CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Press, 1 February 1930, Page 14

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S SALES. CHRISTCHURCH. £ s. d. Sales on 'Change— Christchurch Draina ge 6| per cent. lyoo-id Comm, Bank of Aust. (cum Comm. Bank of Aust. "rights" •• •• ? , , h (2) 0 14 Bank of New South Wales 38 15 0 Goldsbrough Mort. • • J J J NZ. Befrig. (£1 paid) .. 010 6 Christchurch Gas (cum div.) •• •■ ~ Mt- Lyell J}* J gales Reported— Comm. Bank of Aust. (cum div.) •• •• I - * Bank of New Zealand • • - « » Goldsbrough Mort. -• 11" ;» Christchurch Gas (cum div.) 1 o •» E s„ and A. Bank (2) 6 9 0 Mt. Lyell •• ■ • 1 " °

AUCKLAND. & s. d. Sales on "ChangeWar Loan. 1938. 41 per cent 99 7 8 Ditto. 1933. 51 per cent. ... 98 lo U Inscribed Stock. 1933, s>i per cent. ... ... tfo 10 v Commercial Bank of Australia (2) -•• ••• * * e itto 4Sh s waW ::: »w S Bank of New Zealand ... |lo O Auckland Gas ... ... 1 * J Christchurch Gas ... b g '* British Tobacco ... 2 0 0 Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) ... 110 0 Robinson Ice Cream ... \% % Moanataian (full paid) ... 0 2 3 Waihi Grand Junction ... 0 13 Mount Lyell ••• ••• * l-J d

WELLINGTON. Sales Reported— Australian Bank of Commerce 1 311 „,„ k 0 f New South Wales 38 15 0 Si Bank of Aust. (-rights) • • Oil P and O. Deferred Stock 2 8 6 K7 Govt. 4* por cent. Bonds *' j o3 s " •• -. 99 5 6 rrmm. Bank of Aust. (ord.) 12 5 IRTof l R T of N.Z. •• 215 0 GoTdsbrough, Mort and Co. 110 0 Sale on 'Change— Comm. Bank of Aust. (rights) Oil DUNEDIN. Sale Eeported— Mouat Itfd* .- •T -*-

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EXCHANGE RATES. NEW ZEALAND ON LONDON. A. from yesterday the following rates of exchange. New Zealand on London, come into force: — Buying. _, Selling. Premium Premium. Premium. gJ 12s 6d pc. On demand 40a Od p.o. 10s 6d p.o. 3 O/s. 2s 6d p.c. 30 D/a. 33a 6d r .c. Discount. .. „„ 7s 6d p.c. 60 D/s. 2js Od p.c. 17s 6d p.c. 90 D/s. 17s 6d p.c. 27s 6d p.o. 120 P/s. Currencies between demand and thirty days—other than three days—are to be charged proportionately. FROZEN MEAT. SMITHFIELD TRICES. Daljrety an d Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated January 30th:— New Zealand Frozen Lamb—Market firm. Demand continues. Quotations: '.B-J6lh, Canterbury Hid, North Island lid; 3b 421b, Canterbury lU<l, North Island "d; -'"'l quality, Canterbury lOjd, North Island 9Jd; 42-501b, Canterbury lU«\ N° r, n Island lid. Australian Frozeu Lamb—Market firm. Demand moderate. Quotations: 28-3611>, Australian c.a.q. Od; H 6 421b, Australian g.a.q. fd; 28-361b, Australian f.a.q. 7|d; 3rd quality. Australian 7d. New Zealand Frozen Mutton—Market very firm. Demand moderate. Quotations for new season's: 48-561b. Canterbury 7id. North Island 7d: 56 641b Canterbury 7(1, North Island 6Jd; 64-721b, Canterbury 6jd, North Island not quoted: ewes. 48-(>4lb. Canterbury sid. North Island sd. Australian Mutton —Market firm. Demand fair; 40-601b, Australian g.a.q. sid; 80-551b, Australian f.a.q. 5Jd. ewes sd. Beef—Argentine chilled hinds 7}d, fores 5Jd. Market for New Zealand beef firm owing t° light storks. Demand active. Quotations: New Zealand prime ox hinds 7d, fores 5Jd. Pork—Any change in prices is in favour of buyers. Demand checked by increased prices asked. Fnelish porkers 80 1001b 12d, New