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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16417, 10 January 1919, Page 9

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(By Cable.—Frew Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BRITISH TRADE RETURNS. LONDON, January 7. The imports .increased last quarter by £31,422,129, and exports by £1,141,521.' The re-exports decreased by £66,880. METALS. LONDON, January 7. Tho Minis try of Mentions holds the following stocks:—Coppor, 86,000 tons; spaltor, tons; aluminium. 11,057 tons: l*ad, 62,852 tons; nickel, 2096 tons; antimony, 3508 tons. , The lead imports last. quarter totalled. 14,841 tons, while the exports were nil. •(Received January 9th, 10.30 p.m. LONDON, January S. Tin—Spot £241 ss, forward £-236 5?. Copper—Spot £92, forward £87: Lead—£37 10a. . Spelter—£s2. Silver—4B 7-16 d per oz. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Receiwi January 9th, 10.80 p.m.) • SYDNEY. January 9. Oats—Algerian feeding, 4s 4d to 4s 64; Tasm&nian, 5s to 5s 4d. Maize—7s 3d. Potatoes—Victorian,' £18; local, £15 to £18. Onions—£lo 10s to £13. UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. LONDON, January 7. The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 10 per cent, and a bonus of two per cent. Tho sum of £25,000 has been placed to reserve, ami £78,000 carried forward. GOLD PRODUCTION. SYDNEY, January 9. Til a State gold yield for 1918 is valued at £369,743, as compared with £249,038. in the previous year. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN 'WHEAT YIELD. ADELAIDE, January 9. The harvest is now estimated at 21,312,000 bushels, an averajo of 9.98 bushels per acre. CHRISTCHTTRfH EXCHANGE. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. • Sellers. I £ a. d. £ a.,d. DEBENTURES— BANKSN. 2. Government 4J per cent. Bond, 1938 .. — 98 0 0 N.Z. Gvernment inscribed. 1035 .. — 98 ' 0 0 Commercial .. ..130 — Commercial (4. per cent. pref.) .. — New South Wales .. 37 0 0 — New Zealand (fully pd.) 17.17 6 ' — New Zealand (£3 6aßd paid) .. .. 13 0 0 — Union .. .. 59 0 0 — INSURANCE— New Zealand ~ .. 11 4 0 — South British .. 612 0 — ' | FROZEN MEAT— N.ii. Refrigerating ... 2 5 9 — WOOLENS—. Kaiapoi (cum. rights) — 7 8 0 Kaipoi (cam. rights) (pref. re div. only) — 6 13 6 MISCELLANEOUS— I Colonial Sugar (Fiji and N.Z.) .. .. 20 2 6 DiC. .. ... 010 0 — Henry Jones Co-op. .. — 1,14 0 N.Z. Consolidated Rental — 18 6 MINING— "Waihi 2 4 0 — DUXEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Salee—Hudaart, Parker, SBs Id; New Zealand Refrigerating, 46s 6d. '