COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10849, 15 March 1921, Page 10

COMMERCE AND MINING

WU.LINUIO.N STOCK LXCHANGH V i;s ILK DAY s QUOTATIONS. Piices of j n\e-tmeat and mining stocks yesterday sve:o as :oi.u»;

tunedin stock exchange. lilt. LATHSi QUOTATIONS. ,KESS ASSOCIATION. JJUNIaiHN'. -March 11. Share quotationsl.V.sing Sun. buyers Is; Rise* and Siune. buyers as. sellers Ss; l'alisuiuu Coiusoiluated, buyers as Ou, icliers 6s; Wa.hi, buyers bis. sellers 29« id; SV aim b.iami Jiiuaum, navel's .s 10d, sellers Ss 9d; -Mount l.yell. buyers 11s 9u, sellers . 1* .Ist; -National Hank, sellers libs 6d; Hank ~t -New Z.'a.and, buyers Us Gd. sellers Ids; National Insurance, seller.- 595; New Zealand lnsuraneo sellers 23a Gel; N.uui.tnl Insurance, rollers list»» ; V. ami O- deter.ed, buyers .1310; Union >e!lort» IDs; Hiuulart Parker tord.i. leavers 38a Gd, sellers 10s; Westport Coal, buyers 27s 4d. sellers 1».1.C. lord.', sellers Os lid pren:.; P.I.C. ,pref. . sellers lies lid: National Gorlgiige. -tilers yes; Loan and Mereautde. sellers 3S s till; Horn inr on Rubber, buyer* las. sellers 20s; Dunlop Rubber, buyer- Ns; New Zealand and Malay (ord.i. setters Jib.; Dunedin Stock Exchange Propty. seller.; 45s Gd; Dunedin-Kaikurai Trains, sellers 25s 6d : tiear Meat Co., sellers 84s; New Zealand Remgeratinjr Meat (20s pd.). sellers adc,; New Zealand ll ri~n' rat nin .Meat (10s pd.’, buyers las 3d. sellers las; Bruce Woollen Co., buyers 395; Method Bros.* Soap, buyers Alt 15s; New Zealand Drug Co. (J 62 pd.;. sellers 60s; New Zealand Express, sellers 17s Gd ; New Zealand Hardwood (ord.b buyers lbs. sellers 16s; Mu burn Lime and Cement, sellers 30s 9d; “Otago Daily Tinnw," sellers -P's: Perpetual Trustees, buyers 35-; Trustees and Executors, sellers ads; Howard Smith, sellers 40a; War Bonds (1938). sellers „£B3 15s- War Bonds 119591. sellers 2883 ss; Inscribed Stock, sellers AS3 10s: Soldiers’ Settlement Bonds.' buyeis AST 10s, sellers JESB 7a 6d; Soldiers’ Settlement Bonds Inscribed, buyers AST 15s, sellers ASS as.

