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Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 962, 12 March 1917, Page 8

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LONDON MARKETS. TJy CaVr. — Vrt*t AJuwlalinn. — C-p.trighl, Australian ar.t X./ Cablr Attctri&tion. LONDON. March 10. Wheat- Chicago May options arc quoted at 'Hi to IX7] cents., and July at IGI to 156}. Rabbits -The market is unchanged. Very few lots arc offering. Meat—South American mutton Hid. Lamb —l2;d. Australian and New Zealand unchanged. Hemp- The market is firm. No New Zealand is offering. Rubber—l'ara 3/2!, plantation 3/21. smoked :; 2;. Copra January March shipment, £ll 15/-. B. CAMPBELL AND SONS. LONDON. March 11. The re|>ort of Robert Campbell and Suns shows a profit of £90,198 on the year's working. A dividend of 133 per cent, has been declared. The v. hole of the assets in New Zealand have been realised, and the company proposes to liquidate voluntarily. UNION COMPANY'S SHABES. LONDON. March 11. A feature of the Stock Exchange is a rise of 2/G in Union Steam Ship shares on revived rumours of an arrangement with the Canadian-Pacific Hailway Company in reference to Pacific Ocean accounts. The shares arc now quoted at 11/- to 45/-. TALLOW. The New Zealand 1/un and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received n cablegram from London giving the undemoted market information:--Fine mutton GC/C, good beef liO/G, mixed j6/-. Market strong. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. TODAY'S QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. DEBENTURES— Lyttelton Harbour (6 Cr. 1929 .... 99 0 0 •-» N.Z. Refrigerating (6 %) ...... BANKS— National 5 1 t BREWERIES— Crown ~ 1 10 0 >~t Ward 5 12 6 COALWestport Stockton (8% pref.ji 611 0 011 9 GAS— Napier (£5 paid) ~ 8 15 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand .... 760 Standard (ex div.) .. MEATS— Canterbury 8 12 0 SHIPPING— Huddart Parker ... 1 5 • Union , .. 220 MISCELLANEOUS— Mason, Struthers (£1 paid) .... N.Z. Farmers* Coop. Whitcomhe & Tombs C 7 <i MINING—ML Lyall