QUOTATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27911, 7 March 1956, Page 18

QUOTATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH

PLEASANT POINT ANNUAL DRAFT EWE FAIR “The Press” Special Service TIMARU. March 6. About 10.000 Romney and Romney-cross • annual draft ewes came forward to complete a penning of 5000 sheep Jess than last year at a fair at Pleasant Point today. The offering came forward in excellent condition, and there was a complete absence of tail-end lots. ine sale opened on a very high note, and subsequent values realised were shillings better than was expected, considering the expected shortage of winter feed Taken overall the sale was an excellent one. Vslues were:— Four-year Romney and Romney-cross ewes. 50s to 725. Best four and five-year Romney and Romney-cross ewes. 47s 6d to 61s 6d: medium. 37s 6d to 465; inferior. 27s 6d to 355. Australian Copper Price.—The Australian price of copper has been advanced to a new record ieve’ of £ASO7 15s a ton. ex store. Port Kembla. The price is adjusted every month by the Australian' Copper Producers' Association, and the March rate is £8 up on that ruling in February. The previous record price was £ASO4 IQs a ton for January. Clutha Dredge.—The dredge of the Clutha River Gold Dredging Company, operating at Alexandra. for the week ended March 2. worked 120 hours and recovered 75 ounces Yardage for the b last four weeks has been 23,CO?>ds. — j tP-A.) |

Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. ¥."Z.. Government— 3 p.c.. 15 12/53-56 .. 99 10 0 3 p.C.. 15'2/55-58 .. 96 17 6 3 p.C_ 15/4/56-59 .. — 96 10 0 3 pc., 15/11/57-60 .. 93 7 6 __ 3 p.c.. 15 '3/59-61 .. — 91 15 0 3 p.c., 15/4/60-63 .. — 91 0 0 3 p.C., 15/7/62-64 .. 88 15 0 — 3 p.c., 15/7 63-65 .. — M 7 6 3; P C.. 15/9 57-60 95 5 0 3J p.c.. 15. 1-53-57 .. 99 12 6 — 32 p.c.. 15/9/59 — 98 10 0 3i p.c., 15/0/62 95 10 0 i 32 p.c.. 15/9/65 95 12 6 32 P-C., 15/9 '74 91 0 0 4 p.c.. 31'5'54-58 .. 99 12 6 4 p.c., 65-66 95 0 0 95 5 0 Bar A and N_Z. 1 17 0 *‘B" 1 17 1 Comm. of Aust. —. 0 IS 10 NEW. 30 0 0 31 0 G Sycney Reg. — 28 15 0 Ballins, ord. •. 17 1 — Pref. 10 0 Dominion — 3 16 3 New 2 0 9 Westland — 2 2 0 Frozen Meat— Canterbury 20 0 0 — Pref 6 5 0 — i Southland __ 3 3 0 Auckland. 5s paid 0 5 0 Christchurch 13 6 13 9 Cont. 0 13 6 0 13 9 Wellington 1 13 0 — Insurance— New Zealand ___ 4 4 6 Queensland .— 2 15 0 South British 3 15- 6 S’a.-.rard 5 6 0 Loan and Agency— c* . r* . ***' ? — — 2 10 Dalgety. “A” 0 10 1 Dalgety. “B” 0 10 0 0 10 6 Goldsbrough. Mort 17 0 — Mutual Benent — 1 10 0 Nat. Mort.. “A” .. 0 II 4 0 II 9 “B" 2 14 0 2 15 0 N.Z_F. Co-op. O 15 9 — 1st pref. 0 16 6 — oref. 0 15 9 “B" oref. 0 15 9 — 4j pi. Stk, ’S) 94 5 0 — x 7 g:'3r Corpn. 0 2 0 — tCin n — 0 14 3 Vnited Building — 0 19 9 Wright, Stephenson 2 3 0 2 4 0 Shipping— Hud dart Parker. 2 5 0 — 0 12 9 P. and O. 22 19 9 — Vnion. pref. — 13 0 Woe Liens— 3 12 0 Bruce — 2 0 0 Feltex. X-d. 10 0 110 F tf 'tex. N 7 I 11 0 * Pref. ‘ 22 — 0 19 9 Korma Tex., pf. .. 0 17 3 — I 13 9 10 9 '— 3 15 0 ■ MtsgieL — 2 14 0 13 7 — p-p? _ — 10 0 17 5 10 1* 0 Miscellaneous— A — ~ 1 19 0 A*raig t 1 12 0 0 10 0 0 10 3 Andrews and Beaver. pre-. — 0 19 6 Aulsebrooks, pf. .. 0 19 5 0 19 6 Apex Ice 2 4 0 Beath and Co. 2 0 0 2 4 0 Eegg and Co. — 2 12 S Booth. Macdonald 0 2 9 — Broken Hill Pty. .. 1 12 3 1 12 9 CI:- de Engineering. pref. — 0 19 3 Claude Neon. N_Z. 2 9 6 2 10 6 Colonial Sugar 31 17 6 Coulls. Somerville 1 15 6 .. Courtaulds 0 15 9 — Cyclone Fence, 15s paid 12 6 Dcr.aghy's Rope .. 2 2 0 DXC. 119 17 6 Pref. Dunlop. NZ. 12 6 Electro. Zinc, ordc.d. 1 17 6 Pref., c.d. 1 16 0 —— Evans Atlas 0 17 6 Fletcher Holds. 1 19 6 "B” pref. — 10 5 Fro en Prods., c.d. 0 8 2 G J. Coles 0 13 7 0 13 3 Golden Bay 19 3 Griffin and Sons .. 1 15 9 Hay's. Ltd. 14 0 Pref. 110 Harley 1 13 6 Hardie Bros., pref. — 1 0 9 Humes —_ 2 5 6 Humes (NX), pf.. c.d 10 0 19 9

