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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16679, 10 March 1922, Page 8

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VICTORIAN MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 10, 11.20 a,m.) MELBOURNE, March 10. Hides, heavies, stouts, and extremes, and lights are unchanged. Other sorts are par to a farthing lower, according to condition. Barley—English 4s 4d; Gape 4s to 4s Id. Oats—3s to 3s sd. Potatoes—£4 to £4 10s. Onions—£7 to £7 10s. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telograpfi—±-ress Association—Copyright Australian 'and N.Z. Cains Association. (.Received March 10, 1.50 p.m.) . LONDON, March f>. At the wool rales an average selection was ottered. Bidding was brisk from Homo and Continent at full rates. Competition showed a further widening, and the tone was strong. " Ohoka ” touched 36§d, with an average of 34d. Bradford topmakers are very firm, with advanced quotations, but spinners ace holding off and business small. Sixty'four’s, Jiay-June shipment, averaged 48d to 50d; forty-eights, 35d: fiftysixes, 27a; fifties, 21s; forty-sixes, 14id. BUTTER AND CHEESE. LONDON, March 9. Butter is firm, and prices are tending upward. Australian choicest salted is from 132 s to 1345, unsalted 134 s to 1365; New Zealand choicest salted 139 s to 1425; t?n salted 140 s to 1425. Cheese is slow, Best New Zealand white is from 82s to 635; coloured 94s to 955; Australian white 78s to 80s; coloured 90s to 925.

STOCK EXCHANGES.

CHRISTCHURCH. The following are the latest quotations :

MINING— ; Mt Lyell - 013 i nl3 G Sales reported—New Zealand Government p.c. Inscribed. 1938, £9O 17s Gd: New Zealand Government 4£ per cent Bonds. 1938. £9O lfs 6d; Union Bank of Australia, £ll 18s (two parcels). OTHER EXCHANGES. (Per Press Association.) Sale on ’ChangeWaihi. 18s 3d. Reported Sales;-—Bank of New Zealand, 48s 3d; Nat ional Insurance. 39s 3d.

Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK— £ d. £ 8. d. 4i p.c. Bond?. 1938 90 12 6 91 0 0 5 p.c. Inscribed. 1927 93 15 0 <> P.c. Bonds. 19-27 93 15 0 o£ p.c. Inscribed. 1983 94 15 95 0 0 5* p.c. Bonds, J93S BANKS— 94 15 0 Commercial of Australia Commercial of Aus1 8 0 tralia (4 per cent cum pref.) 5 16 0 National of New Zealand .... 5 16 6 19 0 New South W ales 35 15 0 Royal Bank 1 8 0 New Zealand 0 2 R 9 Union of Australia . Union of Australia 11 15 0 11 18 6 (new. cum lut.) 11 16 0 11 19 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand LOAN AND AGENCY— 1 7 3 1 7 0 N.Z. Loan aud Kcroautile (5 per cent cum oref. stock) 65 0 0 FROZEN MEAT— N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) .... N.Z. Refrigerating (10s 1 - 9 1 6 9 paid) .... 0 13 6 0 14 3 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi QOs paid) Kaiapoi (pr?f. re div. 0 11 6 0 12 6 only) 1 1 0 1 3 6 GAS— Christchurch 6 6 6 6 9 0 Gisborne BREWERIES— 0 13 0 Crown .... 1 0 1 10 6 Ward « . . . 1 2 3 TIMBER— Kauri . . . . MISCE LLA N E O US— 1 6 0 Beath and Co. Booth, Macd.rjald (ex 1 4 6 <liv.) Burns. Phi Ip . 0 13 6 1 10 0 Colonial Sugar Colonial Sugar (Fiji 29 0, 0 30 ° 0 6 per cent pref.) D.l.C. (6 per cent cum 10 5 0 pref.) . v " 0 IS 9 Mason. Struthcrs (£1 paid) . - — - X. Z. Drug Co. N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. 2 12 6 1 2 6 Bonds, Per cent, 1926 S3 13 0 Whitconibe and Tombs 17 C 6 N.Z. Milk Products . 1 0 G 1 0