Zealand porkers, 801001b lid. HAURAKI MINES, LIMITED. The manager reports as follows under date January 27th:— In the slopes on the Stockwood reef, above the 400 ft level, a few pieces of picked stone have been selected, and strong blotches of gold seen through the quart?, broken over the place where last week's gold was got. Driving on what is probably the, Venus reef, towards where it should junction with the Stockwood reef, is in 13ft. Tlio reef oeing driven on is about 2ft in width, composed of vuggy quartz with dark mineral on tne faces of the crystals. Indications for gold are very favourable. At the new 500 ft level the crosscut towards the Union Beach shaft has been advanced 10ft, and the crosscut in the opposite direction, where Legge's reef should be, is in 3f t- The country rock here is similar to that where the gold was Rot at the sea ward cud of the 400 ft level. The compressed air-pine line, which was badly displaced when lowering the drawlift. is beine straightened up. and will be completed in a day or two when the rock drill will bo started. Good progress should be made. •* the oountey ia favourable Urt progreea.

THE PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 1, 1930. ■« 4 — -— ' ' "'""" 14 INVERCARGILL WOOL SALE. BANKRUPTCIES. ! CHRISTCHURCH ! STOCK EXCHANGE • FINANCE AND | i RANGE OF PRICES. TWO ONLY LAST MONTH. | I — 4 ■ LATEST QUOTATIONS. SHARE MARKET. showed an easing tendency. Transactions exclusive or vestibule business included:— iFfiBSS 1SSOCIATIOS TSUS&RXM.) INVERCARGILL, January 31. The following is the official range of Only two petitions in bankruptcy ; were lodged last month, as compared with three in December, 1929, and six Buve: I s. re. d. Sellei £ e. j. bast Buvers £ s. d V. 1. 1. Seller' £ s d 1." Feb. 2nd, 1029. Buvers. Sellers. £~B. d. £ •• "• £300 Christchurch Drainage Board prices at yesterday s wool saie. in January, 1920. The details are: — N.Z. Government Debentures— WEEKLY REVIEW. 51 per cent., 1938-73. 2'» Commercial Bank of Australia Hnlfbr'.-a- to 12 Jau. Jan. 1930. 1929. i' por cent. Inscribed, IKS 93 17 ti 99 10 0 _ 99 15 0 93 17 6 ! c'cjni dividend). 435 Commercial Bank oi Australia " I: 8i to 9J Me f dn .' m " 6} to 8 Inferior • • • * Fine Crossbred— I Super •• -• - of, : „ ,■ 8 to »{ Medium - • " " ,„ r , „ 6 s 10 1 ■* Inferior - - • • K * Fruiterer . . 1 0 5J per cent. Bonds, l'J3ti 9P 0 0 — — 101 «> 0 — The number oi recorded Lransactiops on the affiliated exchanges during the past week snows a falling off, srA prices for the mo:,t are on a lower level than th.— ? ruling '.a.si wt--k. Tne •"right*. " 42 K.. S.. and A. Bank. '■', Bank of New South Wales. •V> Bank of New Zealand. j .V/> Goldshmugli Mori. Stonemasoi. . . 1 0 Farmers .. 0 il Contractor . . 0 1 Carpenter . . 0 1 Tramway employee .. 0 1 Other Debentures— Cbristchitrib City, 5J per cent., 1J53 Palmerston Bor., j^ - per cent.., 1919 . ■ - ] 102 0 98 0 0 0 100 0 0 : 102 10 98 10 0 0 - - ! 100 N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid). Medium Crossbred — Hairdresser .. 0 1 Christchurch Drainage, market for insurant, shipping, coal. ! 775 Christchurch Gas (cum div.). Super .. .- S to S_, — h{ per cent., 1938-73 N.Z. Kefrig., 6i per — 99 0 0 — 99 10 0 ~~ and woollen company shares was duU, t 300 Mt. Lyell. Medium -. •• ' f t0 '* Totals .. - 6 0 100 10 0 : 101 10 0 nn ,| ✓In.