LATE COMMERCIAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 148, 13 September 1927, Page 15

LATE COMMERCIAL

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES Christchurch.—On ’Change. Dalgety and Co. (nevr issue), £l3; Kaiapoi Woollens (178 pd.), Bs. Wellington.— Reported sales: New Zealand Breweries, debenture bonds, 23s 8d; Metropolitan Permanent Building Investment, £l3; New* Zealand Guarantee Ccrp. (pref.), 21s 6d. TARANAKI OILFIELDS. LTD.. REPORT.—The Waiapu No. 2 well is down to a depth of 2,263 ft in grey shale. There is a good showing of gas. We have withdrawn the BJin casing and found the bottom length, which was missing. We are now running the SJin casing and will drill up the lost joint or side-track it. taking probably about two weeks. The Gisborne No. 1 well is down to a depth of 535 ft in blue shale.—Press Association OCCIDENTAL UNA. The manager wired this morning: ‘Further 201 b spe- ! mens, gold showing freely In face.” WOOL, HIDES AND SKINS LOCAL VALUES A representative bench or buyers maintained prices for wool, hides, and skins practically on a pju- with late rates at the fortnightly sale, held this afternoon. Prices ranged: Three-quarter to full wools, 10|d to llid; half to three-quarter 9d to 9Jd; quarter wools, 8d to Best lines of salted skins made to 11s; good, 9s to 10s; medium, 7s 6d to Ss 3d; cut and damaged, 3k 6rl to 4s 3d. Hides.—Heavy cow. S S—Bd to 9 3-8 d; light, Bid to 9d; heavy or. Did to 10Jd; calfskins, 12d to 14jd HAMILTON STOCK SALE STORE PIGS FIRMER A large yarding of beef at Hamilton to-day sold on a par with values at last week’s sale. Dalgety and Co. report light prime bullocks making up to £l3 17s; prime cows anci heifers made to £lO 7s. The biggest percentage of an average yarding of sheep was poorly finished, and not of the best quality. Wethers made to 3Ss; medium wethers to 34s 6d; heavy fat ewes, 33s 3d; prime fat hoggets, 335. A medium yarding of store pigs met with slightly better \alues. Fat pigs sold at late rates.

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