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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16725, 7 January 1920, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

ADVANCE IX in ? TA H' -i-ht) (B 7 c a M«.-p«M K A^ # bi: '•;£££*■> (Au»'rallan and N £ o<s n in (Kcerfved Jar - u T a j- N pov Jn-ii. 3 n- 5. The pric* of metal*.' jocularly tin. h-< fu- her udvar.oed. /„r*-ird £'~i •'"*• Co,ror-Srot * £128., olcctpoiytw m-rots -126, - J7 IRj . L-ad—Spot X 47 10a, fo^.'^L r l iC I ;<*. Spelter—ST* o ' lf«. XGI Tin-Spot £363 ss. forward A-l» »• Si.Ter —TCJd per cunco. PRICE OF LINSE2P MEA-u. SYDNEY. January t>. Coir.miissior. The »^7 he ( S ,< ?f linseed ®cc! by ha* inerra**d the pr*oc £2 per toil. _ CANTERBURY M-VKKKTS. Tucaday hver.infr. _ Millers a« wheat jnnplie*, and the mason's nop in hsnrl by the tyre tbe xk£ hi t £ come* in. There I.M wb ' oat 6 i»c« North Canterbury of J"^ 3 Tima n,. ri.l limited supplies I""' "J, <iV«»! now .ho m " kr ,- ; t ;u iV vorv firm. Up A ictsa s£2S2 ! £tf43r** ?! X, of pilblic ~»k> o» »»«• thin? liko pre-war actm-5/ . There is verv little bnaiwaa in »t rn.n and produce lines, wHch davs.' but with the process wh.ch is now general, thia inactivity will speedily following aro pricea paid to farmer* ■t country stations, free.of commroyon. s ack* extra, oxcept where ***«*; ~ Milling Wheat— According to Government prices: South Island, rVcemberGaOd £' bt«hel; North Island, 4d per-burial additional; fowl wheat. 5§ aW to G®. Oats —GaTtons, A's to 9d, tnd Be 4« W to 4s 8d; Algerians, 4s 9d to Duns, « —Prime malting. Go Cd -to 7«; Cape h por ton; 1001b bas&, £15 15a; 501b bags. £16: 251b bags, £16 15s. Bran— Shipping, £5 10s; local, -o 13a pw ton. Pollard—£7 10s I» r £"»■ , Oaimeal—2slb baps £3° P*r ton; .lb bags, £34 per ton. Oatsheaf Chafl—£7. . Italian RyefcToas—Up to 4s to 4a 6d. Perennial Rvejirafs-j-ta to 4a W. CocksJoot —9d to 104, Red Clover—ls 8d to la 10d. White Clowr—lft 4d to Is «d. DAIRY PRODUCE. There is no change to report in quota, ♦ions. Bacon is practically unprocurable "Wholesale rates , Bntter— Factory Is 6d net, fanner® aepaTator Is 4d, dairy la 3d. Chceso —Factory lid to Hid, dairy lOd U ° Bacon (net)— Sides la lid, roll® 1» 8d haras 1a 2&d» M _ Honey—Extracted 6id per lb. sections fil per doxen. t Eggs—Hen eggs, la lOd. RANGIORA MARKET. The ywrding of livo stock at tho Ranpori market yesterday comprised 166 fat shoep and lambs, 1391 store eboep, 132 head ol cattle, and 120 pig«- Good pnooa ruled foi fat eheop, a feature of the mwkct being th« ealo of 30 lambs by Meesra H. Mataon and Co for Mr W. Richarda, Southbrook, at 3Ci each. Tho lambs were of very good quality, and would no doubt have i**l«»ed a highci prioe if tho frociiny works "had boon open. Fat owes sold at 20a 6d to 26# 6d, tal wthom At 2& Id, and lamtfl at lOd tfl 80s. Tho principal e*les of sUm ehcep were:-— 34 eouod-mouth ewes and 38 luxnbs *t 19s (*ll counted) 89 nged ewco and 96 kmba at 17s (all conn ted), 98 two. four, six, and eirnttootb ewes at 25« lOd, 66 aged eww at 19«, 41 fonr-tooth cwos at 28s 3d, 117 two and four-tooth wcthew at 22s 6d, 109 four and six-tooth wethora at Ma Id, and 114 ot 23i Id. The cattle sold a» follows:—Fat cow* £11 7s 6d. ctoro oowa £9 to £12, best apringcra £10 13s Cd to £19 ss. others £6 2a 6d to £9, springing heifers £7 10s, tirc«-year-old ateers £13. two-year-old hcifcra £4 2s Gd to £6 10b, 39 to 18-montbs cattlo £3 10a' to £5 2b bulls £5 10s to £8. Tho pricea for pies were:—Baconors £6 to £7 lis, porkers £3 17s fid to £4, stores £2 10s, and email pips 25s to 39a. In tho poultry department rooetem made fm Gd to 7e 6i a couple, hena 5s to fa Bd, ducks 5s to Cs, chicks 2s 6d. In the producn yarda chickwh«at 6s to 7s t bushel, ooto 5s 6d. prasa-seed 3s Gd. pew Bs. pea meal 21a a sack, oatehoaf chaff 7s Gd, straw chaff 2s 6d. new potatoes Hd to 2d lb, old potatoes 10a o sack, oniona 