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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16259, 9 July 1918, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

EXPORT OF PEAS PROHIBITED WITHOUT LICENSE.

A licence is now required to export peas from Mow Zealand. This license will only 1 bo granted, however, for the export of Now I Zealand-grown peas. This will prevent Tasmuniiin peaa that have been imported into the Dominion from occupying space in steamers for the United Kingdom that would bo otherwise available for louu.y-grown peas. A considerable quantity of 'i'a&mani&n p<S»tj has been imported into K«w Zealand, ani licenses are not being granted to export these. THE WHEAT PURCHASE. THRESHIITG RETURNS. The following is the total amount of wheat threshed up to July 6th:— Bushels. Tuscan or Longberry .. 3,553,662 Hunters varieties .. 852.172 Velvet or Pearl .. •• 863,'601 Seconds .. .. 268,907 Total .. .. 5,568,342 Contnurts to purchase good milling wheat are us follows:— Bushels. Tuscan or Longberry .. 3,019,745 Hunters varieties .. 825,823 Velvet err teaxl ... 637,525 Total .. .. 4,483,493 Fowl wheat .. .. 670,581 Tho total amount paid to brokers is £1,255,703 9s Bd. BUTTER AND CHEESE IN STORE. (SPECIAL TO "XHU PRK9fI."»

DUJS'EDiiN", July a. It is expected that the South Island will shortly got some of its cheese away, hut thj prospects of having enougn shipping space are not too good, and laciory munagcia are considering wh<;iiier it will not be' nooeeeary to make provision for extra storage. There ne&a not, uouovei, Uj any icur l-uai the sending away oi all the cheese will denude the sappiy ior- local consumption. Mr l>a.mb, of tlxe South Island Association gives an assurance on tliat pojit in the fact that by the terms of the contract with the Imperial authorities, ls'ew Zealand may t&Ke us muon chocse os it wants oy paying 0 per cent, on the sum the British Government have advanced against it. Tuo stocks oi butter ai© not so heavy. The exportere have managed to get butter away pretty well, but there is plenty held lor consumption in New Zealand.

THE PROPERTY MARKET. Yesterday Jones, McCroetie and Co., I/td., sold by public auction, on account oi Mea-o .Congreve and Sons, .Ltd., a nearly new bungalow situated at 27 Mersey street, St. A-bana, containing five rooms, all offices and conveniences, together with 25 perch.s oi land, in lawn and garden, to Mr W. D. Moss, for JE-180. ' CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. TB£xSSACTIONS. Sales reportedKaiapoi Woollens, £7 2s 6d; Christchurch Gas, £5 17s ,6d. LATEST y u UiATiOiNS. Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ b. d.

COALTaupiri .. .. 018 6 __ Wcotport-Stocktoa .. — 0 7 9 GASChristchurch .. •. 516 0 6 0 0 Wellington .. .. — 12 7 6 MEATSN.Z. Bcfrigeratingj .. — 20 6 SHIPPING— - \ Union (5 J per cent. pref.) .. .. 10 6 — WOOI.L.EA'S— Kaiapoi .. 1 2 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— x>.Z. Farmers' Co-op. .. 2 8 3 — N.Z. Paper Mills .« 1 2 0 — MINING— Mt. Bead and Bosebery 019 Oil 1 0 YESTEBDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER fc EXCHAN Gi^S. (I'RESS ASSOCIATION TEUEGSAMS.) DUiNEDIN. Sales:—Paper Mills, 22s Gd. Sales reported:—Westpoit Coal 30s: Paper Mills, 22s 6d, 22s 6d.