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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16434, 30 January 1919, Page 8

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(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrigkt.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) AREA UNDER "WHEAT. (Received January 20th,. 8.10 p.m.) ' „ NEW YORK, January 27. The area -under winter wheat in the United States is estimated at 22,500,000 acres. . IMPERIAL SUPPLIES. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, January 29. The amount paid out 'by the Imperial Supplies Department, almost entirely on account of the Imperial Government, . readied £83,360.218 on January 25th, tho biggest items being: frozen. meaE £30,942,780, creasy wool £29,523,418, cheese £11,253,677. The Deapartment estimates that in addition during February it will pay £4,650,000 and durine £3,100,000. . CHEAPER STATIONERY. Stationery is very much cheaper than, it was two weeks ago (says a London paper of December 6th). In eome cases good stationery ia quifco 200 per cent, reduced in price since the armistice came, and in the case of the cheaper stationery so much more is Riven for the same monoy that it may be eaid to be 400 per cent, cheaper. Notepaper and envelopes which were beinpr sold at the rate of 2s M a packet in some West End shops can now bo bought for Is 3d. SALES OF MOTOR-CARS. Jones, McCrastie Compiany, Ltd., sold by" publio auction yesterday a 3-eeater Delage motor-car to Mr Spedding for £250, and a 3eenter Calfchorpa motor-car with commercial body, to Mr Cochrane for £100. ■ CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS Sake reported:—N.Z. Refrigerating, t% lie, £2 lis 6d. b LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyer*. Seller*. £ s. d. £ i. d. DEBENTURESN.Z. Government •!£ per cent, (inscribed) .. 97 .0 0 — BANKS— Commercial of Australia 15 0 110 0 National of New Zealand — 613 6 INSURANCE— New Zealand (cum div.) 11 5 0 — South British .. 7 0' 0 — Standard .. ..260 — LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalsroty and Co. .. 915 0 — Goldsbrough, Mort (Melbourne) . .. 2 10 — Permanent Investment 9 0 0 — SHIPPING— Huddart-Pftrksr .. 118 0 2 2 6 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury (6 per cent. enm pref.) -.5 3 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (cum dir.) .. 2 11 0 — jOAL— "Weotport .. .. — 1 12 3 Westport-Stockton .. — 0 9 0 WOOLLENS— Oamarn .. .. 110 0 SAS— CHri3tch-urch (cum div.) 6 3 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco (Atra.l 1 16 6 Henry Jones Co-op. (Melbourne) .. — 1 33 G Mason, Strnthere (£1 pd.) 110 Mason. Struthers (14s pd.) 0 16 0 N.Z. Consolidated Dental .. • .. _ 1 S 6 N.Z. Drug Co. .. 212 0 - _ N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. — 2 4 0 YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS • ON • OTHER EXCHANGES. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TEMKP.AMS.) . DUNEDIN. Sale reported: —New Zealand Cavi OiJ s 6d. '