COMMERCE AND FINANCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24791, 16 December 1941, Page 2

COMMERCE AND FINANCE

THE SHARE MARKET YESTERDAY'S SALES Dunedin.—Sales reported: 4 p.c Stock, 1949-52, £lO5 ss; 4 p.c. Stock, 1946-49, £lO3 15s; 4 p.c. Stock, 1952-55 (ex int.), £lO5 15s • Auckland.—Sales on 'Change: Commercial Bank of Australia, 13s 3d; Bank of New Zealand, £1 19s; Taupiri Coal (ord.), £1 3s; Dominion Breweries (ord.), £1 9s; Broken Hill Proprietary (late sale), £1 18s; Una Hill, Is OJd. Wellington.—Sales on 'Change: 3 p.c. Stock, 1951-54 (2), £9B 10s; 4 p.c. Stock, 1949-52, £lO5 ss; War Loan, 1953, £B7 10s; Bank of New Zealand, £1 19s. Christchurch.—Sales Reported: 3 p.c. Inscribed, 1946-48, £99 15s; 3J p.c. Inscribed, 1956-59. £lOl 17s 6d; Mosgiel Woollens, £lO 15s; Westport Coal, £1 4s 9d; Una Hill, Is 03d; Unlisted Stock—Sales reported: Silknit, 8s 3d. . Local Quotations Government Loans.—3i p.c, 1953-57, b. £102; 4 p.c, 1943-46, s. £lO2 10s; 4 p.c, 1946-49, b. £ 103 10s; 4 p.c, 1949-52, b. £lO5 2s 6d; 3 p.c. 1945, b. £99 ss; War Loan. 1953, s. £B7 15s; War Loan, 1946, b. £97 10s, Banking, Insurance, and Shipping.—New Zealand (£1). s. £2; New Zealand (long D £1), s. £1 lis 3d; Commercial (10s), s. 14s 9d; National of N.Z. (£2 10s), s. £ll 15s; National of Australasia (£10) s £5 15s; Union (£5), s. £7 Is; National (7s). s. £1 0s 3d; New Zealand (£1) s. £3 10s; Standard (£1) s. £3 6s 9d; P. and O. Stock (£1), s. £1 17s 6d; U.S.S. Co. (pref., £,l), b. £L_6s 6d. Meat and Agency.—N.Z. Refrig. (cont.. 10s) s. 9s; Dalgety (£5), s. £6 6s; National Mortgage (£2), b. £1 18s 6d; Loan and Mercantile (£100), s. £42 10s; Guarantee Corp. (3s). b 2s 7d, s. 3s; W.S. and Co. (pref., £1). s. £1 Is. Breweries, Gas, Coal-and Wool.—N.Z. Breweries, s. £1 16s; Dunedin Brewery, s. £1; Christchurch (cont.), s. lis 6ti; Westport (10s), b. £1 4s 3d, s. £1 ss; Bruce (ord., £1), b. £1 3s; Bruce (pref., £1), b. £1; Kaiapoi y(cont., 7s), s. 7s; Timaru (£1), s. 19s. Miscellaneous.—Booth Macdonald (pref., £1), b. 4s, s. 5s 6d: Broken Hill (£1), s. £2; Chas. Begg (£1), b. £1; D.I.C. (pref., £1), b. £1 4s; Dom. Rubber (£1), s. 18s; Donaghy's Rope (£1), s. £2 12s; G J. Coles (£1). b. £2 15s; Macduffs (ord.. £1), s. 9s 3d; N.Z. Drug Co. (£2). b. £3 17s, s. £4 2s; Otago Daily Times (£1), b. £1 17s; Regent Theatre (£1), s. 19s; Smith and Smith (£1), b. 19s; Woolworths (ord, ss), s. 15s 3d; Woolworths (Sydney, ss), s. 16s 3d. , Mining.—Electro. Zinc (pref., £1), s. £2 lis 9d; Mount Morgan (2s 6d). s. 9s; North Broken Hill (ss), b. £1 ,16s, s. £1 19s. IMPORT LICENSING ■ SIXTH PERIOD SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS i ■■ \. _____ • ;; The Comptroller of Customs has ad- ' vised the Associated Chambers as follows of further amendments to the import licensing schedule for the sixth period:— ; Earthenware chambers, bed pans and commode pans (ex Item 215); Inclusive ;of licences already granted, sixth period licences may be granted for imports of earthenware chambers, bed pans and commode pans from the United Kingdom to the extent of 50 per cent, of the value of the/applicant's imports of similar goods from the same source in 1938, Licences may how be granted for* the following items:—T.l. 36/4 dried apricots Or peaches, Australia or British South Africa, 33 1-3 per cent, of imports of similar goods from all sources in 1938. T.I. 39, canned apricots or peaches, Australia or British South Africa, 40 per cent, of imports of similar goods from all sources in 1938. Canned pineapples, Australia or British Malaya, 50 per cent, of similar goods from same source in 1938. Medical supplies: Adverting to circular memorandum 1941/98 of August 29, schedule No. 2 attached thereto be amended by deleting therefrom medicinal preparations packed in hermetically sealed glass vessels., etc. (Tariff, item 121/2), which should:be added to schedule No. 1. . Increased allocations: Inclusive 1 of licenced already granted for amounts in excess' of ;the; alldcatidns provided in the si](tljpperiod, ;j scheduleyand in subsequent amehdmTOtei licences in respect of the undermentioned, goods may now be 'granted, for the countries and on the basis Set out in the schedule, to the extent, shbwn below:—Tariff item 23, tea in bindings,-cords, etc., 25; ex ,164/170, Hat hoods,'-woven and similar of .straw, etc., 25; 185, -hat hoods, felt or wool or fur. unblocked, etc., 25; 166, hatmakers' materials, excluding hat leather, 25; 168, lace, laces and ribbons, 25; 169, leather cloth, etc., in piece, 25; ex 171,'pins, n.e.i., knitting pins, needles, etc., hooks and eyes, 25; 174, sewing cotton, silk threads, etc., 50;. 177, staymakers' corset fasteners, etc., 25; 178 (1/2), tailors' trimmings, 25; ex 180 (1), sheeting and other piece goods, etc., 25; ex 180 (1), textile piece goods of cotton, linen, jute, etc. (other than moquettes. I tapestry, and tickings), 25; ex 180 (2), knitted or lock-stitched piece goods of silk,-' etc, 25; 182, textile piece goodsdress nets, curtain nets, etc., 25; 183 (1), moquettes and tapestries of Wool, etc., 25; ex 183 (2), textile piece goods, n.e.i., etc. (excluding piece goods for army, etc., uniforms), 25; 186, umbrella-makers' materials, etc., 25; 187, union textiles, n.e.i., in piece, etc., 25; 188, upholsterers' materials, etc., 25; 192, yarns of cotton, silk, art, silk, etc., 25;-ex 193, yarns, n.e.i. (excluding hand-knitting yarns, etc.), 25, . Inclusive of licences already granted, the sixth-period allocation provided for imports of moquettes, tapestries and tickings composed of cotton, etci (ex tariff item 180/1) from the United Kingdom has been increased to 75 per cent, of the amounts of licences granted for imports of similar goods from all sources in 1940.

