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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17258, 6 September 1919, Page 7

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BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. DIVIDEND AND BONUS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Recd.,.9.25 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 4. . The BSrik of Australasia has declared an interim dividend of 56s per share, and a bonus of 12s. LONDON WOOL SALES. ALL QUALITIES HARDENING. Austra'son and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 9.25 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 4. The wool market is more cheerful. Prices »re hardening tor practically all qualities. Quotations for future deliveries are: forties, 34a; forty-sixes, 44d; fifties, 61d; fiftysixes, 76dFRUIT AND . PRODUCE MARKETS. Business in the fruit and produce markets 1 has beeu fairly active during the past week. At yesterday's sales choice dessert appies realised as high as 22s a case, this being brought by the best De.icious, whnst Dohertys and Stunners fetched from lis to 15s. Cooking apples were in rather better demand than last week, Mauroes bringing up to 13s a case; poorer samples were Quitted at from 9s to lis- Lemons, best Quality, brought up to 18s 6d a case, lower grades selling from 10s to 12s. The limited supplies of oranges offered found purchasers at as high as 29s a case. Josephine and Winter Cole pears were sold up to 23s a case; there -was not such & keen demand for Peter Barrys, which did not go beyond 19s- Fiji bananas ex Talune, brought from 12s to 13s a case. All classes o£ vegetables realised good rates. New potatoes brought 4Jd per lb, the (fiality being indifferent. Onions brought , rd. prices. The supply of poultry -was limited, and • high prices ruled, roosters making up to 9s ad, and hens up to 6s. CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKETS. [by TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHRISTCHURCH. Friday. Potatoes are now quoted at £10 a ton at country stations. Growers will not' take I less, and although this price is being paid ' merchants are not operating freely, most of j them simply buying according to require- | ments, and the speculative element is dis- I appearing from the market. Between mer- , chants, f.o.b. South Island business is being ' done at £11 to £11 IDs, although in one I case at Timaru £11 15s was paid. . , The Cocksfoot market has spurted. Stan- I aard 16lb to 171b seed has advanced from Is 3d to Is sd. As stocks appear limited , I and there is bound to be a keen demand I i for sowing, thnre is a fairly general feeling that prices will go still higher.