TO-DAYS QUOTATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 408, 17 July 1928, Page 12

TO-DAYS QUOTATIONS

Closing quotations at to-day’s midday call were:

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES YESTERDAY’S SALES Press Association. Wellington.—Staples and Co., 36s 9d. Christchurch.—Bank of New South Wales, £SO (.two); Christchurch Gas, 24s 6d, Christchurch Gas (10s paid), 11s lid (two); Mason Struthers (10s paid), 9s sd; Tooth's Brewery, 455; Mahakipawa, 3s- 4d, 3s 3d (three), 3s 3d (ten); Christchurch Gas. 51 per cent., 1934, £101; Kaiapoi Woollen (17s paid), 10s; Staples Brewery, Dunedin. —Commercial Bank, 29s 6d; New Zealand Government Inscribed Stock, 4i per cent., 1938, £9B 10s. SUN COMMERCIAL SERVICE A special section for readers seeking information on financial snd commercial guest ions is included in these columns every Saturday. Names and addresses must be given in every instance, although not for publication, and inquiriers are requested to send in questions early in the week addressed to the Commercial Editor, THE SUN. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET Under date July 14 the High Commissioner for New Zealand cabled from London the following market report:— Tallow.—The market is quiet at last quotations. Wool.—The sales continue well attended with competition brisk and opening rates maintained. Hemp.—Manna: With large supplies available and buyers taking no interest, values easier, closing ’J” grade, JulySeptember shipment, £37. sisal: The market is unchanged with very little business passing. Seilers, No. 1, £34 to £34 ss, ana No. 2, £32 5s to £32 10s, for July-September shipment. New Zealand: The marKct is dull and without interest. Values are unchanged. Apples.—The Turakina has arrived and the condition of the apples is good. The Maimoa commences to discharge to-day. Trade is better and prices are firmer, particularly for coloured apples. Brices: Sturmer, 10s to 12s 6d a case; Dougherty and Jonathan, 13s to 15s; Delicious, Stayman's, Winesap (bright) and Yates’s Seedling, 13s to 14s: Bailarat Seedling and Rome Beauty, 12s to 13s; Lippiatt, Salome and Statesman, 10s to 14s; Granny Smith, 15s to 18s. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET (Unite<l P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright j (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) Reed. 9.5 a.m. CHICAGO, Monday. Wheat.—July, 1 dollar 284 cents a bushel; September, 1 dollar 31 5-8 cents; December, 1 dollar 35% cents.

IN THE MARKET PLACE HEAVY ORANGE SHIPMENT CHEAPER EGGS A further decline in the price of eggs in the City Marts was recorded this morning. Stocks of oranges in Auckland stores were practically exhausted this morning. A heavy shipment arrives on the Waipahi from the Cook Group to-morrow. The Sydney boat this morning brought another consignment of citrus fruit. The bulk of this will be sold at to-morrow’s auctions. a Lemons are selling freely. Stocks of repacked ban.-nas are getting low and the market has hardened appreciably over the week. The demand for dessert apples and pears is dull. Cooker grades of apples meet with a keen demand. In the field and garden produce section the market is heavily supplied with onions, both Southern and Japanese, and values are lower than they have been for several weeks. Large supplies of eggs coming forward meet with only a moderate demand, and the market has a downward tendency. Farmers’ butter Is selling freely. Quotations lifted from the City Marts this morning ranged as follows: Fruit Grapes.—Hothouse, Is 7Jd to 2s a lb. Apples.—Sturmers, 6s to 7s 6d a case; Delicious, 4s 6d to 7s 6d; Ballarats, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Pigeonette, 6s to Ss: Dougherty, 4s to 6s; Granny Smith, Ss 6d to 9s 6d. Pears.—Nellis and Coles, 7s 6d to 9s 6d a case; Vicars, 7s to Ss; P Barrys. 8s to 9s. Tomatoes.—Hothouse, 4d to Is a lb* Island, 7s 6d to 9s a case. Oranges.—lsland, repacks, 14s to 15s a case; Sydney Navels, 10s to 12s; Poorman, 8s to 9s 6d. Lemons.—Local, 9s to 19s. Tree Tomatoes.—4s to 8s a case. Bananas.—Repacks, 22s to 28s a case. Vegetables Potatoes.—Southern, 8s to Ss 6d a cwt; new, 2d to 3£d a lb. Onions.—Japanese, 17s a crate; local Southern, 12s 6d to 14s 6d a cwt. Kumeras.—Tauranga, 12s to 14s a cwt; Fiji, 11s 6d to 12s 6d. Cabbage.—3s to 13s a sack. Cauliflower.—3s to 13s a sack. Swedes.—2s to 3s 6d a bag. Pumpkins.—ss to 12s a cwt. Citron Melons. —2s 6d a sack. Beans.—6d to Is 6d a lb. Lettuce.—ls 6d to 6s a case. KAURI GUM PRICES The Kauri Gum Control Board reports that prices obtained during the fortnight ended yesterday were as follows: White Gum.—Rescraped range, 2505; seven-eighth range, good, 210 s; washed Wairoa white, 70s; white range nubs, 38s to 40s; white chips and dust, 30s to 325. Black Gum.—Seven-eight steel, bold and good, 150 s; chips, medium, 18s to 21s. Swamp Gum.—Medium chalk, 2Ss; chalk nuts, 23s to 275.

