FARMING AND COMMERCIAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 246, 16 September 1929, Page 5

FARMING AND COMMERCIAL

DAIRY PRODUCE.

PRICES ON OVERSEAS MARKETS. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office dated September 13: BUTTER. New Zealand— 13/9/29. Prev. week Salted 1755-180 s 1745-180 s Unsalted 1745-178 s 1745-178 s 180 s First whey 164 s 162 s Second whey 160 s 158 s Last year's figures, 182s-186s (186s-190s). 1755-180 s equals approx. Is 5d f.o.b. Deliveries New Zealand this week, 880 tons. 5100 tons in store. Deliveries New Zealand this week, 6900 tons. Australian — Salted 170s-174s 168s-174s Unsalted 171s-174s 170s-174s 176 s Argentine— Unealted 1665-172 s 1645-172 s Irish— Salted 1735-174 s 173 s Unsalted 1755-177 s 176 s Danish — 187 s, f.o.b 1925-194 s 1775-184 s Spot. 185 s Esthonian — Salted 170s-174s 170s-174s Unsalted 170s-176s 1725-174 s Latvian — Salted 168s-172s 170 s Unsaltcd 170s-174s 168s-172s Siberian 1625*166s 1625-164 s Ukrainian 1685*172s 1645-168 s Unsalted 158s-162s 1545-158 s French — Salted 1625-168 s 1645-172 s Unsalted 1645-169 s 1645-169 s Market firm. Retail prices unchanged. Danish butter, 190 s f.0.b., closed firm to-night. CHEESE. New Zealand — White 925-93 s 925-93 s Coloured 93594 s 935-94 s Last year’s figures, 114s-llls-112s. 925-94 s equal aprox. Bjd f.o.b. Deliveries Now Zealand this week, 13,551 crates. In 6tore New Zealand this week, 22,791 crates. Last year, 50,000 crates. Canadian — White 925-93 s 935-95 s 94s Coloured 935-94 s 9osr9ss C.i.f 93 Market steadier later part of week. Retail prices unchanged. Port Dunedin commenced discharge butter 7th, finished September 9. Surrey commenced discharge cheese 9th, finished September 10. lonic commenced discharge cheese 11th, finished September 11. lonic commenced discharge butter September 12. The board has also received the following advice from its agents in Canada: Butter: New York, 45$ cents. (Is 10 7-8 d); Montreal, 383 cents (la 7 3-8 d). U.S.A. butter stocks, 169 million lbs.; last year, 136 million lbs. Canadian butter stocks, 25 million lbs; last year 29 million lbs. FROZEN MEAT. (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, Sept. 14. Sheep.—Canterbury, medium, 6id. North Island, medium, 51d, heavy sjd. Lambs.—Canterbury, light 83d, medium B|d, heavy 8d; seconds 7gd. Other sclecteds, light Bgd, medium Sd. North Island, firsts, light 84d, seconds 7£d. Victorian, firsts, light Bjd. Australian, thirds, 73d. Argentine, firsts, light, lid. Patagonian, firsts, fight 7d, medium 6id, seconds 7gd. Others unchanged. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board i has received the following cable from its, London oflico, dated 13th September, 1929, , advising Smithfield delivered pricos aver-1 aged for week ending that date as follow', , prices for the two previous weeks being also shown in parentheses:—N.Z. wethers i and maiden ewes: Canterbury quality, sel- I ected brands, 56-under, 6id (6id, 6jd); 67-64, 6gd (6d, 6d) ; 65-72, 63d (s£d, s|d); other brands, 56-under, 6gd (6jd, 6gd); 57-64, bid (s|d, 53d); 65-72, 53d (6|d, 6gd). N.Z. ewes: 64-under, 4jd (4id, 4id). N.Z. lambs: Canterbury quality, 36-under, 83d |Bid, 8id); 37-42, BJd (Bd, 8d) ; 43-50, 8d (lid, 7ad) ; seconds, 7jjd (7id, 7gd) ; selected brands, 36-under, Bjjd (Bid,, 8id); 37-42, 8d (lid, lid) ; other brands, first quality, 36-under, B*d (BJd, 8gd); 37-42, 73d (73d, 73d); second quality, 30-32 average, 7gd !73d, 7|d). Au:tralian lambs (now season’s) : Victorian, first quality, 36-under, Bjd (B£d, not quoted) ; 37-42, not quoted «73d, not quoted). Argentine lambs, first quality, 36-under, 7jd (73d, 73d); 37-42, 7d (7d, 7cJ)- N.Z. beef: Not quoted. Argentine chilled beef: Ox fores, 4jjd (4gd, 4|d) ; hinds, 7|d (7gd, 7id). Australian frozen beef: Ox crops over 1001 b, 4d (4d, 4d); hinds over 1601 b, sid (5Jd, s|d). N.Z. frozen pork: Porkers, 60-801 b, 8(d (B]d, 8-id); 81-991 b, 8d (Bd, 8d) ; 100-1201 b, 8d (Bd, 73d); baconers, 121-1801 b, Bid (Bid, 8d). _ Lamb: Market steadier with better enquiry. Mutton: Market remains stoady. Demand is improving for owes, but pricos remain unchanged. N.Z. porker pigs: Nominal prices. N.Z. baconer pigs: Quiet. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents, dated 13th September, 1929: —Frozen moat quotations (prices on a delivered basis, i.e., including storago charges, cartage, tolls, etc.): —Down lamb, 28/42, 8 7-8 d per lb.; best North Island, 23/42, Bid; ordinary North Island, 28/42, 8 l-8d; second quality lamb, 7 3-4 d. Best North Island wethers, 48/64, 6id; 64/72, 5 3-4 d; ordinary North Island wethers, 48/64, 6a. North Island ewes, 48/64, 43d. New Zealand prime ox beef, 160/220, nil. As compared with last week’s quotations, best and ordinary lamb and wethers are id per lb. higher; others unchanged. The market for prime lambs 2’s shows slight improvement and for mutton of heavy weights it is slightly firmer.

