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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16435, 31 January 1919, Page 9

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(By Cable.—Prese Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.A. Cable Association.) SHARES. (Received January 30th, 10.45 p.m.) LONDOX, Januarv °g P. and O. (deferred), £-121; Benk of Australasia, £135; Bank of Now South Wales Zn 10s; Bank of Victoria, 00e; Union Bank of Australia, £G6 15s; National Bank of \'ew Zealand, 131s 3d; Benk of Xew Zeafand (guaranteed), £85 10s; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, £72 and £105. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. I (Received January 30th, 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 30. Oats—Algerian, feeding 5e to 5s 2d, millin" 53 3d; Tasmanian, 5a 6d. Maize— Bs. Potatoes —Tasmanian £15 to £18. Onions—'l 3to £14. ADELAIDE, January 30. • Oate—4s -Id to 4s ed. HAWARDEN MARKET. YeaterJay'e market at Hawarden was the best fat lamb eale held in North Canterbury thi3 6eaeoru The yarding of fate comprised 4270 lambs, 401 ewes, and 44 wethers, whilst the store pene contained 551 forward and store Jarabe, and 106 ewee and wethers, a total entry of 4927. The bulk of the fat lambs and ewes -were of excellent quality, and spirited competition between th© freezing buyers resulted in prices equal to Aldington quotations being obtained. One of the features of the sale wae a line of 534 fat lamba from Mrs M. F. Mecfarlane's Awapuni Eetate, Waikari, whioh eold at 32s 9d each. Another prime lot was 148 from tho Brookedale Eetate, -which made 32e 10d each. A small pen from the same estate topped the market at 3Se 4d. The range of prices waa ae follows:—Lamba: Extra prime 32s 9d to 35e 4d. prim© 28s to 31a, niedium weights 2€e to 27e Id, atrl light 23s 7d to 25a. Ewes: Prime 30s to 34e Id, others 25s 9d to 29s 9d. "Wethers, 33s 7d to 31a Id. The principal sales were:— Lambs: For Mrs Dron, I4S at 29a sd, 81 at 28s Bd, 55 at 25e; A. Black, 43 at 30b, 91 a.t 2Ge; T. Murray, 72 at SEslOd: W. T. Earl, 71 at 28e 10d; W. Crean, 10 at 28e 4d; B. Holland. 78 at 31s; Gkss's Eetate 125 a* 233 4d to 27s 1-i; H. Dalzell. 199 at 26s sd; E. Philpott, 147 at 263 8d; J. HeaeUey, 22 at 26s lid; W. Wright, 25 at 30e; Clifton Estate, 140 at 26s «d, 136 at 25e lid, 119 at 25e Id; Mrs Coetello, 80 at 27s 9d; E- Wright, 62 ai 24e Id; F. Pohl, S5 at 25s 7d; J. Jones, 77 at 23a IOd; S. Mulcoek, 68 at 31s, 72 at 28s: C. Trounce, 81 at 233 3d; Mrs M. P. Macfarlane, 534 at 32s 9d; Brooksdale Estate,. 148 at 32s 10d, 248 at 29s 4d. 99 at 28s Bd, and 12 at 355; J. Lynskey, 40 at 27e 4d; T. Hill, 99 at 2-Ja lid to 2ss"7d; W. Elliot, 23 at 24e 7d; W. Prior, 32 at 23s 7d: T. Hobbs, 36 at 2G3 Id; J. Doak, 40 at 27s lOd to 28s 9d: H. Mclntosh, 4t at 25s IOd; J. Bently, 38 at 28s ; sd; Mrs Costelio, 61 at 26e8d. Ewes: Fot W. T. Earl, 54 at 33s 8d; T. Murray, 34 at 30s; Mrs Dron, 46 at 27s 1W: S. Mulcook, 32 at 34e Id; C. Philpott, 26 at 28s; H. Dalzell. 78 at 31s 8d; D. Dalzell, 23 at 28a 7d; T. Hobbs, 24 at 30s 9d- J Doak, 30 at 29e It. Wethers: W. T. Eail, 32 two-tooths at 33s 7d; W. Elliot, 16 at 34e Id. Amongst the stores eold were:—73 forward lambs at 22s 6d, 126 two-tooth ewes at 28s 4d, 48 lambe at 12s 9d, 33 owes at IDe, and 345 rape lambs at 20s. There wae a yarding o£ 22 head of cattle. Yearling , eteers sold at £1 12s 6d to £7. yeari ling hei/ors £3 15a to £6 ss, and springers at £10 10s to £14 Sβ. GERALDINE STOCK SALE. For this week's stock sale the entry was a good! one, considering the weather, and thecre -was a. considerable attendance, while eatis- | factory prices ruled. Fat wethers made 25e •6d to 83s 6d, fat ewes 16s Id to 30s, airl fat lsmba 22s to 30e 7d. Store lambe made ICe ' 6d to 18e sd, two-tooth ewes 29s 6d,- two-tootii wethers 21s 6d, mixed two-tooths 16e, woolly vretheiß 325, eound-mouth ems 17s 3d, and mixed sex lambs 12s to 19s 6d. Fat eteere realised £10 7s to £11 10s, fat cows £12 oe, epringing heifere £10 to £11 7s 6d, heifers £8, eteere £7 10s, cows with calf JEIO 12s 6d to £12 se, epringers £13, and cows in profit £7 7a 6d to £7 17e 6d. Store pigs made 31* to 37a 6d, and euckers 14b 6d to 193. EXPORT FIGURES. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, January 30. The total exports for the eleven months ended November, 1918, were valued at £28,079,393, compa.red with £.17,712.375 for the corresponding period of 1917, CHJ3ISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE, j LATEST QUOTATIONS. j Buyer*. Sellers. £ a. d. £%. d. DEBENTURESN.Z. Government 4J per ] cent, (inscribed) .. 97 0 0 — ] Chriatchurch City 5i per cent. .. — 100 10 0 Is.'/,. Refrigerating 6 per cent. .. ... — 100 0 0 BANKS— Commercial of Australia ! (4 per cent, cum pref.) 610 0 — National of New Zealand 610 0 615 0 INSURANCF— Now Zealand (cum drv.) 11 5 0 — South British ..7 10 — | LOAN AND AGENCY— I Dalgety and Co. 0 15 0 — FROZEN MEAT— , ! Canterbury .. 3 12 6 — COAL— .. Taupiri (S per cent, cam pref.) .. ..139 — GAS— Christchurch (cum div.) 6 3 6 -rMISCELLANEOTJS— Booth, Macdonald .. — 116 Booth, Macdonald. (6 per cent, cum pref.) .. — .110 British Tobacco (Aus.) 1 17 6 — Colonial Sugar .. 22 17; 6 - — D.I.C. (6 per cent, cum pref.) .. ..100 — Henry Jonee Co-op. (Melbourne) •• 115 0 — Maeon, Struthew (£1 pd.) 1 — Maaon, Stmthers (14s pd.) 0 16 0 — ...Z. Farmers Co-op. 2 3 0 2 S 6 YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER ■ ' EXCHANGES. (PBESS ABSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) AUCKLAND. Silee:— Grand Junction, 13s. Sales reported:—Auckland Gas (paid), 2Ss.