SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 357, 18 May 1928, Page 12

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

YESTERDAY’S SALES Press Association. Wellington.—Wellington Gas, 2Ss; New Zealand Drug, 69s 3d; 44 per cent, bonds. I$3S, £97 15s. Christchurch.—Goldsbrough, Mort, 30s lid; Stockton Coal (ord.), 3s; British Tobacco, 43s 3d (five); Mount Lyell (cum div.), 32s 9d; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £26 18s 8d (two). Dunedin.—New Zealand Express Co. (ord.), 20s 9d; New Zealand Refrigerating (paid). 17s lid. DEMAND FOR DAIRY CATTLE FIRM MARKET AT PUKEKOHE (From Our Own Correspondent t PUKEKOHE, To-day. A sharp rise in the price of all dairy stock close to profit was recorded at Buckland and Sons* Pukekohe sale yesterday. The demand for cows and heifers in milk or due to calve within the space of few weeks was exceptionally keen, and :s attributed to the fact that farmers who were compelled to quit stock on account of the abnormally dry season and the consequent shortage of feed, are now buying to replenish the vacancies in their herds. Good dairy cowp at profit sold up to £ls, forward heifers brought up to £l4 10s, and heifers due to calve in the early spring realised from £6 15s to £3 10s. ANTIDUMPING MOTION DEFEATED IN CANADA (United I*. A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian Press Association) Kecd. 9.5 a.m. OTTAWA. Thursday. The Conservative anti-dumping supply amendment, to control the importation of natural products, was defeated in the House of Commons by 110 votes to 59. An Ottawa cablegram of Wednesday read:— An amendment to a motion to vote supply, in the House of Commons, aimed ostensibly at the United States, but afTeeting Australian and New Zealand waa moved by Dr. R. K. Anderson, Conservative member for Halton. It that the anti-dumping duties be to give immediate and effective ? f the importation, either on sale th» j nt * of natural products of dftion? wi?ii? UCed in Cana «*a, under con-th-eftf,rT h J nay P re J U( ?ice or injure, or •' Cana-