COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17352, 17 May 1924, Page 12

COMMERCIAL.

SALE OF PROPERTIES. Messrs Jones. M'Crostie Company, Ltd., sold th© following properties by publio auction in their land sal© rooms to-day:— On account of the Official Assignee in the estate of F. P. Claridge, a bankrupt tho property 6ituate at No. 12, Naseby Street, Merivale, comprising thirty perches of land, together with residence of six roome. to Mr 8. Gilchrist, for £1036; on account of the owner (in conjunction with Messrs Raker Bros.), the property situate No. 20 Clyde Street, oity north, comprising a sec tion of one-sixteenth of an acre of land, together with a four-roomed dwelling thereon, to Mr J. S. Williams, for £375. TO-DAY’S POULTRY MARKET. Th© Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers, Ltd., report a large entry for their sale to-day. Prices were high foprime quality birds. Table obickens realised 4s to 10s hens 2s 6d to 0s 6d, ducks 4s to Ps 6d, geese 7s to 9d, turkeys 14s to 24 s, all per pair. THE EGG MARKET. The egg market is well supplied, and there is a keen demand. The Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers, Ltd., Chain Brand first grad© eggs, 2s 9d; Becond grade. 2s 7d; ducks'. 2s 6d; pullets', 2s 3d. STOCK EXCHANGES CHRISTCHURCH. Following are the latest quotations:— Buyers. Sellers.

£ d £ d. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK— 97 4* 12.c. Inscribed, 1933 96 15 0 0 '44 p.c. Inscribed, 1930 96 0 0 0 44 p.c. Bonds. 1980 . 4*» j).c. Bonds, 1988 . Co 15 0 97 0 0 4j p.c. Bonds, 1939 . 96 15 5 p.c. Inscribed, 1927 93 6 p.c. Bonds, 1927 . 93 0 93 10 6 64 p.c. Inscribed. 1933 101 0 101 7 5J p.o. Bonds, 1933 . 54 p.o. Inscribed, 101 2 G 1U1 10 0 1927-11 97 0 0 BANKS— Australasia 13 6 0 13 7 6 Comm, of Sydney National of Austral22 15 0 asia (£10 paid). 10 new issue 15 0 15 0 National of N.Z. 17 6 0 0 New South Wales 41 0 0 New Zealand 2 12 3 2 IS 0 Royal (£1 paid) Royal (£1 paid) 1 IS 12 3. 6 15 0 Union of Australia . INSURANCE— 14 13 0 11 14 0 National (ex div.) 3 16 0 ,New Zealand 1 9 30 0 South British 3 0 9 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldsbrough, Mort SHIPPING— 3 11 0 a i 2 3 Howard Smith 1 16 3 1 17 0 Huddart Parker FROZEN MEAT— 2 3 0 3 S Canterbury 13 S 6 Gear N.Z. Refrigerating 2 2 ° 2 3 9 N.Z. Refrigerating 0 19 ° 0 19 9 (contr.) 8 6 9 9 COAL— Westport-Stockton Westport - Stockton 0 5 5 0 5 9 (prof.) 0 6 0 7 0 GAS— Christchurch . . BREWERIES— 8 0 0 0 0 Manning 1 G <7 0 Ward 6 6 6 TIMBER— Kaxiri MISCELLANEOUS— 1 10 0 Borns, Philp (cum. dir.) 15 Q Electro Zujc (pref.) Evans Atlas Flour 1 7 0 Milling 1 2 6 Maso-- Struthers ( 4s N.Z. Farmers* Co-on. 0 6 0 4 8 P-O. R*ock, 1930) N.Z Farmer -* v 78 0 0 (64 p.c. stock. I960) 73 0 0 N.Z. Sugar of'~Milk . North Canterbury 1 1*2 6 Flour Drilling (lOs naid) 0 11 3 Solos Reported —N.Z. Go Inscribed, 1938. £90 15 T7n of Australia. £14 13s Cd (two parcels)