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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18641, 19 December 1928, Page 10

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WKIAT MABZBT. (United Frees Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received December 19, Noon). LONDON, December 18. The wheat cargo market is featureless and quotations are mostly threepence lower. There is some trading In Australian cargoes for February-March shipment to Japan at prices equal to 48s 6d. Indian buyers are not willing to follow the full prices demanded. Australian parcels closed quiet with a decline of 6d- .Liverpool futures are quoted at: December, 8s Hid; March, 9s l|d; May, its 2gd; July, 9s 3Jd. —Australian Press Association.

Sales on ’Change—Comm Bank of Sydney, .£!! !, Gd; New Zealand Breweries, o<h t»d; Staples Brewerv, 41s 6d <2 parcels); Heath and Co. (rights) f.s Hid (3 parcels); 5s lid (3 paivelS, (3 parcels); Mahakipawa la 4a. ’

STOCK EXCHANGE. CHRISTCHURCH. The following are to-day’ quotations: Buyers. Sellers. £ e. a. £ N.Z. GOVT. STOCK4J p.c. Inscr., 1939 4& p.c. Bonds, 1938 1939 and 1941 . . 99 10 54 p.c. Inscr., 1933 OTHER DEBENTURES 5* p.c., 1934 .. 100 9 19 0 9 19 9 14 15 « 1 10 6 1 s 6 7 Comm, of Aust. . . 1 10 6 1 Cemm. of Aust. 7 8 6 7 Comm, of Sydney 28 0 0 E., S. and A. 8 10 3 8 10 National of A’asia (£10 paid) „ IS 15 0 (cum div.) 7 2 0 New South Wales 50 5 0 New' Zealand (“D” Mort. shares) . . 1 7 10 Queensland Ntl. . . 9 5 0 Union of Aust. . . 15 11 0 15 12 INSURANCE — 0 i r 2 5 9 2 6 6 South British 3 6 3 6 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. . 15 3 6 Goldsbroughj Mort National Mortgage 4 8 0 . 4 Wright, Stephen0 16 6 United Building . 0 16 2 Huddart - Parker 2 8 0 Union (pref. cum div.) 1 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury lord.) 8 Canterbury (pref.) 4 19 5 1 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) 0 19 1 N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid) .... 0 WOOLLENS—• Kaiapoi (17s paid) 0 13 3 Kaiapoi (7s paid) Kaiapoi (pref.) . . Mosgiel "COAL — Westport 1 9 Ashburton .... 4 17 6 5 4 0 Auckland 1 3 9 Auckland (contr.) 0 17 4 Christchurch 1 6 0 Christchurch (10s 0 12 8 Timaru 1 4 0 1 5 BREWERIES— Carlton 10 0 2 12 0 Monteiths 1 2 17 5 2 17 Staples 1 3 2 1 6 Timaru (cum rights) 17 10 0 IS Timaru (rights) . 3 3 8 Tooths 2 8 9 2 10 0 MISCELLANEOUSBeath and Co. (cum rights) . . 1 16 0 1 17 6 Beath and Co. _ 0 6 0 0 6 3 (cum div.) 2 r> o 2 5 3 Colonial Sugar . .. 58 10 0 D.I.C. (10s paid) . 1 0 3 D.I.C. (pref.) .... 1 0 9 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 1 4 10 1 15 3 Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) 1 15 10 1 16 Greater Crystal m Holden’s Motors 1 s 9 1 9 S ("A” Pref.) 1 0 a Hume Pipe (Aust). 0 19 9 1 1 3 (£1 paid) 0 19 z N.Z. Drug Co. _. . 3 13 0 op. (£2 10s pd.) 1 5 0 op _(10s paid) . . 0 1 0 0 3 0 op (first pref.) 3 11 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' CoN.ZT Farmers' CoJ J ("B” pref.) 2 8 0 3 0 0 op. (64 p.c. stk.. 1940) ...... 93 0 0 1946) P ’ 90 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Co(64 p.c. Stock, 1939) 88 10 0 93 0 0 tiliser 0 18 0 1 0 0 tvt tio " ,^1 0 8 3 0 8 5 Quill, Morris .... 0 16 7 0 1 8 0 Victoria Nyanza 1 J U *• 0 Sugar 2 6 3 Mt Lyell (ex div.) l 17 6 (1 &8 Pd.) . 1 4 0 Ohinemuri 0 0 in Mahakipawa .... 0 0 14 4 0 14 7