COMMERCIAL PLEASANT POINT SALE

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23315, 26 September 1945, Page 2

COMMERCIAL PLEASANT POINT SALE

SMALL YAEDINGS Owing to the previous bad weather, entries in all sections at Pleasant Point were on the small side. Markets were again good and fat cattle, after a weak opening, elicited keen competition, and late rates were realised. Values were: Fat Cattle.—Cows, best, £l2 to £l6/12/6; medium, £9 to £ll/17/6; light, £6 to £B/17/6; steers, best, £lB to £23/17/6; medium, £l5 to £l7/17/6; light, £l2 to £l4/17/6; fat heifers, best, £ll to £l5/7/6; others, £8 to £lO/17/6. Fat Sheep.—Wethers, best, 48/- to 53/10; medium, 43/- to 47/-; light, 37/to 42/-; ewes, extra good, 40 - to 44/10; good. 37/- to 40/-; medium. 33/- to 36'10; light, 27/- to 32/10; inferior. 20/- to 27/-. Store Sheep.—Wether hoggets, medium, to 22/9; wether hoggets, shorn, 20/-. STOCKS AND SHARES Auckland.— Sales o'n ’Change: War Loan, 1/10/53, 24 per cent., £97/10,'-; Liberty Loan. 15/6'47-49, 21 per cent . £99,5'- (4>; Victory Loans, 15,2/49-50, 21 per cent.. £9B/5/-; 15/4/50-51, 21 per cent., £9B (3); Liberty Loan, 15,5'53-56, 3 per cent.. £lOO 7 6; Bank of Australasia. £B/17/6 (Melb. reg.); Commercial Bank. 18/3; Bank o: N.S.W.. £34/5/-; South British, 90,6 <2>; F.A.C. (B pref.), 27/-; Gisborne Gas, 6/8; Dominion Breweries, 53/3; NZ Breweries, 46/6; Tooths. 66/6, A.C.1., 57'-; Entrican and Sims (£1 pf.>, 24, -; Colonial Sugar, £59/10,'-; Cribb and Foote. 16'3; K.D.V. Boxes, 12,/—; National Electric, 34/-; Reid Rubber, 35 9 <2) 35 6; Woolworths (Sj’d.>, 24,9; Emperor, 18 3; Mt. Morgan, 9/4; National Tobacco (pref.), 32/6. Wellington. — Sales on 'Change: Stock, 15 9 52-55. 3 per cent. £99 10 -; Stock. 15'12/53-56. 3 per cent.. £lOO s'-: Bank of N.Z.. 50/-; Bank of N.Z., 29 6; Martha Gold Mines, 9-; Stock, 15 2 49-50, 21 per cent.. £9B 7 6; Stock 1/10/53. 21 per cent.. £97/10/-; Westland Breweries, 32/6; Woolworths (Svd.l, 24/9; National Electric. 34, -. Christchurch.— Sales on ’Change. National Bank of Australasia (£lO pd.). .’•l3 1 G J. Coles. 76 6; United Provisions ’2O -. Sales Reported: War Loan, 1953. 2J. per cent.., £97 10-; Stock, December, 1953-56, 3 per cent. £lOO/5 -: Stock. 1946-49, 4 per cent , £102; N.Z. Breweries. 46 7: Tooths Brewerv, 66'6: Westland Breweries. 32'6' Electro. Zinc., 58 6; Reid (N.Z.) Rubber 36'-: Wilson’s Cement. 19 10 Dunedin. — Sale on ’Change: Bank of N.Z.. 50/-. Sales Reported: Stock. 1953, 21 per cent.. £97/10 -: Stock. 1950-51, 21 per cent.. £9B; Stock. 195659 3 per cent.. £lOO/7/6: Bank of N.Z,, 50 - (3); Reid Rubber (new issue). 35/6; Southern Cross Insurance. 2 3. RATION COUPONS MEAT.—No. 47 (valueless after Sepi 30). No. 48 (valueless after Oct. 7) BUTTER.—Nos. 45. 46 and 47 (valueless after Sept. 30) SUGAR.—Nos. 45 to 48 inclusive (valueless after Sept, 30). TEA.—Nos. 45 to 48 inclusive (valueless after Sept. 30).