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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10442, 23 April 1912, Page 3

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+ United Prcmi Association—By Eleclrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received April 23, 11.35 a.m.) LONDON, April 22. At the wool Bales the competition was keen and prices were unchanged. Professor F. 0. Liclit, the sugar expert, estimates that the production of beet sugar has decreased by 1,638,000 tons, and the decrease for tho season will bo 1,796,000 tons. Shares.—Waihi 33s 9d to 36s 3d, Grand Junction 25s to 265, Talisman 40s to 455. SYDNEY, April 23. Owing to rain in tho country districts tho market for wheat and flour shows an easier tendency. The British-New Zealand Meat and Produce Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from its London office:—Canterbury wethers, 48-5611) 4jid per lb, 50-641 b 4icl, 64-721b 3-Jd ; North Island, 18-5611) 3jjd, 56-61 lb 3kd ; Canterbury lamb, 28-3611) 53d, 36421b s£d, over 421b 53d; North Island, 28-361b 51<3, 36-421b ogd. Beef—Averago price all weights, New Zoaland hindquarters 4Jd, New Zealand forequarters 3id. STOCK EXCHANGE OF CANTERBURY. The following are the latest quotations:

Buyori. S»U9r». £ i. d. £ ». d. BANKS— Nationa.1 o{ li.Z. 6 1 0 6 2 0 GAS— Christclnireh 9 0 0 INSURANCE— National of N.Z. 1 18 0 New Zealand 4 15 0 MEATCanierbury Frozen Meat 8 0 C Christchurck M«*t Co. (£10 paid) . IB 10 0 SHIPPING— Union Steam Ship 8 0 2 10 0 AVOOLLEN MANXTFACTUKIN G — Wellington "Woollen . 2 10 0 COAL— Taupiri 1 9 12 3 AVcstport . . , 1 7 8 AVest port-Stockton 0 2 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Mason, Sfruthers Mason, Struthers (143 1 5 0 paid) 0 17 0 y.Z. Dnisr Co. . 2 10 0 N.Z. Co-op. 2 !> 0 BREWETUES— Crown Brewery . 1 15 0 Manning and Co. i 10 0 Ward and Co. . . 5 0 0 MJNING— Talisman 0 2 <1 Waihi Grand .1unction 1 5 0 Tlie following sale was reported: —Talisman, £•2 2s 9d.