FINANCE AND COMMERCE

Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1930, Page 12

FINANCE AND COMMERCE

NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. New Plymouth market prices this

SHAREMARKET TRANSACTIONS. Auckland, September 25.—Sharemarket sales: ] Described Stock, 1938, 41 per cent., £100; Commercial Bank of Australia, 15s (3); National Bank of New Zealand (late sale), £5 7s 3d; Bank of New South Wales, £3l; Union Bank. £9; National Insurance, 13.5 lOd; New Zealand Insurance, 39s (id; Dominion Investment, 19s (id; New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, 7s lid; .Pukeniiro, 48s (late sale), 48s; Auckland Gas, 23<> 9d; National Timber, 8s (id; Taranaki Oil, Is lid; Waihi, 14s lOd. Christchurch, September 25, —Sales on Exchange: Australian Bank of Commerce, 18s 6d, 18s 4d: Union Bank of Australia, £9 2s 6d; New Zealand Breweries, 45s Id, 45s (2 parcels); Mt, Lyell 17s lid, 17s 9d; Mahakipawa, 4Jd; Okarito, 7s Id. Sales reported: New Zealand Government, 51 per cent., inscribed, 1937, £96;’ National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid), £5 12>s Cd. WOOL'PRICES MAINTAINED. REALISATIONS IN LONDON. London, Sept. 24. At the wool sales 10,881 bales were offered, including 5273 from New Zealand. About 6800 were sold. There wa.s a large supply of greasy New Zealand wool of which the greater proportion wins -Vlerinois and halfbredu. YesterdayV> good tone was maintained, and prices were unchanged. New Zealand greasy crossbreds: Whataroa, top, 8-,’d, average BJd; Ituanui. 9d, 8)d. Haltbrcd, Glennveis,. 9'Jd, 9? t d. i WHEAT MARKET VERY QUIET AUSTRALIAN GRAIN MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 8.25 p.m. Sydney, Sept; 25. The wheat market is very quiet, bulked being 3s and bagged 3s Id. Flour is £9 5s a ton, bran and pollard are £5, Tasmanian potatoes £6 10.5 to £8; Victorian potatoes £6 10s, Victorian onions £5, white oats 3s 9d a bushel, Algerian oats 4s 3d, and maize 4s. OTAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET. FAT CATTLE AND SHEEP .EASIER. Dunedin, Sept. 24. There was ail easing of values at Burn.jide stock sales to-day, both fat cattle ami fat wethers experiencing a diminished demand. Pigs sold at unchanged prices. The fat sheep entry numbered 1903 head, comprising a fail sprinkling of good wethers and a nice lot of light wethers, while the same class of ewes as was seen last week was again offered. Several trucks of prime ewes were also forward. Heavy wethers made a shade easier during the sale. The top price was 365. Light wethers sold from 22s 6d to 28s, while > extra heavy ewes realised to 27s lid, and lighter sorts from 20s to 255. The price obtained for wethers was slightly under 5d per lb., and ewes were equal to about 4d a lb. ; A fair number of hoggets were offered. Extra prime sorts sold at up to 23s Cd and the balance changed hands at values ranging from 15s to 20s <. head. TU fat cattle entry consisted of some 26® \ id, including a few trucks of extra pAtfie bullocks, a number of light bullocks and several pens of good heifers. The sale was quiet, light bullocks selling at from £l4 to £l6 and prime bullocks up to £22. Values were down about 20s a head, and there was little change in prices as the sale progressed. Prices were equivalent to about 42s per 1001 b., for prime ox beef, and about 400 s for heifers and cows. There were several pens of good quality steers in the store cattle entry. Bullocks of large frame sold at from £6 15s to £ll 10s, while cows showcXl little, change in .values, realising from £4 10s to £8 a head. The pig entry consisted of 95 fats and 90 ‘stores’. The supply was fairlly easily cleared at prices about equal to those obtained at the previous sale. Prices obtained for prime bacon ers were equivalent to Bjd and for prime porkers about 9Ad a lb. SALE AT JOHNSONVILLE. HOGGETS AND LAMBS IN DEMAND At Johnsonville on Wednesday a medium yarding of good quality stock of all description was offered. Bullocks sold freely at late rates, while vealers sold particularly well. Good quality wethers were keenly sought after at full market rates; light and unfinished wethers were not sought after. Ewes: This class was dull of sale, and prices were fully Is to Is 6d back on last week’s prices. The demand for hoggets and lambs was very keen, and these sold at a price fully equal to values ruling of late. Prices ranged as follows: Heavy bullocks, £l6 17s (id, £l6 12s 6d, £l6 10s, £l6 ss, £l6 2s (id; bullocks, £l5 15s, £l5 12s 6d, £l5 lbs, £l5 2s (id; light and unfinished bullocks, £l4 17s 6d, £l4 15s, £l4 12s 6d, £l4 7s (id; vealers, £3 ss, £3 2s, £3 Is, £2 19s, £2 12s (id, £2 12s, £2 3s, £2 Is, £1 Bs. Sheep: Heavy wethers, 31s lOd, 31s 6d, 31s, 30s Bd, 30s (id; wethers, 29s 6d, 29,3. 3d, 28s 6d; light and unfinished wethers, 275, 265, 25s 3d; extra heavy ewes, 265; ewes, 255, 245. 23s (id, 22s Bd, 22s (id; hoggets .24s (id, 23s 9d. 23s 3d, 20s 3d; lambs. 325, 30s, 295, 28s (id, 28s, 27s 9d, 27s 6d. HORSE PARADE AT DUNEDIN. GOOD QUALITY CLYDESDALES. Dunedin, Last Night. The Otago A. and I’. Society’s horse parade, held to-day, attracted excellent entries, particularly in the classes for colts and three-year-olds. It was one of the best arrays of quality seen on Tahuna Park for some years. 'l’ho championship of the parade ami also the Wright, Stephenson challenge cup for aged sires went to D. G. Wright, of Windemere, with Windermere Obligation, a son of a former champion. Medrox Print. The reserve championship was won by ’1 homson’s Ltd. s unnamed colt by Briiliantshine.

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