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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 660, 13 January 1933, Page 8

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Quotations on Stock Exchange. / CHRIS rCHURCH. Sales on ’Change. Union Bank of Australia (cum div.), £7. Golden Point, 4d (three parcels). Sales Reported. N.Z. Government 5i p.c. Inscr., September, 1937, £IOO 12s 6d. British Tobacco, 295. Number of Shares. 25 Union Bank 2000 Golden Point £7OO Government Stock, 5i p.c. 100 British Tobacco. Following are to-day’s quotations:

OTHER EXCHANGES. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, January 13. Sale Reported.—Waitahu, 3s 10d. AUCKLAND, January 13. Sales—New Zealand Breweries, 25s 6d; Tooths Brewery, 30s 9d; Hamilton Fire 80ard,'1939, 6 per cent, £96. AUCKI.AHD BUSINESS. (Special to the “ Star.”) AUCKLAND, January 13. The chief feature of the Stock Exchange over the last twenty-four hours has been a firming in values of Government stocks. At the morning call there were buyers for 42,’s at £94, with no declaration from sellers. Except for gilt-edgeds the market opened quietly and no sales were recorded. In the banking section, New Zealands were firm with buyers at 41s 9d. A parcel of English and Scottish was available at Sos. Farmers’ Trading shares were w-eak. with offers to sell at 2s 9d. P. and O. deferred stock was asked for at 16s 6d. DAIRY PRODUCE.. The following is a copy of a cable received by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Christchurch, from Samuel Page and Son, dated January 12:— Butter.—The market is steadier. Danish 114 s; finest New Zealand, Sis to 83s; finest Australian, unsalted 81s to 84s salted 81s to 82s, g.a.q. 78s to 80s. Cheese.—The market is steadier. Quotations: New Zealand, white 47s to 48s, and coloured 56s to 575; Canadian, spot, white and coloured, 60s to 68s; Australian, white 475, and coloured 555. GOLCONDA GOLD MINING CO. The mine manager reports that during the week ended January 7 the following work was carried out: Work was resumed after the holidays on Wednesday last. We have been engaged

cleaning up the bottom level and timbering the crosscut. We have started a new crosscut in the north end to come under the winze sunk from the 70ft level, so that we can rise up and connect with the winze for ventilation. During the holidays two men were employed pumping and driving a crosscut at the tunnel level. The crosscut was driven into the right hand side of the tunnel level and about 20ft back from the main reef. At 20ft in the crosscut we have cut a now ore body, but not sufficient work has been done to determine its size. The. reef is carrying silica and zinc blende. NEW ZEALAND MEAT IN LONDON. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has been advised by its London manager that the following retail prices were being quoted for New Zealand lamb and mutton retailed in London during December, 1932. These prices represent a fair average of the prices quoted by the better class shops in London for the best quality New Zealand lamb and mutton. New Zealand Lamb —Legs lOd, shoulders 9d, loins Sd, necks 3d, breasts 2d, forequarters 7Jd, hindquarters 9Jd, all per lb. Js’ew Zealand Mutton (wethers) Legs Sd, shoulders 7d, loins 7d, necks 3d, breasts 2d, all per lb. AUCTION SALE. Messrs Ford and Hadfield, Ltd., real estate agents and auctioneers, 131-133, Worcester Street. Christchurch, report having held a successful auction sale of the whole of the contents of a twenty-three-roomed hostel on the premise, 54, Gloucester Street, on account of the trustees of the Girls’ Friendly Society. A clearance was made of everything at satisfactory prices. 6

