LATE COMMERCIAL

Evening Star, Issue 20048, 13 December 1928, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL

SHEEPSKIN SALES. Press Association— By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, December 12. (Received December 13, at 11.15 a.m.) At the shoenskin sales about 90S) bales were sold. Very few merinos were offered, and for them late rates were barely maintained. Full-woolled New Zealand skins advanced from 5 to 10 per cent, compared with October. Short-woolled were from par to 6 per cent, advance. —Australian Press Association. THE WHEAT MARKET. Press Association-By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 12. (Received December 13, at 11.50 a.m.) Wheat cargoes opened fully steady, thanks to the Indian demand, but closed quiet, owing to lack of support from America. Cargoes by three unnamed steamers for India (May, August) were sold at 435. 1 arcels are inactive and unchanged. Liverpool futures: December, 9s OJd; March, 5s tid; May, 9s 2d; July, 9s 3),d. NEW YORK, December 12. (Received December 13, at noon.) Chicago wheat quotations: December, 1151 cents per bushel; March, 1181; May, 121:1. —Australian Press As-sociation-United Service. LONDON TALLOW MARKET. The Bank of New Zealand lias received the" following advice from its London office, under date 12th List.: —• Tallow: There is a fair demand. Current quotations—Good mutton, 44s od to 45s per cwt; good beef, 6d to 425; good mixed, 41s to 41s 6d; gut, 30s to 38s. ■ SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland.—Bank of New Zealand, Gls 6d; Union Bank, £ls 10s 6d; Renown Collieries,: 15s 3d. Reported: Sanford (ord.)> 17s 6d; Commercial Bank, 30s 9d; New Zealand Breweries 57s 6d, debentures 25s 9d; Dcvonport Ferrv, 255; Bank of Adelaide, £10; war Loan, 4j ’per cent. (IDES), £|)9 10s;. Soldiers’ Loan, o£ per cent., £lOl .10s. Wellington. Reported: Hnddart, P-irker ford.), 48s Gd: Bank of New Snd, 61s 3d; Bank of Now South Wales, £SO 7b 6d; National Bunk ot Australasia, £9 7s; Howard Smith (ord.), 255; New Zealand Breweries, 57s 6d. ■ i r, i c ■ Christchurch— Commercial Bank of Australia, 30s 9d (two paraofc): New Zealand breweries, sis Od, 57s id (two parcels), 57s 8d fifive parcels): New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. (A prei.), £" -10 s; Mahakinnwa, Is 4d (two parcels). Reported,; Vwtowa Nyanza-pngM r 47a; ffarsk of Adelaade, £lov -