AUCKLAND’S BUTTER-FAT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 652, 2 May 1929, Page 11

AUCKLAND’S BUTTER-FAT

MG INCREASE IN RETURNS FIGURES FOR APRIL Further testimony to the growing productivity of the Auckland Province is provided in the returns of butter-fat produced during the month of April. Returns supplied by the Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Company show that 138,069 boxes of butter and 13,576 crates of cheese were delivered at the Farmers’ grade stores during April, compared with 119,644 boxes of butter and 11,307 crates of cheese during the corresponding period of last year. Butter delivered into store since July 1, 1928, up to the end of April amounted to 2,035,385 boxes, compared with 1,783,660 boxes during the corresponding period of the 1927-28 season: the returns for cheese show an even greater proportionate advance, 172.768 cri.tes being handled to date this efion, compared with 142,961 crates I season. ..ith two months of the season to •v, returns to date are now well ahead of the aggregate returns for the whole of the 1927-28 season. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TO-DAY’S SALES Press Association Christchurch. —On 'Change: Australian Bank of Commerce, 36s (two parcels); Commercial Bank of Australia, 30s Id; New Zealand Insurance, 46s 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), s Is sd; Staples Brewery, 36s (four parcels); Mahakipawa, Is 2*d. Reported: Staples Brewery, 465: Commercial Bank of Australia, 30s 2d (two parcels). Dunedin.—On ’Change: New Zealand Express (ord.), 17s. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE INCREASE IN WILLS HELD During the month of March 517 new ■wills appointing the Public Trustee executor were deposited for safe custody with the Public Trustee by living testators, and the total number now held is 62,841, representing an estimated present value of £251.000,000. LAMB FOR EXPORT PRICES ON THE HOOKS The New Zealand Meat Producers’ “oard advises that the following prices Were being offered for fat stock for exl»rt at April 29: Canterbury.—Prime woolly lambs. 361 b md under. 9jd; 371 b to 421 b, SJd; 431 b and over, Bid; second quality lambs, southland.—Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under. Old; 371 b to 421 b, B.?jd; 431 b tnd over, Bd. Second quality lambs, 361 b a nd under, B*d; over 361 b., 7Jd. I ne board also advises that at the time most lambs are oeing purnased by the head, consideration being ffiven to the qualitv of the lambs aDd Ule v alue of the skins. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE British Official Wireless LONDON, Tuesday. are among to-day’s quowuons on the Stock Exchange:—Bank of WK a « si;i * £l4 Ss 9d: Bank of New 2? U J!* £49 ss; Union Bank, £ls e- . ' -National Bank of New Zealand, 48 4id: Bank of New Zealand, 4 per hni - B J° ck ’ C 92 15s; Bank of New Zeav™* shares (ex div.). 59s 9d: New ZeaI .j tPV 1 and Mercantile Agency Co., £ nentures)’ £74 10s; ordinary LONDON TALLOW SALES fJwfraflaii and N.Z. Press Association) ei ’d- 9.5 a.m. I.uNDOX, Wednesday. sales: 915 casks were offered < , . ' vere *°ld at about 6d decline, dim, t f- t ’ ons: Mutton, line. 42s 9d; me--s»s j/j 6d. Beef, fine, 43s 6d; medium, Tiiiow stocks, 1,786; imports, 1,490; de;i,o3B. BUTTER AND CHEESE tiJ’r T, ’ ew Zealand Loan and Mercanti, Company, Ltd., has received cable message front its iftton house daud .May 1: New Zealand ttP Produce: Butter choicest, salted. “ 1655 : cheese, white SBs, coloured s ' Market steady. MINING NEWS birt : c'?. l:NTAt - UNA.—The manager re■|,st';p, "R on the No. 2 reef north-re-f still progressing favourably. Fite look ri. “veragimr the same width, and a Si it ® ®U. with nice colours «f a-ld. .VH,i"*S rla <'ed with silica and blende. is being saved for treatment "o, been iri progress for ;l hamt there are about ;00 tons on tilv'J* "tr battery will be crushing ' lor some time