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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17351, 16 May 1924, Page 11

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HIDES SALES. MELBOURNE. May 16 At the hides pale, owing to the ab*er,oe of buyers in Sydney, there was poor competition. Stouts were unchanged, heavies and mediums brought from a farthing to a half-penny lower, lights declined a farthing, but kips remained firm. PRODUCE MARKET. MELBOURNE. May 16 Oats are quoted at 3s to 3s 4d, barley (English) fit 4s 3d, Cape at 9b €d to 3? 7d. potatoes at £3 15s to £4 10«, and onions £7 5s to £8 sf=. APPLE SALES. 'Received May 16. 9.10 a m. l LONDON. M,py 15 Further sales of Ulysses apples at Liverpool resulted: —South Australia Jonathans lf»s 3d to 12s 9d: Cleopatras 12s to 15s 3d: King Davids 10s 9d to 12s; Foster 12s; Victorian Johathans 10s 3d to 14s fid: Cleopatra s 11s 9d to 15s 3d: King David? 11s to 12s: Romes 10s to 10s 6d; Monro* 11.* 9d to 13s: others ?s to Us 9d -. Tasmanian Jonathans 10s to 13s. Cleopatras 8s to 13s 9d; Stunners 7s 9d to 12* 6d: Crabs 7e to 1.2 s 6d: Alfristons 7s to 13s; Five Crown 30a to 12s 3<l; Cots 7s 3d to 11s 9d; Bibstons 6s to lls 3d.

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CHRISTCHURCH. Following are the latent quotation*: — Buyers. Sellers. £ i. d. £ s. d. N.Z GOVT. STOCK— * ‘4fc p.e. Inscribed. 1039 96 1 " 4* p.c. Bond*. 193S 15 0 4j p.c. Bonds, 1939 96 l--> 0 5 p.c. Inscribed. 1927 9$ " ’’ 5 P.c. Bonds, 1927 96 2 6 54 p.c. Inscribed. 1933 101 0 0 54 p.c. Bonds, 1933 .-101 2 6 DEBENTURES — Christchurch I>rainage Board. 54 p.c. 99 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 10 p.c. Stock and Bond* -10 0 Glaxo. 64 p c.. 1945 . S4 0 0 BANKS— Adelaide . . S 1 0 5 3 0 An s', rales is - 13 6. 0 13 7 6 National of Austral' a-sia <£10 paid), new issue 15 5 0 National of Australasia- (AS paid), new issue 7 10 0 7 13 6 National of N.Z. 6 1« 0 South Wales 41 0 0 INSURANCE— „ South British . 2 0 Standard .200 2 1 *3 LOAN AND AGENCY—r Goldsbrough, Mort . 2 12 S SHIPPING— Howard Smith . 1 16 0 1 16 9 Hud art Parker 2 2 9 2 3 3 Huddart Parker (pref.) - .10 6 FROZEN NEAT— Canterbury (pref.) S 2 6 N.Z Refrigerating (.paid)' • 0 19 3 1 0 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (contr.) . . -d 8 9 WOOLLENS— Kaiapbi (ord ) . n lg 0 Kaiapoi (pref.) COAL— Westport (cum dir.) 1 IS 0 Westport-Stockton 0 5 4 West.uort - Stockton (pref.) \ . 0 7 0 GAS— Christchurch • 7 15 0 8 0 0 BREWERIES— Crown • « 2 0 0 Manning . .16 4 16 9 Ward " ..256 •2 7 0 MISCELLANEOUS— B.A.W.R.A. . 0 9 10 0 10 4 Burn*. Philp (cum. 3 15 0 m.r. (pref.) 10 6 Electro Zinc, (pref.) 17 0 17 6 Maa-n Struthers (4s paid) . 0 4 6 0 4 S N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (£5 naid) 2 10 0 N -7 . Farmers' C^r.. 61 p.c. stock. 1930) 7? 0 0 N«7 Farmer^' (fib p.c. R»ork. 19354' 72 10 0 Nor*h Canterbury Flour Milling (10s 0 li 8 Daily Tim**«” .3 4 0 |G al'* e Reported—Bank of N Z . 52s 6dl Gear Meat, 43*.