LATE COMMERCIAL

Evening Star, Issue 20049, 14 December 1928, Page 9

LATE COMMERCIAL

BUTTER, CHEESE, AND EGGS. Press Association—By Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, December 13. (Received December 14, at noon.) Butter is veiy firm .awing to a shortage on tho Continent. Danish, 220 s i choicest salted New Zealand, 182 s and 184 s; exceptional, 186 s; Australian, 182 s and 184 s, Unsalted scarce. New Zealand, 194 s and 1965; Australian, 182 s. and 186 s. Cheese.—New Zealand white 935, coloured 100 s; Australian 96s and 98s, Eggs are very dull, the supplies exceeding the demand. Australian and New Zealand egs are very difficult to sell. The, former are quoted at 16s and 17s fid, and the latter at 17s 6d and 18s fid; exceptional, 19s. Sugar.—Januaiy, 9s 6d,—Australian Press Association. BRADFORD MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright; , LONDON, December 13. (.Received December 14, at noon.) Bradford Tops.—There is a stagnant market and a pessimistic tone. Sixtyfours, 46d; sixties, 43id; fifty-sixes, 33d; fifties, 29d; forty-sixes, 23d; forties, 22kl.—Australian Press Association. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. I SYDNEY, December 13. Wheat:!At country stations, 4s Old, ex trucks; Sydney, 4s 74d. Flour, £ll 10s. Bran and pollard, £6 ss. Potatoes:* Clarence River, new, £l4; Tasmanian, new £lB 10s, old £7 10s. Onions: Victorian, Globe, £l2, brown £5 to £7. Oats: Algerian or white, 4s 9d. ADELAIDE, December 13. Wheat: Growers’ lots, 4s Bjd. Flour, £ll 2s 6d. Bran, £5 17s fid. Pollard, £6 6s. Oats, 2s Cd and 2s 7d. MELBOURNE, December 13. Hides, excepting stouts, are Jd to Id lower. '. October 14.. (Received October 14, at 10 a.m.) Wheat, 4s Scl and 4s Btd. Flour, £l2 2s fid and £l2 7s 6d. Bran, £5 15s. Pollard, £6 ss. Oats, 2s lid and 3s. Maize, 4s 41 d and 4s fid. Burley, English, 4s and 4s 3d. OTAGO STARR-BOWKETT. A mooting of members of the Otago Mutual Starr-Bowkott Building Society was hold in the society’s, registered office last night, Mr AV. H. Adams presiding. The chairman reported that the meeting had been called to dispose of a loan of £SOO in tho No. 2 group, which resulted in tho loan being drawn by a shareholder holding five shares. Tho chairman reported that shares wore being freely applied for in the No. 4 group, and the directors hoped to hold a ballot in this group early in the year. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland.—Sales; Ohiuwuuri Mines, 6s; Northern Steam, 13s 3d; Waihi, 14s fid; New Zealand Breweries, 975. Reported: Auckland Gas, 23s 8d; New Zeahind Insurance, 4ns fid: Bank of New Zealand, fils fid; Pukemiro Collieries, 665; .Mount Eden Borough and Tamaki AVcst Road Board (5i percent. Debentures), £lO2 10s. AVolHngton.—Reported: New Zealand Breweries bonds, 25s fid; Bank of Now South AValos, £SO 7s fid; Pukemiro Coal, 65s 6,d. Christchurch.—Christchurch Drainage Board 51- iier cent. Debentures (1937), £IOO 10s; Bank of New Zealand “D” Mortgage Shares, 28s Id; National Mortgage, 88s fid; Christcliurh Gas, 275; New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, 8s sd; Mahakipawa, Is 3d (eight parcels). Reported: AA’aihi Mining, 14s 7d.