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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16496, 5 August 1921, Page 8

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 5, 1.10 p.m.) August 4. Wlieat —The market is aiow ana unv-nanged. •Fiour—The inarKet is quiet, but Urm. Oats—Tire market is haraemng. j.\ew Zealand iex quay; are fetching 4os to oCte. Beans are scarce but iirai. Peas are much dearer. Tasmanian Blues (ex store) are fetciiing 5205. The Bradford wool market is quiet and irregular. Sugar—Granulated is offering at GOs 6d. Butter—The market is steady and unchanged. Near Zealand cheese is firmer, white fetching 138 sto 140 s, coloured 132 sto 1365. Australian is offering at l*2os to 130 s. MELBOURNE SHEEP SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. MELBOURNE, August 4. At the annua! stud sheep sales, except for a few choice lots the demand was poor. A New Zealand buyer paid 160g3 for a Tasmanian merino ram. VICTORIAN MARKETS. (Receive dAugust 5, 11.20 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 5. Hides —A large catalogue was offered. The market is firm, and values advanced $d to all round. Quotations are:—Barley, English 4s Sd to 4s 9d, Cape, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; oats, 2s 9d; potatoes, £3 15s to £5 ss; onions, £3 10s to £4. STOCK EXCHANCES.

OTHER. EXCHANGES [Per Press Association.! _ . AUCKLAND, August 5. bales on ’Change—Commercial Bank (pref.l, 22s Gd; Waihi, 20s 9d. «r» < o2 >rt —New Zealand Insurance, 30d 2d; South British, 365. q i WELLINGTON, August 5 Male on Change—Waihi (in s paid), £1 Is.

CHRISTCHURCH. The folio-wing are the latest quotations — Buyers. Sellers. d. d. N.Z. GOVERNMENT STOCKS— 4& per cent Inscribed, 19S8 83 10 0 5 per cent Inscribed, 1927 5* per cent Inscribed, 91 0 0 1933 . . . Glaxo Manufacturing 92 0 0 Co., per cent 93 0 0 BANKS— Australasia So 0 0 New South Wales New Zealand 2 8 0 35 0 9 Union of Australia . INSURANCE— 12 5 0 12 12 6 New Zealand (cum div.) 1 9 6 1 11 0 South British 1 15 0 Standard 10 12 6 SHIPPING—* Huddert-Parker FROZEN MEAT— 2 * 9 3 G G N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 1 9 6 1 11 G N.Z. Refrigerating (los paid) . 0 1G 3 COAL— Westport ... WOOLLENS— 1 7 0 Kaiapoi (.£1 paid) 1 9 Kaiapoi (10s paid) 0 12 3 0 12 9 GAS— Christchurch MISCELLANEOUS— 5 6 0 Beath and Co. . 1 3 6 1 0 UNLISTED COMPANIES— Jones, M'Crostie. Ltd. New Colosseum, Ltd. 2 0 G 9 0 0 MINING— Waihi (30s paid) 0 19 0 1 1 0 reported—New Zealand Refrigerating t-fcx paid), £l 11s 8d.