TRICES OF RAW MATERIAL. (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, Sept. 14. Cotton. —Liverpool quotation for American middling upland cotton, October delivery, 10.02 d per lb. Rubber.—Fino hard Para, 10|d per lb; plantation first latex crepe and smoked ribbed sheet, 10{d. Jute.—Soptember-October shipment, £3l 10s per ton. Now Zealand hemp.—No business doing. Copra.—September - October shipment, £23 5s per ton; Rabaul, plantation, £23 7s 6d. Linseed oil, £46 per ton. Turpentine, 45s 3d per cwt.

BEET SUGAR. (Australian Press Association). LONDON Sept. 14. Raw beet sugar, October delivery, 8a 7jd a cwt. THE METAL MARKETS.

(Australian Press Association). LONDON Sept. 14.

Copper.—Standard, on spot, £76 15s per ton, forward delivery £77 ss; electrolytic, £B4 10s and £BS; wire bars, £BS. Lead.—£23 10s and £23 3s 9d. Spelter.—£24 3s 9d and £24 15s. Tin.—£2o4 11s 3d and £203 11s 3d. Silver—Standard, 23 7-8 d per ounce; fine, 253 d. Lead—lmports, 29,268 tons; exports, 10,171 tons.

CONTROL OF NOXIOUS WEEDS.

(Australian Press Association). LONDON, Sept. 13. The Corinthic carries a consignment of Pupai Tyria Jacobaoa for experiments in controlling New Zealand noxious weeds.

EXPERIMENTAL SHIPMENT. (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, Sept. 13. Twenty-five wool bales made of paper are being shipped by the Leeds Research Institute to New Zealand on the Corinthic. An experimental return shipment is to be sent to London.

