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(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. August 10. Sales ou 'Change; 20 E.S. and A. Bank £5 10s 6d; 150 N.Z. Breweries. 53s 3d, 53s 2d, £2 13s Id; 200 Aust. Iron and Steel (pref.) (2) £1 3s 6d; 200 Br. Hill Pty. (2) £3 6s 6d; 100 Consol. Brick Ils 6d; 100 Elect. Zinc (pf. c.d.) £1 IGs 8d; 500 Brian Boru 3ad; 500 AlahakipaAva 34d; 100 Mt. Lyell £1 0s 3d; £lOOO Govt. Stock. 4 p.c., 1940, (Late 9th) £lO2 2s 6d; 100 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid), (late Ath) £1 Os 8d; 200 N.Z. It efrig. (10s paid) 10 s; 400 N.Z. Newspapers £2; 10 Woolworth’s (N.Z.) ord. £l4 2s 6d; 100 Woolworth’s (Syd.) ord. (3) £5 18s, and 25 at £5 17s 9d. WELLINGTON, Augusit 10. Sales: New Zealand Newspapers 40s; Commercial Bank of Australia 17s Sd, 17s 7<l. 17s 6|d; South British 96s 6d; Dilgoty and Go. £8 4-; Colonial Sugar £45 7s 6d; Dunlop 16s. Sales reported: Woolworth’s Ltd. £6. £5 16s; Wool worth’s (W.A.) £9 ss. AUCKLAND,, August 10. Consolidated Brick llg 6d; British Tobacco 40s 4d; Broken Hill 66 5 ; South. British 96s 6d; E.S. and A. Bank £5 10s; Reserve Bank £6 9s 9d; Woolworth’s (Syd.) £5 17s Gd. DUNEDIN. August 10.

Sales: E.S. and A. Bank £5 10s; Refrigerating (con-t.) 10s; Wool worth sj (Syd.) £5 17s 3d. Reported: N.Z. Breweries £2 I3 S 3d. Aficr call: Quartz Afountain 12s. BRITISH BUTTER IMPORTS. (Aus. and N.Z Cab'e As*n.i LONDON. Angus l ' 9. The Imperial Economic Committee’s report dealing Avith supp ies of butter' to the British market in 1934 draws special attention to the fact that New, Zealand, for the first time, supplanted Denmark as the principal supplier. Imports from New Zealand last year Avere 2.677, OOOcwt., compared with Denmark’s 2,486,000 cwt. Austra lia Avas third Avith 2.104,000 cwt. 'Empire supplies amounted to 54 per cent, of the total imports, the largest proportion ever recorded. The consumption of butter per head of population was 25.21 b. an increase of 6.31 b compared with 1930. The consumption of margarine was 7.9 b per head, compared with 11.81 b per head last yetir. WELLINGTON. August 10. Dairy produce prices hav e fixed on the basis of butter 103<i. cheese sd. equivalent to R7s 3<a a cwt and 44:. a cwt c.i.f.e. respectively. U.S.A. DEVALUATION. WASHINGTON, August 9. Th e Senate by 53 to 24 votes passed the measure prohibiting suit< against the Government, based on dollar devaluation similar to but more stYin gent, than the measure adopted by the House. Thp Senate versiou contains a clause permitting six months* grace within which to file suits after the Art becomes law. The House must now act on th: • clause before the measure is sent to the President for signature.