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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18465, 17 May 1928, Page 5

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CAHADA‘B TXADB. (United Pres* A«sn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received May 17, 11.30 a.m.) OTTAWA, May 16. Canadian exports for April totalled approximately £59,000,000, against £77,500,000 in April, 1927. Imports totalled £78.500,000, against £74,250,000. Customs and excise duties totalled £19.500,000, against £2o.soo,ooo.—Australian Press Association. WHEAT. (United Press Assn.—By Eleetric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received May 17. 11.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, May Id. Chicago wheat quotations are: May, 1498 cents a bushel; July, 150 J cents; September, 150 J cents. —Australian Press Association. SAXJS BEPOJtT, Jones, M’Crostie Co., Ltd., report having sold by public auction in their rooms, on Wednesday, 24 floor rugs, 12x9 and 10.6x9, at prices ranging from £5 to £7 each. STOCK EXCHANGES. CHRISTCHURCH. Following are to-day’s quotations: Buyers. Sellers.

Sales on 'Change—Coldsbrough Mort., 50s lid; Westport Stockton Coal (ord.), 3s: British Tobacco, 43s 3d (four parcels); Mount bye .11 (cum div.), 32* 9d.

£ s. d. £ s. cl. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK— 4 p.c. Inscr, 1929 (taxable) .... 9$ 0 0 4$ p.c. Inscr, 193 8 97 35 0 98 0 0 4 £ p.c. Inscr, 1938 97 3 5 0 98 0 0 4£ p.c. Inscr, 1938 07 3.5 0 4i p.c. Bonds, 1930 98 0 0 98 10 0 4i p.c. Bonds, 3 938 and 1939 .... 97 15 0 p.c. Inscr, 1933 100 10 0 5J p.c. Bonds, 1936 100 7 6 OTHER DEBENTURES— Christchurch Trams 5i p.c., 1944 98 0 0 N.Z. Breweries (Bonds) .... 133 139 Glaxo (6J p.c., 1945 90 5 0 9 4 0 0 BANKS— Adelaide 9 9 0 913 0 Aust. of Commerce 114 7 1 14 9 Australasia 14 8 0 14 10 0 Australasai (new, 1st call paid) .. 6 3 0 Australasai (new, fully paid) . . 14 4 0 Comm, of Aust. . . 18 9 1 8 10 Comm. of Aust. (pref.) 7 3 0 Comm, of Sydney 2616 6 26 19 6 E., S. and A S S 0 S 9 0 National of Australasia (£10 paid, cum div.) IS 5 0 IS 8 0 National of Australasia (£5 paid, cum div.) 9 2 6 9 3 6 New Zealand .... 3 0 4 3 0 7 New Zealand (mort. shares, £1 paid) 1 6 9 National of N.Z. . 7 0 0 7 3 0 New South Wales (cum div.) 4 8 0 0 Queensland National (ex div) 9 0 0 Union of Aust. .. 14 17 6 14 19, 0 Comm. of Aust. (new paid) 0 12 9 0 13 1 INSURANCE— New Zealand .... 2 1 6 South British .... 219 9 LOAN AND AGENCY Dalgety and Co. (ex div.) 14 3 6 14 5 0 Goldsbrough Mort 21010 231 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc, (ord stk., cum div.) 105 0 0 110 0 0 SHIPPING Devonport Ferry 13 0 15 0 Howard Smith . . 17 7 17 9 Huddart Parker . 2 6 9 2 7 6 Huddart Parker (pref.) 1 0 4 Northern Steam (fully paid) . . 0 15 9 0 16 6 Union (pref.) .... 1 0 5 FROZEN MEAT Canterbury .... 9 0 0 9 6 0 N.Z. Refrigerating: (£1 paid) 0 17 10 0 IS 2 N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid) .... 0 S 1 083 WOOLLENS — Kalapoi (pref. re div. only) .... 0 13 6 Mosgiel 7 0 o Wellington (pref) 6 7 6 COAL— Westport (cum div.) 1 10 0 1 10 6 Stockton (ord.) 0 2 11. Stockton (pref.) — 0 3 1 GAS— Ashburton .... 5136 Christchurch 1 3 11 14 1 Christchurch (10s paid) 0 11 5 0 11 6 BREWERIES— Carlton 2 5 0 2 5 6 New Zealand .... 2 2 9 2 5 0 Staples 116 0 116 6 Timaru 0150 Tooths Vex div.) 2 2 3 2 2 6 White Star .... 0170 TIMBER— Kauri 1 1 0 mis< :ellaneous— Beath and Co. .. 1 12 6 1 13 0 British Tobacco . 2 3 0 2 3 5 Burns Philp (ex div.) 2 2 0 Dunlop Rubber . . 15 0 16 0 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 10 7 Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) 1 12 4 1 12 6 Hayward's Pictures 1 0 0 1 1 0 Holden’s Motors . 11010 111 3 Mason Struthers (£1 paid) .... 1 1 0 Mason Struthers (14s paid) .... 0 13 3 0 14 0 Mason Sn*uthers (10s paid) .... 0 9 4 N.Z. Drug Co. . . 3 9 0 3 10 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop (pref. re div. ouly) 114 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop (6 £ p.c. Stk, 1930) 81 0 0 85 0 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser (cum div.) 415 0 419 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corporation OSS 087 N.Z. Sugar of Milk 110 Perdriau Rubber . 1 13 0 1 15 0 Quill Morris .... 0 19 0 10 0 Wliitcombe and Tombs 3 11 0 3 12 6 Fuller's Pictures 10 0 MINING Mahakipawa . . 0 15 0 17 Ivawarau ...... 0 0 5 0 0 11 Mount Lyell (cum div.) 1 12 8 1 12 11 Waihi (cum div.) 0 12 0 0 12 6