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Southland Times, Issue 20116, 1 March 1927, Page 2

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STOCK SALES. McNab: March 1, 15 and 29. Gore: March 8 and 22. Balfour: March 2 (special), March 17. Mataura: March 3. Riversdale: March 4 and 18. Waikaka: March 25. INVERCARGILL STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S TRANSACTIONS. A sale of War Bonds (1938), at £96 15/- was reported at yesterday’s meeting of the Invercargill Stock Exchange. The following quotations were made: — Bank of Australasia, b £l4 5/-; s £l4 12/-. Commercial Bank, b 30/-; s 31/-; new issue, b 9/6. E.S. and A. Bank, b £8 7/-; s £8 10/-. National Bank of New Zealand, b £7; s £7 3/-. Bank of New Zealand, b 59/9; s 60/3; D issue b 11/6. Westport Coal and Oil. b 35/-; s 55/9. National Insurance, s 75/-. New Zealand Insurance, b 36/6; s 36/9. South British Insurance's 56/6. Standard Insurance, b 57/-. Dalgety and Co., b £l5. Goldsbrough Mort, b 50/3; s 51/3. National Mortgage, b 69/-. New Zealand and River Plate, b 23/-. Perpetual Trustees (Dunedin), b 60/-. Wright, Stephenson and Co. (ord.), b 21/-; s 24/-; (pref.), s 17/-. Canterbury Frozen Meat, b £7 11/-; s £9. New Zealand Refrigerating (10/- paid), b 6/-; s 6/3. Southland Frozen Meat (£1 ord.), b 33/-; (10/- ord.i, b 16/6; (£1 pref.), b 33/-. Kawarau Gold Mining, b 3/-; s 3/7. Waihi Gold Mining, b 17/6. Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), b 36/10; s 37/3; (ord.), b*36/-. Howard Smith (ord.), s 32/-. Iluddart Parker (ord.l, b 47/6; s 48/3; (cum. pref), b 20/9. P. and O.S.N. Co. (def. stock), b £255; s £269. Union S.S. Co. (pref.), b 20/1. Kaiapoi Woolleri Mills (ord.), b 9/-; (cont.), b 2/9. Mosgiel Woollen Mills, b £6 3/-; s £6 12/-. Wellington Woollen Mills (pref.), s £6 7/6. D.I.C. (ord.), b 9/3 premium; (pref.), b 21/-. Donaghy’s Rope and Twine, b 34/-. Milburn Lime and Cement, s 28/-; (new issue) b 3/4; s 3/9. New Zealand Drug Co., s 69/-. New Zealand Express Co. (ord.), s 23/-. New Zealand Hardware (ord.), b 4/3. New Zealand Paper Mills, s 19/-. Wilson’s (N.Z.) Portland Cement, b 35/4; s 36/3. War Bonds (1930), b £97. Inscribed Stock (1938), s £96 12/6. War Bonds (1938), s £96 15/-. Inscribed Stock (1939), s £96 12/6. War Bonds (1927-41), s £97 10/-. P.O. Bonds (1927), b £9B 5/-. Soldiers’ Settlement Loan Bonds (1933), b £lOl. Soldiers’ Settlement Loan Inscribed, b £lOl. THE SHAREMARKET. YESTERDAY’S TRANSACTIONS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, February 28. Sales on ’Change: Bank of New Zealand 60/-; Auckland Gas (cont.), 14/6; Sandford Ltd. 21/6; Taranaki Oil 9/-; Moanataiari (cont.) 4/7. Wellington, February 28. Sales on ’Change: Bank of New Zealand 60/3; Bank of New South Wales £4B 15/-. Christchurch, February 28. Sales reported: New Zealand Government 4A per cent. Inscribed (1938), £96 10/-; Bank of New South Wales £49 2/6. Sales on ’Change: National Bank of Australada (£lO paid), £lB 5/-; Bank of New South Wales £49 2/6, £49; Western Australian Bank 59/-; Mason Struthers (10/paid) 10/6; Dominion Rubber 47/-. Dunedin, February 28. Sales on ’Change: Upper Nevis Gold Mining 4/- p.; St. Bathans (B) 7/- discount; Soldiers’ 5J per cent. Bonds (1933), £lOl. Sales reported: Soldiers’ 5A per cent. (1933) £101; Inscribed 5| per cent. (1933), £101; National Bank £7 1/-. LONDON MARKETS. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its London Office dated February 25, 1927, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follows: (Prices for the previous week are also shown). (Per lb). 25/2/27. 18/2/27. d. d. N.Z. Ewes—

All lamb and mutton quotations are new season’s. Lamb.—Market quietly steady throughout week with slightly easier tendency towards close owing to larger supplies now available. Wethers: Market firm supplies are limited. Ewes: Market quiet and unchanged. Beef: Market, is depressed owing to heavy arrivals from Argentine.

641b and under 4 — N.Z. Lambs; Canterbury quality361b and under io; 371b to 421b .. .. ioi 431b to 501b 9 4 Seconds 94 — Selected brands— 361b and under 101 __ 371b to 421b 101 — N.Z. Beef— Ox fores 3} 31 Ox hinds 4 4 Argentine Chilled Beef— Ox fores on 4 Ox hinds 4{ Argentine Frozen Beef— Ox fores 31 3i Ox hinds 4 4 Frozen Pork— 80Ib to 1201b 7J 74 1201b to 71 7J