-, ' ■" n .-r= rr'xt r and on the ' C'liristehurch Drainage Board oi per 1 Coarse ■• .. 0* to ,* cent., 1935 9C 0 0 98 0 0 95 2 6 9" 0 local market bank shares. brew«rie= | Goldsbroughs tobaccos, and Lytdls were : ja.-.st attractive, and provided the bulK i -f nt. l'J38-73 debentures were released 1 at par. Comrr.er'-ial Bank of Australia shares oascd to 22= 3d. closing quotations 22s 2d sellers. 22s buyers— trie ! Coarse Crossbred — Super ■• -■ *, ° !* Medium •■ '• if !° 'A Inferior • . •• ''* t0 b: » ONIONS FOR VANCOUVER. Glaxo, 6J per cent., 1913 Banks— 90 0 1 3 11 '2 0 99 0 1 3 11 10 0 7 1 5 0 95 0 1 6 0 3 01 10 0 93 10 0 ft" tin. rc-ordo-l business. Tli" fallowing is a companion or u>v T ,} ,!.,:],- ♦ ,.r rrr \\'C>r r.'l the iOCU "rights"' were firm with dealings at Is Hogget — A LOCAL SHIPMENT. A list, of Oommeice Australa-shi 6 0 12 4 0 — — 3d and Is 4tl. and there were further - 0 to 10 Hupcr •• •" ' 0 si Medium .. .. 8 to », Coarse .. .. S to 8, Comm. of Aust. (cum g ' 1 10 0 rcc-Giucu ti.iil;. ii.rn">ei '-•■> ■'"- *' . mark''- .exclusive or vestibule busibuyer.- at Is 3d, sellers at Is 5d. F.ngI:sh, Scottish, and Australian Bank Onion growers in Canterbury will div.) Comm. of Aust. (pref., 1 2 0 1 0 2 — 1 9 ness) : — . This week. Last week. shares dropped to £<j 9s, and more Pieces — ,., be glad to learn that an overseas marcum div.) Comm. of Aust. (rights) 6 1J u 1 0 3 6 17 0 1 !? 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 8 10 0 an k-**i! ur»ia v . iy4o were offered at £0 10s. buvers at £(3 Extra good .. •• Cf to <| ket for onions was opened up this week, 6 7 6 6 10 0 G 17 0 C 18 6 8 18 0 8 18 " u M,.nd':iv ... 391S 8778 7s Od. Ban!; of New South Wales First crossbred •• fi to 200 tons having been sold by a ChristNa'tion'il of N.Z. .. 6 5 0 6 9 6 7 5 0 ... 1670 573:1 shares showed a further casing with Second crossbred •• •'! to 4£ church merchant to Vancouver. The sale National of Australasia 9 ]1 f, 9 12 0 ... 3-2*1 •"*>« business at £3S 15 = . and further selBo]li PS — of a big lot of onions to Montreal is (£5 puicb .. F, IS 0 7 4 0 7 10 0 7 13 0 51 5 0 51 12 r, ThiirvJav " ■•• -_'iy« { ler- at £38 12" 6V1. buyer- at £3° !<*=. First crossbred •• to \\ at present being negotiated by the same >'piv South Wa!« 38 10 2 It 0 ca 12 2 15 r 40 0 2 15 0 8 40 lo 2 16 6 3 2 a 3 3 0 Friday ... -ViO-i -~> 44S Il.tnk of New Zealand shares remained at 55s 6d. but closed weaker with 1 Second crossbred • • «' *° °* merchant. New Zealand . Queensland National Crutchings— Last season a small shipment of CanG 10 0 7 12 r. — — £1?. 172 £32.118 sellers at o-~< 2d. buyers at 54s 6cl. New Zealand Insurance shares, cum First crossbred •• ro ° Second crossbred • • -i t0 3* terbury onions went to Vancouver and gave 'every satisfaction. In the past Union of Aust. 10 15 0 10 19 0 — Tij Government issues sellers were m>re in evidence than buyers, and no business was recorded. The 4_i per tent, tax free stock, due 1938. i3 dividend, dropped to 42s sellers, 41s 6d buyers. Goldsbrough, Morts appeared weaker, with dealings at 3d and 29s lid. seller-; stayins in at Necks— First fine - • • ■ to 7 Seconds •• •• t0 5J Locks •• n to SJ Through the sale there was httle the export business in onions has been done chiefly from Auckland, but, it seems likely that in future