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Southland Times, Issue 20016, 2 November 1926, Page 2

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INVERCARGILL 3TOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. At yesterday morning’s meeting of the Invercargill Stock Exchange aales of Bank of New Zealand stock at 60/3 and War Bonds (1938) at £96 10/- were reported. The following sales were made:;— Commercial Bank, b 31/6; s 32/6. National Bank of New Zealand, b £6 18/6; s £7. Union Bank ol Australia, b £l5 3/6; s £l5 5/-. New Zealand Coal and Oil Co., s 1/6. West port Coal, b 37/9. New Zealand Insurance, b 39/3; s 40/3. South British Insurance, b 58/-; s 59/9. Standard Insurance, s 60/3. Goldsbrough Mort, s 51/3. National Mortgage, b 70/-; s 72/6. Perpetual Trustees (Dunedin), b 61/3. New Zealand Refrigerating (20/-), b 14/3; s 16/-; (10/- paid) b 6/-; s 6/5. Kawarau, b 2/7; s 2/9. Waihi Gold Mining, b 19/6; s 20/-. Waihi Grand Junction, b 2/2. Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), b 36/9; s 37/6; (ord.) b 35/-; s 36/$. Howard Smith (ord.), b 32/-; s 33/3. Huddart-Parker, b 47/-; s 48/-. P. & O.S.N. (def. stock), b £251. Bruce Woollen Mills, s 21/-. Milburn Lime, b 30/9. New Zealand Express Co. (ord.), b 22/-. New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, b 10/3. New Zealand Hardware (ord.), b 7/-; s 8/6. New Zealand Paper Mills, s 19/-. Otago Daily Times, b’Bs/-. Wilson’s (N.Z.) Portland Cement, s 33/9. Inscribed Stock (1938), b £96 10/-. Inscribed Stock (1939), b £96 10/-. War Bonds (1939), b £96 10/-. P.O. Bonds (1927), b £9B 5/-. P.O. Inscribed Stock (1927), b £9B 5/-. Soldiers’ Settlement Loan Bonds, b £lOO 5/-. Soldiers’ Settlement Loan Inscribed, b £lOO 5/-; s £lOO 12/6. THE SHAREMARKET. YESTERDAY’S TRANSACTIONS. Auckland, November 1. Sales on ’Change: Soldiers’ Bonds £lOO 5/-; New Zealand Breweries’ (stock) 24/-; National Bank of New Zealand £6 19/-; Bank of New Zealand 60/-; New Zealand Insurance 39/6; South British Insurance 57/-; Wilson’s Cement 33/3; Alburnia 4/3, 4/4, 4/6; Moanataiari (cont.) 2/2, 2/4; Kawarau 2/7. Wellington, November 1. Sales reported: Bank of New Zealand £3. Dunedin, November 1. Sales on ’Change: Dunedin Stock Exchange Proprietaries 95/-; Bank of New Zealand 59/9 (two), rights 6/2. Sale reported: Upper Nevis 2/6 prem. SHEEPSKIN SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having received the following advice from their head office, London, under date of the 29th instant:— The range of prices was as follows: Merino three-quarter to full-woolled 14Jd to 16]d. Merino quarter to half-woolled 9Ad to 12d. Merino short and shorn 7Ad to 9Ad. 9Ad. Crossbred three-quarter to full-woolled fine 12Ad to 16Ad. Cre&sbred medium to coarse IOAd to 14d. Crossbred quarter to half-woolled fine IOAd to 134 d. Crossbred medium and coarse 9d to 12|d. Crossbred short shorn BAd to lid. Lambs lOd to 14d. There were 6050 bales offered, and 4255 bales were sold. LONDON MARKETS. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cable from its London office dated October 29, 1926, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follows: (Prices for the previous week are also shown). (Per lb.) 29/10/26,22/10/26. N.Z. Wethers and Maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands

561b and under 63 61 571b to 721b 6J 61 6olb-to 721b 55 6 Other brands— 561b and under 6J 6} 571b to 641b 55 6 651b to 721b 5’1 N.Z. Ewes— 641b and under 4 s 48 N.Z. Lambs; Canterbury quality361b and under 101 101 371b to 421b 94 94 431b to 501b 8 84 Seconds 98 94 Selected brands— 361b and under 10 10 371b to 421b 88 9 Other brands, first quality— 421b and under 94 9 J Seconds 98 91 N.Z. Beef— Ox fores 4 4 Ox hinds Cow fores 93. 9"' Ox hinds Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox fores 4.4 41 Ox hinds 61 61 Frozen Pork— 801b to 1201b .. .. 118 114 1201b to 1801b 9 9 Lamb: Market is dull owing supplies Home killed lambs. Mutton: There is only a limited demand for wethers and ewes.