J. Gadsden, pref. .. J ohn Chambers .. Buyers. £. s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. 10 3 1 12 0 J- J. Niven 2 4 0 J- Wattie CanHPT? PS 12 6 K.DA . Boxes 0 13 6 KP Drugs M.C.P. 0 5 0 0 5 9 Macky Logan 1 15 6 McKenzie' 116 12 0 Midland Mot., pref. 10 6 Milburn t ime. c.d. 15 5 M.K. Manufac. 0 12 0 National Electric .. 6 2 6 N.Z.F. Fert., pref. 12 9 2\-Z. Forest Prods. 0 18 4 Pref. 0 18 3 N.Z. Newspaners .. 1 13 6 NZ. Paper Mills .. 18 0 Quill Morris (1S36) x.d. 14 6 Re:d Ruboer 15 0 Pref. 10 0 Ross and Glendining. x.d. Silknit 0 14 0 Skellerup. pref. 0 19 6 10 0 15 0 ISO Turnbull and Jones 1 17 6 Weeks 1 11 6 whafcatane. ord. 12 3 Wm. Cable Hdgs.. C pref. 110 Wilson s Cement .. 0 13 10 0 13 11 W worths, ord., c.d. 0 15 7 0 15 3 (N-Z.i. ord. 0 13 6 V.. R. Cooke & Son 10 0 Tip Too Ice 10 0 W aliens 0 14 0 Alex Barver 1 10 0 Wilcox Moffiin n 4 7 Lit Ekco Arsrralian Mining— Mmmt Minins— Grey River 0 0 6 Snowy River 0 2 6 — UNLISTED STOCKS Beaths 1= pd., I9s _ on deposit; — 1 13 0 JE*u.. .. 19 6 Can tv S°ed 1 10 0 Christen: iron Press 12 9 0 13 0 0 C_. clone, pf„ fully pain — 10S Hauraki Whaifrttr, 2s 6d paid 0 3 0 5s paia 0 5 5 i-icnr.em. n~ef Finance and Discount, nref. 10 0 Guthrie Bowren .. 110 Kaiaroi Woollens 15 0 Pref. Matea Forests 1 1 6 0 4 3 13 0 N_Z. Cement. 5s pd. 0 6 6 0 7 2 Radio Coron. Reece. E.. Ltd., ord. 0 6 0 St. Elmo Courts .. 10 0 — iorapac Bicc;-ts .. 10 3 Vig-I=.-.t F. A.arms 0 8 6 Wellington Publishing Co. 11 15 0