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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16455, 17 June 1921, Page 8

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ENGLISH HOME WOOL SALES. _ Bv Telegraph—Press Association— op>ngn-. ' Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received June 17, 10.iL5 a.m.) LONDON, June 18. The sales of home-grown av ® . c _ om ‘ menced at Dies, Norfolk. , . - _ tremendous drop in values. The best price asked for Suffolk neiv was 13*1, cornered with tho highest last rear of ood for fine wool are generaliv lid to ?d Wow 1914 prices. Strong, deep wools arc 6d be.cw ve 1914 standard. B.A.W.E.A. WOOL SALE. By Telegraph—Pres. Association— CopyngU Australian and d.Z. Cable AneocmV.cn (Received June 11. 10.55 a.m.) LONDON. .Tune 15. At the B.AW.R.A. wool sale there was a good selection of merinoes mostly Wes. Australian and Queensland Competition .vas • quite equal to last week’s, and all puces were well maintained. Lar K e offerings of cross-breds were sold for the Home trade and Continent at late rates. TALLOW PRICES. (Received June 17, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, June IS. Tallow—l3o4 casks were offered, of which 620 were sold. Prices were unchanged. WAIHI SHARES. (Received June 17 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, June 15. Waihi shares—Buyers 2Gs 3d, sellers 28s' 9d. MELBOURNE MARKETS. (Received June 17, 10.55 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June 17. Hides—The market is firm. All goodconditioned hides end kips show a farthing advance. Other grades are una.tered. Barlej'—English. 4a 3d to 4s sd; Cape, 3s to 3s od. Oats—2s 4d to 2s 6d. Potatoes —£4 to £5. Onions4i2 to £2 15s. STOCK EXCHANGES. CHRI3TCHURCH. The following are tho latest quotations: Buyers. tellers. £ s. d. £ s. d.

DEBENTURES— N.Z. Government 4£ per cent Inscribed, 1933 S2 0 N.Z. Government 4$ per oent Bonds, 1938 82 0 per cent Inscribed, 1927 .... 91 0 0 N.Z. Government £>£ per cent Inscribed, 1933 . 91 2 e 91 S 0 N.Z Government per cent Bonds, 1933 91 0 BANKS— Commercial of Auetralia. (4 per ceni, 10 0 National of New Zealand 5 10 0 New South t Wales 31 10 0 0 0 New Zealand (cum div.) 3 6 9 Royal Bank 1 5 9 1 G 8 INSURANCE— 2 3 6 LOAN AND AGENCYGoldsbrougb Mort. (Meibourne> 1 9 0 N.Z. Loan and Meicantile (ord. stock). (cum div.) 82 0 0 90 0 0 "Wright, Stephenson 1 10 0 SKIPPING— Huddart-Parker 1 6 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury 10 15 0 11 15 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid; 1 10 3 N.Z. Refrigerating (lCs paid) 0 17 0 COAL— Westpcrt-Stocktcn (8 pref.) c 10 0 0 10 8 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi (£1 paia) 1 4 0 Kaiaooi (10s paid) 0 11 6 GAS— Christchurch • 5 7 0 BREWERIES— Crown 1 9 0 1 .0. 0 TIMBER— K"uri (cum div.) 1 6 0 < MISCELLANFOU3— Beath and Co. . 1 4 6 British Tobacco (Aust.) 1 10 G N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (£5 paid) . 3 0 0 N.Z. Sugar of M’lk . 1 9 Whitcombe and Tombs 2 11 0 Sales —Union Ba nk of Aust alia, £12 3b 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating i'IOs paid), 17s 6d.