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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17781, 26 February 1926, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

SHEEP KILLING PRICES. Thomas Bor th wick and Sons., Ltd., quote their present Canterbury prices for the next week’s killings, which are subject to market fluctuations. The quotations are for fat lambs and sheep sent to their freezing- works at Belfast:— Woolly Lambs. First quality, to 361bs, 9Jd; first quality. 371bs to 421bs, 8d; first quality, 431 b s to oOlbs, 7d: first quality, over 50lbs, 6jd; second quality, to 361bs, ?id; second quality, over 361bs, 7d. Wethers. First quality, to 561bs, 6d; first quality. 671bs to 641bs, sd; first, quality, 65 lbs to 721bs, 4Jd: first guality, over 72 lbs, 3fd; second quality, 4id. Ewes. Under 4Slbs, 4d; 481bs to 641bs, 3Jd; 651bs to 721bs, 3d; over 721bs, 2Jd. WHEAT MARKET. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received February 26, 12.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, February 26. Wheat quotations are: 6s 2|d a bushel; Millers', 6s Id to 6s lid a bushel. 3s°6d S: <millinßr) 3s lld to 4s: (feed) Barley: (English) to 4s 6d; (Cape) 3s 3d. Potatoes: £9 to £9 15s. Onions: £l3 15s to £ls. HIDES MARKET. By Telegraph.— Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received February 26, 12.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, February 26. The hides market is firm at late rates.

OTHER EXCHANGES. Per Press Association.

WELLINGTON. February 26. Sale Reported—National Bank of New Zealand, £6 15s 6d. AUCKLAND, February 26. Sale on ’Change—Bank of New South Wales, £44 2s 6d.

Sales Reported—National Bank, £6 15s; Milne and Clioyce, debentures, 25ft,

STOCK EXCHANGES CHRISTCHURCH. following: are to-day*a quotation Buyers. Sellers. £ a N.z. GOVT. DEBENTURESd £ a. d. 4* p.c. Inscr., 1939 9fi 2 6 4i p.c. Bonds, 1938 96 2 6 36 7 6 f>l p.c. Inscr., 1933 99 10 0 6i p.c. Bonds, 1933 99 1 2 6 OTHER DEBENTURES Christchurch Drainage 5i p.c. N.Z. Breweries 95 30 o _ (10 p.c. Inscr.) N.Z. Breweries 1 6 1 (10 p.c. Bonds) Christchurch Gas 1 5 11 • r >! P.c. 99 12 6 BANKS— Aust. Bank of commerce . Australasia 3 4 ft 0 14 1 7 Comm, of Aust. . 1 10 0 3 1 6 Comm, of Sydney 25 0 0 10 0 English S. and A. National of Aus7 16 0 ~7 IS 6 tralasia (£10 paid) . 17 12 0 17 15 National of Australasia (£6 paid) . S 17 0 9 National of New Zealand 6 14 9 6 New South Wales (cum div.) 44 New Zealand 18 2 IS 11 Royal (£1 paid) . 0 Royal (.£4 paid) . Union of Aust. 6 14 1.7 17 3 6 14 19 18 6 Victoria (ord.) 8 0 8 Victoria (pref.) Western Austra16 5 0 lian 14 9 2 16 0 INSURANCE— National 3 17 6 3 19 New Zealand 1 17 6 3 7 9 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldsbrough Mort. 2 6 6 National Mortgage National Mortgage 3 17 0 4 0 0 (London Register) . N.Z. Loan and Merc (ord. stk.) 5 15 6 3 16 0 93 5 0 100 0 0 Permanent Invest9 15 0 10 SH1PPING Howard Smith 16 Huddart Parker (cum div.) Huddart Parker 2 6 0 2 6 9 (pref. cum div.) 1 0 6 P. and O. Deferred Stock . 0 0 Union (pref.) FROZEN MEAT— 1 0 0 1 0 3 Canterbury . 10 14 0 11 30 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 2 0 0 (£1 paid) 19 0 N.Z. Refrigerating tcontr.) 0 9 North Canterbury Freezing Wellington WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi (17s paid) . 10 COAL— Westport Stockton (pref.) . 1 13 9 GAS— Christchurch (£1 paid shares) 1 3 BREWERIES— Manning * 0 18 0 New Zealand 2 17 Staples . CEMENTS— 1 17 1 3 IS 3 Wilson’s MISCELLANEOUS1 17 6 1 18 3 Beath and Co. 1 12 0 1 Burns Philp . Donaghy’p Rope and Twine Electrolytic Zinc 1 IS 3 IS 9 1 15 6 (pref. cum div.) Electrolytic Zinc 1 16 6 1 36 10 (ord., cum div.) 1 15 6 Henry Jones Co-op. 5 0 2 Mason, Struthers (£1 paid) . 1 1 3 1 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (£6 paid) N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (£3 paid) . 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (first pref.) . N.Z. Guarantee Corporation N.Z. Milk Pro0 9 0 N.Z. Sugar of 1 12 0 Milk t North Canter1 6 0 1 10 0 bury Flour 0 1 0 MINING— Mount Isa 1 1 o 3 Kawarau . ~ 0 6 3 Mount Lyell . Waihi . 1 5 3 1 5 10 Grand Junction 0 j o Sales Reported.— National Bank of New Zealand, £6 15s; Western Aiistra. llan Bank, 55s; Burns, Philp. 38s 6d. Nale on Change.— . (contr.), 9s 3d. New Zealand Refrig.