SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 635, 11 April 1929, Page 11

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

Late Commercial —

TO-BAY'S SALES Press Association Christchurch.—On ’Change: Mew Zealand Breweries. 62s lOd. Reported: Commercial Bank of Australia. 29s lOd. Wellington.—Reported: Bank of New Zealand. 62s 3d: New Zealand Insurance, 475: New Zealand Breweries, 625; Colonial Sugar, £6O: Wilsons Cement, 41s. GRAIN IN UNITED STATES (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) WASHINGTON, Tuesday. The condition of winter wheat in the grain-producing States on April 1 was fathigher than a year ago. The Agriculture Department announced to-day that the condition at that date was 82.7 for winter wheat and 84.9 for rye, compared with 68.8 and 79.3 respectively a year ago and with the 10-year average at the same date of 50.9 and 85.2. Oats on April 1 were 51.2, compared with 70.4 last year. To-day’s report indicates that there will be a. winter wheat crop of 591.312,000 bushels this year against 568,000,000 indicated on December 1. 1925, and the final 1928 crop of 578,964,000 bushels. PRICE OF GOLD (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 10.35 a.m. LONDON, Wednesday. Gold is quoted at S4s lid an oz. CHICAGO WHEAT (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 10.26 a.m. CHICAGO, Wed. bushel; July, 1 dollar 24 1-8 cents; September, 1 dollar 26i cents, u s}ueo tOo ariiop i ‘Aigy — inegAV