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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16796, 30 March 1920, Page 7

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£ MF.TAI.S. (By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) tA«»tra!:'sa an.! .X.Z,. C.\l>lo A««oc: ition.) tßeceivod March SOtii, 12.15 a.m.) LOXDOX, March 23. Copper—Spot £203 lis Cd, forward £ 1 Ot! 12< t'd, electrolytic ingots £'114 to £116, best rdectod cop per £113 ICVs. Load—Spot £40 ss, forward £41 IS.- 1 . Spelter—Sport £4S 10s, forward £51. Tin—Spat £33S ss, forward £339 15s. Silver "Id per ounce.

KAIKOURA RAM AND EWE FA IK. The annui.l Rain and Ewe Fair was held On Friday, when about 600(1 cheep wero forward. There was a good attendance, but buyers wore in the minority. For all good iir.os prices were well up to recent rates', but for other linos there was a poor demand. :<nd many lots were neglected. A pen <>: It) extra primo wethers, on account of Mr Alex. McKenzie, realised 5&», this beinc the top price. Four and cix-tooth wethers mado up to 32s 9d. ewes to S3s 6d, and lambs from 6s to 19s Id. Rams sold at f> : to Cgs, thcro being a very poor enquiry. ABHBURTOX EWE FAIR.

A now departure was mads this year 'n connexion with the Ashbuiton Ram and Eva Fair, the Ewo Fair being hold separately »t the Tinwald yards yesterday. Tho Ram Fair will take placo at the A«hbmton yard-to-morrow. There w.is o very largo attenianoe, and about OO.OtKI ohoep were forward, including a number of fairly biff line® from Wnikouaiti and Central Otago. Taken all round, a Ttally good class of shcop cam.forward, although there were- eomo lines in low condition. Bidding from the start was spirited, but tho prioea offered did not retu-li owners' values, and many of tho lines submitted nt the opening woro passed by auction. A considerable majority, however, found buyers beforo tho salo was finisher'. Towards the end the market improved, and highly satisfactory prices ruled, more especially for tho better ela»s of ewas. The fo'lowin'T wern tho principal mice: — National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd. : — 101 four. «ix. and eieht-tootli three-quarter-bred owe* at 275, 81 two-tooth crossbred sweat 23? 9d, IS2 four, six and eight-tootli fwo< at ,10s (id, 250 two-tooth at 27s Gd. 77 fourtooth at Ms f>d, 119 .sound-mouth Merino ewoi at 18s, 53 tw<vtooth halfbrcd ewes a' H+a, 91 at 30-s (id, 13S two and four-tooth a'. 2Ss Gd, 73 four-tooth thrcc-quarterbred ewe« nt 35s 3d, 3.73 two-tooth half and thrcmiarterbred ewes at 395, 035 four-tooth halftared ewea at 86s, 372 two-tooth crossbred ewes at 345. 179 four-tooth at 34s 9d, 92 twotooth nt 2Gb, 221 four, nix, and eight-tooth at 27a, 100 four and eight-tooth at 35a 3d. 128 at 34s 9d, 181 two-loath throo-quarterhre l ewe* at 31s 3d.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness. Ltd.: —lSO four, sis, and dsht-footh three-ouarterbrod ewe* nt 2G» 3d, 250 sound-mouth hnlfbred cvkm nt 22* I'd.

N.Z. Farmers' Co-oivrative Assn., Ltd. : — 360 sound-mouth Imlfiirrd owes nt 31s Hd. 171 two-tooth piwtW twos at 27s 4d, 155 lour nnd nix-t-oofh r * 3h Sd. 133 two and fcur-tooth halfbrcd r><--s at. CSS Cd, 7P> fourtooth c.ves at SSa Rd, fi72 two-tooth half and three-ouarterbrod owes nt 395, 235 four-tooth halfbrod (wm at "&». .17'-two-t(V>th oiwbrod f«'" at R4e, 479 fourtooth nt 34» 9tl, !M tiro-tooth at 965, 224 four, six, and eight-tooth at 275, 100 four and <<i?nt-tooth nt & 3d, 128 nt Sis 9d. 1 '•"> sound-mouth oro&sbrod owes p.t 26s 6d. W four, bis, and ripht-tooth three-quafterbre'l ewes at 33b, ICO four, fix, and crossbred ewes at 24a, 195 two-tooth nt. 3(K 7d, JMO nt ,Sss Cd. 100 ronnd-mouth halfbrel owes at. 28s 6<?. .274 nt 27« Cd. 142 four and «i*-tooth nt RQs, 175 four, six, nnd tooth at 33a fid. 384 pound-mouth nt 32s 6<r.

Dnltfetv and Co., Ltd.3lG four, ms. ii'id »>i?ht-tooth crossbred ewes nt 3(Vs 9d, 10*2 fni l iti<?-jmuth halfbred ewes nt 17s Od. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile A coney Co.. Ltd.ss two-tooth Ihrcc-ouarterbrod ewes nt 203, 113 sound-mouth crossbred owe® nt 25s 3d.