CLEANSING A WOUND. In cleaning a wound, the first treatment is the most important, especially if tho animal is attended to immediately after the accident, as proper care and attention then will prevent the wound becoming septic or festering. If it is a large one it is often advisable to have two lots of solution, a bucket containing weak hot phenyle solution, with a spongo or clean rag, and another with hot lysol solution, and in it pieces of clean cotton-wool. Before tearing tho wool off the original roll, one should make sure that one’s own hands have been thoroughly scrubbed with hot water and soap, and then soaked for a few minutes in the lysol solution. First cover the wound w'ith a pad of cotton-wool -wrung out in the lysol solution, and hold this in position, while the rest of the surrounding skin is properly cleaned with the phenyle. As soon as everything around about is clean the pad can be removed and thrown away, and tho wound properly cleaned up with fresh pieces of cotton-wool and lysol, at first using them moist, but finally using them wrung dry. Once the wound area is dry it may be painted with tincture of iodine (painful), or an antiseptic powder may be used, the most useful being ldoform one part and boracic acid four parts. The wound should be covered with some kind of dressing to keep off flies, dust, and dirt. In an old wound where pus is present, the wound will require free drainage and syringing with lotions; first use a hot lysol solution, and when well washed with this use a solution of one part hydrogen peroxide and four parts warm,water. Septic wounds require frequent dressing and looking after, so that it undoubtedly pays to treat all wounds as soon as possible. BEEF PRODUCTION. If wo are to improve the quality of tho meat we produce at home, it is important that we should study the relative values of different parts of the animals bred, reared and fattened. Whether cattle, sheep, or pigs are kept the formation of the animal is of basic significance (comments an English paper). Tho outward form of the live animal appeals to the eye, and deductions are drawn from external conformation that guide tho competent judge, farmer and trader. But all owners of cattle, for instance, are not conversant with the outward features of proportions that denote commercial value, and, whatever their knowledge of these things, their understanding can be improved by a study of the carcases of animals as described by the butcher. Production is a matter for the stockowner, but tho chonce of a carcase lies with the butcher and he is most competent to explain the relative values of joints, cuts, etc., of the finished animal.

STOCK MARKET. Levin and Co., Ltd., report a good yarding of sheep and cattle at the Feilding sale on Friday. There was a heavy yarding of fat sheep of good quality,, which sold at prices slightly in advance of recent sales, with the exception of wethers, which were neglected. | The store market was not quite as good [as at previous sales. Dairy stock again sold well, heifers especially. There was an exceptional yarding of good prime cattle, which sold at satisfactory rates. Fat ewes, 28s 7d to 34s 2d; fat hoggets (good), 29s 3d to 35s 9d; fat hoggets (medium), 2os to 28s 9d; fat hoggets (light), 19s to 22s 4d; fat wethers, 32s Id ; good wether hoggets, 25s to 27s 4d ; b.f. hoggets, 18s 6d to 22s 4d; ewes and lambs, 32s to 38s Id; good springing Jersey heifers, £lO 5s to £ll 10s ; medium springing Jersey heifers, £7 to £9 10s; cows in milk, £11; springing cows, £9 to £lO 15s; yearling heifers, £4 17s 6d to £5 2s 6d; Jersey steers, £4 18s to £5 16s; fat cowp, £l2 10s; fat heifers, £l2 ss.

WELLINGTON RABBITSICIN SALE. Messrs Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report: Our fifth sale of rabbitskins was hold at Wellington, on Friday, before a full attendance of buyers. Wo offered a catalogue of skins received from all parts of tho North Island and tho Marlborough district. Competition was fair for all grades but contrary to expectations good winter skins showed a decline on late rates. Tho following is tho range of prices-.—Runners and suckers, to 353 d; light racks, to 433 d; prime racks, to 42jd; summers, to 36jid; dawny autumns, to 45d; early autumns, to 48d; lato autumns, to 56d; incoming winters, to 68d; early winters, to 64d; winters spotted, to 45id; harcskins, to 38d; super winter bucks, to 96id; super winter does, to 120 d; super late winters, to 81d; first winter bucks, to 36id; first winter does, to 90d; winters late, to 66d.

