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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16875, 27 October 1922, Page 8

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MELBOURNE SALES. (Received October 27, 11.15 a.m.) dI ELB OUR NE, October 37. At the hides sales. reduced offerings were submitted. The value ot all well-i-et-iip i,,rr.ls of heavies and mediums whs from par to one farthing clearer, yhi Ist light’s aiul kips were a farthing Lower. Barney .—English, -3s 9d to 3s ]ojd; Cape. 2s lOd. Oats.—3s Tel to 3e 3d. Potatoes.—£G to £7. Onions.—£ll 'Os to £l3. WOOL SALES. (Eeceived October 27, 11 a.m.) LONDON, October 25. 8.A.W.8.A. announces that 20i000 bales of Australasian wool will be offered at Hull on November 9. and 31,000 at Liverpool on November 16. NEW COMPANIES. McLarens, Ltd., registered October 11, 1922, 33, Byron St., Cliristchuxch. Capital, £IO,OOO, divided into 10.000 shares of £i each- Subscribers: Christchurch, A. M’Laren, H. Stiloa, A. Aislabie, H. Rush-worth, H. G. StiLes. C. A. Stiles and H. J. H. • T olly„ each. 1 share. Objects: To purchase and carry on the business of the McLaren Manufacturing Co., and for the manufacture, sale and distribution of all kinds of wares, foodstuff's and merchandise and general. Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie, Ltd., registered September 29, 1922, Dunedin. Capital, £IOO,OOO. divided into 100,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Dunedin. T. Somerville, T. O. OoulJ, H. Ooull, J. C. H- Somerville, -T. L. Gregory. T. S. Conil and J. J. Boyd—l share each. Objects: To take over as a going concern the businesses of Coulls, Culling and Co., Ltd., and .T. Wilkie and Co., Ltd., new carried on in Dunedin and elsewhere, and to carry on all or any of the businesses of printers, lithographers, bookbinders, stationers and all businesses of a like nature. STOCK EXCHANGES. CHRISTCHURCH. Following are the latest quotations:— Buyers. Sellers.

Sales reported—N.Z. Government 4} per cent inscribed, 1938. £97 (two parcels; N.Z. Government per cent bonds. 1938. £97; Bank of New Zealand, £2 17s; Goldsbrough, Mort, £2 2s; Crown Brewery. £1 13s 6d. Electrolytic Zinc (prof.), £1 7s 3d. > Rales on 'Chance—Bank of Australasia, £l3: N.Z. Refrigerating (in? pa.id), 13s 10d. OTHER EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, October 27. Sales on ’Change:—War Loans, 5 per cent, £96 ss. ditto. 1939, Inscribed. £96 Is:s. SALE OF PROPERTY. Jones, M'Crostie Company. Ltd., report having sold by public auction to-day. in their laud sale rooms, on account of the

Registrar of the Supreme Court, the property situate at No. 10. Fisher Street. Beckenham, comprising 21 perches of land, together with the bungalow of 5 rooms and kitchenette, to Mr Butcher, for £1229. Jones, M’Crostie Company. Ltd., repo*": having held successful clearing sales during the past week on account of Mr Rule, Chapter Street. St Albans, and on account of Mr Lafferty. Lichfield Street. Among?" the various articles sold the following prices were- realised :—Exlelsior lawn mower £l. chicken coop £2, dinner set £2 17s 6d. kitchen table 255, settee £2 7s 6d, grass chair 355. cai’pets £-17 10s, £7 15s and £5, sewing machine £4 10s. wardrobe £5 5s ditto £5 10s and £5, linoleum £2 12s 6d. chest £5 10s, gas stove £7 7s 6d. duchesse £2 6s. ditto £2 7s.

£ a fl £ a d N.Z. GOVT. STOCK— ■li p.c. inscribed, 1938 9(5 15 ft 07 5 0 •is p.c. bonds, 1938 . 06 15 0 4i p.c. bonds, 1930 . 98 0 0 5 p.c. inscribed, 1927 9 6 0 0 5 p.c. bonds, 1927 . 96 0 0 p.c. inscribed, 1933 99 5 0 100 0 0 Si p.c. bonds, 1933 . 99 7 G 100 U G DEBENTURES- - Gisborne Sheepf armera 7* p.c., 1931 - 102 0 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 6 per cent, 1925 . 96 0 0 Glaxo Manufacturing: Co.. per cent, 1945 97 0 (> Booth, Macdonald, 7-j per cent, 1931 . . 100 10 0 BANKS— Australasia . . 12 18 6 13 1 0 National of N.Z. . 6 2 ( New South Wales . 35 5 0 New Zealand . . 2 16 9 2 17 G Royal (£L paid), ex. div. . . • . 1 12 0 Union of Australia . 13 6 0 13 7 0 INSURANCE— South British (cum div.) . . 1 16 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Christchurch Building: Society . .10 5 0 Dalgety and Co. . 10 2 6 10 10 n Goldsbrough, Mort - 2 1 6 2 2 0 National Mortgage . 3 11 0 SHIPPING— Adelaide Steamship . 110 Huddart-Parker 2 12 0 Huddart-Parker (6 per cent cum pref.) 0 19 G New Zealand (6 p.ccum pref.) . . 10 0 0 P. and O. deferred stock (cum div.) . 300 0 0 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury (6 p.c. cum pref.) . .500 N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) . 16 0 16 3 N.Z. Refrigerating flOs paid . • 0 13 6 0 13 70North Canterbury Freezing . 1 19 6 Wellington (£3 12s 6d paid) ... 2 12 C CO \ L— Westport . - . 1 12 0 1 13 O Westnorfc-Stockton . 0 5 0 Westport-Stockton f8 per e-ent non-cum pref.) ... 0 8 6 WOOUCS-S-Kaiapoi (£ paid) . 12 6 Kaiapoi (10s paid)' . 0 12 2 0 12 G Kaiapoi (pref. re div. only) . . .110 GAS— Nanier . . .10 0 0 BREWERIES— Manning . . . 3 6 0 3 10 0 Ward . . . .13 0 14 0 Wilson’s N.Z. Portland . . .10 0 10 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Beat.h and Co. . 18 6 19 3 British Tobacco (Aust.) ... 209 Mason Strutherg (£l Paid) ... 140 N.Z. Pn.ner Mills . 12 0 Electrolytic Zinc fnref.) . , .17 0 17 6 MTNTNG— W aihi ... 1 12 0