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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12688, 9 July 1919, Page 6

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By Telegraph—Press Association.—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received July 9, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 6. Linseed, oil 1255, turpentine 86s. Jute, July and August shipments, £57; new crop (August-Septcmber), £SB. Hemp, June and August shipments, £52. Rubber, para 2s od, plantation In OJd, smoked ts 6d. Cotton, July delivery, 19.98 per lb. (Received July 9, 1.3> p.m.) „ . LONDON, July S. The Union Bank lias declared a dividend of 14 per cent, added to reserve £20,000 and to premier account £30,000, and carried forward £T9,G14.. The rise in copper is not doe to the statistical position, but is largely attributable to the shortage ot wire and bars, the low American exchange and the control by :he United Stale® of the export.

STOCK EXCHANGES.

Sales reported.—Waihi, £-2 4s 6d ; Golc’lsbro'ugh, Movt (Melbourne), £2 6s; Kaiapoi (new), £3 Is, £8 2s 6d. OTHER EXCHANGES. [Per Press Association.] "WELLINGTON, .Tult 9. Sales reported—Waihi, £2 4s Cd; 6hristclmrch Gas, £6 lls 6d. Sales on ’Change.— Bank of New Zealand, £l4 2s Bd; Westport Coal Company, £1 9s 6d. , , .DUNEDIN, July 9. Sales on,"Change—New Zealand and Malay Rubber- Company, Ito- • AUCKLAND, July 9. The - Talisman return mr the -month vrsn £-34 G7 from 260 'tons. The expenditure was £3114. Sales on 'Change,—New Zealand War Loan, 1988, £95 17s Cd; WiVmo’a Cement, 16s lOd. Sales, reported.—Auckland.Gas (paid), 275; Huddart Parker, £2 3a Od; Auckland Trams (ord.), 29.s 9d; Colonial Surar (Australian), .£24 17s .Cd; Waihi,' £2 4s Cd..

A Whangarei Press Association message states that another candidate in the field for the ‘2,U-rsden’ electorate is Mr Donald '-Alexander M’Lean,, sawuuller, of Whangarei. --He will' s&nd as,- an Independent Labourite. ■

_.A Bress Association message from Waimate. reports that out of twenty-’ tour applications, ranging from Ihvorto Taura-nga, William Patterson, of Port Chalmers, a returned soldier, was appointed town clerk of Waimate.

CHRISTCHURCH. The io Herring lire the lateit quotation#; Buyer* Seller *. £ i d.. £ i DEBENTURES N.Z. Government tj per cent inscribed . 9G 7 0 N.Z. Government bonds. 193S 93 la 0 96 3 0 BANKS— Union oi Australia (nctv) 39 i 0 INSURANCE— South British 8 3 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldshrough, Mod (■Melbourne,! 3 6 3 SHIPPING— Hudclart Parker . 2 3 2 FROZEN. MEAT—. Canterbury 11 2 n 11 10 <j N,Z. Refrigerating 3 7 6 3 10 0 COAL—-■Westport-Stockton WOOLLENS— 0 7 a Kaiapoi (old) S 5 0 Kaiapoi t'vfivt) S 1 0 8 3 0 Kaiapoi (pre£ re div. only') 7 a 0 Oamaru 1 IS 0 GAS— Christchurch . . 6 n 6 BREWERIES— Manning . . , i 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Colouuial Sugar 21 12 e 25 0 0 D.I.C. (0 per cent cum. pref.) N.Z. Consolidated Den1 1 0 tal ... 1 6 6 MINING— Waihi 2 t 6