WELLINGTON OPOSSUM SKIN SALE. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report:—Tho second opossum skin sale of the season was held at Wellington on Friday afternoon before tho usual attendance of buyers. Our catalogue was a very attractive ono comprising consignments drawn from Nelson, Taranaki, Wanganui, Greytown, Featherston, and all parts of tho Wellington acclimatisation district. The demand was exceptionally good for well stretched and well furred skins and these brought high prices. Super blacks brought up to 19s 9d each, first blacks to 18s, super greys to 16s 6d, super browns to 17s sd, first browns to 14s 6d. The following is tho rango of prices;—Blues, 7s 6d to 17s; greys, 8s 9d to 16s 6d; blacks, 6s 9d to 19s 9d; slates, 8s to 14s lOd; browns, 7s 3d to 17s sd; red necks, 7s 4d to 13s 6d; rustics, 9s to 14s; reds, Is lid to 15s; rumpers, 4s to 4s lid. Smalls, kittens, damaged and broken skins sold at low prices and aro difficult to quit. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report:—At our sixth furred skin sale of tho season we submitted a large offering of all grades of rabbit and opossum skins to a full bench of buyers. Rabbitskins: There was excellent competition for these and all grades sold at prices in advance of those realised at our last monthly sales. As the season is now well advanced, outgoing grades predominated in our catalogues, but all winter sorts realised excellent prices. The following is the range of prices for well-stretched and well got up skins: —Runners and suckers, 23Jd to 353 d; racks, 423 d to 433 d; autumns, 44Jd to 54jd; incomings, 48id to 71id; early winters, 56d to 85d; prime bucks, 106 d; prime does, 125 id; first bucks, 953 d; first does, 114 d; winter bucks and does, 59d to 84d; spotted bucks and does, 47id to 593 d; outgoings, 44d‘ to 48d; springs, 35Jd to 433 d; prime blacks, 78d; wintor blacks, 60d; hareskins, 383 d; fawns, 69id to 119 d. Opossum skins: Approximately 20,000 skins were catalogued, which is a considerable increase on any previous Offering at this centre. The catalogues comprised in the main, Wellington district skins with a fair proportion from Taranaki, Wanganui and Buffer districts. Despite the fact that immediately prior to the sale adverse reports were received from London by buyers and brokers indicating an anticipated drop of approximately 20 per cent, at tho next London sales, competition was exceptionally keen for all dark types, with a good demand for good blues and The following is tho range of prices:— Super blacks, 19s to 20s 2d; Ist blacks, 15s to 18s lid; 2nd blacks, 10s 7d to 14s 3d; 3rd blacks, 5s 6d to 9s 6d; super browns, 14s 5d to 17s sd; Ist browns, 11s scl to 14s 3d; 2nd browns, 8s 2d to 11s 3d; 3rd browns, 5s to 7s 7d; super blues, 17s to 19s; Ist blues, 13s to 16s 9d; 2nd blues, 8s to 12s Id; 3rd blues. 4s 6d to 7s lid; super greys, 16s to 18s 7d; Ist greys, 14s to 15s 9d; 2nd greys, 10s 6d to 13s; 3rd greys; 5s 9d to 9s lid; super rustys, 14s 6d to 16s 8d; Ist rustys, 12s 4d to i4s; 2nd rustys, 10s Id to 12s; 3rd rustvs, 6s Id to 9s; super red necks, 12s 3d to i3s 6d; Ist red necks, 10s 6d to 11s 6d; 2nd red necks, 8s 7d to 9s; 3rd red necks, 5s 6d to 7s 6d; slated, 8s to 14s 9d. Small kittens and damaged sold at correspondingly lower prices.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. SATURDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. The following sales were reported on the Wellington Stock Exchange on Saturday : Commercial Bank ... ... ... 1 9 9 National Bank of Australasia (£lO paid) 19 13 6 Bank of New South Wales (two lots) 52 0 0 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord.) 125 Q 0 Leyland-O’Brien Timber 1 5 N.Z. Breweries 4 10 0 Taranaki Oil 0 5 0 The total of sales for tho week recorded on tho Wellington Exchango was 29, and nine of these were bank shares. DIVIDENDS. The following dividends are payable: — Per share s. d. Payable Huddart, Parker (ord.) 1 0 Sep. 19 Huddart, Parker (pref.) 0 7 1-5 » 19 Howard Smith 0 6 ” i? N.Z. Drug 1 9 3-5 „ 24 Hume Pipe, Ltd 0 9 3-5 „ 30 Pukemiro Colliory 5 0 Bank of Australasia ... 7 0 Oct. 4 MARKET REVIEW. A full volumo of business was done last week, some shares being _ extraordinarily active. Government securities were steady, with no movement of consequence. The , 4jr per cents. (1938) changed hands at £IOO 23 6d and £IOO ss, the 4£ per cents. (1930) at £99 7s 6d, the 5i per cent. (1932) at £99 15s, and the 5£ per cents, at £lOl 10s, and £lOl 12s 6d. Dargaville Borough, sjt per cents. (1936) were cleared at £IOO 10s and Now Zealand Breweries bonds at 28s 6d, 28s 7d, 28s 9d and 295. There was a very big run on Commercial Bank shares, over 27 parcels changing hands at pricos ranging from 30s to 30s 3d. Bank of New South Wales sold at £52 ss, £52 2s 6d and £52, and Union Bank at £ls 2s 6d and £ls. National Bank of Australasia were steady, the sales registered being for the £lO paid shares £l9 13s 6d and for tho £5 paid £9 13s 6d. Australian Bank of Commerce had quittance at 36s and 35s lid, Queensland National Bank at £9 14s, and English, Scpttish and Australian Bank at £8 9s 6d, £8 9s 9d and £8 93 3d. Bank of New Zealand were not much sought after during the week and sales wero made at 63s 5d and 63s 3d. National Bank of New Zealand were transferred at £6 18s.

