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Evening Star, Issue 19542, 28 April 1927, Page 9

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LONDON TALLOW SALES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 27. (Received April 28, at 11 a.m.)! At the tallow sales 1,364 casks were offered and 631 were sold at about 6d advance Quotations: Mutton, fine, 375; medium, 355; beef, fine, 39s fid;' medium, 355. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. LONDON, April 37, (Received April 28, at 12.20 p.ra.)‘ The New Zealand and Australian! Land Company has declared an interim i dividend of 4 per cent., and the P. and ! O. Company an interim dividend on d«ferred stock of 10 per cent., tax free. ■ LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, April 27. (Received April 28, at 11 a.m.) At the wool sales 124,200 bales will be available at the opening.on May 3. Of this 61,200 bales are Australian and 14,450 New Zealand. PRICE OF GOLD. LONDON, April 27. (Received April 28, at 12.20 p.m.) Fine gold is quoted at £4 4s 11 id per oz. LONDON WHEAT MARKET. LONDON, April 27. (Received April 28, at 12.20 p.m.) Following the good demand both United Kingdom and Continental account cargoes were firm at 3d advance. Liverpool futures: May, 10s 7Jd; July, 10s sid; October, 10s 2Jd. THE TALLOW MARKET. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., advise having received the following cablegram from their head office, dated 27th inst.: —Tallow: 1,335 casks offered, 61 per cent. sold. Most prices are Sd to 6d higher. THE APPLE MARKET. ■ LONDON, April 27, (Received April 28, at 11 a.m.) The lonic’s Jonathan and Delicious apples realised 14s to 17s; Cox’s, 16s to 21s; Dunn’s, 14s to 16s; King David, 14s to 16s; Russets, 12s to 16s. CHICAGO WHEAT QUOTATIONS. j NEW YORK, April 27. j (Received April 28, at 10.30 a.m.) Chicago wheat: May, 134 i cents per bushel; July, 130; September, 128 i. FERTILISER COMPANY. [Pb« Dnhud Press Associitkw.] AUCKLAND, April 28. ! The New Zealand Fanners’ Fertiliser Company’s balance-sheet shows I a net profit of £25,086. The usual dividend of 7J per cent, was recom- ! mended to be declared. The effect of the low quotations in the district for fertilisers, it was stated, had sti> ilated the demand for superphosphates, j -ILONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co., .Ltd., h-ra received the following cable from head office, _ London, dated 26th inst. Athcnic, Matakana, Tokoa, Corihthic, Matatna, and Manaha have arrived in time for the wool sales. ' SALES ON ’CHANGErTHIS DAY. Auckland,—Sales: Bank of New Zealand, 59s 6d and 60s. Sale reported: Union Oil, 41s 6d