COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11123, 5 February 1930, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

LONDON SHEEPSKIN SALES

In accordance with cable received from their Loudon office under date January 31, Alessrs Dalgef.y and Co Ltd., advise: At the London -slnejisl<in .sales, -3350 bales were offered, and 2325 bales sold. Following i the range of prices realised: Merino threequarter to fu.H-wool led, Sil to I'V.d ; merino quarter to hali'-woolied. 5d to B.ld ; short and shorn, -L“l to Cxi : crossbred threequarter to iu!lwoolleil, line, Bid to 12d; crossbred, threequarter to futl-woolkd. m< dium and euar.se, <B4 d to‘lo-Ad; crossbred quarter to half-wool'ed, line. Bil te Kid; crossbred, quarter to half-wcol-cd, medium and coarse, 7Ad to f Jd; crossbred, short and shorn, b.vd to 8d ; lambs, Dd to IOAd.

TARANAKI OIL FIELDS

PROGRESS AT GISBORNE'No. 2

Reporting for the week ended Fob ruary 1, Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Fields iN.L.) state:—

Gisbonio No. 2 well: Drilled out cement and found ■ water- shut-off. Drilled to 3755 feet in sandy shale. Now underreaming hole to bottom which will take few days. Considerably stronger show of gas which, a.s previously, is inflammable.” ;. STOCK AND SHAKEKMA RK FT (Preaß Assooiation.) AUCKLAND, Fell. I. Sales on Change: Moanataiari, Is fid ; Commercial Bank (rights) Is 3d, Is (id; Auckland Gas, 23s 8d; British Tobacco. 40s (kl; Electrolytic Zinc, ford.) 30s. Sales reported: Commercial Bank. 22s (id; Bank of New South Wales (Melbourne register) £3B 8s 6d. WELI.INGTON, Feb. 4.

Sales at call; Commercial Bank of Australia (rights) Is 3d; Union Bank of Australia, £lO 18s. Sales reported: per cent. Inscribed Stock (1033), £08; Wellington Gas. lord.) 30s <xl (ex div.) CHRISTCHURCU. Feb. I.

Sales -on Change: Hank si New South Wales, cum. div., £l3B os; [tooth, MacDonald, prcf.. Its; Nit. |,veil £1 Ids 3d: Mahakipawa,- 3d Sales 'reported i Staples, £2 10s; Hank of Now Zealand. £1 11s 9d. LONDON HJLODIX K MARKET. The Hank of New Zealand is in iccoipf o' the following; cable advice from its London oilice as at close of business last week:— Hut ter: The market is steady, at ld [s to IdGs per ewt. Cheese: The market is quiet. Colored 88s per cwfc., white 90s per rwt. Wethers; The market is short of supplies until next arrivals. IPvos: The market is short ol supplies and prices are nominal. Lambs: Smaller supplies ha-e earned prices to harden. Heel’: There is a good demand. . Current quotations: Wethers light 7 i'll to 73d; heavy G.\d to 03d; ewes .j 0(1 to dlil; lambs, twos lid to | Ltd: eights Udto ll.Jd: lours Jld to lljd. seconds 10(1 to ltd; mv. hinds Old to o|{d ; ox lores Iyd to dd, (•off, hinds dpi to Gd, eow. lores Lid to ltd.