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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18411, 1 November 1929, Page 13

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.' (Received October' 31, 9.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 31. Wheuu—At country stations, 4/6, extruck:. Sydney 5/1. Flour—£l3; pollard and bran £B. Potatoes—Tasmanian £22 and £25, Victorian £22. Onions-American £22 per ton. Oats—4/9, Algerians 4/6. Maize—s/6. ADELAIDE, October 31. Wheat—Growers’ lots 4/8 and 4/9. FiOur—£l2/2/6, bran £6/10/-, pollard £7. Oats—Algerian 3/4. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGERULING QUOTATIONS. (Special to the "Herald.”) CHRISTCHURCH. October 31. Qi otations on ’Change to-day were as under: —

THE SHARE MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, October 31. Sales on ’Change.—inscribed Stock, 1933, 5* per cent., £101; Commercial Bank, 25/8 (late sale Wednesday), 25/6, 25/7, 25/6; Bank of New Zealand, 59/9; New Zealand Insurance, 46/3 (late sale Wednesday), 46/3; Taupiri Coal, 30/-; Auckland Gas, 24/9; do. (contr.), 18/1; Devonport Steam Ferry, 22/-; Farmers’ Trading, 9/3; Gear Meat, 44/-; Wilson’s Cement, 42/6.

WELLINGTON, October 31. Sales reported.—New Zealand Government 54 per cent. Inscribed Stock, 1933, £100; New Zealand Breweries (shares), £4/8/-; Newton King (pref.), 12/3. CHRISTCHURCH, October 31. Sales on ’Change.—New Zealand Government 54 per cent. Inscribed, 1938, £100; Commercial Bank of Australia, 25/7 (5), 25/-, 25/5 (2); National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid), £B/10/-; New Zealand Insurance, 46/-; New Zealand Breweries, 87/6; British Tobacco, 43/6; New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. 54 per cent, stock, 1940, £92; Quill, Morris, 11/6; Bank of New South Wales, £47/5/- (2). Sales reported.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 25/7 (2), 25/8; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £23/15/-; Bank of New South Wales, £47/15/-; British Tobacco, 44/-. DUNEDIN, October 31. Sales on ’Change.—Kildare, 3/1 (5), 3/2; Mt. Lyell, 41/6; Big Beach, 4/-.

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. N.Z. Government Debentures — 45 p.c. Inscr., 1939 99 15 0 55 p.c. Inscr., 1933 101 2 6 55 p.c. Inscr., 1936 101 2 6 101 7 6 Other Debentures — N.Z. Breweries (Bonds) .... 1 8 2 1 8 6 N.Z. Refrigerating 65 p.c., 1935 . . 95 0 0 97 10 0 Banks— Adelaide (cum. div.) 9 15 0 Aust. of Comm. . 1 9 9 Australasia .... 13 12 6 13 18 0 Comm, of Aust. . 1 5 6 1 5 7 Do. (pref.) .... 7 10 0 Comm, of Sydney 23 0 0 23 17 6 E. S. and A. . . . 7 11 0 7 16 6 Natl, of A/asia (£10 paid) . . . — 18 0 0 Natl, of N.Z. . . . 6 14 0 — New South Wales 47 2 6 47 10 0 New Zealand . . . 2 19 6 3 0 0 Union of Aust. . . 14 6 0 14 9 0 New Zealand “D" Mort shares . . 1 8 3 1 9 Insurance— A.P.A 0 11 6 — Mercantile Mutual 1 8 0 — National (cum. div.) — 0 13 0 New Zealand . . . 2 6 0 2 6 6 South British . . . — 3 7 0 Standard — 3 4 6 United — 9 15 0 Loan and Agency Dalgety and Co. . 13 15 6 13 18 0 Goldsbrough Mort 2 2 2 2 2 7 Natl. Mortgage . . — 4 4 6 N.Z. Guarantee Corporation . . 0 8 4 0 8 10 United Building Society .... 0 14 11 0 15 4 Shipping— Devonport Ferry . — 1 1 9 Adelaide Steamship — 1 0 0 P. & O. Deferred Stock 2 10 0 2 15 0 Union (pref.) . . — 1 1 3 Frozen Meat— Canterbury (pref.) 4 11 6 4 16 6 N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) . . . 0 12 3 0 13 2 Do. (10/- paid) . 0 5 11 0 6 0 Woollens— Kaiapoi (17/- pd) 0 12 6 0 13 9 Do. (7/- pd) . . . 0 3 7 0 3 9 Do. (pref.) .... 0 14 4 0 15 4 Coal— Grey Valley (ex div.) — i 7 0 Gas- — Ashburton . • • • 5 10 0 — Auckland .... 1 4 6 — Christchurch . • . 1 6 0 — Timaru . . . . • 1 4 9 ““ Breweries— Carlton — 2 2 6 Monteiths .... — 1 2 0 New Zealand . . . 4 7 3 4 7 6 Staples 2 12 8 2 13 3 Swan — 4 18 0 Timaru 0 15 9 0 16 3 Do. (5/- pd) . . . — 0 8 6 Tooths — 2 5 0 Tooheys — 1 10 0 White Star .... 0 10 3 0 11 9 Miscellaneous— Beath and Co. . . 1 11 0 1 13 0 Do. (1/- pd) . . . 0 8 2 0 9 2 Aust. Distilleries . — 1 1 0 British Tobacco . 2 3 7 2 4 0 Broken Hill Propty. — 1 5 3 D.I.C. (10/- paid, cum. div.) . . . i 1 6 1 3 6 Dunlop Rubber . 1 4 0 1 5 3 East African Coffee 1 10 0 1 15 0 Electro. Zinc (ord.) 1 12 6 1 13 8 Greater Crystal Palace 1 1 0 1 4 0 Hayward’s Pictures — 1 0 0 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 0 17 9 0 18 3 Kauri Timber . . — 0 17 3 Mt. Lyell 2 0 9 2 0 11 N.Z. Drug Co. . . — 3 14 6 N.Z. Farmer’s Co-op. (£2/10/paid) 1 0 0 — Do. (1st pref.) . . 4 2 9 4 4 0 Do. (“A” pref.) . — 3 5 0 Do. (“B” pref.) . 3 2 0 3 5 0 Do. (65% Stock, 1940) 92 0 0 94 0 0 Do. (65% Stock, 1939) — 93 10 0 Do. (65% Stock, 1945) 91 0 0 N.Z. Farmer’s Fertiliser . . . 1 0 9 1 1 9 N.Z. Sugar of Milk (pref.) — 0 17 0 Quill, Morris . . . 0 11 0 0 14 0 Victoria N y a n z a Sugar — 2 2 9 Whitcombe and Tombs — 3 13 0 Wilson’s Cement . — 2 3 0 Mining:— Kildare 0 1 10 0 2 10 Mt. Isa — 1 18 0 Mahakipawa . . . 0 0 45 0 0 6 Okarito 0 1 1 0 1 9 (prem.) Winding Creek (1/paid) 0 1 4 0 1 7 Do. (6d paid) . . 0 1 2 0 1 7 Stoney Creek (6d paid) 0 0 9 0 0 11