Buye rs. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. STOCKd a 4J p.c. Inscr., 1938 and 1939 .... 94 0 0 4J p.c. Bonds, 1938 and 1939 .... 94 0 0 5| p.c. Inscr., 1937 95 0 0 ol p.c. Inscr., 1933 99 15 0 5£ p.c. Inscr. and Bonds, 1933 .... 101 0 0 5£ p.c. Inscr. and Bonds 1936 . . 100 5 0 5£ p.c. Inscr., Feb., 1937 100 5 0 100 10 0 5£ p.c. Inscr., Sept., 1937 100 0 100 10 0 5£ p.c. Bonds, Feb. and Sept, 1937 . 100 7 6 OTHER DEBENTURES New Brighton Borough, 6 p.c., 195S 100 0 0 Christchurch City (subject to tax), ok P.c., 1965 97 0 0 Christchurch City (subject to tax), 5J p.c.. 1 944 96 10 0 Christchurch City (subject to tax). 4 i p.c. 1946 0 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 6 J p.c., 1935 .. 0 Westport-Stockton Coal, 6£ p.c., 1933 Westport-Stockton Coal, 8 p.c., 1934 BANKS— Australasia .... 8 12 6 Comm. of Aust. (cum div.) .... 0 14 Comm. of Aust. (pref., cum div.) 7 5 0 Natl, of A’asia (£10 paid) .... 10 5 0 11 5 0 Natl, of A’asia (£5 paid) .... 5 2 6 5 6 6 Natl, of New Zealand 3 2 6 3 9 0 New South Wales 26 7 6 26 15 0 New Zealand .... 2 6 2 3 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand .... 2 South British .... 2 Standard 2 2 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. . 6 16 ft 7 6 0 Goldsbrough Mort 1 1 11 1 2 1 N.Z. Guarantee Corporation 0 4 United Building Society 0 14 3 SHIPPING— Huddart - Parker (pref.) 0 19 6 P. and O. deferred stock 0 Union (pref.) 0 19 9 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury (ord.) 4 0 0 Canterbury (pref) 3 IS 6 N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) .... 0 10 7 0 11 6 N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid) .... 0 3 COAL— W estport 0 10 ft Stockton (ord.) . . 0 0 6 Stockton (pref.) . 0 1 GAS— Auckland 1 0 6 Christchurch . . 1 3 0 4 9 Ch ristchurch (10s paid) .... 0 10 6 0 11 3 Wellington .... 1 7 0 1 9 7 Carlton 1 9 0 Monteiths 0 6 New Zealand .... 1 5 6 Staples 1 1 0 Tooheys 0 19 0 Tooths 1 11 3 White Star .... MISCELLANEOUSAllied Motors 0 0 9 Australian Glass . 1 19 3 Beath and Co. . . 0 17 Beath and Co. (Is paid) ft British Tobacco . 1 8 Canterbury Saleyards 1 3 3 6 Colonial Sugar . . 46 0 ft 48 0 ft Dunlop Rubber 0 15 0 0 15 6 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 0 16 0 5 Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) 1 5 6 1 6 3 Greater Crystal Palace 0 12 0 Henry Jones Coop 1 12 3 6 Herald and Weekly Times 0 Kauri Timber n 9 7 ft 14 0 Mjount I,yell .... 0 19 6 ft 19 8 N.Z. Drug Co. . . 15 9 2 19 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop., 4£ p.c. stk., 1940 45 0 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (4J p.c. Stk., 1945) 35 0 0 0 Victoria Nyanza Sugar 0 6 0 W r liitcombe and Tombs ...... 2 6 Woolworth's (N.Z.) 1 MINING— Big River 0 1 2 0 1 3 Black water .... 0 IX 7 3 Consolidated 0 8 0 0 9 6 Gillespie s Beach . ft ft 9 0 0 11 Golden Sands 0 2 6 3 Alexander (cont.) ft 17 ft ft 6 Cornish Point 0 0 Golden Dawn 4 6 ft 4 1 1 Golden Point 0 3£ 0 0 King Solomon 0 1 6 0 2 Mahakipawa 0 0 2 0 0 3 Maliakipawa (pref.) 0 0 3 0 ft 6£ Mount David ft 0 Nokomai 0 5 8 0 5 9 Paddy's Point . . 0 5 ft Okarito 0 8 ft Waihi Grand Junction .... 0 3 Waitahu 0 3 7 0 3 10