Scott Bros., produce merchants and com/mission agents, registered egg and onion merchants, report:—Eggs: For consignments received on December 8 to 12' inclusive pay-out values to clients will be as follows:—Heavy, Is 6Jd; standard, Is sd; medium. Is 3d. Separator butter, 9d to lOd per lb. Honey, 7d to 8d per lb-, 101 b tins,r7s to 9s each; 51b tins, 4s 9d to 5s each. Poultry: Good demand; hens, 2s 6d to 3s each; heavy breeds. 3s to 3s 6d each; ducks, 2s to 3s each; ducklings, 3s to 3s 6d each; roosters. Is to Is 6d per head; cockerels—light Is 9d to 2s 6d each, heavy 3s 9d to 5s each; geese, 3s 6d to 4s each; goslings, 4s to 5s each. Turkeys: Gobblers, 9d to lid per lb; hens, 8d to lOd per lb. Fat: Nominally 8s to 10s per cwt. Potatoes: North Island new 4d per lb; Oamaru, 4Jd to 6d per lb; A.C. seed. £lO per ton Whole fowl wheat, to 7s 3d per bushel, sacks extra.' Chaff: Prime oaten sheaf, £5 15s per ton, ex truck, £6 10s ex store, bags extra. Whole maize, 8s per bushel. Oyster grit, 6s 64 per 1001 b bag Straw: Wheaten, 3s and 3s 6d per bale; oaten, 4s 3d per bale, ex store. Lucerne meal 1 ,12 s per 901 b bag. Lucerne chaff, 8s 6d per sack. Onions: To (arrive this week. New season's chickfood: Now in store, packed in ,200's, 100's, 50's, 25's, 10's, and 4's; quotations for ton lots or less. Eggs.—We grade all consignments to regulatipn over automatic weighing and candling machines. PAYMENTS WEEKLY. Christmas Poultry Sale.—Clients please note that all consignments of poultry should arrive here not later than December 17. December 15, 1941.