NORTHERN STOCK EXCHANGES

Southland Times, Issue 23741, 13 February 1939, Page 3

NORTHERN STOCK EXCHANGES

AUCKLAND

WELLINGTON

FREEZING SCHEDULE FOR LAMBS PRICES REDUCED THIS WEEK The Southland freezing schedule for lambs will be reduced this week by a farthing per lb to a maximum of' 7jd compared with 8d at this time last year. The prices for lambs, wethers and ewes are as follows—last' year’s prices being quoted for comparison:—

SWITZERS DAIRY FACTORY BUILDINGS SOLD BY LIQUIDATOR Mr R. S. Green, liquidator of the Switzers Dairy Factory Company reports that the factory, with the residence attached has been sold. The buildings were erected in 1912 and were used as a cheese factory continuously until the end of last season when the company went into liquidation. It is understood that the factory buildings will be put into use soon as an up-to-date motor garage.

THE RIALTO William Todd and Co., Ltd., report for the week ended February 10:— Pigs.—Small weaners, 13/6 to 16/-; well grown, 17/- to £1 8/6; small stores, £1 l/_ to £1 9/6. Poultry.—Demand easier. Hens, lOd to 1/7; heavy breeds, 1/9 to 2/9; pullets, 2/1 to 6/3; ducks, 2/7; duck and ducklings, 9/-. Produce. —Table potatoes, freshly dug, 8/- cwt; chaff, £5; straw, £3 10/-; oats, 14/- to 15/-; barley, 19/.-; wheat, 24/- to 29/-; crushed oats, 9/6; pollard, 9/-; bran, 7/-; oatdust, 5/-; sorrell, 3/6; molasses, 13/6; rock salt, 8/6; meat meal, 11/-; boneflour, 14/-; Moose meal, 21/6; Moose nuts, 20/6; oyster shell grit, 6/- cwt; lucerne meal, 14/6. Vegetables: Cabbage, 2/- to 6/-; cauliflower, 8/-; lettuce, 2/- to 3/dozen; carrots, 3/- to 5/- dozen bunches; pears 41b; beans 2d lb. Miscellaneous. —Barbed wire, 30/-; No. 8 galvanized, 25/-; fowl netting, 14/6; rabbit netting, 26/-; sashes, 14/-; wheelbarrows, 27/6, tanks, 50/-; pumice wash boilers, £8 5/-; pumice washtubs, 55/-; timber, 14/- to 17/- 100; stakes, £2; fencing posts, £7 10/-; totara strainers, 10/- to 15/-; horse covers, 27/6; cow covers, 9/6; winkers, 21/-; collars, 45/-; rabbit traps, “Downee,” 22/6; Lane’s Ace, 18/6; ferret nets, large 11/6, medium 7/6 dozen; Ceylon tea, s’s 13/6, 40’s 2/51 per lb. THE PRICE OF GOLD (Received February 12, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 11. The price of gold is £7 8/5 an ounce. DREDGING RETURNS (United Press Association) GREYMOUTH, February 11. The Blackball Creek dredge return was 640 z for 128 hours. The Argo dredge return was 520 z for 128 hours from 11,500 yards. THE METAL MARKET (Received February 11, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 10.

£ s d Bank of N.Z. 1 18 10 Colonial Sugar 98 17 6 Union Oil 1 1 0 Wilson’s Cement 15 10 Woolworths (N.Z.) 18 0 Unofficial List Silknit 8 0

£ s d Woolworths Ltd. (Fri.) 1 4 1 Bank of N.Z. 1 19 0 Broken Hill Propty. 2 17 9 Colonial Sugar 48 18 9 Consolidated Brick 8 11 G. J. Coles (odd lot) . 3 19 3 Woolworths (N.Z.) 18 0 CHRISTCHURCH £ F d Mount Morgan 11 11 do. 11 10 Sales Reported N.Z. Drug (Fri.) 3 5 0 N.Z. Drug 3 5 0 Woolworths (N.Z.) (Fri.) 18 0 Woolworths (N.Z.) 18 0 Woolworths (Syd.) (ord.) 1 4 1 DUNEDIN Sales Reported £ 6 d British Tobacco (Fri.) 2 9 0 McLeod Bros. (Fri.) 27 0 0

LAMBS 1939 1938 361b and under 74 8 371b to 421b 7 71 431b to 501b 65 7 511b and over 65 65 Seconds— 361b and under 65 75 371b and over 65 74 WETHERS First quality— 481b and under 44 55 491b to 561b 4 54 571b to 641b 35 5 651b to 721b 34 45 731b to 801b .3 44 811b and over 3 31 Second quality 35 5 EWES First quality— 481b and under 21 35 491b to 561b 24 31 571b to 641b 2 34 651b to 721b 15 3 731b to 801b H 25 811b and over U 2 Second quality 11 25

Metal quotations are as follows Feb. 9 Feb. 10 A ton. A ton. £ s d £ s d Copper— Standard, spot 42 16 10’/ 2 42 5 0 Forward 43 3 Hi 42 11 10>i Electrolytic 48 5 0 47 5 0 to 48 15 0 48 5 0 Wire bars 48 15 0 48 5 0 Lead — Spot 14 6 3 14 5 7 \i Forward 14 10 7>/z 14 9 4>/ 2 SpelterSpot 13 11 3 13 11 3 Forward 13 16 10>/ 2 13 16 10>/ 2 TinSpot 215 2 6 214 12 6 Forward 213 17 6 213 2 6 SilverFine, per oz 20’,id 20 3-16d Standard, per oz 21%d 21 13-16d