COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17182, 27 October 1923, Page 12

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK EXCHANGES.

I- Galea reported—New Zealand GovernWent <5 per cent Inscribed, 1538. £97 6s; (New Zealand Government 4$ per cent Bonds. 1938. £97 sb; New Zealand Government 5a per cent Inscribed, 1933, £lOl 10s .(two parcels'!; 'Wi Ison’s Cement. 28a 6d. Sales on ’Change—New Zealand Refrigerating (contrJ. 32s (three parcels). OTHEB EXCHANGES. Pkk' Press Association. AUCKLAND. October 27. Bales on 'Change—Union Bank, £ls; S. S. Maxwell, 17 ». LAND SALE. A land Bale was held at twelve o’clock to-day in Messrs Jones, M'CroeUe a rooms. I '|*he bidding was quiet and no sale* were effected. The first lot of 5 acres* 3 roods 4 perche?, situated at the oorner of Hills Road and Avoca Valley, Heathuote, containing two-roomed cottage and glasshouse (100 x 30), offered qn behalf of Mr J. Kay. was started at £1750, and was passed iu at £IBSO. The second lot was another property belonging to Mr J. ,Xav, situated in llowenrale Avenue. Cashmere, containing 14 acres 3 rood 25 perches* with a Hi x 14ft shed. This property was Martbd at £I7OO, but was passed in at £I9OO. A property of 2 acres 16 perches, with u four-roomed bungalow thereon, offered on account of Mr J. Roaendale, Prebbleton. was started at £Bsl>, and was anally passed Another property Belonging- to .Mr ,T. Rosendale, situated on Springs Road. Sookhurn, containing a five-rocined bungalow and conveniences, was started at £I3OO and passed in at £ISOO. The last property offered was that belonging to Miss Cox. situated at 53-55, Hereford comprising a tyroibtorey resi-; dence of mne rooms and a dancing hall measuring 70 x '3oft. This was started at £3OOO. but when £4400 was reached the property was passed in. I*OULTRY MARKET. A fair entry of poultry came forward for this week's pale, but on account or the approaching holidays, and the necessity for getting in supplies, the supply was not equal to -the demand, which resulted in prices being very high. Table chickens 1 realised 7s to 17s 6d. bens 4b Gd to 10s 6d, • ducks 6s Gd to 12s 6d. turkeys -22 s to 36a. geese 8s to 10», all per pair. Hens with a ducklings 15s to 21s, hens with chicks 16s to 25s the lot. EGG MARKET. ' The egg market i» easing off a little in regard to numbers on account of the hens having their first rest cf the season, which has resulted; in prices Armine with local grocers. Canterbury 00-oper-ative Poultry Producers. Ltd.. “Chain Brand" eggs are; ", Pirßtjsra.de Is 4d, second grade Is 2d, ducks Is 4d per do sen.

NEW CANNING. FACTORY. ——- P*R Press Association. ASHBURTON, October 27. A “ Guardian ” reporter learns from a trustworthy source that one of the large fruit preserving firms of the Dominion lately purchased a site in Dunedin for a canning factory. It has a fund of £2o,o£>l and is waiting to build and equip a factor-r as soon as market oonditionr.. which were - recently affected by Australian dumping. * become normal. The firm is satisfied that Dunedin has access to the best canning peaches and aprcots in the world.

CHRISTCHURCH. *oil-owing are the latent Quotation*:Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK- £ ■* d £ d 45 p.c. Inscribed. 1933 97 7 6 1 44 p.c. BondB, 1930 8 p.c. Bonds. 29*27 97 2 6 98 10 0 54 p.o. Inscribed. 1933 Banks— 101 0 0 101 15 0 Australasia Coinm of Australia 13 2 6 13 6 0 (pref.> New Zealand (old 6 15 0 issuel 2 11 9 2 12 6 New Zealand (new issue) 11 0 Union of Australia . INSURANCE— 14 13 6 15 0 0 National . . 3 18 0 New Zealand Loan and agency— 1 9 3 1 10 0 G-oldsbrough Mort. 5 6 2 6 6 National Mortgage ■HIPPING— 4 0 Haddart Parker FROZEN MEAT— 2 2 0 2 2 6 Canterbury (pref.i N.Z. Refrigerating 5 5 0 1 (£1 paid; . N.Z. Refrigerating 1 3 8 1 4 0 (oontr.) 0 11 9 0 12 1 GOAL — Westport-Stockton (3 p.c. non-cum. pref.) o 8 6 Woollens— Kaiapoi (ord.) Kaiapoi (pref.) . . 1 1 3 1 1 6 GAS— Christchurch • , BREWERIES— 8 6 0 o 16 6 Hanning • i • 1 6 & 1 7 : Ward CEMENTS— 0 Wilson's * • a TIMBER— 1 8 3 1 8 9 , Leyland O’Brien k (MISCELLANEOUS— 1 13 0 Beath and Co. . . 1 10 9 1 13 0 ; Burns, Philp . [ Cant Farmers* Co-op. 1 13 0 (£2 10s prid) [ Dental and Medical . 1 1 0 2 1 6 N.Z. Drug Co. . f N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op 8 5 6 S 8 0 | (JE5 paid) . * N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (£2 paid) N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 0 6 0 2 12 O t (6 p.c. cum. pref.) ■ N.Z. Farmers* Co-op. 2 15 0 (6 p.c. pref. re dir. $ only) 2 10 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (74 p.c. Bonds, 19281 N.Z. Sugar of Milk 91 10 0 (cum. dir.) M’Leod Bros. (cum. 1 10 6 rights) 22 0 0 Electric. Zino (pref.) . 1 7 0 • Electric. Zinc (rights) 0 8 0 0 8 6 * Hume Pipe (10s paid) 0 11 3