COMMERCE AND MINING
THE STOCK EXCHANCE MARKET FAIRLY BRISK. WAR LOAN STOCK IK GOOD DEMAND. Yesterday’s calls on ’Change showed the market to be fairly brisk. Inscribed Stock (1938) and (1939) showed an increase of ss. and there was ail increase of 2s 6d in War Bonds (1933), (1938), end (1939), and P.O. Bonds and P.O. Inscribed Stock (1927). Sellers were willing to take J5e for Inscribed Stock (1933) and a siiftilar amount for War Bonds (193;)). P.O. Inscribed Stock was obtainable at ,£95 15s. Banks were in steady demand, Australasians bainv at Ll 3 3s, Nationals at L 5 18s 9d, New Zealands 15s, and Unions at .£l3 Is. Nationals ■were held for L 5 19s 9d. Now Zealands L2 15s and Unions at .£l3 ss. There were three sales on ’Change and two sales ■were reported. WELLINGTON EXCHANGE. TUESDAY’S QUOTATIONS. (3.15 p.m. call.)
Phillips and Impey 14 6 Reported sales: Morning call: Inscribed Stock (1933), .£94 10s. Sales on 'Change:—lnscribed Stock (1933), L 99 10s; P.O. Bonds (1927), L 95 7s 6d. Afternoon call:—Reported sale: New Zealand Bank. JB2 15s 3d; sale on L2 15s 3d (2), siT.-Rs IN OTHER CENTRES. AUCKLAND, August 29. Sales on ’Change.—South British Insurance, 37s 9d; Westport Coal, 32s 6d; Auckland Gas (paid), 23s 3d; HuddaxtParker, 50s 6d; Waihi, 28a Sales.—New Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1939, .£96 sa; New Zealand Insurance, 27s 3d; Auckland Gas (oont.), 18s; Hnd>-dart-Parker, 49s 9d; Northern Steam. 13s 3d, contributed 6s; Bycroft Company. 17a 9d; New Zealand Express, 16s; Grand Junction, 9s 4d. CHRISTCHURCH, August 29. Sale reported-.—Waihi LI 8b 3d. DUNEDIN, August 29. Sales on Change. Hnddart-Parker (ord.), 50s 3d; New Zealand Refrigerating (paid), 245; “Otago Daily Times,. 495. Sales on 'Change:—Reichmarks, 5000 to the <£: P. and O. (def-), L 305. LONDON QUOTATIONS. Australian and NZ. Cable Aaeocdatdon LONDON, August 28. Broken Hills, 27s 7d sales. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 29. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 28. Foreign exchange rates on Lo.ndon are quoted : Paris, 58 francs to the LI. Stockholm, 16.80 kroner. Christiania, 26.30 kroner. Copenhagen, 20.70 kroner. Berlin. 6550 marks. Rome, 1024 lire. Calcutta, 15W to the rupee. Yokohama, 25|d to the yen. Hongkong, 31a to the dollar. Montreal, 1.471 cents, to the dollar. BRADFORD TOPS MARKET. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, August 28. Bradford wool tops market is quiet. Merinos and fine crossbreds are firm, but fifties and below are easier. PRICE OF BUTTER RAISED. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. MELBOURNE, August 29. The wholesale price of butter has been increased by 5s per cwt. CANTERBURY MARKETS MODERATE INQUIRY FOR POTATOES. FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, August 29. Potatoes for the past few days have evolved an inquiry from the North Island but it is confined almost exclusively to "whites/* which are worth fully 5s to 7s 6d per ton more than '‘Russets." A good deal of the inquiry is from the middle part of the island, and the Katoa. leaving on Thursday, is understood to bo takivur the equivalent of a week's supply. Farmers, so far, are offering very little, and quotations are about *B4 10s per ton at country stations. Cocksfoot is very depressed in the face of Danish the equivalent of which, at country stations, is about 44<l per lb. There is a good deal of retail business in ryegrass, ]jjit the yholesaroe market !s very quiet Cow grass is meeting with little business, and fowl feed is moving to a very moderate extent at about Ss lOd to 4« per bushel f.o.b. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received st Wellingto:! yesterday totallod <£3956 10s 2d.
Buyers. Sellers £ a. d. £ «. <1. Minin*— Blackwater —» 0 7 e Consolidated Goldfields 0 0 6 — Mount Lyell 0 18 9 — Waihi 1 7 6 — Waihi Grand Junction 0 9 0 0 10 n War Loans— Inscribed Stock (1939) 96 0 0 — Inscribed Stock (1938) 96 0 0 — Inscribed Stock (1333) 99 15 0 War Bonds (1939) 96 0 0 —• War Bonds (1938) 96 0 0 — War Bonds (1963) — 99 15 0 P.O. Bonds (1927) 95 10 0 — P.D. Inscribed Stock (1927) 95 10 0 95 15 0 Banks— Australasia 13 3 0 — National 5 18 9 5 19 9 New Zealand 2 15 0 2 15 3 TTnion 13 1 0 13 5 0 Financial— Ooldsbrough Mort. 2 1 6 — National Mortgage S 10 0 — Wn, Invest. T. and A. 0 s 6 — Gas— Auckland (paid) 1 3 0 — Napier (=£10) 9 12 6 — Wellington (ord.) 11 8 0 — Wellington (pref.) 0 15 6 — Wn. Debenture Stock 105 0 0 — Insurance— National 3 2 6 -- New Zealand 1 7 3 — South British 1 17 6 1 18 3 Meat Freezing— N.Z. Refrigerating (ill 1 3 9 — N.Z. Refr>"erating (ICb) 0 13 0 0 13 9 Gear - • 1 17 0 Transport— Huddart-Parker (ord.) 2 9 3 2 9 9 TTnion Steam (pref.) ... 0 19 3 — Woollen— Wellington (pref.) — 9 0 0 Coni — Taupiri (ord.) 0 17 0 — Westport 1 It 9 1 12 6 Waipa 0 15 9 — Timber— Levland O’Brien 1 15 0 — Taringamutu 1 10 6 — Miscellaneous— D.I.C. (pref.) 0 19 9 — Howard Smith — 2 10 0 N.Z. Drue 2 11 9 Wilson's Cement 0 19 6 — N.Z. Sugar of Milk ... 1 11 9 — Devonport 15.U. JJebentures (6 t>.c.) 190 0 0 101 0 0 Timaru H.B. (5 n.c.)... . — 96 0 0
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11302, 30 August 1922, Page 10
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