2d lb canlifiowcra 4a a doien, black currants 3d' lb. ASH BURTON MARKET. Owinsf to the recent holidays and the fact that tho freezing works do not reopen till n<>xt wwk thTo wn« an ontrv of onlv 125 fat sheep at tbo Ashbnrton yarda yeat«rd«'. Tho sales were:—l 4 wethers al 35a, 44 at 32a Cd 2 at 25a, 5 ewea at 36s Gd, 11 at 355, 18 'at 2Ca. Stow Sheep—There waa an entry of 14M. Of then© 970 were passed at diction. The sales wore:—l9o two-tooth welhem at 26s 31, 27 ewea and wethers at 29s 3d, 23 two-tooth ewea and 19 lambs at 18a 3d, 13 merino ewea at 4s. Cattle—Ther® waa aa entry of 21 bend, ateere made £11 to £15. fat beifera £9 10s, fat cows £13 5s to £14 7a 6d. All the stores were piiescd in with the exception of a. cow and calf, which brought £7 15s. BENZINE FAMINE IN AUCKLAND. (rUEBS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, Januarv 6. There is a benzine famine fn Auckland, and several leading firms etated to-dav that th r arc absolutely without stocks. Othera have a few cases in hand, but tbeae aro being merely lield for completion of regular orders. A carcp of 50,000 caeea is expected next week, and this should relievo tho position. N.Z. AND RIVER PLATE COMPANY (PR*SS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.* AUCKLAND. Jcnuary 6. Tho attorneys of tho N.Z. and River Plato Company hfvc advised that th; acoounts show a net profit of £55,333. It is propoacd to pay a dividend of M per cent, per annum, absorbing £19,000, transfer to reserve £15,000, and carry forward £21,333. SHORTAGE OF CEMENT. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, January 6. T' - e-«» is Mill n mr r Ue-"t shortnTe of cement ' in Wellington: indeed, the market waa bare to-d;'V, and there is email chance oi fresh supplies arming this week. Sinco the acute shortage prior to Christmas, the situation haa nol improved in the lesst. The holidays have intervnrd, nnd the worka haH *o V-' rioted ' down for a week in case* where they had coal to continue burning; where th«y had nono it was, of course, impossible 1o tum out cement, so at the pre*o<*. t time, when men are prepared to resi: mo work, operations on doicna of buildings havo had to be suspended. EGG MARKET. Tho weekly oj»;> mJo of the Canterbury Ess Farmers' Association was yesterday afternoon at the rooms of Messrs Harris Bios., Hereford street. There w;i« a very larjro entry of all jrradea, and a good attend dance of buyers. 'I'irro v.r.a a stron? demand, and all lots wer> told. Tho ruling were: —First grado hen eggs la lid to Os, second grade czys Is lOd to la 10Ja. duck ejgs Is 10J !o la lOJcl. 6 CHRISTCHUHCII STOCK EXCHANGE. LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyer*. Sellers. t a. d. £ «. d. loan and agency— Dalgcty and Co. .. — 12 0 0 VZ. and River Piste — 2 4 6 FKUZEN MFAT— Gear (£4 paid* .. 28 0 0 — N./». lis-frigeratin; (2ta paid) 2 4 6 — N.i, Refrigerating (10a paid)) .. .. 13 9 — COAL— Mt. Torleaso Colliery .. — 0 13 6 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi ~ 9 6 6 — BRKU ;.KIES— " Crown .. 1 14 0 1 16 0 Manning — 4 10 0 mi~cei.lan-ko'us— Cant. PuV.i>biar Co. - 10 0 Colonial . e u;n» : — 25 0 0 Eel ipso Potrol — 2 2 6 -Jason, Struihers (£1 paid) .. 10 0 — N.Z. Paper Mills 1 11 9 — Mi\:iXG U " ar of Milk " - . 2 70 Mt. LyelS — 1 10 0 Wsuhi 2 - C — Waiii Gratd junction — 0 14 0

* YESTERDAV3 BUSINESS ON OTHER KXCHANGES. DUNEDIN. * (nubs ASSOCIATION TEt.ET.KAM.) DUNEDIN. Jwroary Saks on 'ChJJigv:—Mount ~yell (ex div.), '• 2Ga 3d; Huddart-l'arkor (ordinary), 49* ai. WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. (SI'ECLAI, 10 "TIIE TRESS.") . WELLINGTON, January 6. Hio share markot baa scarcely aettlod down to bufinesa a/tor tho holidays, but Lraano tions bavo bocn rocordod in Bank of New Zealand and Huddart-Parker shares. There is promiao of a good year for inveetmt&i , chares, at least brokers am looking forwar" to ft pood turnover.