D. Friedlander:—9ll two-tooth halfbred ewas tit. 31# Gd, 004 sonnd-mouth nt 13s fld. H. Matson and C 0.60 four-tooth thrp«(tunHerbrod ewofl at 995, 70 two-tooth bnlf-bre-l ewes nt 389. 7fl four, «ix, and eisrhttooth three-fltlnrterbred ewV«s at 239. 125 twotooth nt 245. 180 <wo-t"-"*h c - fx'«b" , d wos at 29s 3d, 100 at 235, 225 at 22s Bd, 2JS at. 275, 102 four-tooth threiMiuftrtcrbred owes at 27a 3d.

AMBERLEY MARKET. At the Amborley market yesterday, th» yarding Comprised about 2(KX) shoep, of which 900 were fats. The principal ealea wero;— Fat ewea—F. H. Conrage, 25 at 29s 9d; T. Rotallick, 41 at 27a 10d, 11 at !>os 10d; H. H. Bnach, 6at 27e 4d; McAdom Bros., 41 at 08e Sd; A. Uren, 25 at 23s 10d, 22 at 24s Bd, 6 at B?6 3d; W. Plnekett, 10 at 32a; H. Sadler, M at 276; A. Camoron, 20 at 27a id. Fat wothere—A. Smith, S at 28s 3d; T. Retallick, 19 at 335; A. Nloholls, 121 at 86s (passed). Fat lamha-a-H. H. Busch, 5 at 27a Id; McAdatn Bros., 29 at 28a lOd; A. Nicholk 60 at 3d; Croniu Bros., 88 at 27a lid H. H. Hadler, 80 at 27a. THE SUGAR SHORTAGE. Rofercnoe to the Bugnr shortage was made by tho Mayor at tho meotinp of the City Council last night. Dr. Thaekor said that one of tho Parliamentary party to Samoa and Fiji hnd aesured him there was 80,000 tons of eug&r in Fiji waiting shipment. That sugar could be brought here in from eight to ton days, but the bulk of it was gnin? to Australia, on account of the ships. _A j councillor interjected thai tho Australian Government owned tho ships. THE PROPERTY MAUKET. Tho National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., offered at auction, at Aoliburton on Saturday, on behalf of Mr Frank Pawsoii, 240 acres, adjoining tho Anama railway Bta tion. The property was sold to Mr O. Biddick, at £10 per acre. A block containing 800 acres, similarly situated, was passed aV i' 9 15s per acre. CHRISTGHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Sales reported;—Christchurcb Gas, £6 10s; Canterbury Frozen Meat (ord,), i! 5 17s 6d; N.Z. Refrigeratinjr, £1 9s 8d; Whitoombe and Tombs (rights), £3 10m. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. DEBENTURESGovt. (41 per cent. Insc., 1938) .. 95 0 0 96 0 0 N.Z. Govt. (4* per oent. Bonds, 1939) .. — 95 0 0 N.Z. Govt. (5 per cent. Insc., 1927) .. — 98 0 0 N.Z. Govt. (5 pei oent. Bonds, 1927) .. — 98 0 0 BANKS— Australasia (ex dir. and cum rights) .. 136 0 0 — New South Walee .. — 30 10 0 Now Zealand (Jf3 C« 8d paid) .. .. — 18 12 6 Union of Aunt. 13 7 € — INSURANCE South British 9 9 0 912 8 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldtbrough, Mort (Mel.) — 2 11 0 Mutual Benefit 11 0 0 — N.Z. and River Plato .. — 14 0 Permanent Investment 9 0 0 — P. and O. Def. Stock — 600 0 0 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury 15 16 0 16 0 0 I N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid) .. .. — 19 0 j North Cant. Freezing 4 2 6 — Wellington (£3l2s Od pd.) 53 C 5 5 0 !COAL— | Mt. Torfeseo Colliery .. — 012 6 [ Westport .. .. 112 0 113 0 WOOLLENS— ! Kaiapoi .. — 10 5 0 GAS— Christchnrch .. 6 9 0 611 0 BREWERIES— Manning .. -- — 4 10 d MISCELLANEOUS — Beath and Co. .. — 1 17 6 Cant. Farmers' Coop. t (Timaru) .. 216 0 — I Cant. Publishing Co. 019 0 10 6 D.I.C. .. 0 14 0 — Eclipse Petrol (20s pd.) — 1 15 0 Eclipso Petrol (10s pd.) -- 18 0 Hcnrv Jones Co-op. (Melb.) .. ..2 7 0 — N.Z. Drug (cum div.)) 8 fl — N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (£2 paid) .. •• 2 C 0 — ! Papuan Products 0 2 6 — Whitcombe and Tombs llighta 3 5 0 315 9 Havward's Pictures 0 12 C — Svdenhnm ■ • 0 G 6 — I MINING— Waihi ..2 0 3 — ! Talisman — 0 9# Waihi Grand Junction — 0 11 & I YESTERDAY'S BUSIN'KSS ON* OTHEB EXCHANGES. (PHfcSS ASSOCIATION T ELEGIT.* MS.) I AUCKLAND. I Sales on 'Chans?©:— South British Insurj ance, £9 lis; Waihi, 41s. j DCNEDIN. Sales on 'Change:—Mount Lyeil, 2Ga Huddart-Parker, 52s 9d.