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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17832, 28 April 1926, Page 9

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SYDNEY WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.— Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. SVfPNEY. April ~~- The wool sales resumed with competition generally keen on the basis or last week’s closing rates. Greasy merino sold up to -Bjd. CHICAGO WHEAT QUOTATIONS. (Received April 28. 12.35 p.m.) _ NEW YORK, April 2* • Chicago wheat quotations are:— May. new 163* cents a. bushel, old 162 cents: July, 153} cents; September. 1365 cents. SYDNEY WOOD SALES. (Received April 28, 11.25 a.m.) STDfJET. April 28The wool sales have opened. Merlnoes and fine cross-breds are slightly dearer. Coarse cross-breds are rather cheaper. PRICE OF GOLD. (Received April 28. 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. April 27. The price of gold is S4s lid. LONDON WOOL SALES. (Received April 28, 12.35 p.m.) LONDON, April 27. At the wool sales there was a poor selection, but a good attendance, all section of competition were keen. Continentals were the chief operators. Yorkshireroen were extremely quiet, Merinoes were firm at full March closing rates. Fine cross-breds were firm. Medium and low lacked Yorkshire support, and were par to five per cent below March rates. Lambs are very firm. The New Zealand clip " DIR ” reached a top price of 15 and an average of tiidThe Pankflu clips reached « top price of 14£d and an average of 13ftd. STOCK EXCHANGES. CHRISTCHURCH.

Following: are latest notations — Sellers. J d. £ d. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK— 4 5 p.c. inscr., 1938 and 1939 96 10 0 4£ p.c. bonds, 1938 96 10 4J p.c. bonds, 1939 32 6 5 p.c. bonds, 192? 98 7 6 4$ p.c. inscr., 1933 99 IT 6 100 10 0 hh p.c. bonds, 1933 100 0 0 COMPANY DEBENTURESN.Z. Breweries, inscribed i 6 N.Z. Breweries, bonds 6 BANKS— Aust. Bank of Commerce .... 1 12 6 1 Australasia .... 13 19 0 14 0 Comm, of Aust. 1 10 11 1 11 1 Comm, of Aust. (pref.) 0 E.S. and A. (cum div.) 7 16 Comm, of Sydney 15 26 15 0 National of Australasia (£5 pd.. cum div.) .... R 9 National of N.Z. 6 1 + 6 r, New South V aleo 41 New Zealand .... 0 6 T nion of Aust. . . Id 0 0 Victoria (ord.) . . 8 7 0 Victoria (pref.) 16 6 Western Australian (cum div.) 16 INSURANCE— National 3 19 n 0 New Zealand .... 1 18 Queensland .... 11 .9 Standard LOAN AND AGENCY — Dalgety and Co. 16 6 Goldsbrough, Mort 2 S 6 National Mortgage 4 N.Z. Loan and Merc. (ord. stk.) 0 0 N.Z. and River Plate 1 2 7 SHIPPING— Howard Smith 1 Huddart- Parker (pref.) 1 0 3 F. and O. deferred Stock 234 0 FROZEN MEAT— N.Z. Refrigrerating; (£1 paid) .... 9 N.Z. Refrigerating: (contr.) 0 8 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi (17s pd.) 0 12 6 Kaiapoi (pref. re div. only) 0 12 6 COAL— Westport 1 16 1 Stockton (pref.) 0 6 GAS— Gaslight .. Christchurch 1 Timaru 6 15 0 BREWERIES— Crown 1 0 Manning: (cum div.) New Zealand .... Staples 1 0 Ward 0 9 CEMENTS— Wilson's 1 15 TIMBER— Bartholomew 1 3 0 Kauri 1 MISCELLANEOUSBeath and Co. . . 1 11 0 British Tobacco (Aust.) 0 Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) 1 15 1 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 14 ( olonial Sugar - - 54 0 0 Henry Jones Coop. Mason. Struthers (£1 paid) .... 1 1 6 1 Mason, Struthers (10s paid) .... 0 10 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (1st pref.) 1 0 3 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (pref. re div. only) 1 0 0 1 16 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (6J p.c. stock, 1930) S6 0 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (6& p.c. stock, 1935) 77 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser 4 19 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corporation 0 9 6 0 9 t N.Z. Sugar of Milk Taranaki Oilfields 0 1 1 0 Whitcombe and Tombs 7 6 3 MINING— Kawarau 0 6 Mount Lyeli .... 1 5 Waihi St Batbans '‘B” Sales Reported—N.Z. Guarantee poration, 9s 9d. Sales on ’Change—N.Z. per cent Inscribed. 1 93S, f 9< N.Z. Refrlgreratins' (contr.) Ss 2d.