Canterbury Insurance — A.P.A. .New Ze-Uanct .. South British c 1 6 n 8 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 - - 3 5 0 3 S 3 available at £90 20s. buyers at £98 lis ik\. The o.V per cent., 1933, Soldiers 30s. buyers at 29s lOd New Zealand Refrigerating Company fully paid will get a share of this business. Standard _ 8 10 0 Settlement" Loan stock was offered at shares were firm with buyers and busifluctuation. Loan and Agency— 15 S 0 15 8 6 ■f-99 °s Od during the week, but buyers are scarce. The 5i per cent. 1926 bonds ness at 10s 6d. sellers at lis. Christchurch Gas shares cum dividend had PRICE OF CORNSACKS. Dalgety and Co. GoMsbrough, Mort 11 10 1 9 0 10 11 17 1 10 0 0 1 10 8 1 n 0 2 11 6 2 11 8 have enquiry at £99 —no sellers. iila.ro 6i per cent. 194-5 debentures changed hands at £91 ; Auckland" Harbour -"i per cnt.. 1937, at £96. and dealings at 2Gs Od. buyers staying in at that price, sellers at 27s. Tooths Brewery shares were weaker with unHIKURANGI COAL CO, MILLERS AND MERCHANTS. National Mortgage irighlR) N.Z. Guarantee Corpn 0 7 T 0 2 0 8 0 2 - 0 8 G - - supported sellers at 39s 6d. Mt. Frozen Meat — a 2 6 Christchurch I>rainage 5$ per cent., 19->*-73. at £100. Lve?!= relansed to dealing at 34- 3d and 34s, and more were offered at r>4s, ANNUAL MEETING. A difference of opinion appears to Canterbury (pref.) Gear - 4 9 •1 1 0 0 — 4 12 2 1 0 0 — In the banking section there was a further writing down of prices: the market was active and a good volume of business was recorded—the local market had a turnover of over £o2UO. Australian of Commerce dropped from 26s 9d at the close of last week to dealings at 24-. and there are further sellers at 23s 7d, buyers at 2-3s 4d. Australasias were released at £11 l-3s buvers at 33s 9d. Sellers of New Zeahave arisen between merchants and N.Z. Kefnp. i£\ paid! fl 10 5 0 11 0 0 10 4 0 10 0 4 0 3 u 6 land Drug Company shares entered [THE PEESS Special Service.] millers in regard to the price of cornN.Z. Rpfrig. (10s paid) 0 4 6 0 4 11 0 4 6 — the list nt 73s Od. no buyers offering. sacks. In December the merchants North Canty. Freezing 0 3 Sellers of New Zealand Farmers' Coop "A'' Preference shares reduced + h«;ir limits to 52< 6d. without attracting buvers. New Zealand FarAUCKLAND, January 31. The annual meeting of shareholders in the Hikurangi Coal Co. was held stated that their price to the farmer lor the season would be Is 2d. and that the buviiig-back price would be Is. The millers objected to this, statWoollens — Kaiapoi (pref.) Coal— - 0 u 6 - - - - mers' Fertiliser shares were weaker. to-day, Sir Edwin Mitchelson presiding. ing that the price fixed was too high. Grey Valley .. Vestport 1 2 S 1 6 0 1 3 0 1 6 0 1 9 9 1 10 0 with s"!!or. nt 21s lOd. buyers at 20s 7d. In moving the adoption of the report having regard to the quotations re-r-dved from Cal'-iit'ta during the past 1 T 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 and £11 10s. and late sellers are offering at £11 10s. buyers at £11 2s 6d. Commercial of Australia, cum dividend, pased to 22s °d and 22s 6d, and oqd balance-sheet, the chairman relvrred to the past year as a disastrous one, owing to the great inrush of water. From January 6th, 1920, the flow of water into the mine was for six months. Some discussion took place between the merchants and the