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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19108, 28 June 1930, Page 2

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Sales on ’Change—Comm. Bank of Aust., 21s 2d (2): E. S. and A. B»»nk, £6 Os 6d, £6; British Tobacco (cum div.), 39s Id; Dunlop Perdrlau Rubber, 13s 6d; Electro Zinc (pref.), 25s 3d (2). Sales reported—British Tobacco (cum dlv.) 39s Id. Number of Shares:— 200 Comm. Bank of Aust. 54 E. S. and A. Bank 200 British Tobacco (cum div.). 100 Dunlop Rubber 200 Electro. Zinc (pref.) 5 Bank of New South Wales £3S 8s 6d. OTHER EXCHANGES. I*or Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 28. Sale—Waihi, 14s 3d. Sale reported—New Zealand Insurance, 475. WELLINGTON, June 28. Sales reported—Bank of New Zealand 57s 9d and 57s lOd. DUNEDIN, June 28. Sales—Okarito 8s 2d and 8s Id. AUCKLAND BUSINESS. (Special to the “ Star.") AUCKLAND, June 28. After normal business yesterday special interest attached to this morning’s call by reason of a favourable report from the Waihi mine. This brought a sale at 14s 3d, a rise of sixpence on the last transaction, with more wanted at the same money. Banks' shares are steady and quiet at late rates. Wilson’s Cement showed an easing of 9d, at £2 4s 9d. but with this concluded holders again asked £2 5s 3d. New Zealand Insurances are still wanted at £2 7s, and Goldsboro. Morts. have firmed up, with buyers at £1 9s 3d. A sale of Farmers’ Trading at 8s 3d shows a drop of 9d in the last transaction, but the final dividend has been paid in the interim. A parcel of Government Stocks, 6J per cent (1933) was offered at £99 7s 6d. PROPERTY SALE. Tonks, Norton and Co., Ltd., report having sold by public auction, at their rooms yesterday, on account of the Dis trict Public Trustee, as executor of the will of Jamos Patrick O’Malley, deceased, that city property situate at the corner of Ferry Road and Barbadoes Street, containing eight perches, on which is erected a wooden building sub-divided into two shops and living rooms, for £lslO cash. There was a good attendance of buyers and the bidding was bright and spirited. 161 LOITOOH PRODUCE MARKETS. The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office as at the close of business this week:— Frozen Meat.—The market for wether mutton is affected owing to heavy eup?>ltes from the Argentine. The market or ewes is depressed owing to absence of demand. The present demand for lamb is good and likely to continue. The beef market is quiet and unchanged. Wethers—

VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. During the week the vegetable market has been very brisk, and has been particularly good for all lines. Although prices ruling have not been exceptionally high, they have been most satisfactory, and the market altogether hat? been very muon alive. Apples have been in fair supply. Both dessert and cooking varieties have met with a good demand, and prices have been firm. There has been a steady Inquiry for good pears, and sufficient for present requirements have been coming on to th*» market, and have sold at prices which are unchanged. A few hot-house toma toes still c**me to hand. They have met with a small inquiry at prices on a par with those of last week. Small quan tities of hot-houße grapes are coming on to the market, and meeting with a good demand, are selling at high prices. Auckland passions and poorman oranges are coming on to the market in limited supplies, and prices are high. Supplies of Auckland lemons are also very short, and they are high in price. Supplies of citrus fruits which arrived from Australia during the week, met with a good demand, and sold at slightlyadvanced rates. Australian lemons are at present in short supply, and prices are exceedingly high. The usual shipment of citrus fruits from Sydney will come to hand on Wednesday. On July 3 the Maheno is due to arrive from Melbourne with a large shipment of South Australian navel oranges and also lemons. On the same date shipments of Cook Island oranges and bananas, and San Francisco lemons and grapefruit are due to arrive.

The average prices received at auction for week ending June 27 were: Apples, Nelson, per case, 8s 6d; apples. Delicious, per case, 10s 6d; apples, cooking, per case, 8s; grapes, firsts, pex lb, 2s 6d; grapefruit, per case, 40s; lemons. Auckland, per case, 235; lemons, South Australian, per case, 31s; mandarins, per case, ISb 6d; oranges,. South Australian, per case, 21s; oranges, marmalade, per case, 15s; passions. Auckland, per case, 15s; pineapples, Sydney, per case, 2 3s 6d; pears, dessert, per lb, IJd to 2d; tomatoes, des®ert. per lb, up to Is Ojid; walnuts, per H>, 8d; beet, per dozen bundles, up to Is 6d; cabbages, per dozen, up to 4s; cauliflowers, per dozen, up to 11s 3d: carrots, per dozen, up to Is; celery. P er bfifidle, B£d; leeks, per bundle, Id to 2d; lettuce, per dozen, 3s 4d; marrows, per dozen, 5s to 9s; potatoes, per sugar-bag, 2s 3d to 2s 6d; onions, local, per sugar-bag, 2s to 2s 6d; parsnips, per dozen, 6d to Is 3d; potatoes, per sack. 10s; pumpkins, 2d; radishes, per dozen. 2s 9d; spring onions, per dozen. Is; turnips, per dozen, 9d; spinach, per dozen, 2s to 2s 6d; swedes, per sugar-bag, Is local. 2s 6d south; eggs, first grade, 2s to 2s Id; eggs, second grade, is lid to 2s; duck eggs. Is lid to 38 3a.

