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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12761, 3 October 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 3, 11.15 a.m) n x « ~MEI»BOURNB, October 3. Barley—English malting, 5s 9d to escape, 4s Did to 4a 10i<L Oats—Algerian milling. 5a 7d to 5a £dieed, 5s 5d to 5s 6d. Potatoes—£2l to £22. Onions—£lo to £lO 10a. Hides are unchanged. There is good competition at last week’s prices. »

STOCK EXCHANGES.

CHRISTCHURCH. Following are tho lateit quotations;—

Sales reported—"Wellington Meat £2 12s 6d paid) £3 9s 9d, N.Z. Suear of Milk (ex div 1 £1 13s,

OJHF.H. EXHANGES. fP*» Press Association.] DUXEDIX, October 3. bales on 'Ghaage— Waihi 47s 9d.

The Canterbury Education Board at, its meeting to-day granted .permission to the folilowing schools to orcot soldiers’ war memorials on the school grounds;-—Esk Valley. Hazeiburu, Omihi, Harewobd and Southbum. ’• Salvation Army lasses are collecting in the streets to-day for Self-Denial Week, which is being observed by the Army in all parts of the Dominion. House to house collecting has been in hand for several weeks, but the actual self-denial of members of the Armv will not begin until Saturday, Octobci 11. It will continue until the following Saturday. It is expected that the result of tho appeal this year will to exceptionally satisfactory.

Buyers. Seller ft. DEBENTURESa 8 a £ ft a N.Z. Government 4J . P er cent inscribed 96 o o N.Z. Government bonds, 1938 banks— 96 0 0 Commercial of Australia (i per cent. cum pref.) 6 8 0 New South Wales . 39 fk insuranceu 0 New Zealand , , 1 ’ll 9 Standard . . 2 0 0 SHIPPING— Huddart-Parker . 2 0 6 2 7 A FROZEN MEAT— u Canterbury 13 0 0 12 10 s K.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) 2 - (> Wellington - (£5 paid) COAL— 6 10 0 Westport 1 11 Q WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi . . , 8 7 o Wellington BREWERIES— 8 10 0 Manning i o 9 MISCELLANEOUS— * Auckland Tramways . 1 1 o Beath and Co. (os div.) .... Burns, Philp (Sydney) 1 17 6 1 13 0 Mason, Strutters (£1 paid) ... 1 4 3 N.Z. Consolidated Dental . 1 9 f) N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (cum div.) 2 $ Weeks Ltd. 7 0 0 Whitcomle and Tombs (cnm div.) 6 1* 0 6 17 6 Canterbury Publishing .... 0 17 0 1 0 0 MINING— Mount Lyell . , 1 $ 6 3 A $ Talisman 0 11 6