millers, and as no settlement could be Gas — Auckland 'cum div.) .. Christchurch (cum div.) 1 6 .9 1 4 1 7 10 0 1 4 4 — 1 4 1 6 4 3 1 s 1 6 0 9 the "'rights'' to 2s. Is lid. Is 3d. Is Id. AUCKLAND REVIEW. arrived at, millers are now offering to Christchurch (10s paid, 0 13 1 _ _ 0 \z 0 0 13 4 Is 3d. and Is 4d. Commercial of Sydsupply sacks to farmers at Is Id, the cum div.) 0 12 11 ney, ex dividend of 12s 66 a share. some time 100,000 gallons per hour, buymg-back price being lid. were available at £2-3 a day or two j rTHE PEESS Special Service. 1 wnich put the underground pumps out Breweries — 0 0 0 4 a"v>, no buvers —business last week. or action. When the mine was unwatCarlton Mocteith'» New Zealand .. 1 17 8 1 18 9 — 2 0 cum dividend, was at £23 12s 6dEnglish, Scottish, and Australian de-, AUCKLAND, January 31. Quiet and easy conditions persisted cred the workings were found to be in verv good order. The submerged moEMPIRE TRADE POLICY. 3 16 6 0 19 4 0 2 14 0 16 6 b 0 0 4 f> i 15 0 3 1 0 4 6 2 15 2 17 10 2 3 6 a is a 4 0 0 dined to £6 10s and £6 9s, market on the Stock Exchange during the week. tors' were all recovered and dried. The Staples — — 0 16 3 5 closing £6 10s sellers, £6 7s 6d buvers. National of Australasia are easiersellers of the £5 paid are offering at £7 4s, buyers at £6 18s—the fully paid are in the vicinity of £1-5. .Business in National of New Zealand at £6 5s shows a drop of 3s 6d on that done last week, and more are on offer at that price, no buyers. New So-nh Wales fell A fair volume of business was transacted, with an increase to wider proportions to-day. The bulk of turnover was done in banks, which were weaker, but lower levels ruled generally. No improvement was registered in giltedged investments, and selling pressure j was evidenced locally to-day, when loss on the actual working of the mine was £18,197 plus depreciation £2838. Liabilities, after deducting credits, are £40,437, slightly in excess- of what they were when the'first flooding of the mine occurred. It, however, must not be forgotten that in order efficiently to cope n-ith the water trouble, £5185 was spent on the purchase of machinery and power. The directors now firmly beAt the annual meeting of the Orient Steam Navigation Company in London last month. Sir Alan G. Anderson, referring to Empire trade'policy said :— "On all grounds it is very evident that Australia and Great Britain, and the British Empire are concerned to hna promptly the answer to the question that our competitors put to the British i Empire to-dav. Can we with a proud record in peace and war, with the best Timaru Tooths Toohevs White Star Mlscellaneoua — Allied Motors Australian Distillery .. Amalgamated Wireless (contr ) 1 3 0 10 0 0 1 19 1 S 0 13 0 3 1 0 1 5 6 3 6 6 0 0 a 0 0 10 1 3 0 3 1 9 2 1 0 6 6 2 0 6 1 1 0 1 4 6 0 4 11 2 13 0 14 1 3 3 0 6 2 13 0 15 1 4 0 5 to dealings at £40. £39 15s. £39. and £38 rA closing £38 12s 6d sellers £38 three parcels of war loans and inscribed stock changed hands at levels from 7s Booth, Macdonald (pref.) Beatb and Co. 1 9 9 0 4 1 11 6 9 6 6 1 12 2 2 6 6 3 7 11 1 18 2 8 0 0 10' buvers. New Zcalands weakened 6d to los lower. In banks the declines lieve that they have power sufficient to British Tobaoco 2 0 3 2 0 1 3 6 — — 6 0 g 0 to 55s 9d, o5s 8d, and 5s5 6d —last week's range was from 58s to _5Gs 8d —and more were offered at 55s 2d, were widespread. Australian Bank of cope with any further trouble that may human stock in th« world—can we, with Broken Hill Propty. .. Burns, Phiip Colonial Dunlop Rubber ~ 1 1G 6 _ 1 19 0 3 S Commerce, which had sale last week at arise. our freedom and democratic control, 43 15 0 43 10 0 T _ 1 6 10 1 7 1 26s 10d, were done in Auckland on "The company," he said, "made a produce bulk exports at the world s 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 buvers at 54s 6d. Union Banks, cum Thursday at 23s lid. Commercials of profit in 1928 of £9227 after writing price, and if not. how do we expect Electro Zinc (ord., 6 1 9 6 1 11 0 1 15 9 1 16 6 dividend, remained fairly steady at £11 16s and £11 15s 6d—dealings ex dividend of 6s 3d per share dropped to £11, £10 17s 6d. and £10 19s. Insurance- —All the locally quoted . shares in this group show a decided weakening, and recorded business was confined to South British at 59s 6d, which is 6d below closing figure last week. New Zealands, cum dividend of lid per share, dropped to 42s sellers Australia receded from 23s 6d to 22s 6d, off £5989 depreciation, and your directo sell our goods? In this great effort to improve production, and to reduce costs here and in Australia, it is evident that employers and employed •must work together, and, I hope, equally evident that Great Britain and Australia must, in their common interest, seek the strength that springs from close co-operation." cum div.) ■• — 1 9 1 18 1 18 1 10 2 3 0 3 3 while rights in the new issue fell down to Is Id.. To-day's sales registered a slight recovery to Is 3d, at which price the market was firm. Further ground was lost by New South Wales, which were extensively dealt in down to £38 10s, a fall of £2 2s 6d since last Friday. New Zealands also suffered in the general weakness of Australian banks, tors see no reason why future profits should not be equal to that earned in 1928. The mine resumed work on January 6th, and up to this morning produced 5581 tons of coal. The company has now standing orders for supplying 1000 tons of coal per week, which may at any time be further increased. At present our weekly output Electro Zinc (pre!., cum div.) Henrv Jones Co-op. ■• "Herald" and "Weekly Time*" Holden'e Motors Howard Smith Kauri Timber Mt. Lyell N.Z. Drug Co. •• N.Z Farmers' Co-op. 1 8 1 6 4 5 1 13 0 0 0 9 1 9 1 8 4 16 1 3 0 19 0 16 1 14 3 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0 1 11 1 8 4 14 1 2 1 15 3 0 0 9 2 1 12 5 0 1 4 0 16 1 15 0 0 0 0 3 1 16 iu 1 17 10 19 3 2 2 1 3 14 6 0 1 7 6 8 3 0 41s 6d buvers. Standards were offered at 58s during the week, but no buyers and were Is easier at the end of the period. The dividend on Unions of is approximately 1500 tons, all of which is being sold. There is at present in sight a good body of coal, and as only one-sixth is being extracted 3 j large tonnage of pillar coal will tw available for exrtaetion at some ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN (10s paid) N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 0 1 0 0 2 4 3 _ — 4 10 0 quoted. T'niteds have unsupported sellers at £8 10s. Loan and Agency, and Shipping— Dalgetys, which fetched £12 los and £12 6s 6d a wc;k ago, are now on offer Australia was paid during the week, and values were readjusted