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THE POTATO MARKET. TEN POUNDS A TON. By Ttlt|rapl — Vrmrm Anoelttiui CHRISTCHURCH, August 27. There have been further variations in the potato market. At the weekend, September deliveries were quoted at £9/17/6 f.0.b., s.i. Yesterday the figure advanced to £lO/5/-, but to-day it is back to £lO. “Prompts” are worth £9/7/6. The Waipiata sailed for Wellington with a cargo of 9100 sacks from all southern ports, the Lyttelton proportion being 2300. Space was unavailable for about 1500 sacks, but these will be shipped by the Kawatiri and the Wingatui, which will load this week. It is expected that these two vessels will take about 8000 sacks from southern ports. Potatoes on these boats have been sold at £9/7/6. There is no change to report in other classes of produce. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS. * (Special to the "Herald.”) CHRISTCHURCH, August 27. Sales on 'Change to-day were made as follows: —New Zealand Government. 5£ per cent bonds, 1933, £lOl/15/-; Commercial Bank of Australia, 29/7; National Bank of Australasia (£lO paid), £l9/12/6; Christchurch Gas, 26/2; New Zealand Breweries, 84/9 (2); Staples Breweries. 54/6 (4); Timaru [Brewery (5/- paid), 9/- (4); Australian I Iron and Steel (pref.), 22/-; British , Tobacco, 47/9; Mt. Lyell, 44/6 (2), 44/5; | Quill Morris (cum. div.), 17/-; Maha- ! kipawa, sd. ! Sales Reported. Christchurch I Trams, 6i per cent, 1934, £104; Austra- ■ lian Bank of Commerce, 36/- (2); Electro Zinc (ord. cum. div.), 39/3; Holden’s Motor’s (cum. div.). 28/- (2); Union Bank, £ls/2/-; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £26/5/-.
THE SHAREMARKET. By Telegraph —Prea« Association. AUCKLAND, August 27. Sales on Change.—City of Auckland (debentures), 1960. 5i per cent, £lOl 15 -; Inscribed Stock, 1933, 5 per cent. £99/15/-; New Zealand Breweries (debentures). 28/3; Australian Bank of Commerce, 36 -; Commercial Bank of Australia. 29/8. 29/9; National Bank of Australasia (con.), £9/13/6; Bank of New South Wales (ex div.), £sl/10/-; Taupiri Coal. 29/6; Rights 6d (3); Devonport Steam. 21/3; Northern Steam. 14/3; New Zealand Breweries, 84 6; Timaru (5 - paid). 9/1, 9 -; East African Coffee. 40/6; Milne and Choyc# (debenture stock). 26/7; Ohinemuri, 10 9; Mount Lyell. 44 6. WELLINGTON, August 27. Sales reported: Commercial Bank of Australia (ord.) £l/9/8; Union Bank of Australasia £ls/2/6; National Insurance Co. 16/6; Westport Coal Co. £1 13 9; Ohinemuri Gold and Silver Mining 10/10 (2 parcels); P. and O. Deferred Stock £2 17/-; Waipa Coal Co. 13 6; British Tobacco (Aust.) Co. £2 8 -. DUNEDIN, August 27. Sales on Change: Kildare (2 parcels) 5/1; Staples Brewery 54/-. Sales reported: National Insurance 16 6; Otago Daily Times 73/- (2 par-
RULING QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £ s. < . £ s. d N.Z. Government Debentures— 44 p.c., Inscr.. 1938 99 17 6 — 44 p.c., Inscr., 1938 100 0 0 — 44 p.c., Bonds. 1930 99 5 0 99 15 0 4 h p.c., Bonds, 1938 99 17 6 — 46 p.c.. Bonds, 1939 100 0 0 — 46 p.c.. Bonds, 1941 99 17 6 — 56 p.c., Inscr., 1933 101 12 6 102 0 0 56 p.c.. Bonds, 1933 101 15 0 — 56 p.c., Inscr., 1936 101 15 0 — 56 p.c., Bonds, 1936 101 15 0 — Other Debentures— Ch’Ch Trams, 64 per cent, 1934 . 103 0 0 — Ch'Ch Trams, 44 per cent, 1934 . 94 10 0 96 10 0 New Brighton Borough, 53 per cent, 1958 . . . — 105 0 0 N.Z. Breweries (Inscr.) .... 1 8 0 1 8 3 Do. (Bonds) . . : 1 8 0 1 8 4 Banks— Aust. of Com. . . — 1 16 0 Australasia .... 14 9 0 14 10 0 Com. of Aust. . . . 1 9 7 1 9 3 Do. (pref.) . . . 7 7 0 7 8 6 Com. of Sydney . 26 2 6 26 12 6
