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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12726, 22 August 1919, Page 6

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LONDON MARKETS. Messrs Dalqetv and Company, Limited, nave received the following cable message irom their London office, dated August 20; - Tallow—Buyers show little or no disooeilion to operate for forward delivery. At the weekly auction 1-100 casks were offered, out non 6 sold, no reasonable bid being obtainable. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and 15.2. Cable Association, (Received August 22, 10.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE. August 22. Barley, English malting 5s 9d to 6s, Cape 4s 6d to 4s 9d. Oats, Algerians, milling 5s 3d to 5a 6d, feed os to Ss 3d. ' Potatoes, £ll 10s to £l3 10s. Onions, £l4 to £ls. The hides market is firm. Good-condi-tioned hides are id better. STOCK EXCHANGES. CHRISTCHURCH. The following are the latest quotation*;— Buyers. Seller*. DEBENTURES— * *’ £ *• d - N.Z. Government ii per cent bonds, 1938 95 5 0 N.Z. Government 5 oer cent inscribed , 38 0 0 BANKS— National of N.Z. . 610 0 New Zealand (£3 6* 8d paid) ... IS 0 0 INSURANCE— Now Zealand . . 1 10 0 111 0 South British . .840 Standard (cum div.) 3 2 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldsbrough, Mort (Melh.) . . . 2 5 6 National Mortgage . 615 0 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (otd. stock) 107 0 0 SHIPPING— Huddart-Parker . 2 9 6 210 0 Northern (7s paid) . 0 7 3 P. and O. Deferred Stock . . 550 0 0 FROZEN MEATN.Z. Refrigerating . 4 9 6 411 0 "Wellington (£4 paid), ex dir. ... 416 0 Wellington (£2 12s 6d P-i*. « div. . 8 5 0 Taupiri . 0 18 0 W estport . ..18S ion WOOLLENS- 85 190 Kaiapoi (cum div.) . 8 7 0 Kaiapoi (pref. r* div., onlv, cum dir.) T S a GAS— Christchurch , 67 6 €lO 0 BREWERIES— Crown . I 12 0 Manning . 4 no MISCELLANEOUB- - Philp. Sydney , , 1 16 fi Eclipse Petrol (fully - P aid ) „ • • • 119 0 Mason, Strothers (14s paid, cum div.) . Jl7 8 N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. paid) 2 7 0 N.Z. Sugar of "Milk . 113 6 117 G Weeks (cum div.) 7 2 6 Whitcombe and Tombs 6 6 0 Sales reported—Goldsbrough. Mort fMelb ) ■f 2 5s 6cl, Mutual Benefit £ll 2s 6d.' Hnd-dart-Parker £2 10s, N.Z. Refrigerating £1 IQs, OTHER EXCHANGES, [Per Press Association*.] „ , AUCKLAND, August 22. Sale on Change;—Huddart, Parker, 13s 3d. - Sale Reported:— Auckland Trams. 21s 10d.