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Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1929, Page 15

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SHAREMARKET TRANSACTIONS. Wellington, July 22—Reported sales: Bank of Australasia, £l4 14s; Wellington Meat Export (ord.), 10s. Christchurch, July 22. —Sales on Exchange: New Zealand Breweries (bonds), 28s 9d (two parcels); National Bank of Australasia ( £5 paid), £9 16s 6d; East African Coffee, 41s 6d; Quill, Morris, 17s 6d; Mahakipawa, 5-ld (two parcels); Winding Creek (6d paid), 2s 3d (two parcels), 2s Id, 2s (seven parcels). Dunedin, July 22.—Reported sales: Staples, Brewery, 565; Huddart Parker and Co., 45s 6d. Sale on Exchange: Bank of New Zealand, 61s 6d. Auckland, Last Night.—Sharemarket sales: New Zealand Breweries (debentures), 28s 6d; Auckland Gas, 24s 9d; Northern Steamship, 14s 6d; New Zealand Breweries, 84s, 84s . 3d, ,85s 3d; Australian Glass, 55s 3d; Colonial Sugar, £57 10s; Sanford, Ltd., 18s 3d; Renown Collieries (pref.), 3s Id. ✓ LONDON WOOL SALES, , DALGETY AND COMPANY’S REPORT. / — . . Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report under date July 19:— Wool sales continue; improved tone for better descriptions; more Continental demand for fine Merinos, especially Germany. Low crossbreds greasy prices well maintained. As compared with the closing rates of last series faulty Merino clothing scoured is 15 per cent, lower. DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES. PRODUCE BOARD’S REPORT. Wellington, July 21. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office, dated Jnly 19, prices for the previous week being in parentheses: — . Butter.—New Zealand: Salted, 170 s to 173 s (169 s to 1725); exceptional, 1745; unsalted, 16Ss to 174 s (108 s to 1725); first whey, 157 s (1575); second whey, 153 s (1525); 170 s to 173 s equals approximately Is 4Jd f.o.b. Deliveries, New Zealand, this week, 940 tons; in store, 86'50 tons.. Australian: Finest salted, 163 s to 167 s (1625); exceptionally, 168 s; unsalted, 163 s to 168 s (162 s to 1665). Argentine: Finest unsalted, 160 s to (160 s to 1645). Danish: F.0.b., 167 s (1665); spot, 173 s to 175 s (173 s to 1745). Dutch: Unsalted, 167 s to 168 s (164 s to 170 s). Irish creamery: Salted, 167 s to 168 s (165 s to 1675); unsalted, 170 s to 171 s (169 s to 170 s). Esthonian: 158 s to 162 s (160 s to 162s)‘. Latvian: 158 s to 160 s (160 s to 1625). Siberian: 15!>3 (155 s to 1565). Ukranian: 156 s (156 s to 158 s). Polish: 150 s to 154 s (150 s to 1545). French: Baskets, salted, 154 s to 164 s (154 s to 1645); unsalted, 1655. Market quiet. Retail prices unchanged. Cheese. —-New Zealand: White, 905.t0 918 (89s to 90s); coloured, 93s to 94a (91s to 925); 90s to 91s equals approximately 82d, f.o.b. Deliveries, New. Zealand, this week, 21,780 . crates. In store, 101,029 crates. Australian: White, 88s to 89s (88s); coloured, 90s to 91s (89s to 90s). English: Finest farmers’, 94s to 100 s (945). Canadian: White, 102 s to 112 s (102 s to 112 s); coloured, 102 s to 110 s (102 s to 108 s). New season’s white, 89s to 90s (89s to 90s); coloured, 9,1 s to 92s (918); deep coloured, 975. Market quiet. Retail prices unchanged. The Rotorua finished discharging butter on July 13. The Tamaroa commenced discharging cheese on July 13 and finished on July 15. The same vessel commenced discharging butter on July 15

iand finished on July 17. The Devon commenced discharging butter and cheese bn; July 16 and finished discharging butter on July 18. LONDON MEAT MARKET. PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. ' The New .Zealand Meat Producers’.'; Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated July' 19, 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, 6 7-Sd per lb; 571 b to 641 b, G l-8d; 651 b to 721 b, s|d. Other brands, 561 b and under, 6 5-8 d; 571 b to 641 b, [5 7-8 d; 651 b to 721 b, 5 5-Bd. New Zealand ewes.—6slb and under, 4 7-Bd. | New Zealand lambs.—Canterbury quality, 361 b -and under, 9d; 371 b to 421 b, B*3-8d;. 431 b to 501 b- 8 l-8d; seconds, 8 5-Bd. Selected brands, 361 b and under, Old; 371 b to 421 b, 8 3-Bd. Other brands, ; first quality, 361 b and under, 83d; 371 b to 421 b, Bjd; second quality, 301 b to 321 b. average 9d» ' ‘ . Argentine lambs. —First quality, 361 b and under, 8d; 371 b to 421 b, 73d. Argentine chilled beef—Ox fores, 4 l-8d; hinds, 7£d. Australian frozen beef.—Ox crops, over 1001 b, 4 3d; hinds, over 1601 b, s|d. New Zealand frozen ' pork.—Porkers, 601 b to 801 b, 81d; 811 b to 991 b, 8d; 1001 b to 1201 b, 8d; baconers, 1211 b to 1801 b, ,, Hot weather is restricting the consumption of all meat. Lamb.—The market is weaker.. ... Mutton.—The market, for light-weight wethers is weaker. There is. better in*, quiry for heavy-weights. Ewes: Trade slow and market weaker. ; . New Zealand .porker pigs.—Nominal P riceS ' . / New Zealand baconer pigs.—Market steady.

DAIRY PRODUCE, PRICES? The Farmers’ Co-operative OrganieS* , tion Society of New Zealand, Ltd., have received the following cabled report from London: “Butter demand slow but undertone firm. Weather ..hot and dry at present. Prices are: New Zealand 170 s to 1735; Australian 163 s to 1675; Argentine 156 s to 1645. Cheese slow, New Zealand 90s, 935; Australian, 88s, 91s. ■' ;i