POTATO MARKET QUIETER

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 14

POTATO MARKET QUIETER

Price Of Wheat Higher

By Telegraph—Press Association.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 30. The potato market is quieter than it was at the beginning o£ the ( week, but quotations are unchanged at £l2 tor whites and Dakotas, and £l2/10/- for Aucklanders, with 10/- on these prices for July delivery. Two ships have loaded at Timaru and Lyttelton lor the North Island this week. The Port Waikato's total from the two ports was 1938 sacks, and the Waipiata's approximately 6000. The July increment of Id. a bushel goes on to wheat tomorrow, making prices as follows: Tuscan, 5/10; Hunters, 6/-; and Pearl, 6/2. The other markets are quiet. London Butter Market Firm By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright, LONDON, Juue 29. The butter market is firm and active. Dauish( 123/- a cwt.; choicest salted New Zealand, 119/- to 120/-; Australian, 113/- to 114/- 5 unsalted New Zealand, 120/- to 121/-; Australian, 114/-. Cheese: New Zealand, white, 64/- to G 5- a cwt.; coloured, 67/-; Australian, white, 62/-. Mount Morgan Production Mount Morgan Ltd. yesterday cabled to the Stock Exchange Association the following production report for the six weeks ended June 28': Ore mined, 108,141 tons; ore treated, sulphide 00.400 tons, oxide 45,760 tons. Sulphide mill tailings retreated through oxide mill 45.720 tons. Estimated production : Gold, 91660 z.; copper, 338 tons, including 16 tons copper precipitation. During the" period 341 tons of blister copper was produced from concentrates. Dividends And Calls Queensland Insurance —int., o p.c. July I Felt am) Textiles—second pref,, 6 p.C., I uly 1 Fairymend Sugar—final, 5 p.c. ... July 1 National Mortgage—int.. 24 p.c. .. July 1 Zinc Corporation—Haul, pref, ant’ ord., 1/0 n slinre (less tax); lot.. pref., 2/- a share less tax Inly I Komata Reefs —3d. a share (stg.) . July 1 JI. M. Arcade—hit., pref., 23-3 p.c.; ord., 3 p.c J uly 1 Nallonal Bunk of N.Z.—final. 2} p.c. less Brit. Inc tax Inly 4 Blackball Creek Gold—lo p.c July 4 Consolidated Brick final 3 p.c. July 5 New River' Gold—ld. a share Inly 7 Woolwortlie (N.Z) int. 5 p.c. July 13 Wool worths Properties-half-year ly, preferred ord., 3 n.c I uly 15 G. ,1. Coles—half yearly pref.. 4 p.c. July 15 Okarlto Gold—lo p.c July 22 CALLS—

Broken Hill Pty.—hew final, 5/. a share ...... July 81