TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 638, 15 April 1929, Page 10

TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS

Closing quotatoins at to-day’s mid-day call were:—

LONDON MEAT MARKET SMITHFIELD PRICES The Xew • Zealand Meat. Producers’ Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated April 12, advising Smithfield delivered prices averaged for the week ended that date as follows: New Zealand Wethers and Maidens.— Canterbury quality, selected brands. 561 b and under. 7 1-Sd a lb; 571 b to 641 b, 6Jd; 651 b to 721 b, sJlb. Other brands, sbib and under. 7d: 571 b to 641 b, 6 1-Sd; 651 b to 721 b, aid. Xew Zealand Ewes.—64lb and under, sd. New Zealand Lambs. Canterbury quality, 361 b and under. 9 5-Sd; 371 b io 421 b, 9d; 431 b to 501 b, Sad: seconds, 9 1-Sd. Selected brands. 361 b and under, 9£d: 371 b to 421 b, S 7-Sd. Other brands, first quality, 361 b and under, 9Jd: 371 b to 421 b. S3d: second quality, 301 b to 321 b, average, 9 1-Sd. Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first quality, 361 b and under. S 5-Sd; 371 b to 421 b. Sid. Argentine Lambs. —First quality, 361 b and under. 7 7-Sd; 371 b to 421 b. 7i. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, sid; hinds, Sid. X'ew Zealand Frozen Pork.—Porkers, KOlb to 801 b. 9d: 811 b to 991 b. Slid: 1001 b to 1201 b. Sid: baeoners, 1211 b to 1801 b. 9d. Lambs.—The market is firm, with better prices. There is a better tone prevailing. Mutton.—Market firmer. More interest is being taken in heavier weights. New Zealand Beef.—Stocks are exhausted. The higher prices ruling for . hilled beef are helping the demand for lamb and mutton. New Zealand Porker Figs.—The market keeps firm. New Zealand Raeoner Pigs.—T here is a good demand for the small stocks available.

FEILDING STOCK SALE Press Association FEILDING, Saturday. At the Feilding stock sale yesterday there were fairly heavy yardings of sheep and moderate yardings of cattle. Fat sheep sold at late rates and stores showed a dragging sale. Fat lambs, b.f., made 20s 9d to 25s 6d; fat wethers, two-tooth, 30s to 345; fat ewes, 22s 7d to 27s 6d; choice b.f., 30s; store four and five-year ewes, running ■ ith Southdown rams, 25s 3d to 30s 7d; i wo-tooth ewes, passed at 27s 3d; black-h-ce lambs, off turnips, medium quality, parsed at 16s 6d and 17s 3d. Ciitile: Fat cows made €6 15s‘to £7 12s *>d; heifers. £6 19s to £8: steers, £9 7s Gd._ Stores: Cows, £2 to £5 ss; steers, ‘-4 17s 6d. Dairy <ows: Second calvers, £'» 10s; weaner heifers. £1 10s to £3; heifers, calved, £4; heifers, running with; bull, C 5 is* to £5: ran in milk, £5 105; i springing heifers, £7, I

BUTTER AND CHEESE Merchants advise receipt of overseas cables as follows: A. H. Turnbull and Company, from W. Weddel and Company, Ltd.. London, dated April 12:—Butter: Danish, 166 s to 168 s; New Zealand, unsaled, 166 s to 170 s; salted, 164 s to 1665; market quiet at the advance. Cheese: Xew Zealand, white, 80s to 90s; coloured. 90s to 91s; market firm; Canadian, white, 10Ss to 112 s; coloured, 106 s to 110 s. Amalgamated Dairies, Limited, from their London office, under date April 13: Butter—Butter prices unchanged; Anchor 16Ss; unsalted, 170 s. Market very quiet. Danish. 16Ss: spot. 160 s f.0.b.. Deliveries Xew Zealand. 2.391 tons. Stock. 7,745 tons. Retail unchanged. Cheese: White, S9s: coloured. 91s; market quietly steady. Canadian unchanged. Retail unchanged. LONDON MEAT MARKET (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) LONDON, Saturday. Sheep—Canterbury, light. 7 1-Sd: heavy sld: North Island, light, 7d: heavy, s£d; New Zealand ewes, sd: Australian firsts, sd; .seconds. sd: ewes, 4Jd; Argentine, light. 5 7-Sd; medium, sd; heavy, 44d. Lambs—Canterbury, light, 9 3-Sd; medium, 9d; heavy. S7d; seconds, 9 1-Sd; other selecteds, light, 9id; medium, S 7-Sd; North Island firsts. light, 9Jd; medium, S2d; seconds, 9 1-Sd; Australian firsts, Victorian, 8 7-16 d; others, Sid; seconds, Victorian, 8 5-Sd; others, S 3-Sd: third, Sid; Argentine firsts, light. 7 7-Sd; medium, 71d. Frozen Beef—Australian fores, 42d; hinds. 5 3-16 d. Chilled Beef—Argentine fores. s£d; hinds. 5 3-16 d: others, unchanged. COTTON, RUBBER, HEMP. ETC. (Prices on April 6 in parentheses.) i Cotton—May delivery. 10.60 d (10.50 d) a Rubber—Para, 12d (12id> a lb; plantation and smoked, 19 15-16 d (lid). Jute—April-May shipments. £32 10s (£32 12s) a ton. Hemp—April-June shipments. £33 15s i (none offering). Copra—April-May shipments. £2l 15s i (£22 ss) a ton. Linseed Oil—€ 29 (£2? ss) a ton. j Turpentine—42s (42s 9d) a cwt.

