TODAY’S QUOTATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 816, 9 November 1929, Page 10

TODAY’S QUOTATIONS

Closing quotation* at today’s mid-day ca.il wers:—-

DAIRY GRADING FIGURES BUTTER UP, CHEESE DOWN Press Association WELLINGTON, Today. The Dairy Division grading figures for the three months ending October, 3 929. show an increase for butter of 7.85 per cent, at 20,181 tons, and for cheese a decrease of 10.34 per cent, at 12.710 tons, as compared with the corresponding period last year. Reduced to terms of butter-fat equivalent, the gradings of the dairy produce for the three months show an increase of 2.64 per cent, over the gradings for the corresponding period last year. ADELAIDE WOOL SALES United P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright ADELAIDE, Friday. There was excellent competition at today’s wool sales in Adelaide. Prices were l£j per cent, higher than week.

LONDON MARKET REPORTS (United P.A. — By Telegraph — Copyright) LONDON, Thursday. (Quotations on Nov. 4 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot. £6B 6s 3d (£7O 8s 9d); three months, £6B 8s 9d (£7O 6s 10£d). Electrolytic Copper.—Spot. £B2 (£B3 10s); three months, £B4 (£S4). Wire Bars.—Spot, £B4 (£S4). Lead.—Spot, £2l 5s (£22 3s 9d); three months, £2l 5s (£23 ss). Spelter.—Spot, £2O 17s 6d (£2l 17s 6d); three months, £2l 7s 6d (£22 7s 6d). Tin.—Spot, £l7B 17s 6d ,£lßl 17s 6d); three months, £lB2 Is 3d (£lB5 2s 6d). Silver.—Standard, 223 d (22 10-16 d) an oz; fine, 24 9-16 d (24£d). WHEAT, FLOUR AND PULSE Wheat.—Cargoes are depressed and 3d to 6d easier owing to a decline in the American forecast and heavier Argentine shipments. Parcels showed a similar decline early, but closed steadier. Futures: —London: October-November, 46s 4d a quarter; December, 46s lOd; January, 47s sd. Liverpool: December, 8s S|d a cental; March, 9s 43d; May, 9s 7 5-8 d; spot trade quiet. Australian ex ship, 4os. Flour.—Easier. Australian ex store, 35s 3d. Oats.—Dull. Peas.—Quiet. Beans. —Steady. Beet Sugar.—November, 8s 2d. BUTTER AND CHEESE Merchants report receipt of overseas cables as follows: Joseph Nathan and Coy., from Trengrouse and Nathan, Ltd., London: “Butter: Market weaker; new season’s finest, 1745; first grade, 170 s. Cheese: White, 935; coloured, 925; market very slow.” Kelliher and Coy., from Whiteley, Muir and Coy., London:—“Butter: Market weak; 169 s to 171 s; new season’s, 173 s to 1755. Cheese: Market steady; white and coloured, 93s to 955.” Newton King, Ltd., from R. and W. Davidson, Ltd., dated November 8: Butter: Market quiet; prices irregular; salted, 370 s to 3745; unsaited, 184 s to 188 s. Wheys; Firsts, 1625; seconds, 160 s. Cheese: Market steady; coloured, 925, 935; white* 9 3s.

