COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18453, 2 May 1928, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK EXCHANGE. CHRISTCHURCH.

Poliowing are to-day's quotations.

Sales on ’Change—Comm. Bank of Aust., 28s 6d; Bank of New South Wales, £47 17s 6d (2 parcels); South British Insurance, 58s 9d (3 parcels). Sales Reported—Beath and Co., £1 13s.

MEAT TRADE.

PRICES FOR EXPORT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, May 1. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board advises that the following prices wore being offered for fat stock for export at April 28, 1928: CANTERBURY. Prime woolly lambs, 861 b and under Hid, 37 to 421 b lOgd, 481 b and over 91d; second quality lambs 10|d. Wethers —First quality to 481 b 71d, first quality 49 to 561 b 7i, first quality 57 to 641 b 6Jd, first quality 65 to 721 b 54d. first quality over 721 b 4|d, second quality s|d. Ewes —Under 4Slb 5Jd. 49 to sflb sd, 57 to 641 b 4|d, 65 to 721 b 4d, over 721 b 3Sd. DOMINION FIGURES. Killings for export at all works for the 1927-28 season commencing October 1, 1927, to April 15, 1928. and the figures for the corresponding period of last season were as follow: — NORTH ISLAND.

Sundries (frt. e'es.) 7,380 4,’ 380 Below will be found approximate re-

tail rates of prime quality meat In Greater London on March 3:— BEEF.

(United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received May 2, 11.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, May 1. Chicago wheat quotations are:—May 1664 cents a bushel, July 1651 cents. September 161 i cents.

Sellara £ a. a. GOVERNMENT STOCK-— 07 17 .. 41 p.c. Bonds, 1939 99 0 0 51 p.c. Inscr., 1933 100 5 n 1 51 p.c. Bonds, 1936 4 p.c. Inscr., 1929 100 5 98 10 OTHER DEBENTURES — Lyttelton Harbour 4 p.c., 1929 9* 10 0 N.Z. Breweries, (bonds) • • • • 1 3 10 1 4 0 Adelaide 9 11 0 9 IS 3 14 3 6 14 5 0 Comm, of Aust. . 5 1 5 14 0 (pref.) Comm, of Sydney 26 13 0 26 0 E.S. and A. (ex 8 6 0 (£10 paid, cum IS 3 A National of Aust. (£5 paid, cum 9 1 6 9 3 6 0 New South Wales New Zealand New Zealand Shares, £1 paid) 1 6 6 1 7 0 Queensland NaUnion of Aust. 14 14 6 14 16 0 A u s tralasia “ rights ” .... INSURANCE— National (cum 2 19 0 2 19 6 9 0 15 10 New Zealand . . 2 1 2 2 1 6 Queensland 3 2 5 2 18 Standard 3 3 LOAN AND AGENCY — Dalgety and Co. 14 S 0 1 4 Goldsbrough Mort National Mort0 SHIPPING — Devonport Ferry 1* Union (pref.) FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury ... - 8 15 0 9 2 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 0 16 17 3 (£1 paid) .... N.Z. Refrigerating 10 8 (10s pd.) .... WOOLLENS — Kaiapoi (17s pd.) Kaiapoi (pref. re 0 13 div. only) .... 3 1 10 0 1 10 3 0 2 Stockton (pref.) 5 11 Ashburton .... Auckland (contr.) 0 16 9 Christchurch Christchurch (10s 3 0 11 0 11 3 BREWERIES — 2 5 6 New Zealand 0 14 0 14 10 0 17 0 2 CEMENTS — Wilson’s 1 19 timber —• 11 MISCELLANEOUS — 0 2 0 4 2 0 6 6R 6 Dunlop Rubber . . Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) Electrolytic Zinc 1 10 1 12 3 1 11 3 (pref.) Glen more Brick J - and Tile Henry Jones CoHoldens Motors . . 1 10 3 1 11 0 Hume Pipe Mason. Struthers (£1 paid) .... 1 0 0 1 6 Mason, Struthers

(14s paid) 0 13 0 0 14 0 Mason, Struthers (10s paid) 0 9 0 0 10 0 N.Z. IDrug Co. . . 3 8 0 3 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (1st prof.) 3 10 0 N Z. Farmers’ Coop. (prof, re div. 5 is'.Z. Farmers’ Coop. <61 p.c. stock. 1930) N.Z. Farmers’ Coop (61 p.c. Stock, 1935) .../ N.Z. Farmers’ FerN.Z. Guarantee Corporation . - 8 Taranaki Oilfields Whitcombe and Tombs 3 Quill, Morris 0 17 6 0 ID MINING— 0 0 6 0 Mount Lyell 1 12 5 12 8 Mahakipawa 1 0 1 Waihi

Reef (quarter*) Wether mutton 1987-28. 237,422 1926-27. 52,997 Bwf mutton (c’es.) Liimb (c’cs.) .... Pork (porker*) Pork (baconers) 441,719 ,436,898 487,825 2,236,067 99,740 41,330 Boneless beef (frt. Sundries (frt. c’cs.) 26,462 29,112 SOUTH ISLAND, Beef (quarters) Wether mutton 623 1,097 Ewe mutton (c’cs.) Lamb (c’cs.) .... Pork (porkers) (c’cs) Pork (baconers) (c’cs.) Boneless beef (frt. 140,103 ,847,600 8.499 742 143.022 1,968,815 53 384 Sundries (frt. c’cs.) 13,383 6,422 STOCKS ON HAND. Stocks on hand on year ago, compare as April 15, follows:— and a NORTH ISLAND. Beef (quarters) .... Wether mutton (c’cs.) Ewe mutton (c’cs.) . . Lamb mutton (c'cs.) Pork (porkers (c’cs.) Fork (baconers) (c’cs.) Boneless beef (frt. Apr. 28 89,938 341.312 207,382 591,409 65,175 5,213 Apr. 27. 40,627 497,778 809,608 744,540 12,442 6,348 Sundries (frt. c’cs.) 16,633 20,886 SOUTH ISLAND. Beef (quarters) Wether mutton (c’cs.) Ewe mutton (c’os.) Lamb mutton (c’cs.) Pork (porkers) (c’cs.) Pork (baconers) (c’cs.) Boneless beef (frt. 504 25,476 119,354 719,414 1,230 636 14,365 1,498 56.899 ’ 119,488 943,644 53 384 17,661

K. K. Ch d. ad ad Aitchbone nil o e. 1 Brisket ff 10 0 7 •Topside 1 7 1 1 "Sllverside 1 6 Oil Sirloin 1 !» ' 1 0 Gravy beef 1 3 011 Wing ribs 1 9 1 0 Rump steak 2 8 1 8 Beef steak 1 8 1 3 Thin flank O 7 n 5 Stewinj? meat 1 3 1 0 Top rump 1 6 1 0 •Boneless. MUTTON. LAMB. H.K. F'zn. H.K. F'zn. s d s d s d ad Loin 1 8 011 110 1 4 U«8T 1 « 10 17 15 Shoulder ..12 09 15 12 Neck 14 08 16 1 0 Breast .... 0 8 0 3ft — — WXXAT.