E.S. and A. . . — 8 8 6 Natl. of A/asia (£10 paid> . . 19 11 6 19 12 6 Do. (£5 paid) . . 9 12 0 9 13 0 Natl, of N.Z. . . — 6 19 0 N.3.W. (cum. dlv. 51 15 0 52 5 0 New Zealand . . 3 3 6 3 3 9 Queensland Natl. 9 13 6 9 15 0 Union of Aust. . 15 1 0 15 2 6 Insurance— A.P.A 0 13 0 0 14 0 National .... 0 16 7 0 16 9 New Zealand . 2 8 0 — Queensland . . . 3 3 0 3 5 0 South British . . — 3 7 0 Loan and Agency— Dalgety and Co. — 15 4 0 Ooldsbrough Mort 2 7 7 2 7 10 Natl. Mortgage . 4 6 0 4 8 6 N.Z. Guarantee Corporation . 0 9 6 0 9 8 United Building Society .... 0 15 5 0 15 11 Shipping— Huddart Parker 2 5 3 2 6 0 Huddart Parker (pref.) . . . — 1 2 6 P. and O. Deferred Stock .... 2 16 6 3 2 0 Frozen Meat— Canterbury (ord.) 8 2 6 — Do. (pref.) . . . 4 19 0 5 2 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) . . 0 13 6 0 14 6 Do. (10/- pd.) . 0 6 6 0 6 9 Woollens— Kaiapoi (17/- pd.) 0 14 4 0 14 8 Do. (7/- paid) . 0 5 5 0 5 6 Do. (pref.) . : . 0 15 6 0 16 9 Coal— Taupirl .... 1 9 8 — Westport . . . 1 13 9 1 14 9 Stockton (ord.) . 0 3 0 0 3 3 Do. (pref.) . . 0 4 1 0 4 8 Grey Valley ; ; 1 6 3 1 6 5 Gas— Auckland . . . 1 3 9 1 4 6 Christchurch . . 1 6 1 1 6 2 Do. (10/- paid) . 0 13 1 0 13 4 Breweries— Shamrock . . . 2 16 0 — Carlton .... 2 7 6 2 8 1 Poster’s .... — 4 0 0 Monteith's . . . 1 0 0 — New Zealand . . 4 4 10 4 5 0 ’Staples 2 14 5 2 14 7 5wan 4 13 0 4 18 0 Timaru ..... 0 16 0 0 18 0 Do. (5/- paid) . 0 8 11 0 9 0 Tooth’s ..... 2 14 6 2 15 6 White Star . . . 0 6 0 0 12 0 Ward's . . . . ; 1 19 6 — Miscellaneous— Australian Distil leries .... 1 1 3 1 2 6 Allied Motors . . 0 1 7 0 3 0 Australian Glass 2 18 0 — Yustralian Iron & Steel (pref.t . 1 1 10 1 2 5 Beath and Co. . 1 12 0 1 12 3 Do. (1/- pald» . 0 9 4 0 9 6 British Tobacco . 2 7 8 2 7 10 Burns Philp . . 2 7 6 2 8 0 Dunlop Rubber . 1 8 11 1 9 1 Hast African Coffee .... 2 0 3 2 1 0 Llectro Zinc lord cum. div.) . . 1 19 4 1 19 6 Do. (pref. cum div.) .... 1 19 3 1 19 5
Henry Jones Co.-op Holden’s Motors 1 13 6 1 13 t (cum. div.) . . 1 7 9 1 8 0 Howard Smith . . 0 17 0 — Kauri Timber . . . Mason Struthers 1 4 0 (£1 paid. cum. div.) 0 13 0 0 17 6 Mt. Lyell 2 4 5 2 4 7 N.Z. Drug Co. . . N.Z. farmers — 3 18 0 Co.-op. (10/paid) 0 3 6 _ Do. (A pref.) . . . — 3 10 0 Do. (B pref.) . . . Do. (6i per cent 3 0 6 3 3 6 stock, 1940) . . Do. (6i per cent 93 0 0 94 10 0 stock, 1945) . . 92 10 0 — N.Z. Farmers Fertiliser . . . 1 0 6 1 2 0 N.Z. Sugar of Milk (pref.) .... Quill Morris (cum. - 0 18 0 div.) 0 16 9 0 19 0 Taranaki Oil . . . Victoria Nyanza 0 3 9 0 4 8 Sugar fcum. div.) 2 7 8 2 8 2 Gordon & Gotch . Herald & Weekly 1 17 6 1 19 0 Times .... 5 9 0 5 14 9 Mining— MahakipaV/a . . . 0 0 34 0 0 4 Ohinemuri .... 0 10 7 0 10 9 Okarito ..... — 0 1 11 tprem.) Winding Creek (6d paid) 0 1 6 0 1 9 Do. (1/- paid) . . 0 1 6 0 1 9
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18355, 28 August 1929, Page 13
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