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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18823, 11 March 1931, Page 10

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WORLD WHEAT CONFERENCE. UNITED STATES STANDS OUT. United Press Association—By Electrle Telegraph—Conyrlgl- t (Received March 10. 7.10 p.m.) WASHINGTON. March 9. The State Department has decided that the United States will not participate in the coming world Wheat Conference to be held in Rome. I * THE SHARE MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND. March 10. Sales on ’Change.—National Bank of New Zealand, £5; National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid), £5/2/6; Bank of New Zealand. 48/9; Auckland Gas, 23/3; New Zealand Insurance, 40/6; South British Insurance, 52/3; Westport Coal, 24/-; New Zealand Breweries 37/-; Grey and Menzies (pref.), 9/9; Moanataiari Mining, 1/4; Ditto (1/6 pa'd), 6d; King Solomon, 1/8, 1/7 J. CHRISTCHURCH, March 10. Sales on ’Change.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 15/6 (2); Bank of New Zealand, 48/9 (2); Goldsbrough Mort., 22/-; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/paid), 2/9; New Zealand Breweries, 37/- (4); Tooths Brewery. 21/9 (4); British Tobacco. 29/8; Electro Zinc (pref.), 17/3; Mt. Lyell, 20/11; King Solomon, 1/8 (2); Mahakipawa, 76d (2); Waihi, 15/6. Sales reported.—Tooths Brewery, 21/11; Mt. Lyell, 20/10. TEMUKA STOCK SALE. The entries in the fat sheep sections at the Temuka Stock sale yesterday comprised one of the biggest sheep sales held at Temuka for some considerable period. Prices remained firm, and there was if anything a slight advance. The sale in pigs opened erratically, but as the afternoon advanced the market stabilised. Weaners at the beginning were either hard to quit, or changed hands at as much as £1 per head. Fat^cows I —l at £7/7/6. £7/12/6, £7 5/1, £6/12/6, £6/5/-, £4/15/-, £7/12/6, £5/10/-, £7/5/-, £4/10/- £7/17/6, £6 10/-, £5/5/-, £6/12/6, £5/7/6, £7/7/6, £6/10/-, £5/7/6, £3/5/-, £6/10/-. Fat steers.—l at £3. £7/5/0. Fat wethers.—7 at 15/-, 19 at 11/6, 2 at 12/9, 19 at 11/6, 7 at 11/10, 8 at 11/10, 5 at 14/6, 12 at 14/-, 7 at 15/6, 11 at 13/-. Fat ewes.—l 3at 5/9, 9 at 6/8, 20 at 7/-, 3 at 3/9, 13 at 5/-, 13 at 5/11. 6 at 7/-, 1 at 7/6, 13 at 7/3, 13 at 6/9, 13 at 6/1, 4at 6/6, 15 at 6/9, 12 at 4/1, 14 at 5/3, 13 at 7/-, 27 at 4/4, 15 at 9/-, 8 at 5/-, 27 at 6/10, 5 at 6/-, 3 at 5/-, 11 at 4/10, 14 at 7/-. Fat lambs. —48 at 11/10, 5 at 11/9, 10 at 12/2, 60 at 11/1, 4 at 13/9, 24 at 11/8, 3 at 10/3. Stores.—79 ewes at 1/10, 34 rape lambs 8/5, 30 ewe lambs 6/10, 38 wethers 7/6, 63 ewes 2/-, 12 wethers 4/-, one s.d. ram 10/6, 19 2-tooth 14/5. one lamb 5/-, one s.d. ram £l/11/6, 6 rams at ligns., 1 ram at £2.