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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18635, 12 December 1928, Page 11

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NAPIER WOOL SALE. Per Press Association. NAPIER, December 12. Prices at the Napier wool sale this morning showed a slight falling off for hoggets, which fetched from 16d to 19d per pound, as compared with from 16d to. 21 dat the last sale. Cross breds also fell slightly, realising from 14£d to 19£d, compared with 14d to 20d at the last sale. Bellies, pieces and crutchings sold well up to ruling rates. English and French buyers bought the majority of the better class of wools. Continental, American and Dominion buyers taking the lower class. Despite the fall in prices, the sale generally is considered good and farmers are satisfied. STOCK EXCHANGES.

CHRISTCHURCH. Following are to-day’s quotations:— auyera. Sellers. £ a d £ a d N.Z. GOVT STOCK— „ „ _ 4| p.c. Inscr, 1938 99 12 6 44 p.c. Bonds, 1930 99 15 0 4a p.c. Bonds, 1938 99 5 0 4* p.c. Bonds, 1939 99 5 0 99 10 0 44 p.c. Bonds, 1941 99 5 0 54 p.c. Inscr, 1938 101 7 6 54 P.c. Inscr., 1936 101 0 0 54 P-c. Inscr. 1936 101 0 0 OTHER DEBENTURES— N.Z. Breweries . (Bonds) 1 o *> 1 6 0 BANKS: — „ . _ Adelaide 9 19 0 10 2 6 Aust. of Comm. . 1 13 7 11* ~ Australasia .... 14 14 0 15 0 0 Comm, of Aust... 1 10 9 1 10 10 Comm. of Aust. „ . . . (pref.) 7 8 0 7 14 6 Comm. of Aust. _ „ (new fully paid) 1 10 0 1 10 5 Comm. of Sydney .... 27 15 0 27 19 0 E., S. and A. .... . 8 11 0 National of Australasia (£10 paid) 18 14 6 National of Australasia (£5 _ _ . paid) 9 6 6 9 7 0 National of New Zealand (cum , div.) 7 2 0 7 4 0 New .South Wales 50 0 0 50 10 0 New Zealand (ex div.) 3 1 2 New Zealand (mort. shares) 1 8 1 1 8 6 Queensland Natl. 9 2 0 9 o 0 Union of Aust. .. 15 10 0 15 11 6 insurance:— _ „ „ National 0161 016 3 New Zealand .... 2 6 0 2 6 7 South British 3 4 6 2 6 0 LOAN AND AGKNGC— Dalgety and Co. 15 2 6 15 5 0 Goldsbrough, Mort „ (cum div.) ... 2 12 2 2 12 5 National Mortgage 4 10 0 N.Z. and River

1 11 0 United Building . 0 15 SHIPPING 4 Huddart-Parker 2 1 4 0 Union (pref.) .... 1 0 9 1 1 FROZEN MEAT — (1 Os paid) .... 0 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi <17 paid) Kaiapoi ( paid) 4 Westport Stockton (ord.) .. 2 GAS— Auckland 1 Christchurch (10* paid) Timaru 1 BREWERIES— 2 17 6 Staples 1 8 White Star .... 2 CEMENTS— M1SCELLANBOU8— Beath and Co. . . 1 9 4 Burns Philp .... Colonial Sugar 6 D.I.C. (10s paid) 1 Dunlop Rubber 4 Donaghy Rope and Twine Electrolytic Zinc Electrolytic Zinc 1 16 0 1 16 6 Glenmore Brick Hayward's Pictures Henry Jones Co17 1 1 17 6 Holden's Motors . 1 S 1 9 Mason, Struthers N.Z. Drug So. . . N.Z. Farmers' Coop (1st pref.) 'N.Z. Farmers Coop ("A" Pref.) N Z Farmers’ Coop. (“B” pref.) N.Z. Farmers’ Co15)40) N Z. Farmers Coop <6A p.c. stk.. 0 17 9 0 19 3 K y J Guarantee Corporation 0 8 0 8 6 Taranaki Oil .... United Pictures 2 Victoria Nyanaa 6 Mt Lyell (cum Australian DistilMINING Mahakipawa .... 1 5 Waihi 0 Sales on ’Change—Bank of New Zealand 61s (2 parcels ; 61s (two parcels); National Insurance, 16s 2d (2 parcels) i Timaru Gas, 24s 2d N.Z. Brew-