COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10560, 10 April 1920, Page 12

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS.

SALES ELSEWHERE PEB PEESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, April 9. Sales on. 'Change': —Waihi, 455; y l^* son's Cement, 16s -_M. Sales repotted Taupiri Coal, 19s: New Zealand Paper Mills, 395; Parenga Kauri Oil, 2oa. CHRISTCHURCH. April 9. Sales on ’Change:—Ward’s Brewery. 63 ’ DUNEDIN. April 9. Sales on 'ChangeNew Zealand Refrigerating Company (cent.) buyers 29s 6d, sellers 29s fid. Sales reported:—New Zealand Refrigerating Company (paid Up), 51a 3d. Sales on 'ChangeHuddart-Parkor, Me 9d; Now Zealand Refrigerating (con.), 29s fid; New Zealand Drugs (new), 25s premium. _ _ ' Sal© reported:—Xew Zealand Re* frigerating (paid), 51s 3d. WOOL EXPORTS. Dalgety and Co., Christchurch, report that the wool exports for the nine months ended March 31st, amounted, to 389,087 bales —practically the same as for the ■corresponding period of last year. The number of bales offered and sold for the same period was 477,989 for 1919-20, Us compared with 506,108 bales for - the nine months of the 1918-19 "wool year." TALLOW. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office under date of the Jth instant: —"Tallow: The market is ■dull. The next public sales will be held on the 14th instant.” PRODUCE MARKETS REDUCED OPERATIONS. LACK OP TRANSPORT FACILITIES. EEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, April 9. There haa been little activity in grain •produce lines since the holidays. The shortage of trucks and the lack of shipping are fatcors in reducing operations. Oats have firmed during the past few days, and sales have boen effected of A grades Gallon* at 5* Id country stations. There is a good deal of business ln email quantities, and shipping facilities only require to improve to stimulate business. With North Island merchanrs there have-been made commitments that will require extensive,filling. There are only a few deals in Algerians to report, 5s 6d at country stations, representing the limit of prices. - Chaff is still in request up to 7s at country stations. Cocksfoot and clover has eased somewhat, and ryegrass also shows an easing tendency. Potatoes have declined in value, and ■£i 10s to Li 12s fid at country stations flow represents the maximum of merchants* offers. However, there is not much- activity in the market, merchants showing little disposition to buy, except in small quantities. The general impression is that there will bo a plentitude of tubers, but. reports suggest that this will not be the case. The position in regard to onions is unchanged. Merchants, aro offering .-£7 10s. which is £X below the Onion-grow-■its’ Association’s figure, and In the meantime business is restricted to small lines. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. . The Customs revenue received at Wei- | lington yesterday totalled .£6302 14s lOd.

Buyers. ScIlor:». -C 6. d. J: s0. inning— — 2 0 0 If r ogress — 0 3 6 Talisman 0 8 — 'Wailii 2 5 0 3 5 9 Grand Junction — 0 13 6 Investments— insonhvJ Mock Uj 0 0 — Rational Bank ... — 7 0 0 Union. iBank 13 10 0 13 17 € Dalgety 12 0 0 — vioklsbrougli llort 2 9 9 3 10 9 Rational .Mortgage ... — v 6 5 Wgin. Investment 0 10 l ( — Trust and Loan c 5 0 . — Wu. Uepdsit 0 s 2 - Sth. British Insurance 9 10 0 9 11 6 Queensland 3 7 0 • N-2- Refrigerating (10s) 1 Huddarc-Parker 2 14 9 3 15 Huddart-Pavkcr (pref.) i 0 0 “‘ 1 X 0 —* P. and 0. Co — 600 0 0 Wgtn. Woollen C£4 IGs) 9 7 e — Westport Coal 1 12 6 1 13 ’iVcarpurt-Stookton coal (pref.) f i 0 10 0 0 10 6 Waipa Coal —. LevJand-U’Bricn 1 10 0 — Colonial Sugar, Fiji ... t20 15 0 fi Clrkcaldio and Stains (pref.) 1 0 3 Scoullar and Co 1 4 0 — Sharland and Co. (ord. and pref.i 1 7 0 — Ward and Co 1 4 0 — Eclipse Petrol (.£1) ... —. 1 17 etlclipse Petrol (10s) ... — *£x dir. fCum div.