£ s d. a. d BANKS— Aust. of Commerce 1 11 0 1 12 3 Australasia 13 18 ft fora, of Australia . 1 7 8 1 7 n Ditto (pref.) .. .. 7 0 0 7 6 0 IKng.. Soot. & Aust. 7 12 6 7 16 0 National of N.Z. 6 14 0 Nat. of Australasia IS 0 0 IS 12 6 Ditto (con.) .. .. s 17 6 ft 1 6 N.S.W 48 0 48 12 6 Zealand .. .. 3 1 0 3 1 Ditto, D Mort. Shares. (20s pd.) 1 8 3 Union of Australia . 14 7 6 14 12 0 INSURANCE— National 0 16 0 0 16 7 South British .. .. 3 5 0 3 5 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalge ty and Co. .. 14 5 0 15 ft 0 Pom. Invest. & Bank 1 1 6 Farmers* Co-op.. Auo. (A pref.) 0 IS 0 0 1ft 0 Ditto (A pref. > 0 18 ft 0 1ft 0 Ditto (B pref.) 0 17 ft « loldsbrougrh Mort. 0 4 ft Newton Kin?: (pref.) 0 12 6 N. Auck. Farmers* Co-op. ford.) . .. 0 1 ' Ditto (B pref.) 0 11 ft c 13 6 COAL— Grey Valley .. .. 1 6 n Hikurangi .. .. 0 1 6 — Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 4 ft Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 3 6 0 5 0 10 6 Renown 0 16 ft 0 17 3 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 3 <) Ditto (new issue) 0 ft ft 3 3 Taupfrl ford.) .. .. 1 n 6 1 10 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 6 \V aipa — 0 14 6 GAS— Auckland .. .. . 1 4 1ft Ditto (con.) .. .. ft IS 1 — SHIPPING— Devonport Ferry 1 1 6 1 2 ft Huddart Parker (ord.) 4 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 0 — Northern Steam 0 14 10 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 6 TIMBER— Bartholomew .. 1 0 6 Kauri Timber .. .. ft 18 ft Leyland-O'Brien 1 13 ft National 0 8 3 0 ft 0 WOOLLEN— Kaiapot (pref.) .. .r — 0 16 6 BREWERIES— Timaru (5s pd.) .. 0 s 2 0 8 9 MISCELLANEOUS— Adair Bros 1 4 0 Australian Glass 13 ft 13 6 British Tobacco. h 6 6 6 Burns, Philp .. . . 2 0 Colonial Sugar .. •. — 53 0 0

Buyers Sellers £ s. d. £ s. I. Dental and Medical 0 n 0 Dominion Pictures . 1 0 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 6 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 13 6 1 14 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 14 6 l 15 9 Farmers’ Trading . 0 1 0 9 Ditto (ord.) .. .. 0 13 9 0 J 6 0 Gear Meat 2 3 0 Grey and Menzies . 0 10 6 Hayward’s Pictures 0 18 3 1 1 0 Holden’s Motors (B pref.) 1 0 6 N.Z. Drug . . ... . . 3 13 0 15 0 Lewis Eady (ord.) . 1 3 0 Milne and Choyce, (deb. stock) .. . . 7 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fert. 1 1 9 1 2 6 N.Z. Refrigerating con.) 0 5 9 0 6 Robinson Ice Cream 1 4 Ditto (new issue) 1 5 3 Sanfords, Ltd. (pref.) 0 19 6 S. R. Maxwell 0 10 0 Taranaki Oilfields . . n 4 0 0 4 9 Tonson Garlick n 5 0 0 6 6 Union Oil, Soap 2 0 6 Whittome-Stevenson 2 6 0 Wilsons Cement . . 2 2 6 2 3 0 MINING— Alburnia (2s lOd pd.) 0 0 4 0 1 Moanataiari (paid) . 0 0 6 c 1 1 Ditto (2s 2d pd.). 0 0 1 Ditto (Is 6d pd.). 0 0 04 Kawarau 0 0 3 0 0 6 Lucky Shot (4s pd) 0 0 6 0 1 6 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 74 Ohinernuri 0 10 0 0 11 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. o 10 0 Waihi 0 12 0 12 5 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 2 0 1 5 Mount Lyell . . 2 2 9 2 3 0 Kuala Kampar Tin 0 5) 0 0 10 0 DEBENTURES— Auck. Harbour Board, 1932, 41 p.c 98 10 0 Ditto, 54 p.c. 99 0 0 Ditto, 51 p.c. 100 0 0 Timaru Har., 1936, 98 City of Auckland, 1936, 54 p.c 99 0 0 Ditto, 1943, 54 p.c. 100 0 0 — GOVERNMENT BONOS— War Loan, 1938, 41 100 0 0 Ditto, 1939, 44 p.c. 100 0 0 . Ditto, 1941, 4J p.c. 100 0 0 Ditto, 1933, 54 p.c. 99 10 0 Ditto, 1936, 51 p.c. 101 0 0 — INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan, 1938, 41 . 100 0 n Ditto, 1939; 41 p.c. 100 0 0 Ditto, 1927-41, Si P.c 99 0 0 Ditto, 1933, 5i p.c. 99 10 0 N.Z. Breweries — 1 8 9