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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17170, 13 October 1923, Page 12

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LONDON MEAT MARKET. Pfr Prms Association. WELLINGTON, October 33. The New Zealand Meat Board advised, under yesterday’s date, tha.t Smithfield (London) delivered prices were: Prime Canterbury lamb, 29-36 lb, 10id per lb; 37421 h, I0gd; 43-50 lb, 9Jd. Second quality, lamb, lOd. Other selected brands, lamb 29-361 b, 10A<1 87-421 b. lO&d. Although it is difficult to forecast, tho market it is considered, will remain steady at these prices. Mutton Light-weight wethers. Sid; medium, 18d; heavy, 7id: ewes, 6£d. Ox Beef—Fores, 2Jd; hinds, 43d. PROPERTY AUCTION SALE. Messrs Jones, M’Crostie Company, Ltd., sold by public auction in their rooms today, on account of Mr Cousins (in conjunction with Messrs Wilkins, Matson and C 0.,) a section of 1 rood 6 perches, situated in Hawke9bury Avenue, St Albans, to Mr Shaw, for £2o©. STOCK EXCHANGES. CHRISTCHURCH. Following are the latest quotations:— Buyers. Sei'era.

TO-DAY’S POULTRY MARKET. The Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers. Ltd., report a good entry of poultry for their sale to-day. Table chickens realised 7s to 245, hens 4s to 9s Gd, ducks 7b to 12s 6d, geese 7s to Bb, turkeys 28s to 3<ss, all per pair. THE EGG MARKJiT. The egg market has a very healthy tone at the present time on account of the bakers buying for winter requirements and private people preserving. The Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers, Ltd., find no difficulty in quitting their Chain Brand eggs at Is 4d and Is 2d per dozen.

£ *. d. £ s. d. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK44 p.c. Inscribed, 1938 97 0 O 97 5 0 44 p.c. Inscribed, 1939 97 0 0 97 5 0 44 p.c. Bonds, 193Q . 97 0 0 44 p.c. Bonds, 1939 . 97 0 0 44 p.c. Bonds, 1930 . 97 0 0 44 p.c. Bonds, 1941 97 7 6 5 p.c. Inscribed, 1997 98 0 0 5J p.c. Inscribed, 1983 102 5 0 54 p.c. Bonds, 1983 . * 102 5 0 RANKS— Bank of Adelaide . 8 7 6 Australasia . . 13 2 6 13 6 0 Comm, of Australia (pref.) ... 700 National of N.Z. . 6 16 6 « i" e New South Wales . 40 12 6 41 5 0 New Zealand (old issue) ... 2116 Union of Australia . 14 18 0 14 19 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Christchurch Building Society . . 11 0 0 Dalgety and Co. . 13 0 0 Goldsbrough, Mort . 2 7 0 Mutual Benefit . 11 0 0 N.Z. Mortgage Security ... 1 17 6 Permanent Investment . . . 9 10 0 SHIPPING— Howard Smith . . 2 12 0 Huddart Parker . 2 1 9 2 2 3 Union Steam (pref.) 10 5 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury . . 15 0 0 Canterbury (pref.) .550 COAL— Taupiri . . .10 0 WOOLLEN8--Kaiapoi (£1 paid) . 10 9 Kaiapoi (contr.) . 0 11 0 GAS— Auckland . .16 0 Australian Gas Light 6 13 0 BREWERIES— Crown . . . 2 14 6 2 16 0 Manning . .16 9 17 8 New Zealand . .14 0 CEMENTS— Wilson’s Portland . 18 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Beath and Co. . 1 10 0 1 14 6 Booth. Macdonald (ord.) ... 0 14 6 Burns, Philp . 1 13 6 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (74 p.c. Bonds, 1926) . 92 10 0 Whitcombe and Tombs 3 15 o Electro. Zinc (pref.) . 16 0 17 6 Sales reported—New Zealand Government 54 per cent Inscribed, 1933, £102; Bank of New Zealand (old issue), 2s. Sale* on ’Change—Crown Brewery, 54s 6d (two parcels).