TODAY’S QUOTATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1075, 12 September 1930, Page 11

TODAY’S QUOTATIONS

WOOL-CLASSING DEFECTS BAD SORTING ALLEGED Reed. 5.3 a.m. LONDON, Thurs. Allegations oi: irregular classing of Australian and Cape wools are made b y Dr. Schonbach, of Germany, at the toternational Wool Conference at Ltepe. He said iu recent seasons the c &#siflcation had r.ot been wit a the sumo care as “‘the?* to. and b?ud sorting was apparen.t tn air qualities over go’s. Lower Pnces have to be expected on this account. The producer’s carelessness comes bu :k on himself. -An Australian representative, Mr. V Devereux, replied that very considerable care had been taken in prejSfing the bigger clips and classing as regularly as possible. In smallor clip}J lh same care was not Possible. butter more active SALES IN LONDON 11.25 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. ac*iv e Gutter market is slightly more .W-o Danish. 1545. Choicest salted Tj/; 126 s to 128 s; Australian, l4o_ ;° 12bs. Unsalted New Zealand, s a> 150 s; Australian. 132 s to 184 s. •Qm t e? is (lulL New Zealand, white, '■vhit 71s; coloured, 735. Australian, ® coloured. 70s to 71s. Merchant’s Reports Pa?J lg€t y send Co., Ltd., from Samuel n * London, under date Sepish v r Butter—High price of Duntskw. xi ncrease(l demand for AustralVjioc . Zealand, finest suited. 124 s ’‘inn a ’ Danlsl b 154 sto 1555: Austi nNai.’ n ”c«t unsalted 124 s to 1265. finest «» 1255. S.a.w, 120 sto 1225. : »»tl Sr,T hs market is Jirin; New SSeaJ! s .’,, hl t» 73s to 745, coloured 72s to white 7Bs to 80s, colU> ‘On to 71k; Australian, white 71s • coloured 71s to 725.

HERD-TESTING EXPANSION INCREASING SUPPORT Prom Oar Oxen Correspondent HAMILTON, Thursday. Steadily increasing support is being given to tho herd-testing movement in the Taranaki. Manawatu, Wairarapa, Marlborough. Canterbury and Nelson districts, while five new groups have been formed this season on the west coast of tho South Island. Mr. C. M. Hume, Dominion supervisor of the Mew Zealand Herd-testing Federation, has visited all these districts recently, and states that everywhere herd-testing is receiving recognition by dairy farmers. He will leave this week for Southland, where he intends to spend 10 days on organising work. FRANKTON DAIRY SALE Oalgety and Co., Ltd., report having hold their usual weekly dairy sale at Frankton on Wednesday last, when bidding was brisk on all good sorts. Following is the run of prices:—A herd of 40 dairy cows and heifers averaged '212; good calved cows, £l4 15s to £ls 10s; fair sorts, £lO 15s to £l3 10s; others, £8 5s to £10; threequarter cows, £5 35s to £6 10s; springing cows, £7 to CIO 10s; good springing heifers, £lO H>s to £l3; fair sorts, £8 to £9 10s; poor backward sorts, £4 to £5.

SUN COMMERCIAL SERVICE THE SUN is prepared to handle inquiries from readers in regard to financial questions. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in every instance, no responsibility can be taken for the information given. All queries should be addressed to the Commercial Editor. THE SUN.

Closing ijuotations at today's midday Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. u Aust. of Commerce Australasia .. • • • 0 10 3 0 IS 0 1 11 0 0 14 18 0 6 7 Com. of Sydney . Eng., Scot. & Aust 5 10 0 5 10 0 14 1 5 0 0 X£w South Wales 3 15 0 °o ig 6 0 of Aust. .. « INSURANCE — o irt t; New Zealand . . - - Queensland South British .. . 2 18 0 IS G loan and agency— Dominion Invest, and 0 . Banking Goldsbrough, Mort 0 - X.& Quaraptee Corp — , , North Auo. Farmers' co-op. (ord.) . . . — Ditto (B pref.) . 0 7 0 — Reliance Doan .. . — 10 COAL — Grey Va lley too 1 4 0 12 0 Renown Ditto (pref.) .. . 6 Tauptti Ditto (pref.) .. . 12 6 0 Waipa Westport-Stock ton — 0 1 G GAS — 13 6 1 4 Ditto (con.) 0 17 10 0 IS o 10 cote .. .... — 0 0 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam 1 4 3 Howard Smith . . . 0 G luddart- Parker 0 10 - 0 1 Ditto (pref.) .. . 0 10 6 Northern Steam o 14 « 14 Ditto (con.) . . 0 6 4 0 0 >'• and O. (def. stk. Union Steam (pref.) timber--10 0 ft 13 0 Leyland-OBri^rt • » 1 6 0 National 10 I'arker-Lamb .. . — ‘ 0 15 0 breweries— 1 1 6 Ditta (pref.) . . . 1 1 6 X.Z. Breweries . . . 2 S 3 L Staples and Co. . .— - 3 6 MISCELLANEOUSAustralian Glass 15 0 1 6 0 (pref.) — 0 5 0

call wereBuyers. Sellers. £ H d. £ s. a. British Tobacco 1 11 4 2 12 3 Burns, Philp &. Co . 1 S 1 14 Colonial Sugar .. .. 30 0 19 6 Farmers’ Trading: .. l 8 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 0 Fuller’s Pictures .. 12 Bear Meat 6 Ha v ward’s Pictures Hill and Plummer . 1 H.M. Arcade Theatre 1. I )itto (pref.) .... 1 X.Z. Drug Milne and Clioyce .. 1 Ditto (t.eb. stk.) 1 6 Morris Iledstrom . National Pictures . 0 X.Z. Farmers’ Fert. Sanford and Co. .. 0 Ditto (pref.) .. •• .Sharland Co. . - Dittc> (pref. - ) . . . . 0 IS S. n. Maxwell & Co. /« Thames Theatre -• 0 Union Oil Wilsons Cement .. 2 2 MINING— a 15 0 0 15 2 0 Mount DyeIX .. .. l Kampong 0 Kuala Kampar .. .. DEBENTURES — Auck. Harbour Bd., 23 9 4 Pa pa toe toe Town 13c 1960, r,\ p.c — Hauraki Plains County, 1959, 5S p.c. . . . . — 100 0 p.c. . 2 00 94 0 0 Ditto, 193a, 6i p.c. 101 20 102 0 Gisborne Sheepfarm1 J 0 Williamson's Film . — DEBENTURE S— 4.', p.c. ion 0 100 Ditto, 2939, 4J p.c. 2 00 0 0 — Ditto, 2933. ;»i p.«*. -—■ Ditto, 1936, 51 p.c. b — INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan, 193S, 100 0 Ditto, 2 933, 51 p.c. o Ditto, 2 936, r.J p.C. Ditto. 1332, .51 p.c. 9S —