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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18587, 12 October 1928, Page 10

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BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. (L T nited Progs Aasur—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received October 12, 10.20 a.m.) , * , LONDON, October 11. Li itish trade returns show that iraP?J?JT reased £13,731,000, exports £4,002,000, and re-exports £1,198,000. The principal decreases were:— IMPORTS. Grain and flour £2,239,000. Food and drink (non-dutlable), £2,768,000; (dutiable), £2,875,000. Raw cotton £2,261,000. Rubber £1,159,000. Iron and steel manufactures £816,000. EXPORTS. Iron and steel manufactures £1,507,000. Cotton manufactures £1,923,000. Coal £516,000. The principal increases were:— IMPORTS. Oils and fats £875,000. EXPORTS. Vehicles, £3,632,ooo.—Australian Pres 3 Association. New Zealand Heat in London. The New. Zealand Meat Producers Board'has been advised by its London manager that the following retail prices are being quoted for New Zealand lamb and mutton retailed in London on October s: New Zealand lamb—Legs 16d, shoulders 15d, loins 14d, necks 9d, breasts 6d per lb. New Zealand mutton (wether) —Legs 12d, shoulders 10d, loins lOd, necks Bd, breasts 4d per lb.

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wosxzsro MBITS C&UB. Teams for to-morrow:— Seniors v. Technical, at Ensor’s Road —J. Gray, B. L. Watt, C. Butcher, 11. Trustrum, YV. West, J. Taylor, F. Matthews, A. Wentworth, L. Evans. p. Peacock, P. Egan. Emergency: It. M’Creanor. Juniors v. Gas Co., at Linwood Park —T. Pearson, P. Anderson, J. Matthews, S. M’Laughlan, A. Fyfe, P. Handle, F. Rowe, J. Cooper, J. Forrestei-, J. Smith, A. Grant. VETERANS v. SUBKXTZXt. A match between the. Veterans and Sumner was won by the Veterans by 2 runs. They scored 143 to their opponents’ 141. For the winners the principal scorers were:—White 32 (retired), Fleming 25 (retired), Lawrence 23, and Feary 21 (retired). For the losers Knox made 23, Smith 21, • Dacre 18, Stoneman 17, and Bowman 16. Bowling for the winners. White secured eight wickets, and for t.h© ■ losers Knox four and Hampton two.

The following are to-day* quotations: Buyers. £ a. d. d. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK4J p.c. Bonds, 1930 4J p.c. Bonds, 1938 99 10 0 and 1939 .... 98 35 5 p.c. Inscr., 1929 5 p.c. Inscr., 1930 99 0 0 99 10 0 5i p.c. Inscr., 1941 99 6 65 p.c. Inscr., 1933 101 0 101 7 55 p.c. Bonds, 1933 51 p.c. Bonds and 101 0 101 55 p.c. Inscr., 1933 99 OTHER DEBENTURES N. Z. Breweries W. R. Cooke and 109 Son, S p.c., 1936 100 BANKS— Adelaide (c u m IS 9 16 Aust. of Comm. . . 1 13 8 Australasia .... 24 16 0 15 Comm, of Aust. . . Comm, of Aust. 1 10 Comm, of Sydney 27 10 0 27 15 0 E.S. and A (£10 paid) 19 7 0 19 10 6 <£5 paid) 9 11 5 New South Wales 51 0 0 51 7 6 New Zealand .... 1 2 Union of Aust. . . (10s P d.) 0 14 0 1 10 16 2 0 South British .... 0 11 12 6 , N AND AGENCY— 6 Dalgety and Co. . 15 2 o Goldsbrough, Mort National Mort9 10 120 0 w United Building 14 0 14 11 S Huddart-Parker 254 243 Union (pref.) . . FROZEN MEAT— . 9 0 1 18 10 (£1 paid) 10 (10s paid) .... North Canterbury freezing • • * • 13 0 Kaiapoi (ITs pd.) Kaiapoi (pref.) .. COAL, 3 0 1 10 9 Stockton (ord.) • • GAS —■ 0 5 13 0 Christchurch 1 4 6 1 b 3 (10s paid) 0 12 2 0 12 6 breweries — Monteith’s .... New Zealand .... 2 13 5 2 14 0 0 14 7 10 4 S 14 Milburne Lime . . Wilsons (N.Z.) 19 • Portland .... TIMBER— m i :kllaneou3— Colonial Sugar . . Elect roly tic Zinc U Electrolytic Zinc 14 0 Glenmore Brick S 1 Hayward’s Pictures Henry Jones Go1 1 1 0 Holden’s Motors Mason Struthers 1 1 8 6 (£1 paid) .... Mason Struthers 1 0 0 (10s paid) .... 0 9 N.Z. Drug Co. .. N.Z. Farmers’ Co9 6 3 3 op.) (1st pref.) N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. “A” pref.) . . N.Z. Farmers' Co- ■* 0 0 4 0 op. (05 p c. stk.. 35 95 10 n N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser .... N.Z. Guarantee 0 16 3 0 19 0 Corporation • N.Z. Guarantee 0 9 0 0 9 2 Corpn. (pref.) N.Z. Sugar of 1 1 3 Victoria Nsan za. Sugar (cum div. 4 0 mining—Mahakipawa 0 1 10 0 Sales on 'Change—British Tobac rn 3s 7d (three parcels); N.Z. Co-op. (65 p.C. Stock, 1940 parcels).