TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 938, 3 April 1930, Page 13

TO-DAY’S QUOTATIONS

Closing quotations at today’s midday call were:—

WHEAT HELD TOO LONG WINNIPEG, Tuesday. Mr. J. H. Thomas, British Minister In Charge of Unemployment, is reported to have stated in the House of Commons that he had advised the officials of the Canadian wheat pool to Bell last autumn when wheat was 1 dollar 47 cents a bushel, so that they could secure return cargoes of coal. The officials do not deny that they spurned the advice on the marketing grain which Mr. Thomas offered. .They refused to comment, however. BUTTER AND CHEESE Merchants report receipt of overseas Cables as follow: Joseph Nathan and Co., from TrengTouse and Nathan, Ltd.. London: ‘Butter, 125 s to 1295; market weaker.” New Zealand L >an and Mercantile Agency Co., from London, dated April tL : ~7“Ne\v Zealand dairy produce: Butter, choicest salted, 128 s to 130 s. J-neese: "White, 78s; coloured, 795. Market slov,\” SYDNEY WOOL FIRM SYD.NET. Wednesday. At tile Sj-dnev wool sales today the orterlngs totalled 9,755 bales, of which I ,re were sold 9,505 bales. Also 552 nnf were sold privately, there was very keen general competition and the market closed equal to the best point of the series for all Classes of Merinos. There was very good demand for crossbreds. Greasy «erino sold to 181 d. A feature of the sales at Melbourne ounng the week has been the improved competition by practically all sections ®t the trade. Xinety-eight per cent, yt the offerings were sold under the The top price yesterday was The tone of the market was again “™*h Improved today. , the Geelong sales the market ruled 5 per cent, better than last HhuL* 1 ' ■ t>ernaiul was active for super

INCREASED PRODUCTION

N.Z. DAIRY CO-OP. PROGRESS From Our Own Correspondent HAMILTON, Wednesday. Production figures of the Xew Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co,, Ltd., have been maintained at a high level as a result of the favourable season and an increased number of suppliers. A substantial increase was reported in all departments of the company during February, the output of butter being no less than 3,430 tons, an increase of 816 tons on the same month last year. In the 1928-29 season the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co. paid out £6,602,646, the total output being 39,133 tons. The pay-out for this season is expected to surpass this by a considerable amount. AUCTION NOTES William A. Ilorne, Limited, will offer by auction at their rooms, Horne’s Buildings, corner High Street and Vulcan Lane, tomorrow (Friday), at 12 noon, a | villa of live rooms and conveniences, ( electric light, etc., situated 55 Bell Road, Remuera, with frontage to Sheriff Road; i also, at 12.30 p.m., under conduct of the Registrar, a house property situated at 20 Walters Road, off Dominion Road, comprising six rooms in addition to hall, bathroom and scullery, gas lighting, fireplaces, porcelain bath, hot and cold water, gas stove, etc., recently renovated. Alfred Buokland and Sons, Ltd., will offer at the “Haymarket” land sales rooms, at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday), on behalf of the Public Trustee, as administrator in the estate of John Wilson Hamilton. 100 acres, freehold. with all buildings, situated Pollok Settlement, near Waiuku. and having about £2.200 soldiers’ mortgage thereon; also 205 acres at Swanson, on account Mr. James Jenkin. The reserves are low and the terms easy. _ Messrs. Robt. <’. Carr and bon -will sell by auction at their rooms. 20 Swanson Street, tomorrow at 12 noon, a D-roomed bungalow with kitchenette and usual conveniences situatecl at <7 Clarence Street, Ponsonby. The sale is at the request of the mortgagee.