In the financial group, Goldsbrough Mort were strongly favoured by investors, but the prices realised showed considerable variations, opening -at 46s lOd, then dropping to 46s 5d to 46s 2d and 46s Id, and recovering to 46s 4d. New Zealand Guarantee Corporation ordinary sold steadily at 9s 7d, and United Building at 15s 9d. Sales at £125 10s and £125 were made of New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., ordinary stock. Gas shares were in more or less steady demand, but business was restricted to Auckland Gas at 24s 6d and 24s 7d. Wellington Gas wero very firm, but holders showed no disposition to accept tho price offered. Insurance shares wero very firm, but the turnover was relatively small. There were sales of National Insurance at 16s 9d, New Zealand Insurance at 48s 3d, 48s 2d and 48s; South British Insurance at 66s 6d and Queensland Insurance at 623 9d. Frozen meat shares were slow, and little business was done in them. Gear meat changed hands at 43s 9d and New Zealand Refrigerating 10s paid at 6s 9d.. Shipping shares wero rather quiet with a restricted demand. There wero transfers of Huddart, Parker ordinary at 45s 2d and 45s 6d and Devonport Steam at 225. Coal shares, on tho other hand, were active, particularly Grey Valley Coal, which- showed a rising tendency, sales being made at 28s to 30s. Pukemiro Collieries, one of tho big dividend-paying concerns, were quitted at 74s 6d and 755. Sales were also registered at Waipa Coal at 13s 6d, Westport Coal at 34s 9d, Westport-Stockton preference at 4s 6d and Renown Collieries at 15s 6d. . . . , Tho dullness that has prevailed in timber shares was lifted last week, for LeylandO'Brien Timber sold at 31s 6d. Woollen shares wero very dull, business being restricted to a deal in Kaiapoi Woollen at 13s lid.

Brewery shares were active and firm. New Zealand Breweries, which have been selling very freely for several weeks past, advanced sharply. The opening sales were at 86s and 86s 3d, then there was a jump to 87s 3d and a further upward movement to 90s. Staples and Co. sold at 54s 6d, Carlton' Brewery (Melbourne) at 48s, and Tooth’s Brewery (Sydney) at 54s lid. Active trading was done in tho miscellaneous section. Wilson’s Cement sold steadily at 44s to 44s 3d, Henry Jones Co-op. at -33 s lOd, Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering “B” preference at 17s 6d, Victoria Nyanza Sugar at 465, 46s 2d and 46s 4d; Fanners’ Trading Co. at 9s 7d, Sharland and Co. ordinary at 21s 9d, British Tobacco at 50s 6d, 50s 3d and 49s 9d, Australian Iron and Steel preference at 21s 9d, New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. “A” preference at 71s and 70s 6d, Sanford, Ltd., at 18s 2d, Robinson’s Ice Cream at 245, Quill, Morris, Ltd., at 15s 6d, Whittome, Stevenson at 48s, New Zealand Farmers’ Fertiliser at 22s 7d, Colonial Sugar at £57 12s 6d, Electrolytic Zinc ordinary at 37s 6d, Hume Pipe, Ltd., at 20s lOd, Amalgamated Wireless at 23s 6d, Beath and Co. Is paid at 9s lOd and Taranaki Oil at 4s Sd and ss. Good business was recorded in Mount Lyell mining, sales being made at 455, 44s 9d, 44s Bd, and 45s 3d, Broken Hill changed hands at 31s, Ohinemuri at 10s 7d and 10s Bd, and Waihi at 13s 6d and 13s 4d. Saturday’s buying and selling quotations were as under: —

SALES IN OTHER CENTRES. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 15. Sales.—New Zealand Breweries debentures, 29s 6d, 29s 9d; Sanford, Limited, 183 2d (2); Waihi, 13s 4d; Waihi Grand Junction, Is 7d; Mount Lyell, 455. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 14. Sales.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 30s Id; National Bank of Australasia (£lO paid), £lO 12s 6d (2); Glcnmoro Brick and Tile, 28s; Winding Creek (Is paid), Is lOd (2). DUNEDIN, Sept. 15. Salo Reported.—Milburn Lime, 38s.

Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT LOANS— £ 8. d. £ s. d. 5i p.c. Ins. Stk., 19ib lUi lb 0 — 41 p.c. Ins. Stk.. 1939 , 1938 100 0 0 — 4£ p.c. Bonds, 1941, 1939, 1938 100 0 0 — DEBENTURES — Wellington Gas Co. ..100 5 9 — N.Z. Breweries (mscr. stock) 1 9 0 1 11 0 Ditto (bonds) 1 9 6 1 11 0 BANKSAustralasia *14 10 0 — Australian Bank of Commerce 1 15 6 1 16 3 Commercial of Aust. (ord.) — 1 10 3 National of N.Z — 6 19 0 National of Australasia (£10) 19 13 6 — Now South Wales — 52 2 6 New Zoaland 3 3 0 — Ditto (long term) 1 8 6 — Union of Australia ... 15 0 0 15 2 6 FINANCIALEquitable Bldg. Co. . 8 13 6 — Abraham and Williams (ord.) — 4 13 6 Goldsbrough Mort ... — 2 6 9 National Mortgage .... 4 6 0 — N.Z. Guarantee Corp. (ord.) 0 9 6 0 9 9 Ditto (pref.) 1 1 6 — N.Z. Invest. Mtge and Deposit 0 10 1 — N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord.) 124 10 0 — Ditto (pref.) 82 0 0 — Well. Invest., T. & A. 0 11 0 — Well. Trust and Loan 7 3 6 — GAS— Auckland 1 4 6 — Christchurch 1 6 3 1 6 9 Ditto (contrib.) 0 13 2 0 13 9 Gisborne 0 13 4 — Wellington (ord.) .... 1 13 6 — Ditto (pref.) 0 18 0 0 19 0 INSURANCENational — 0 17 0 MEAT PRESERVING— Gear 2 3 3 — N.Z. Rcfrigerat. (£1) — 0 14 6 Ditto (10s) 0 6 7 0 6 11 TRANSPORT— Huddart-Parker (ord.) — *2 6 0 Ditto (pref.) *1 2 0 — Union Steam (pref.) . 1 1 0 — P. and 0. def. stock .. 2 16 9 — Kelburn Tramway ... 1 7 6 — WOOLLEN— Wellington . (ord.) .... — 6 17 6 Ditto (pref.) — 7 0 0 COALTaupiri — +1 9 0 Waipa 0 13 3 0 14 0 Wostport-Stockton (pref.) — 0 4 8 TIMBER— Kami — 0 18 6 National 0 7 6 — Leyland-O’Bnen 1 11 0 !->

BREWERIES— Crown 0 7 0 New Zealand 4 9 9 4 11 0 Staples and Co 2 12 6 Ward and Co 1 10 0 MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco (Aust.) (ord.) *2 10 3 Ditto (prof.) . 1 4 0 Dental and Medical 0 11 0 Dominion Investments 13 0 D.LU. (ord., prem.) . 0 13 6 Electro. Zinc (ord.) 1 16 6 1 17 6 Ditto (prof.) Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering (B prof.) 1 16 9 0 17 0 Howard Smith (ord.) — *1 5 6 N.Z. Paper Mills * 1 0 6 Taranaki Oil 0 4 6 Wairarapa Farmers’ (ord.) 0 6 8 Ditto (prof.) 0 16 0 *0 16 9 Wellington Cordage ... Well. Queen’s Theatre Wilson’s Cement — 0 16 0 13 0 — 2 3 9 2 4 3 Strand, Ltd 12 6 MINING— Mount Lyell 2 4 9 2 5 9 Waihi — 0 13 9 *Cum. div. tCum. rights