accordingly. Little enquiry was made for insurance shares. Strength was lacking in both loan and agency and coal groups. GERMANY. In a letter from our London corres(1st pref.) .. K.Z Farmers' Co-op. ("A" pref.) ■• N.Z. Farmers Co-op. ("E" pref.) N.Z Farmers' Co-op. 2 12 6 2 12 6 - 2 15 0 S 6 2 14 0 0 _ at £11 17s, buyers at £11 10s. Goldsbrough, Alorts were fairly firm at 30s, 30s 3d, and 29s lid. New Zealand Guarantee Corporation were steady at 8s 6d, but closed weaker with sellers at 8s Goldsbrough, Morts were steadier at 30s. In gas Aueklands eased from 24s lOd to 24s 6d. Breweries also received less favourable support, New Zealands reaeted to the prevailing future date." Sir Edward added that this morning the inflow of water was down to 60,000 gallons per hour, and is decreasing. The reports were adopted. pondent, dated December 23rd, 1929, the following reference to economic conditions in Germany is made :—"It is a fact that to-day there is no money m Germany, and even the largest firrns find it difficult to carry on. Bank loans <%l per cent. Stock, 1940) N.Z Farmers' Co-op. (en oer cent. Stock, 1915) N.Z. Farmers' Fertiliser 86 0 85 n 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 10 67 0 87 0 1 3 0 19 0 0 0 6 Oi 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 17 1 0 1 0 4 0 2d, buyers at 7s 7d. Buyers of United weakness of the market. Staples reN.Z. Paper Mills — 10" .1 0 G 1 0 0 — 1 6 Building moved up to ios during the week, but sellers are reticent. Unsupported sellers of Huddart Parkers offered at 38s during the week. Quotations for other shipping company shares indicate an easier market. mained in favour and were steady in the vicinity of 55s 4d. General investments were'for the most part neglected, and the volume of business was small. N.Z. HONEY. are not easily obtained, and a rate of 12 per cent, per annum is charged. NZ Sumir of Milk .. North Cant)'. Co-op. Flour Quill, Morris Victoria Nvanxs, Sugar (cum div.) Wilson's Cement 0 10 0 13 0 e 1 0 0 15 0 14 8 0 16 2 0 2 0 6 0 5 — 0 17 6 In mining interest maintained in Moanataiaris, and fully paid changed hands several times at 2s 3d and 2s 2d. POPULAR ON THE CONTINENT. CUSTOMS RETURNS 1 17 1 15 0 2 0 1 13 0 9 - — Frozen Meat, Woollens, Coal, and Cas—Unsupported sellers of Canterbury Frozen Meat reduced their limits to Steady support was also accorded the contributing issues. Mount Lyells were the only other shares in which (racit oua own corebsfoxdent.) LONDON, December 23. CHRISTCHURCH FIGURES. Mining— Mahakipaw* Okatito 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 (prem.) 0 1 0 0 1 0 16 2 0 £<; 15s for the ordinary and £4 9s for the preference.. Ifew Zealand Eefrigeractive business was done. Prices ranged from 34s 8d to 3ss 7d, but the market Mr H. W. Castle (of Messrs A. J. Decreases last month, as compared with January, 1929, in net Customs duties, beer j...... i.. .r>iri» in. and in the dairy Stoney Creek (Gd paid) •Winding Creek (Is pd.) Winding Creek (6d pd.) 0 12 10 (prem.* 0 0 9 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 14 4 ating fully paids were released at 10s Gil—the 10s paid, which went down closed to-day a shade weaker. Mills and Co.) has recently paid another visit to Denmark In the interest of New b 0 0 0 9 7 013 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 8 0 - - 1