QUOTATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28767, 12 December 1958, Page 17

QUOTATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH

Australian Wool Sales

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyrtahti MELBOURNE, Dec. 11. The Melbourne Woolbrokers’ Association reported a 97 per cent, clearance of the 14.900 bales on offer at the Melbourne wool sales today The market finished on a firm basis with values for all descriptions showing no appreciable change on opening rates. There was strong competition throughout. the principal buyers being Japan, the Continent and the United Kingdom. Crossbred prices: good to ■ super. 60’s, • 66d; good, 56’s, 53d; good, 50’s, 50d. Sydney Sale Values were unchanged at the Sydney sales today—the last sale before the Christmas recess. The Sydney Woolselling Brokers’ Association reported an offering of 13,395 bales, with a clearance of 13,164. Strong competition came from Japan, supported by the Continent and Britain. Values for average descriptions of Merino were unchanged on yesterday’s rates, w'hile good style fine qualities continued irregular and quoted in buyers’ favour. Merino skirtings, comebacks and crossbreds were in good demand and remained fully firm Sugar Price.—The United Sugar Terminal Association’s price for raw sugar is 32s 9d per cwt, c.1.f., basis December-January ahipment*—(P.A.)

NJZ. GOVT.— Buyers £ s. d. Sellers £ s. d 3 p.c., 15/4/56-59 99 5 0 — 3 p.c., 15/11/57-60 95 17 6 «■» 3 p.c., 15/8/59-61 95 10 0 — 3 p.c., 15/7/63-85 89 15 0 — 3 p.c., 15/5/64-66 87 15 0 — 31 p.c. t 15/9/57-60 97 0 0 an 35 p.c., 15/9/59 99 10 0 3> p.C.. 15/6/59-60 99 12 6 32 p.c.. 15/5/62 95 12 6 — 3% p.c.. 15/9/65 .. 93 0 0 — 3% p.c., 15/6/65-66 93 5 0 — 3% p.c., 15/9/69 .. 90 0 0 — 3% p.c., 15/9/74 .. 87 0 0 — 4 p.c., 15/8/65-66 94 5 0 — 4g p.c., 15/6/59 101 5 0 •w 4j p.C.. 15/8/60 .. 100 5 0 4J p.c.. 15/6/61 .. 100 7 6 wn 41 p.c., 15/7/61 100 5 0 •an 4g p.c., 15/6/66-67 99 0 0 — 43,4 p.c., 15/8/62-63 100 7 6 100 15 0 Chch. City, 5 p.c., 1/7/68 —— 100 0 0 N.C Hosp., 4 p.c., 20/3/69 —— 91 0 0 BANKS— A.N.Z., x.d. 1 18 0 MB “B,” x.d. 2 0 0 —— Comm, of Aust. 0 16 0 MB Pref. .. 5 17 6 — E.» S., and A. 16 9 MB Nat. of A’asfa., £1 — 0 18 6 Nat. of N.Z., x.d. 17 0 N.S.W. 29 5 0 30 0 0 BREWERIES— Ballins. ord. 18 6 — Pref. 0 18 3 New Zealand — 1 12 0 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury pref. 5 5 0 — N.Z. Refrig. 2 3 11 2 5 3 Nth. Canty., pf. •• 0 19 6 «B GAS— Christchurch »■ 0 16 6 0 17 0 Cont. .. .. MB 0 12 0 Wellington — 15 0 INSURANCE— F.A.M.E. 13 0 —. National 13 3 MB South British 3 11 0 LOAN & AGENC1 r— C.F.C.A., ord •— 2 12 0 Pref. .. — 2 11 0 Cont. .. — 16 0 Chch. Building .. — 1 10 0 Dalgety 1 16 0 mb Mutual Benefit .. — 10 0 Nat. Mort., "A” 0 6 9 0 7 0 0 6 10 Newton King 0 12 3 N.Z.F. Co-op.. 1st pref. 0 12 6 mb •*A” Pref — 0 12 a “B” Pref. — 0 12 6 53 P.c. Stk. 1970 94 15 0 United Building .. 0 17 6 *— Wright, Steph. .. — 1 13 6 Pref. .. —- 0 19 0 Debs. .. —- 12 0 SHIPPING— Northern 0 10 6 WOOL, TEXTILES Bruce — 1 12 6 Feltex 12 6 Holeproof, pref. — 0 15 6 Lane. Walker Ind 1 15 0 — Pref. 0 18 6 Manawatu 2 0 0 Mosgiel 1 18 0 — Tekau 15 0 17 6 Lane. Walker Ind. 15 0 Pref. .. — 0 19 0 Timaru — 12 6 Timaru, rights .. 0 0 3 0 0 9 MISCELLAN EOUSAirwork — 17 6 Pref. — 0 18 6 Alex. Harvey 12 3 — Amal. Batt., c.d. 1 12 6 — Ampol 0 14 8 — New — 0 14 6 And. and /. — 14 2 Pref. .. — 0 19 6 A S Paterson .. — 16 0 A.W.A. 0 15 3 — Balkns Hotels, 10s paid — 0 10 6 Beath and Co .. — 1 13 9 Begg and Co .. 2 14 0 Cent. Otago Fruit — 10 0 Broken Hill Pty. 2 0 0 —— Buntings — 18 6 Claude Neon N.Z. 2 7 0 — Colonial Sugar .. 35 0 0 — Cory-Wright pt — 0 18 3 Cox Bros. 0 4 6 — Rights 0 0 1 0 0 Ij Cyclone Fence .. — 1 11 6 Dorn. Bldrs. 0 7 0 — Dom. Fertiliser .. 13 0 Donaghy’s Rope 2 2 6 — D.I.C. — 0 18 0 Pref. .. 0 19 0 Email 0 6 0 0 6 6 Farmers’ Trading 2 10 — Fletcher Hldgs. .. Frozen Prods. .. 17 6 0 ~5 0 G. J. Cols* .• out

