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Evening Star, Issue 19786, 9 February 1928, Page 6

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CHICAGO WHEAT QUOTATIONS. ' Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyright NEW YORK, February 8. (Received February 1), at 1 p.m.) Chicago wheat: March, 129( cent" per bushel; May, 129 i; July. 127 3-S. DOMINION PRODUCE EXHIBITED. LONDON, February 8. (Received February 9, at 1 p.m./ Sir James Parr opened the Leicester grocers’ exhibition, at which New Zealand has an excellent exhibit, coinciding with the Dairy Board’s campaign in a district which is a Danish stronghold. Representatives of the Institute of Hygiene, speaking at the inaugural luncheon, paid a tribute to ere purity of New Zealand produce. Sir Janies Parr also addressed the Chamber of Commerce. PROPERTY SALE. Messrs E. L. Macassey and Co. offered by auction yesterday at their rooms three properties. The first lot offered was a five-roomed house and freehold section, situated in Melbourne street, South Dunedin, and it was sold to Mrs Humor at £650. An eight-roomed brick residence in William street, city, and fiveroomed house in Tomahawk were passed in for sale by private treaty. PRICE OF BREAD. REDUCTION IN SYDNEY.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY. February 9. (Received February 9, at 11 a.m.) Bakers are reducing the price of bread one farthing per loaf from Monday next, SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Christchurch. : —National Insurance, 15s 6d (two parcels); New Zealand. Insurance (ex div.). 40s 9d; Dalgety and Co., £l3 16s 6d; British Tobacco, 39s 9d. Reported: Union Rank of Australia, £l4 15s. Auckland.—Ohinemuri Mines, 7s; Auckland Gas —cont. 16s 3d, paid 22s sd. Reported; National Insurance, 15s 2d; Soldiers’ Loan (Inscribed), £lOl 2s 6d. Wellington.—Reported sale: National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid), £8 17s