TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 900, 18 February 1930, Page 10

TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS

Closing quotations at today's midday call ttere:.

PAPAKURA STOCK SALE

There was a heavy yarding of cattle at the Papakura Loan and Mercantile Company’s sale yesterday, outside buyers being present for store steers. Beef sold at fully Westfield prices. Grown steers in forward condition brought from £ll 5s to £ll 14s; grown steers in fresh condition. £lO 15s to £3l ss; three-year-old fresh conditioned steers, £lO 4s to £ll. The advertised two-year-old black polled steers sold readily and brought from £7 15s to £8 10s, others, according to quality and condition, from £7 5s to £S; Shorthorn steers, from one to two years old, from £7 6s to £S is; heavy prime cows and heifers, £lO to £lO 10s: lighter prime cows and heifers, £9 to £10; unfinished young cows and heifers, £7 to £8 ss. There still continues to be a keen demand for fresh conditioned cows and heifers, which brought to £7. One or two c hoice pens of good Shorthorn weaner steer calves brought up to £5 7s; good Shorthorn weaner heifer calves, £4 4s to £4 10s: dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, from £ll to £l3: backward cows and heifers, according to quality, up to £3O; heavy fat bulls, from £9 to £10; lighter *orts, £7 to £8 15s; small and inferior bulls, £5 10s upward.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLE Th® Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram dated February 15 from the H°gh Com. miss oner for New Zealand, London: Tallow.—No auction this week. Faildemand for fine mutton, but little inquiry for other sorts, and "no change in prices. Hemp.—ManUa: Market quiet, but steady. Value -J" grade, FebruaryApril shipment, £32. Sisal: Market nrmer. Pair average quality, No. 1 January r March shipment, sold at £34-’ If? 0 ! ,o la ,U ks \ 10s L “ ore - No- 2 quoted £3 C 15s to £33; good marks, £33 a™ s ? ea Small business done. Nominal comparative closing values February-March shipment, are: £32; fair, £2B 10s; common £27. Tow: Second grade, £2O 10s: third grade, £l7 10s. Wool.—Bradford: Market somewhat irregular for Merino and rather more interest in crossbred. Average present quotations for tops are: 64’s, warp 9 s 6d a lb; average, 2s sd: 56’s, Is 9d»o-» prepared. Is 6Jd; 40's, prepared’,

AUCTION NOTES

William A. Horne, Limited, will offer by public auction at their rooms, Horne’s Buildings, corner High Street and Vulcan Lane, tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12 noon, goodwill lease of billiard saloon and stock, comprising four tables, etc also confectionery shop with all fittings and stock; also hairdressing and tobacconist saloon with latest chair, and all usual requisites, stock, tobacco, etc , and situated Kitchener Road, Milford. Also kauri villa of four rooms and conveniences, including hot and cold water, bath, electric light, etc., on section 56 x 90: in good repair throughout, and situated Kitchener Road, Milford.

BANKS— Buyers. £ s. d. * Sellers, s. a JVust. of Commerce 14 6 11 16 0 13 0 0 2 3 5 1ft 0 15 2 6 7 8 0 40 5 o 2 17 9 11 18 0 1 5 ft Com of Australia Ditto (con) (rights) Ditto (pref.) .. . National of N.Z. . Nat. of Australasia Ditto (con.) . New South Wales New Zealand .. . Ditto, D Mort. . .Union of Australia 1 0 6 6 15 7 41 2 1 12 3 2 IS 3 12 12 0 IS 8 2 5 5 6 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 INSURANCE— 0 13 ft 2 3 0 3 0 0 New Zealand .. . Queensland South British .. . 2 4 13 1 6 0 6 DOAN AND AGENCY Pom. Bank and Investment .. . Ditto, B shares . Firmer! Co-op. . „ DiUo B (pref.) . < xoldsbrough, Mort Newton King (pref. N.Z. & River Plate N. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (ord.) .. Ditto (B pref.) . 0 16 0 1 11 0 0 11 o — 0 2 6 0 8 0 1 0 4 1 1 r» 0 ft 19 1 12 10 4 11 0 6 • 3 0 0 0 COAXr— Grey Valley .. .. JJikurangi Ditto (pref.) .. . Ditto A (pref.) . 1 5 6 0 16 0 4 0 0 S 0 0 2 6 0 14 ft 0 2 11 ISO Ditto (pref.) .. . Ditto (new issue) Taupiri Waipa Westport 0 0 1 0 *3 8 14 6 2 6 3 PAS— Auckland Ditto (con.) .. . Birkenhead and 13 3 0 16 9 £ 3 17 8 6 SHIPPING— Devonport. Steam . Howard Smith .. Huddart-Parker Northern Steam Ditto (con.) .. . 12ft 117 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 14 6 0 0 6 TIMBER— Bartholomew .. Kauri Timber .. 110 0 15 9 Parker-Lamb .. . 0 17 6 BREWERIES— Ditto (pref.) .. . N.Z. Breweries .. . J. Staples 116 4 3 ft 2 7 6 4 4 !•) 0

Buyers. Sellers. £ d. £ s. d MISCELLANEOUS Australian Glass . Aust. Iron and — 2 2 0 Steel (pref.) . . . Booth, Macdonald — 2 0 6 (pref.) British Tobacco 0 3 9 0 4 6 Bycroft, Ltd 2 5 Colonial Sugar 43 44 Dominion Pictures . Ditto (pref.) .. .. Donaghy’s Rope 1 0 0 Dunlop Perdriau .. * 3 Electrolytic Zinc Cord ) Ditto (pref.) . . Farmers’ Trading: .. 1 0 8 Ditto A <pref.) .. 0 14 Ditto B (pref.) 0 Fullers’ Pictures .. Gear Meat Kemp. Prosser’s Milne and Choyce 11 0 0 2 3 IS 0 13 • 0 6 deb. stock . . Morris. Hedstrom 1 6 9 1 7 0 (pref.) 0 Farmers’ Fertiliser . N.Z. Paper Mills .. 6 N.Z. Refrigerating.. 0 11 0 Ditto, (con.) 0 5 Sanford. Ltd Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 S. R. Maxwell .. .. n 4 9 Taranaki Oil 0 Union Oil Whit tome Stevenson 0 6 2 Wilsons Cement i 18 6 1 19 6 MINING— Alburnia n n Moanataiari (paid) . 0 l 6 Ditto (4s paid) 0 1 Ducky Shot (4s pd.) Ohir.emuri (ord.) .. Waihi 0 Waihi Grand June. . o Mount Dye 11 1 14 3 Kuala Kampar Tin . 0 8 10 Kampong DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas, 1935, l 2 0 per cent. .. Auck. Har, Board, 103 10 0 5J per cent 97 Ditto, 6 per cent. 101 0 0 104 10 City of Auck, 1940, oi p c Borough Mt. Albert, 97 10 0 1963, 55 p.c Williamsons Films . Gisborne Sheep- — 103 0 0 farmers — 94 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS War Loan, 1938. 45 Ditto, 1933, 55 .. 99 Ditto, 1936, 5J p.c. 98 10 0 INSCRIBED STOCKWar Loan, 1927-41, 5i per cent 9S 10 0 Ditto, 1937, 5 1-S 96 10 0