CHRISTCHURCH. Following are the latest quotations: Buyers. Sellers. N.Z GOVT. STOCK- £ d. £ d. 44 p.c. Inscr.. 1938 99 2 4 4 p.<x Bonds, 1930 54 p.o. Inscr., 1933 and 1937 .... 99 5 0 6 4 P.c. Bonds, 1937 99 5 OTHER DEBENTURESGlaxo, 64 p.c., 194 5 90 10 0 93 0 N.Z. Refrig. GJ p.c., 1935 9 8 0 Gisborne Sheep 74 p.c., 1931 90 BANKS— Adelaide 6 17 6 7 1 0 Ausl of Com1 3 Australasia .... 12 3 6 12 Comm, of Aust. . 1 1 1 2 Comm. of Aust. (prof.) 6 10 0 6 15 0 Comm, of Sydney 20 0 0 21 0 0 E. S. and A b 19 6 6 0 Natl, of Australasia (£5 paid) . 7 2 0 7 0 land (cum div.) 5 15 0 6 3 0 New South Wales 3S 0 New Zealand .... 2 17 11 INSURANCE— A.P.A. 0 5 6 New Zealand .... 2 7 0 Standard 2 ROAN AND' AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. 11 1 0 11 S 0 Chriatch’li Building Society 13 0 Goldsbrough Mort (ex div.) .... 1 9 4 1 6 Mutual Benefit 12 10 0 National Mortgage < £1 paid) .... 1 0 N.Z. „ Guarantee Corporation 0 7 11 0 8 1 United Building Society 0 15 0 3 SHIPPING— Huddart - Parker (pref.) 0 19 0 P. and O. deferred stock 2 2 0 2 8 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury (ord.) 5 10 0 Canterbury (pref.) 3 15 0 4 6 N.Z. Refrigerating 0 10 N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid) .... 0 4 10 0 5 3 North Canterbury Freezing .... 0 2 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi (17s pd.) 0 12 11 0 13 0 Kaiapoi (?s paid) 0 4 3 Grey Valley 1 2 6 1 5 0 Westport 1 10 6 Stockton (ord.) 0 2 6 Stockton (pref.) 0 2 6 0 3 9 GAS— Christchurch (10s paid) , 0 13 3 BREWERIES— Carlton Foster's 3 5 0 Monteiths 0 19 9 New Zealand ...» 2 10 6 in 9 Staples 2 s 6 Timaru 0 14 0 0 Toohey’s 1 0 6 Tooth's 1 Ward 0 9 6 0 11 0 White Star 14 0 MISCELLANEOU S— Australian Distillery Australian Glass 1 16 9 18 0 Beath and Co. . . 1 8 0 10 paid) 0 6 0 0 7 0 Booth, Macdonald (pref.) 0 4 3 0 4 8 British Tobacco (cum div.) 1 19 0 1 19 1 Colonial Sugar .. 42 5 0 42 7 6 Dunlop Perdrtau Rubber 0 13 5 0 13 7 East African Coffee 1 10 0 Eclipse Petrol (£1 paid) 0 15 3 0 16 0 Eclipse Petrol (15s paid) 0 10 6 0 12 6 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 2 0 Electrolytic Zinc 1 5 3 1 5 4 Glenmore Brick and Tile 1 0 0 Holden’s Motors . 0 12 0 Howard Smith 0 11 0 0 16 6 Kauri Timber 0 13 6 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 0 17 6 Mount Eyell .... 1 5 9 6 0 N.Z. Farmers* Coop. (1st pref.).. 4 0 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop (' , A” pref.) 2 4 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (“B” pref.) 2 10 0 N Z Farmers’ Coop. (64 p.c. stk.. 1939) 76 0 80 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (6J p.c. stk.. 1940) 76 0 0 82 0 0 North Canterbury Co-op. Flour .. 0 13 7 0 15 6 Quill Morris .... 0 14 0 United Pictures 0 19 9 Victoria Nyanza Sugar 1 19 6 Tombs 3 8 6 3 11 C, Wilson’s Cement . 0 MINING— Kawarau 0 0 3 Mahakipawa .... 0 0 1 0 0 2* Mount Isa 0 19 6 Okarito 0 7 0 0 V 11 Waihi 0 14 1 Winding Creek (Is paid) 0 0 1 0 0 8 Winding Creek (6d paid) 0 0 2 Cornish Point (is paid) 0 0 7 0 0 11

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