TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 437, 20 August 1928, Page 12

TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS

Closing quotations at to-day’s mid

day call were:

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

SATURDAY’S SALES Press Association. Wellington: Gear Meat, 40s 9d. Christchurch: New Zealand Government, 5i per cent. Inscribed Stock, 1936, JJIOI 2s 6d; Mahakipawa, 3s 4d (5 parcels); New Zealand Breweries (bonds), 24s 3d; United Building Society, 15s; New Zealand Guarantee Corpoi'ation, Ss lid; Union Oil, 435. Dunedin: Broken Hill South, 495; 5£ per cent. Inscribed Stock, £lOl. THE LONDON MARKET N.Z. FROZEN MEAT (United P.A. — By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) LONDON, Saturday. Sheep.—Canterbury light, 7 5-8 d; North Island, light, 7 3-Sd, heavy, 7d; New Zealand ewes, 6d; Australian firsts, 6id seconds. 6id; Argentine, light, medium, 6id, heavy, 6d. Lambs. —Canterbury, light, 101 d, medium, 10 3-Bd, heavy, 10 7-Sd; other selecteds, medium, 10Id; North Island, firsts, light. 10id. medium. 10 1-Sd. Frozen Beef.—New Zealand hinds, 6d; Australian hinds, 5 11-16 d. Chilled Beef. —Argentine fores, 4 3-Sd, liinds. Sid; Uruguay fores, 32d, hinds, 7;d; others, unchanged. COTTON, RUBBER, HEMP, ETC. (Last week’s prices in parentheses.) Cotton.—September delivery, 10.20 d (9.94 d) a lb. Rubber. —Para, llid (llid) a lb; plantation and smoked, 9 7-16 d (Old). .Jute.—New crop, August-September shipments, £39 3s 9d (£37 12s 6d) a ton. Hemp. July-September shipments, £3O (£3O) a ton. Copra.—August-September shipments, £25 (£25) a ton. Linseed Oil.— £2B 10s (£2S 15s) a ton. Turpentine.—42s (42s 6d) a cwt. PRICE OF GOLD Gold is quoted at 84s llid an ounce. COMPANY REGISTRATIONS The following private companies have been registered in Auckland: — < Tty Boot Stores, Limited, wholesale and retail dealers in footwear. Capital, £12,000 in £1 shares. Subscribers: Ernest W. Webb, 11,500 shares; Walter P. Yentris, 250 shares; Jessie Ventris, 250 shares. George Boyes and Company, Limited, land, estate and general agents, Hamilton. Capital, £2,000 in £1 shares. Subscribers: G. S. Boyes, 1,324 shares; J. A. Burson, 338 shares; P. T. Snell, 33S shares. The British and Foreign Trading Company. Limited, manufacturers, indentors and importers. Capital, £I,OOO in £ l shares* Subscribers: C. L. Low, 195 shares; J. B. Speed, 495 shares; H. 1 Simson, 10 shares.

THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY

COMPANY ACTIVITIES A report showing a most satisfactory season’s operations was presented to the annual meeting of shareholders in the Tatua Dairy Co., Ltd. Mr. U. Darrell presided. The chairman stated that the output had been sold up to Christmas at Bid, and the remainder at a higher rate. At the beginning of the year some suppliers urged the directors to accept an offer of Bd. If this had been done the company would have been £2,000 worse off. The retiring directors, Messrs. J. Hart and A. J. Luxton, were returned unopposed. The resignation of Mr. W. C. Woodley, owing to ill-health, was accepted with regret. At the annual meeting of the Kakepuku Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., wrich operates a cheese factory at Pokuru, near Te Awamutu. considerable discussion arose over low grading of some of the cheese made, and it was stated that suppliers must adopt scrupulous cleanliness in the milking sheds and only feed turnips judiciously. The directors were authorised to introduce grading of milk, with differing payments, if the trouble is not remedied voluntarily. Messrs. S. H. West and A. E. Ray were re-appointed directors. At a subsequent meeting of directors. Mr. B. H. Budden was unanimously re-elected chairman. WHEAT IN ARGENTINE BIG AREAS SOWN (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) BUENOS AYRES, Saturday. The Ministry of Agriculture estimates that the probable area of wheat sown this year is 5,200,000 hectares (2.47 acres equal 1 hectare); in oats 1,300,000 hectares, and in rye 400,000 hectares. The total increase is 321,000 hectares.