Sellers. Buyers. £ s d £ a d &AXKS— .A list, of frim. 1 15 . \ usrralasia 14 12 0 « om. of Australia .. 1 ft s Ditto (con.) ft 14 0 • om. of Sydney .. 1 7 10 National of N.Z. .. 7 ft -National of Australasia 1ft 1ft 0 1 >itto •< on. > ft 14 ft ft 12 0 !N>w South \\ ales . S»1 ft ft 0 New Zealand .. .. 3 3 2 ft Ditto. D. Mort . . 1 S 6 T nion of Australia 15 12 6 — INSURANCENational .. .. .. .. n 16 o ft New Zealand .. . . 7 ft « S ft South British .. .. ft 6 .3 5 Standard .. .. .. — 3 4 3 5.0AN AND AGE'NCT— Abraham and Williams 4 2 ft Ditto (pref.) .. .. 4 7 JT- ai mers’ Co-op. Auc. 10 0 Mort . 14 ft 13 0 Newton King? (pref) ft N.Z. and River Plate .N.Z. Guar. Corp .. 0 ft 1 0 s s | N.Z. Loan and Merc. 130 0 0 127 ft 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 80 0 0 £N. Auck. Farmers’ r , Co-op (ord.) ft 3 ! Ditto B (pref) .. — ft ft 0 COAL— Grey Valley' .... .. 1 o •> 7 IHikurangi *) Ditto (pref ) .. .. ft S .*? ft 7 0 Ditto A (pref.) . . ft ft ft ft Tukemiro K 3 Renown 0 IS 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. ft 1ft Taupiri . . . .. . . 1 ft ft l 6 3 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 ft W estport-Stockton . ft 3 ft ft 7 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 3 r.AS— , Auckland .. 1 3 Ditto (con.*) . . .. ft Gisborne ft 13 ti ft 10 6 Whangarei 0 15 0 SHIPPINGDevonport Steam .. 1 4 3 Howard Smith 1 5 ft ffuddart-Parker , . 2 -S ft 2 '4 ft Northern Steam ft 14 ft Ditto (con.) .. .. ft 7 ft 0 0 I\ and O. (def. stock) 3 1 6 Union Steam (pref.) — 1 0 6 TIMBER— Bartholomew . . ft 18 0 Kauri Timber .. ft IS ft ft 17 ft r.cyland-O'Brien 1 14 ft 1 13 6 National ft ft 0 5 0 Parker-Lamb .. .. 0 1ft 0 0 16 0 TfOCLLEKXaiapoi o 14 ft ft It ft Ditto (con.) .. .. 4 o Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 0 <5 ft BREWERIES— •" Li. Innes (pref. > 1 ft 0 N.Z. Breweries 3 3 X 3 2 6 MISCELLANEO u S— A uck. Amug Park . ft 3 ft Ditto (pref.) ft 13 0 —

Sellers Buyer*. Aust. Iron and Steel (pref.) — 1 ft 9 British Tobacco 2 s X 2 7 9 Burns, Philp .. 2 9 9 — Bycroft, Ltd —• 1 12 6 Checker Taxi .. .. 0 7 6 — Colonial Sugar . .. 60 7 6 59 10 0 Dominion Pictures . 1 1 C Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 1 1 < Donaghy’s flops • • — 1 12 « Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 15 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 16 9 1 15 9 Farmers' Trading . 0 S 9 0 8 Ditto, B (pref.) . 0 14 0 Grey & Menzies 0 10 9 Gear Meat 2 9 Hayward’s Pictures 1 0 0 H.M. Arcade Theatre 2 n 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 l ft Milne and Choyce.. 1 5 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 5 9 Ditto B (pref.) 1 Ditto (deb. stock) 1 6 * 1 5 6 N.Z. Farmers Fert. 1 1 I N.Z. Paper Mills . 0 19 0 0 18 N.Z. Refrig, (con.) . 0 7 0 1 Robinson Ice Cream 0 19 0 0 18 "Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 6 0 19 7 Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 5 1 0 4 10 Thames Theatre .. 0 10 0 Victoria Nyanza Sugar Whittome Stevenson Wilsons Cement — 2 MINING— Alburnia (2s Sd pd.) 0 2 3 ft 1 3 Moanataiari (paid) . 0 1 6 Ducky Shot. (4s pd.> Ditto (con.) . . 0 Maoriland (con.) ft 0 fi Occidental-Una (2s paid) ft 0 5* Ohinemuri (ord.) 7 Ditto (pref.) .. Waihi 13 13 0 10 Mount Lyell 2 3 6 DEBENTURES — Auckland Gas, 1932, 94 Ditto, 1935, p.c. 103 0 0 Auckland Harb. Bd. 100 0 0 1940, 5J p.c 100 0 0 99 0 0 Ditto, 1943, 5i p.c. 100 0 0 Hamilton Fire Board, 104 0 0 103 ft 0 N.Z. Breweries . . l' 6 5 1 6 * GOVERNMENT BONDS — 100 0 0 99 10 0 Ditto., 1939. 4if p.c. 99 10 Ditto, 1933, 5* p.c. 99 0 o. Ditto, 1933, p.c. 101 10 0 Ditto, 1936, ol p.c. — 101 * 0 INSCRIBED STOCK — War Loan, 1938,. 4J 100 o 6 Ditto, 1939, 4i p.c. 100 6 Ditto, 1933, .->$ p.c. 100 0 0 99 0 Ditto, 1933, »£ p.c. 101 1ft 0 Ditto, 1936, 51 p.c. 101 12 6 101 0 Ditto, 1941, 5 p.c. 100 0 0 —