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9 PRICE OP POTATOES. (By Coble—Preas Association —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Acsocistion.) (Beoeivod' Jsnnsxy 6th, 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 5. Owing fa the Arrival of Inter-Stato nhipmenta the prioo of potatoes has dropped by £3 per ton. PRICE OP PETROL. (Beccived January 5th,9.1S pjn.) NEW YORK, January 4. Petrol prices ore tmchsagoii. BANKERS' CLEARING HOUSE. LONDON, January 1. TTw. .Bankers' Clearing llouso operations in 1919 aggravated £23,415,000,000, an increaeo of £7,317,000,000 over 1918, and TOipaMin? all reoords. The high oost of war materials increased the prioo of production,' and thero was a Doosoqnent greater demand for banking accommodation, which largely accounts for the greater turnover. METALS. (Received January 6th, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON, January 2. Copper—Spot £116 2s 6d, forward £118 7s 6d, eloctrolytio ingots £121, wiro bars £126. Load—Spot £45 15s, forward £46 &t. Spelter—Spot £58 10s, forward £59 10s. Tic—Spot £347 12s Gd. Silver—7sJd per otuico. HARDWARE SUPPLIES. (special to "the frzsp "i DUNEDIN, January 3. Hardware mcrchanta say that tho difficulty of procuring supplies from oversea ii greater now than even during tho war. British manufacturers oro surfeited with orders for months ahead and whilst booking-, they expresaly notify that they cannot promise to ship by fixed dates, also that tho nrioea roust bo as bt the date of Ehipping. Thero dooe not 8»m to bo much prospect Of relief from Amcrica. sinoo tho eteel companies of tho United States of America and Canada have cancelled orders lor wire and nails and other goods, owinp to tho 6triko. in the circumstances prices all round havo a firming tendency, and stocks are running short, and Dnnedin importers cannot ece anv sign of anything happening to ease tho position. British corrugated iron, 26 gaugw, it to-day quoted at £56 to £57 per ton in Dunedin, «u>d it will probably bo dearer in tho course of the next two or throe months. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Sal© on 'Chango:—N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid), £2 4a 9d. LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyer*. Sellers. 8 s. d. £ ». d. INSURANCE— Standard •• 3 S 0 BANKS- , . Royal Bank of Antral- •• 18 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Paigetv and Co. ? N.Z. and River Plate — -4b 6HIPPING— a Huddart-Psrker .280 — P. and O. Def- Stock 550 0 0 — Union (55 per cent, cum prof., ex div.) 10 9 — FROZEN MEAT— N.&. Refrigerating (-fs paid) . ■ 2 4 6 N.Z«. Rofrigtrating (10s paid) 1 " 9 1 4 0 (or dir. and cum rights) Wellington (£2 12s 6d paid) •• .. 31. 6 - COAL— f. Mt. Torle«o Coilicrr .. - " l- » Wcstport .. •• - 0 "WOOLLENS — . Kaiapoi .. .. 9 o 0 910 0 breweriesCrown -- •• 1 0 1 1 - Manning .. - 4 10 o CEMENTS- . Golden Bay i 0 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Cooper and Duncan .. 016 6 — Mason, Struthers (£1 paid) 16 6 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (£■l paid) .. 2 4 0 2 5 0 MINING— , A Mt. Lv«ll (ex dir.) .. — « Waihi - - r,f 3 Waihi Grind Jtnictiro " 14 NOTES AND MEMORANDA-1-4 The Sumr.cr Flower Show H to °P by tbc Mayor of tho borough at 2.30 p.s-to-morrow, • ; Diviatnd warrants for tho LiJi-yf.ir Dooeniber r>lst, 1019, in with Farmers' Co-op. Aieociation arc now , able.