Sellers Buyers. BANKS— £ S. d. £ S d. Aust. of Com. . . 1 14 1 13 3 Com. of Australia l 11 0 1 10 0 I>itto (pref.) .. .. 7 4 0 Com of Sydney 26 0 0 Eng - ., Scot. & Aust. 8 9 0 National of N.Z. . . 0 Nat. of Australasia (con.) 6 0 New South Wales 50 10 0 50 0 0 New Zealand . . . . 0 c Ditto (It. Mort. 20s. paid) — 1 3 Union of Australia . lo 5 0 15 0 0 INSURANCE— A.P.A 0 9 0 — National 0 16 4 New Zealand .. South British .. .. 3 6 1 6 Queensland 5 0 0 0 United — 11 0 0 LOAN AND AGENCYAbraham & Williams (pref.) — 4 3 6 Farmers’ Co-op. Auc tioneering 0 0 6 Ditto (A pref.) 0 16 Ditto (B pref.) 0 15 9 0 lo 0 Newton, King, Ltd. 6 6 N.Z. &. River Plate 1 10 6 N.Z. Loan Mere. 112 0 0 110 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . . . . 82 0 0 N. Auck. Farmers 1'0-op. (ord.) 0 0 Ditto (A pref.) . . 0 12 0 Ditto (B pref.) . . 0 8 9 Farmers’ Trading (ord.) 0 6 9 Ditto (A pref.) .. — 0 12 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. — 0 9 0 COAL— Hikurangi 0 5 10 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 0 9 fi Ditto (A pref.) . . 0 9 3 0 8 6 .Pukemiro — 3 8 6 1 S 6 J 7 6 Ditto (pref.) . . . . 1 0 Waipa 0 14 6 \Y estport-Stockton 0 3 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 0 4 0 GAS — Auckland 1 0 1 2 4 Ditto (con.) .. .. — 0 J 6 3 SHIPPING — Devonport Steam . 1 4 9 1 3 9 Howard Smith . . 1 8 0 — Huddart-Parker 2 10 0 3 Northern Steamship 14 6 0 14 Ditto (con.) . . . . 0 6 9 0 6 6 P. & O. (def. stk) *31» 0 0 290 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) — i 0 0 TIMBER— Bartholomew .. . . — 0 15 0 Kauri Timber . . . . l 1 0 0 19 6 Leyland-O’Brien 3 16 0 1 12 National 0 11 0 0 9 Parker, Lamb .. .. — 0 16 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi — 0 11 6 Ditto (con.) . . . . Ditto (pref.) .. .. 14 6 Mosgiel 2 Wellington (ex div.) — Ditto (pref., ex div) — BREWERIES— — 0 18 0 Ditto tpref) .. .. 1 0 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 2 •> 2 < Tooth’s 2 6 3 — MISCELLANEOUS — Auck. Amuse. Park 0 7 6 “

.Sellers. Bu yers. A. J. Entrican and Co. (pref.) 0 39 ft British Tobacco 6 0 Burns, Philp .. 0 Bycroft, Ltd 1 lft 6 Checker Taxicab . Colonial Sugar 0 10 0 0 5 0 (Australia) 59 10 0 Dental and Medical 0 34 0 Dominion Pictures . Ditto (pref.) . . . . Donaghy’s Rope . . Electro. Zinc (ord) . Ditto (pref.) . . . . 1 34 j Kempt home Prosser 12 — Gear Meat Grey and Menzies . . 37 Hamilton Theatres Hayward’s Pictures 1 3 3 17 Henry Jones Co-op. Hill and Plummer . . H.M. Arcade Theatre -*■ 0 4 6 (pref.) Milne and Clioyce . J Ditto (pref.) .. • - Ditto (B pref.) - ■ Ditto (deb. stock) 0 — National Pictures 6 N.Z. Farmers’ Fer. 6 X z. Paper Mills . 6 103 0 0 X Z Milk Products Morris Hedstrom 6 N./5 Refrigerating 0 0 6 ft 8 10 Robinson Ice Cream Sanford, Ltd. (pref.) ft 6 6 Taranaki Oil Fields Union Oil 2 6 Wairakei. Ltd 6 Whittome Stevenson 2 2 Wilsons Cement .. lo MINING— Moanataiari (paid). 0 1 .8 ft Ditto (con.) .. -- Golden Age (paid) . Occidental - Ena " tcon.) 0 6 * Waihi Grand June. Broken Hill Prop. . Mount Lyell — ° BEBENTERES — Auck. Gas, 1932. 5 - 93 96 99 0 0 51 p.c ZT 17 6 City of Auckland, 1940, DC 0 0 51 P.c — Ditto, 1943, 5J p.c. — 103 Bor. of Devonport, 6 Bor. Mt. Eden, 52 Ditto, 6 pc JOS Bor. Hamilton, 6 p.c. Hamilton Theatres, 7 105 — 10 N Z. Breweries . . . . 4 1 Glaxo — Broken Hill North . — GOVERNMENT BONDS — War Loan, 1938, 41 — 99 0 0 Ditto, 1939,41 p.c. 100 0 0 Ditto, 1941, 41 p.c. Ditto, 1933, 51 p.c. Ditto, 1936, 51 p.c. — INSCRIBED STOCK W'ar Loan, 1938, 41 — 99 0 0 Ditto, 1939, 4i p.c. Ditto, 1927-41, 51 Ditto, 1933, 51 p.c. 100 Ditto. 1936, 51 p.c. 101 15 0 101 Ditto, 1933, 5£ p.c. N.Z. Milk Products —