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COMMERCIAL.

STOCK EXCHANGE. CHRISTCHURCH. Following are to-day’s quotations:—

Sales on ’Change—X.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid). 2s lOd (4); British Tobacco, 30s (2): Mahakipawa Goldfields. 10id (2); Mahakipawa (pref.), 9d. Sales Reported—Union Bank of Aust., £8 10s fid; N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid). 2s lOd; New Zealand Breweries (late sale. March 31). 365 6d. Humber of Shares. 25 Union Bank of Aunt. " J*oo N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid) 100 New Zealand Breweries (late sale, March 31) 200 British Tobacco 1600 Mahakipawa Goldfields 800 Mahakipawa Goldfields (pref.) AUCKLAND BUSINESS. (Special to the “ Star.”) AUCKLAND. April 1. The quiet spell was varied yesterday afternoon by considerable activity, and a good volume of business was finalised before brokers closed for the day. Late values were virtually maintained, and « sale of inscribed, tax-free Government Stock at £97 10s reflected the special demand which has set in for this scrip during the past ten days. Batik of New improved again with a sale at BOS, but Sot&th British eased 6d with a sale at £2 14s 6d. At this morning’s call further sales were notified, and fresh bidding showed the better demand. Most of the banks were asked for, with £9 10s offered for

Australasias. 14s 30d for Commercials and {>os for New Zealands. w - ere buyers for Breweries at 3d, holders advanced their limits

Buyers. £ s. d. N.Z. GOVT. STK.— 41 p.c. Inscr. and Bonds, 1938 . . 97 5 0 51 p.c. Bonds, 1936 98 15 0 BANK S— Australasia .... 10 0 0 Comm, of Aust. 0 15 0 Comm. of Aust. (pref.) 5 16 3 Comm, of Sydney E. S. and A 5 S 0 Natl. of A’sia. (£10 paid) 10 5 0 Natl. of A’sia. <£5 paid) 1 5 0 0 New South Wales 25 13 0 New Zealand . . 2 10 0 Queensland National 4 3 6 Union of Aust. 8 S 6 INSURANCE— A.P.A Mercantile Mutual National 0 13 0 New Zealand) .. 2 0 9 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. . . 7 12 6 Goldsbrough Mort 10 3 United Building smpp'ii&ir d,v - ) 013 0 Huddart-Parker . 10 0 P. and O. Deferred Sellers. £ s. d. 0 15 3 6 0 0 16 10 0 5 10 0 27 0 0 2 11 0 5 0 0 3 12 6 0 6 0 15 0 0 0 13 3 2 2 6 1 1 10 0 14 6 Union (pref.) FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury (pref.) N.Z. Refrig. (£1 0 3 19 11 9 0 4 5 13 0 N.Z. Refrig. (10s 0 11 0 6 0 6 3 North Canterbury Freezing WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi (17s paid) Kaiapoi (7s pd.) COAL— Grey Valley Westport Stockton (pref.) GAS— Christchurch - Christchurch (10s 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 0 12 5 4 11 0 0 9 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 IS 5 BREWERIES— New Zealand 1 16 4 1 16 11 Timaru Timaru (5s pd.) Tooths ... i ... . MISCELLANEOUS— Allied Motors Beath and Co. .. Beath and Co. (Is paid) .... British Tobacco . Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) Electrolytic Zinc 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 11 5 0 2 9 10 3 9 0 9 11 6 0 0 0 5 1 13 6 4 9 Kauri Timber Mount Lyell . Quill, Morris .... Victoria Nyanza 0 1 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 1 0 18 0 8 0 6 .0 9 Whttcombe and 0 Wilson’s Cement Truth (N.Z.), pref. MINING— Cornish Point ... King Solomon .. . Mahakipawa .... M a h a k i p a w a 1 0 0 0 19 0 1 0 0 2 h 74 94 Si 10J 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 4 1 104 0 10 0 10 Golden Point Gold and Scheelite Co. 0 0 0 1 11 Stoney Creek (7id 0 Waihi Grand Junction .... Winding Creek £ls paid) .... North Broken Hill 0 0 2 0 2 li 0 0 0 G 3 6