Buyers. Sellers i; 3. d. A S d BANKS— Aust. of Commerce 1 4 9 1 5 7 Adelaide 7 4 0 7 9 0 Australasia 12 LO 0 Com. of Australia . . 1 1 LO 1 1 Ditto < 5s paid; .. 0 G 4 Ditto (pref.) . . .. (1 8 0 Kng., Scot. & Aust. 12 National of N.Z. 11) 0 Nat. of Australasia 14 19 0 15 6 Ditto (con.) . . . 7 G New South Wales 38 17 6 New Zealand . . . . 17 IS 0 Union of Aust. 12 0 0 12 0 INSURANCE— • A.P.A 0 SJ 0 National 14 0 0 14 6 New Zealand .. . . 4 0 Queensland 9 0 South British .. * 0 J 3 2 6 LOAN AND AGENCY — Balgety and Co. . . 11 - 6 Dom. Invest. and Banking 1 0 Farmers’ Co-op. 3 15 0 Ditto (A pret.) . 0 18 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 1G Golds brough, Mort . 1 12 0 1 12 G N Z. and River Plate i 1U N.Z. Guar. Corp. .. 0 9 0 8 1 Ditto (pref.) . . . 1 G N.Z. Loan &. Merc. 102 0 0 N. Auck. Farmers Co-op (ord.) 0 Ditto, B (pref.) .. 0 8 0 10 0 COAL— Grey Valley 1 7 6 lUkurangi 0 1 6 0 U Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 4 Ditto, A (pref.) .. 0 0 0 G 0 Pukemiro 7 0 Renown 0 15 Ditto (pref.) . . . . 0 0 0 3 Ditto (new issue) 0 3 STaupiri 1 0 1 7 0 Ditto (pret.) .. .. 1 "Westport l 10 Westport - Stockton 0 1 0 0 2 3 GAS— Auckland 1 3 6 1 3 10 Ditto (con. > 0 17 1 Birkenhead «Sc North cote 0 13 0 Ditto (7 per cent. 0 18 0 Ditto (8 per cent 1 Whangarei .. .. — 0 17 0 •HIPPING— XMvonport Steam . . 1 2 0 1 3 3 17 IS 0 Huddart-Parker 1 1G 0 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 3 Northern Steam 12 0 2 5 Ditto (con.) .. .. t G ( 6 9 8 lb 0 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 0 — TIMBER— Kauri .. .. * . .. 13 0 0 14 6 National 0 0 8 G Parker-Lamb ... .. 0 17 0

Buyers. Sellers. 3. £ s. i. £ d. BREWERIES— C. L. Innes 0 Ditto (pref.> .. .. 1 1 0 N.Z. Breweries .. .. 2 11 0 2 12 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Australian Glass .. Booth, Macdonald 2 2 6 2 4 0 (pref.) 0 0 0 British Tobacco 1 3 1 9 Burns, Philp .. 1 1 6 1 17 Bycroft, Ltd 1 11 0 Colonial Sugar 43 10 0 Doni. Pictures 1 U 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 Dunlop Perdriau . . Electrolytic Zinc — 0 18 3 («>rd.) 1 6 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 7 4 1 8 0 Farmers’ Trading . 0 S 4 0 8 8 Gear Meat 1 18 6 Hayward’s Pictures 0 12 0 0 11 0 llenry Jones Co-op. 1 9 6 II..M. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 J lolden’s Motors 0 14 9 X.Z. Drug Milne and Cboyce 3 10 6 (deb. stock) .. .. Morris Hedstrom 1 7 0 (prof.), 0 S 0 National Pictures .. 0 13 6 X.Z. Paper Mills .. 1 0 N.Z. Refrigerating . 0 10 6 Robinson Ice Cream 1 4 9 Sanford, Ltd 0 15 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. Sharland Co. 1 0 0 (pref.) 1 0 0 S. R. Maxwell . . . . 0 S o Taranaki Oil Fields 0 4 3 Union Oil 1 19 0 Whit tome-Stevenson 1 0 Wilsons Cement 1 18 6 1 19 6 MINING— * Alburnia „ 0 0 0 r Moanataiari (paid) . 0 1 10 0 Ditto (2s 4(1 pd) . 0 1 6 Do (con. Is 6d pd) 0 1 0 1 Kawarau 0 0 3 0 0 6 Lucky Shot (4s pd.) 0 0 1 >itto (con.) . . . . 0 1 0 Oliinemuri (ord.) .. u 0 6 0 2 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. (J 3 Waihi 0 13 7 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 4 0 1 6 Mount Lyell .. .. 1 14 10 1 15 3 Kuala Kainpar Tin 0 u 0 8 0 Kampong 1 — DEBENT URE S— Auck. Gas, 1935, 65 Auck. Har. Board. 100 0 0 — B1 PC 96 10 0 Ditto. 6 p.c City of Auckland. 101 0 0 — 1943. 5i p.c. ,. .. Hamilton Fire Board 96 10 0 102 0 0 Booth-Macdonald . . 70 0 0 Williamson's Films . — 102 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS— War Loan. 1938. 43 97 10 o — Ditto, 1939, 45 p.c. 97 12 Ditto, 1941, 43 p.c. 97 10 0 Ditto. 1933. 55 .. 99 0 Ditto 1936. 55 99 0 0 — INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan. 1938, 43 97 7 6 — Ditto. 1939. 45 P-C. 97 7 0 — Ditto, 1933, 53 p.c. 99 0 0 Ditto., 1936, 55 p.c. 99 0 0