- Buyers Sellers £ i d. £ i d Miscellaneous contd.— Griffin and Sons 0 12 a Hay’s, Ltd. 13 3 Holm. Eng. 1 1 0 John Chambers .. >— 0 19 9 J. J. Niven 1 17 6 J. Mercer Ind., pf. 0 18 9 —■ J. Wattle Canns. — 14 0 K.P. Drugs 3 12 6 3 13 0 M.C.P 0 4 0 Moulded Products 0 14 3 Watties, pref. 10 6 McCaskey pref .. 0 17 6 McLeod 2 0 0 Midland Mot., pf. 0 19 0 Milburn Lime .. 1 4 6 1 S 6 Petrous Tile 0 16 0 0 17 3 Natl. Electric .. — 6 3 6 N Z Cement — 0 18 0 NZ.F Fertiliser 1 7 6 18 6 N.Z. Forest Prod. 0 19 8 Pref. —_ 0 18 0 N.Z. Indust Gas. x.d. 2 0 0 N.Z. Newspapers — 2 0 0 N.Z. Pack. Corpn. 12 0 wa» Nth Roller 1 11 0 —— Norvic Shoes 0 18 3 —a Otaco Daily Times — 2 12 6 Reid Murray 0 11 6 R and E Tingey 0 6 6 Ross and Glendining 1 3 0 Simpson and W. 2 17 0 Skellerup oref. 0 18 6 Vibrapac (Otago) 10 9 Weeks w 1 10 0 Whakatane. ord. 15 0 Pref 1 1 0 Whit, and Tombs 16 9 17 6 Wm. Cable Hdgs. 1 1 0 W’wths., ord. 0 17 0 0 17 3 N.Z., ord 0 15 6 0 15 11 N.Z.. pt 1 9 0 Pp Pf 0 19 0 OVERSEAS LISTING— W’wths. (S.A.) .. 13 0 —— MINING— Waih! 0 6 0 — UNLISTED STOCKS Buyers Sellers £ s. d Beaths, 19s on dep 1 3 0 Burt. A. and T. 2 10 0 Chch. Press 12 10 0 __ Fin. and Dis., ord. 13 0 Kaiapoi Woollens 1 ”1 6 13 0 Pref. .. 10 0 113 Matea Forests 0 3 3 N.Z. Motor Bodies — 1 16 0 Prudential Bldg. — 0 18 0 Reece, E., ord. .. 0 5 0 0 6 0 Reg Theatre, c.d. 13 0 Scales 0 4 6 0 8 6 Victoria Mansions 16 0 1 17 0 Zealandia Soap .. — 0 9 6