COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18341, 19 December 1927, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CLEARING SALES. Jones M'Crrostie Co., Ltd., report having held a successful clearing sale on account of the trustees, on the premises, Patten Street, Avonside, on Thursday, when there was a record attendance of the public. Among the Items sold the following prices were realised:—Fiat motor-car £150; Stroud piano £7l; China cabinet £4; carpet £11; couch and two chairs £l4; carpet £2O; sideboard £l2 10s; dish £2 2s 6d; salver £3; thirty-nine-piece teaset £2 10s; Tantalus £2 ss; couch and two chairs £18; Morris chair £3 10s; occasional table £2 10s; clock £6: three volumes “Birds of Australia’’ £3 10s; Dickens’ works £2 ss; table and cover £4; four entree dishes £5 4s; hall carpet and runner £l2 15s; hall seat £3 2s 6d; liallstand £3 10s; vacuum £3: iron safe £l4: hall carpet £7 10s; linoleum £3 15s; dining chairs £ls; table and cover £4 10s; rug £1 15s; stair carpet £7; landing carpet £6 15s; three institution bedsteads £8; rug £4 10s; bedroom suite £22 10s; carpet £8; duchesse chest £6; seven 3ft bedsteads £29 12s 6d; linoleum £4 3 ss; motor propeller £4 ss; hose and reel 355. PROPERTY MARKET. KOLMAR ESTATE SUBDIVISION Four farms of the five forming the subdivision of the Kolmar Instate, at Lyndhurst. which comprises 1700 acres and is owned by Mr Denis M’Kendry, were offered at auction by Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., at Ashburton on Friday, before a large attendance. All the farms were passed in. For Lot 2. of 4 10 acres 3 roods 27 perches, a bid of £ll 10s was received, and up to £l4 was bid for Lot 3, comprising 267 acres 2 roods 17 perches. The farm on which the homestead is located was not offered.

PRODUCER S’ BOARD REPORT.

The New Zealand Meat Producers* Board has received the following: cablegram from its London office, dated December 16. advising Smithfleld delivered prices. Prices for the two previous weeks are also shown. Dec. 16. Dec. 9. Dec. 2.

STOCK EXCHANGES. CHRISTCHURCH. Following: are to-day’s quotations:—

Sales on ’Change.—Christchurch Gas (new, 5s paid), 6s sd. Sales Reported.— Bank of Adelaide, £S ISs 6d; National Bank of New Zealand (cum div ), £6 17s Gd.

per lb. per lb. d. d. X.Z. "Wethers and Maidens. Canterbury quality, selected brands—561b and under .. 6i 61 per lb. d. 61 . Si Other brands— 561b and under . « 57-6411) 6 51 51 r>8 58 42 !>i 2SJ.Z. K ‘‘ 641b and under .. X.Z. Lambs, Canterbury quality— 361b and under »« 48 1>B 41 ;>I Si *5 si Si Lambs *1 l»i Lambs. 71 si Other brands, first quality— 361b and under . . 37-4 21b Sf Si n Second quality— 30-321b average .. Australian Victorian, first quality— 361b and under Si 9 Argentine First quality— 361b and under .. 71 71 M.Z. Beef. 51 illed Be 3 8 5fe ozen Be 4 5i Pork. Argentine Ch ef. 3} Argentine Pr Ox fores ef. 4 5i 4 5i Frozen 1 20-1 801b All the markets a the Christmas trade. --6i 7 7 re quiet owing to

Buyess. Sellers. £ d £ N.Z. GOVT. STOCK— 4 i p.c. Inscr, 1938 96 15 4£ p.c. Inscr, 1939 4i p.c. Bonds, 1930 98 4£ p.c. Bonds, 1938 0 0 97 5 0 10 6£ p.c. bonds, 1933 5£ p.c. Inscr and 101 10 0 S COMPANY DEBENTURES 1945 91 6* p.c., 1932 .. 50 N.Z. Milk Pro0 BANKS— 14 Comm, of Aust. . . 1 4 1 Comm. of Aust. Comm, of Sydney . 23 25 17 6 nsia (£10 paid) . 17 Natl, of Austral0 0 17 6 asla (£5 paid) .. S National of NiJZ. 9 0 1 6 New South Wales 4o 7 6 1 2 New Zealand 19 1 Union of Aust. . . 14 Union of Aust. (lVew, second instalment paid) « 8 15 INSURANCE— 0 9 2 6 South British . . 2 17 0 0 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. , 13 Natl. Mortgage ... SHIPPING — 10 Union (pref.) .. 1 FROZEN MEAT— 0 N.Z. Refrigerating <10s paid) .... 0 WOOLLENS — Wellington .... 6 Wellington (prof.) 6 CO AD — Stockton (ord.) . 0 1 6 Christchurch ° 6 (new, 5s paid) . 0 BREWERIES — New Zealand (cum ' *div.) Staple s 1 18 0 0 5 19 16 3 3 White Star Tooth’s CEMENTS — “ 18 ° Wilson’s ...... 1 Burns, Philp .... 1 Colonial Sugar . . u4 Electrolytic Zinc 10 3 1 10 10 Electrolytic Zinc (prof.) N.Z. Drug Co. . . •> N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (6 £ p.c. stk, 1930) s 0 3 10 s SI 0 0 N.Z. Farmers’ FerIS tiliser — • 3 0 4 U Corporation . . 0 N.Z. Sugar of s 30 0 8 11 1 4 0 11 0 Sugar ........ 2 Whiteombe and Tombs 3 12 0 2 15 0 7 6 Greater Crystal Ouiil Morris ... - 1 2 9 1 2 u Dominion Invests. 1 aiining Ohlnemuri 0