HQME MARKETS

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLE. LATEST QUOTATIONS. The Department of Agriculture baa received the following cablegram, dated 12th instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London : MEAT. Home-killed in small supply. Average prices are :—Beef Is aid. mutton Is 9d. lamb 2s lid per lb. Chilled beef, moderate supplies at maximum price. Market is affected by large supply of frozen beer', large proportion being of inferior qualify. selling at irregu.ar prices. Prime Argentine ox, frozen, lid and Td. but 'inferior quality about as low as 8d and Gd hinds and fores respectively. New Zealand beef, sales and quotations nominal. Imperial Government owned New Zealand mutton difficult to sell owing to being heavy ■weight. Free New Zealand lightweight mutton nnd lamb selling freely at maximum prices BUTTER. Position is not changed. English, email Mipplv average price is AlB 13a per ewt (3s 4d per lb). Trish quoted at Al 3 t l *- ta 615 per cwt (bs 3d to 2s 8d per lb). CHEESE. . -English scarce and firm at -C8 Ss to A 92s per cwt Us 6d to Is 7id per lb). Canadian, small supply, white A 7 Its to A 7 lss |*r cwt (Is 4Vd to Is 43d J)or lb), coloured AS to AS 4s per ewt (Vs 5d to Is 61d per lb). New Zealand, white soiling freely. AT’ 6s to A 7 8s per cwt (approx, la - 33d per lb), but coloured practically cleared quoted at A 7 18s to AS per ewt (approx. Is 3d per lb). Australian, white, A 7 2s to A 7 6s per cwt (Is 3id to Is 3jd per lb), coloured A 7 12s to A 7 ISs per cwt (Is 4.,d to Is 43d per lVt. Final allotment Government cheese being made. Is ltd per lb wholesale, and !» 8d per lb retail. HEMP. Manila market is little steadier and ’M” grade January-Maroh to March-May shipments now quoted at A3S per ton. New Zealand market continues inactive with buyers of higlijioint- alloat at about Al2 to Alt per ton. but no sellers at these price-. Snot quoted at A 45 -per V>n. Fair, March-May shipment A4O per ton. Quotations nominal. WOOL. Bradford trade dull. Very little new » business pus-ing in either tops or yarn, arid prices are in favour of buyers. Tope, quotations nominal, 64’s (merino) 3s lid. 36'- f-uper halfbrod) 2s 7d, 40’s (coarse cros-brcd; prepared Is 3ld i>or lb. HOPS Trade (till controlled. All English have been released by Controller and greater part are in the hands of brewers. Contract price to growers for this season fixed at an average ot Al 7 10s. LOCAL MARKETS. LAUiiY AND CO.’. REPORT. Me-sr» Laery and Co., Ltd.. Wellington (under date March 14th, 1921), repo it wholesale prices as follow: Capo barley, 4s 4(1 per bushel, sacks in; crushed nut ley. Is Dd bushel, sacks in; partridge peas, P's Gil per bushol, ..sacks Is; p 1 as, Prussian blue, 10s 6d per buwtici, sack- 1-; peas, iced Hs 3-1 per bushel, sacks Is; oats, hulled for poultry feed, 6s Gi per bushel, sacks in ; outs, seed Algerians, much 1110 dressed, (. -1 i [A-r lu.’.-hct, farmers* dressed 3- (Hi per bushel, sacks in; oats. di e--eil for poultrv Iced, 7>s per bushel, sacks in; oat-. Gallons, A grade 4s tel per bushel, sacks 111. I; grade -Is per bu-hel, sucks in , hay. lucerne AS lbs per ton; l-'arro fora!. AID lbs fair (ori; chaff, oaten sheaf, prime ton lots, AS As per toil, sucks 111, free on teck.l Wellington; pig anil calf meal. Al2 [it Ion; new potatoes, cboi.-e 8s to 91 ivt; |oul , ben- to 6s per pair, heavy Host e ls 6s Gd to 7 s Gd tier pail; ducks. 14s to Iks pail ; gee.c. 13s lo Its |i_ir: t-.ikcvs. Is 7«i to Is sd [Kir lb; butter, farmers’ .separator dairy or milled is lid per lb; eggs, fn-sh 2s 7d to 2s 9d per doz. pre-erved 2s 4d to 2s Gd per I?--/.; 'to-;, el prill', VO's t.O 95’*;. choice 7d tis 8.1 jer fH-mnd; shell grit, .lioico quality. PK)II> haws, 7» Gd per bag; M.-ggiti's i ila-(-'(1 meal. IDs per U/Olb; onions, 9s Gd per cut; feed peunical, 13s tvr cwt; barley meal, 13 s Gd per rivt; fowl w Itea t, p-jitard. liran, quotations upon application; tow! feed, mixed 9s 9d I*ol- toi-io-t 'G'dlo. sudes in; maize, whole fs per Im-bo! ; Ushcd maize, 8s Gd per

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