the two previous weeks are also shown) : July July July 26. 19. 12.

TALLOW. Dalgety and Co., Lid., have received the following cablegram from their London Office, dated July 26th:— Tallow —Market very quiet. The next public sale -will be held on the 14th proximo. INVESTMENT AND BANKING. [THE PEES 3 Special Serrtce.] AUCKLAND, Julv 27 The third annual report of the Dominion Investment and Banking Association for the '■ear ended June 30th says that the »uccea»ful results of ;he first two years' workintr have been maintained Alter writing off £-217 from preliminary expenses and office furniture and fittinca, there are net profits of i 11.696 The directors again recommend a dividend of 7 per cent, on A, B. and G. shares, absorbing £10,213, and the tiansfer of fICOO to the reserve account, bringing it up to £2OOO. This Trill leave £153 to be carried forwari

N.Z. Wethers and Maidens- — Canterbury quality— ( ;per lb.) Selected brands: d. d. d. 56-under . . «. . «J 6| 7 57-64 6 61 61 65-72 hi 5S 51 Other brands: 56-under «i 61 61 57-64 51 51 5* 65-72 54 SI 51 X.Z. Ewes— 64-under 41 4S 5 N.Z. Lambs— Canterbury quality: 36-under 81 9 91 37-42 81 81 8« 43-50 81 81 81 Seconds 84 81 8* Selected brands: 36-under 9 91 9J 37-42 8i 81 8| Other brands — First quality: 36-under «1 «! 9 37-42 S 8i 8J Second quality: 30-32 average 8! 9 91 Argentine Lambs— First quality: 36-under * 8 81 37-42 7t 71 7i Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox fores 4 41 41 Ox hinds 7 71 "I Australian Frozen Beef— Ox crops over 1001b 41 41 4| Oi hinds over 160!b 51 51 5* N/.Z. Frozen Pork— Porkers: 60-801b 8 81 81 81-991b 7* 8 8 100-1201b .. "I 8 S Baconers : 121-180U> Si 81 81 Lambs continue to weaken, hot v eather curtailing consumption. Wethers and ewes are also weal car. 1 ["rade alow. New Zealand porker pigs— Somir lal pri ces. New Zealand baconer pigs--There is a good demand for small stocks on hand