COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12022, 27 December 1924, Page 16

COMMERCE AND MINING

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GOVFKNMFNT SECURITIES A,ortn\lum and N.Z. Coble Association (Received -December 26, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 25. Following are the latest Quotations fox Imperial and Colonial Government securities •

OTHEfft QUOTATIONS. Waihi, buyers 25s 7d, sellers 275. Dalgety’s £ls 13s 9d. FOREIGN EXCHANGE BATES. (Received December 26, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 25. The current rates of exchange compared with the rates ruling on December ©rd, and with par, are as follow: New York, 4.69- dollars, 4.70}, A 866. Montreal, 4.70} dollars, 4.72}, 4.866. Paris, 87.35 francs, 87.40, 25.225. Brussels. 94.55 francs, 94.55, 25.225. Rome, 109.90 lire. 109.35, 25.225. Berlin, 19.70 reicnmarks, 19.80, 20. Stockholm, 17.42 kroner, 17.47. 18.159. Christiania, 31.23 kroner, 31.21, 18.159. Copenhagen, 25.67 kroner, 26.81, 18.159. •Calcutta, 18 3-16 d to the rupee, 18}d. •Hongkong, 28J-d to the dollar. 2&d. •Yokohama, 19}d to the yen, 19fd. •Par fluctuates with the price of silver. HOME MARKETS FROZEN AND CHILLED MEAT. ' Australian and N.2!. Alternation. . LONDON, December 25. Sheep.—New Zealand ewes, 7£d; Argentine. light BJd, medium Bd. Lambs.—Australian, firsts, Victorian 12}d, others 12}d; seconds, Victorian 121 d; Argentine firsts, light 12$, medium ll}d, seconds 10$d. Frozen beef.—-Argentine fores, 4}d; Uruguay fores, 4d. Chilled beef. —Argentine, fores 4}d> , hinds 7}d; Uruguay, fores 4d, hinds 6ia; : others unchanged. | WHEAT. \ Wheat cargoes are quiet and easier. : to the holidays and lower Ameri- ! can advices. Parcels are quiet, and show 3d to 6d decline. Liverpool futures, De- : camber unquoted, March. 13s s}d, May 13s [ RAW PRODUCTS. Cotton, January shipment 12.93 d per I l lb. I Rubber, Para 19d per lb, plantation and , smoked 19$d per lb. Jute, December to January shipment ' £3O per ton. 1 Hemp, January shipment 430 per ton. Linseed oil, 448 10s per ton. Turpentine, 42 19s 6a per cwt. r Antimony, English 470, foreign 460 to S 462 per ton. i PRICE OF GOLD. [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. JL J-ONDON, December 24. The price of gold is 44 8s 6d per ounce. ► i CHICAGO WHEAT FUTURES. Aostraiiar end N.Z, CabU Association b * t NEW YORK, December 24. T Chicago wheat quotations: December, 1 dollar 73 cents; May, 1 dollar 76 cents; July, 1 dollar 50 cents.

Pec. 25. Dec. 18. Ji U. d. Si p.c. Imperial Consols 57 10 0 57 10 0 5 p.c War Loan (19221927) 101 5 0 101 5 0 3J p.c. Wat Loan (19251929) 97 O 0 97 O 0 5J p.c. Convereion 79 6 *>.<*. Aus Comm. 0 0 78 17 6 (1931-41) 106 15 0 106 12 6 51 o'*. Aus. Comm. (1922-27) 101 5 0 101 0 0 6 p.c. N.Z. (1936-51) ... 110 15 0 110 12 6 4 p.c. N.Z (1940) 96 2 6 96 2 « 34 p.c. N.Z. (1940) 85 5 0 85 0 0 3 p.c. N.Z. (1945) 77 6i pc. N.S.W. (19300 0 77 5 0 40) ice 12 6 108 10 0 6 V.c. N.S.W. (193032) 101 7 6 104 7 6 5J p.c. N.S.W. (1922-32) 101 0 0 101 5 0 4 p.c. N.S.W. (1933) ... 92 31 p.c. N.S.W. (1930O 0 92 O 0 50) a S3 3 p.c. NjS.W. (1035) ... 77 15 0 83 12 6 A 0 77 5 0 54 p.c. Vic. (1930-40) ... 103 0 3? p.o. Vic. (1921-26) ... 98 15 0 103 10 0 99 5 0 0 3V p.c. Vic. (1929-40) ... 80 0 0 80 2 6 St p.c. Vic. (1929-49) ... 72 12 6 72 17 6 6 p.c. Q'land (1930-40) 106 0 0 106 0 0 4 p.c. Q’land (1924) ..\ 99 16 31 p.c. Q’land (1921-30) 98 15 0 0 99 15 96 15 0 0 Si p.c., Q’land (1930) ... 91 2 6 92 12 6 3 p.c. Q*land (1930) ... 71 2 6 71 2 6 64 p.c. S’. Aus. (1945) ... 108 4 p.c. S. Aus. (1929) ... 84 0 0 108 10 0 0 .0 84 0 0 S p.c. S. Aus. (19SW) ... 63 12 6 63 12 6 6 p.c. W. Aus. (1&J3-40) 103 15 0 103 12 6 31 p.c. W. Aus. (192636) 87 10 0 87 10 0 3 p.c. W. Aus. /1915-35) 83 0 0 83 10 0 6* p.c. Tas. (1930-40)... 108 17 6 108 17 6 St p.c. Tas. (1926-40) ... 83 15 0 84 0 0 3 p.c. Tas. (1920-40) ... 77 0 0 77 0 0