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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20017, 16 August 1939, Page 8

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AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES RESTRICTED TURNOVER (Klee. Ti'l. Copyright—United Press Assn.) SYDNEY, August 14. The Sydney Stock Exchange to-day was steady and firmer than on Friday, but unsettled overseas conditions have caused buyers to restrict orders. Sales included:—Bank of New South Wales, £2B 2s 6d; Bank of New South Wales, New Zealand delivery, £2B 2s Gd; Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, £lB 7s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 15s lid; National Bank, £5 paid, £6 2s; Colonial Sugar, £44 15s; Associated News, pref., £1 Os 4icl; Bradford Cotton, £1 18s 9d; Howard, Smith, 19s; Burns, Philp. South Sea, £1 ss; British Tobacco, £2 Gs; Tooth’s Brewery, £2 11s 9d; Tooheys. £1 8s Gd; G. J. Coles, £3 11s 3d; Woolworths, Limited, £1 2s Gd; Dunlop-Perdriatt, 18s Gd; Anthony Hordern, 13s 7d; Kandos Cement, £1 11s 9d; Cash Orders, 16s 9d; Cash Orders, pref., £1 4s- Sargents, Limited, £1 7s 9d; Goldsbrough Mort., £1 5s 3d; Henry Jones, £2 10s 3d; Electrolytic Zinc, £2 9s 9d; Electrolytic Zinc, pref., £2 13s 3d; Mount Morgan, 8s -lid; Broken Hill Proprietary, £3 2s; Rawang Tin, 6s 1 I'd; Arahura, £1 6s Gd., Sales on the Melbourne Stocky Exchange to-day included:—G. J. Coles, £3 11s; Drug Houses of Australia, £1 2s; Woolworths, Limited, £1 Is lid; Australian Cement, £1 18s; Adelaide Steam, £1 12s 3d; Mount Morgan, 8s lid- Emperor, 10s; Loloma, £1 5s 3d. Electrolytic Zinc, pref., £2 13s.

NORTHERN PRODUCE , CABBAGES DEARER Several lines of Pukekohe produce have hardened in price. Cabbages aie now bringing 12s a chapman ‘bag and 18s Gd a sack as against 11s Gd a chapman bag and 17s a sack a week ago. Carrots have jumped in the -period from 'los to 12s a sugar bag and pumpkins are finn at 20s a ewt., whereas last week they were selling at 15s to 20s. The supplies of pumpkins in the district are nearing an end.

Onions are going out freely at prices ranging from 21s to 22s 6d a ewt., -which compares with the rate of 20s 6d ruling at the beginning of the month.

Lines which remain at last week’s values are cauliflowers, parsnips and swede turnips. Cauliflower supplies ■are about equal to the demand and the price remains at 14s a chapman bag and 19s 6d a sack; parsnips are still at 9s 4d a sugar 'bag and swedes

DUNEDIN NEW POTATOES

The first of the new season’s potatoes from Otago Peninsula have been retailed in Dunedin at Is 9d per lb. Owing to the mild weather in the first part of the winter the first supplies have come in earlier than usual. The variety was Jersey Bennes.