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Evening Star, Issue 21519, 18 September 1933, Page 12

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BRIAN BORU RETURN. The Brian Born return for the week was 530 z for 86 hours working.—Greymouth Press Association. GRAIN REPORT. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. Ltd. report as follows: Wheat. —Milling wheat has practically ceased offering. September rates are as follows;—Tuscan, 3s BJd; Hunters, 3s 10id; Velvet, 4s o*d (sacks extra), f.o.b. main ports. An, advance of another halfpenny' all ov’er next month will finalise values for 1933. Fowl wheat is not meeting with much inyquiry. Consumers are only buying as stocks become exhausted. Ex store prices run from 3s to 4s per bushel (sacks extra). . Oats.—Absence of business keeps this market in a very depressed state. If it were not for the demand there would be no sales at all. Nominal value to growers are as follow:—A gi;ade, Is 3d; B grade,.ls (sacks extra), on truck country sidings. Chaff.—There is ample of this commodity for all inquiries. Only an odd full truck, is sold, and £3 10s is value when the chaff is of good, bright, heavy quality. Medium and inferior chaff is slow of sale at reduced rates. Potatoes. —Canterbury market reports show ah improvement in values. This is not reflected here as yet. Merchants have still a fair quantity to dispose of. These potatoes were bought at the beginning of the season. Owners are offering them cheap, consequently weakening the' market all round ; £3 10s, ex stored is top value to-day. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, September 18. (Received September 18, at 1.35 p.m.) Stock Exchange sales: Broken Hill Proprietary, 39s IJd; Dunlop Perdriau, 18s 3d; Goldsbrough, 30s lid; Wilcox, Mofflin, 9s Bd. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Wellington.—Bank of New Zealand, 48s Bd. Reported: New Zealand Breweries, 37s 9d; Staple’s Brewery, 28s 7d; Woolworth (N.Z.), pref., 365; Gilles--1 pie’s Beach, 2s 3d; King-Solomon, 3s 7d; Mount Lyell, 22s Id. Auckland.—Milne, Choyce (deb.), 16s 3d; Waihi, 25s lOd: Gear Meat, 33s 3d; Wilson’s Cement, 35s 6d; Woohvorths (N.Z.), pref., 365; Breweries, 37s 9d; Farmers’ Auctioneering (£5), 52s 6d; Stock (3i per cent.), £lOl 7s Cd. Christchurch.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 16s lid (£); National Bank of New Zealand, £4 4s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, 495; Now Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), 19s 3d (2); New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 9s 8d: Kaiapoi Woollen (17s paid), 8s 4cl; Heath (Is paid, cum. div.). 5s 3d; Mount Lyell, 22s 4d (3) ; Freshford, Bid; Golden Point, 2d; Wnitahu, 7s 9d (2). Reported: Bank of New Zealand (late sale Saturday), 49s Id; New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid, late sale Saturday), 9s 9d ; Kaiapoi Woollen (17s paid), 8s sd; Staple’s Brewery (late sale Saturday), 28s 9d.