Sellers. Buyer £ a. £ s. d. BANKS— A us. Bank of Com. L 15 6 — Hank of Adelaide . !) 14 0 10 Com. Bank of Aus. . L Ditto (con.) U Ditto (pref.) .. .. 6 Kng., Scot, and Aus. National of N.Z. . . Nat. of Australasia (con.) 9 5 0 Ditto (paid) .. .. 6 New Zealand . . . . 3 0 0 6 Ditto (D Mortg, 20s 1 7 Union of Australia.. 15 5 INSURANCE— 0 16 1 0 15 8 New' Zealand .. South British .. .. 3 6 2 LOAN AND AGENCYFarmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Ditto (A pref.) .. — Ditto (B pref.) .. 15 Goldsbrough Mort . Newton King (pref.) — N.Z. and River Plate N.Z. Guar. Corp (ordj — N.Z. Loan and Merc. Ditto (pref.) .. .. — National Mort .. .. — ° COAJLr— Hikurangi — 0 5 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. * Ditto (A pref.) .. rukemiro 3 12 Renown (ord.) . . • Taupiri Ditto (pref) Waipa 6 Westport-Stock ton . Ditto (pref.) .. .. ° J GAS — Auckland 1 3 3 1 3 Ditto (con.) .. .. U SHIPPING — Devonport Steam .. 1 4 3 1 2 6 Huddart-Parker .. 0 15 0 7 2 P. and O. (def. stk.) 240 Union Steam (pref.) — TIMBER— 1 ,eyland-0’Drien .. 1 13 6 National •• • 0 11 6 •WOOLLENKaiapoi •• — 0 9 6 Wellington R Ditto (pref.) .» .. — BREWERIES— Crown .. 0 11 0 0 s 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse Park (pref.) 0 7 6 — British Tobacco 3 Burns, Fhilp and Co. Bycroft, Ltd — Col. Sugar (Aus.) 60 2 6 59 10 0 Dental and Medical surpiy 0 15

Seller Buyer s. Dominion Pictures (pref) 1 1 0 Ditto (ord.) . . .. 1 1 0 Elec. Zinc (ord) .. 1 11 6 Fuller’s Pictures •. 0 19 6 Gear Meat 1 19 6 Grey and Menzies . 0 9 0 Hayward’s Pictures 0 19 6 Henry' Jones Co-op. 1 17 3 1 16 0 Hill and Plummer . 1 1 9 H.M. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 0 N.Z. Drug 3 7 6 Milne and Choyce .. 1 4 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 4 6 Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 4 6 Ditto (deb. stock). 1 3 9 National Pictures . . 0 L3 0 Morris Hedstrom .. 1 1 3 1 0 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fert. 4 10 0 4 2 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (con.) 0 8 9 8 3 Northern Boot . . . . 0 18 0 Robinson Ice Cream 1 3 0 1 0 . 1 0 0 0 19 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 6 Taranaki Oil .. .. 0 10 4 0 9 6 Thames Theatre .. 1 0 0 Union Oil 1 9 Whittome Stevensons Wilsons Cement — 1 18 0 MINING— Moanataiari (pd.) .. 0 1 10 0 1 6 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 Golden Age (paid) 0 0 3 0 0 New Waiotahi (4s paid) — 0 0 4S Ditto (Id call) .. 0 0 5* 0 0 Ohinemuri (ord.) .. 0 7 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 7 0 Waihi 0 13 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 5 0 1 4 Mount Lyell 1 15 0 1 14 6 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas, 1935, 102 0 0 Ditto, 5 p.c., 1932 0 0 Auckland Harb. Bd., 4 p.c 89 0 0 — 95 . 0 0 City of Auckland,, 1940, 5i p.c — 95 10 0 Ditto. 1943, 5£ p.c. —■ 99 5 0 Auck. Fire Board, 6 100 0 Bor. of Devonport, 6 p.c — 100 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden, 51 — 100 0 0 Ditto, 6 p.c — 102 0 0 Bor. of Hamilton, 6 — 100 0 0 Hamilton Theatres, 7 p-c 105 0 0 Ditto, 8 p.c 106 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 1 3 9 Glaxo .. .... — 90 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS— N.Z. War Loan, 1930, 4i per cent. 98 0 0 Ditto. 1938, 4i p.c. 98 10 0 Ditto, 1939, 4i p.c. 98 10 0 Ditto, 1941, 4i p.c. 98 0 0 Ditto, 1933, 5* p.c. 100 12 6 Ditto. 1936, 5i p.c. — 100 12 6 INSCRIBED STOCK N.Z. War Loan, 1938, 41 p.c 98 10 0 Ditto, 1939, 4i p.c. 98 10 0 Ditto, 1927-41, 5.1 98 lb 0 Ditto. 1933. 51 p.c. 100 10 0 Ditto, 1936, 51 p.c. 100 12 6