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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 133, 5 June 1919, Page 10

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a AUCKLAND MARKETS. £ t( <i' "Auckland Star" Office, *j Thursday, Juu e 5. 1919. There is little fresh to report on business t! conditions in tiiis centre. Wholesale grocery v. quiet, and the chief reasons are—firstly, that the retailers are still afraid of falling [irlres-. and are therefore keeping Their ° stocks low anil only buying from hand-to- h mouth; and. secondly, rim high prices of c. many commodities are restricting the con- '■ sumption. „ The following, retail prices -will demon- tl strate the householder's difficulty In previa- r, ing a moderate meal at a reasonable cost:— j ( tongues. - '■'•■ h Salmon, IS to j. C Bacon. X/ 7. J Cheese. 1 2 per lb. p ?:ggs. 3/6 to ;■> 9 per dozen, and n Canned fruit. 1/6 to 1/3 per tin. h At these prices the average consumer o must curtail consumption, and the effect ol this is reflected in the wholesale trade. The hardware trade promises to be a jj little brighter than last month, but sup- v plies are still shurt. v All round there are n.it niauy alterations ii in values since last report. *' Cream of tartar remains easy. Brown and Tolson's Australian house reports thai c nn orders can be filled fur the next three c months. * Wee. — The Bo«nl of Trade recently fixed . the maximum price at £»> locally, but since then the Australian market has advanced to £>5. f.0.b.. Melbourne. POTATOES. This market is well supplied with potn- - toes from the South. The Katoa only brought a very small shipment, but large quantities are understood to be coming by l the Wuimarino and the- Tarawera. The j i former vessel will not reach Auckland as | 1 soon as was expected, owing to being de- , ; lared in the South. Shipments of pota- i ; ties arc beinc dispatched from the South : t i Sydney A small lot has also been dis- . patched from Auckland but with the strike. 1 on the other side there is an element of 1 ris!c in shipping perishable goods to Ans- i trnlia The !<>c:il market is a little easier s this wppk. g.mrl samples of potatoes beinc ; quoted at £10 per tou ex store. The export l period allowed by the Government only ; lasts until June 30. anil unless it Is ex- | tended there is not much chance of heavy , shipments being made while strike conditions last in the Commonwealth ports. The i . Koromiko. which w:is to load potatoes at ( Lyttplton for Australia. Iβ now likely to ', , bring a general cargo to Auckland. There , is likeli- to be more free shipments from j t!ie South while the strike continues in , Australia, as vessels used in the inter- , colonial <onl trudc are now working on New Zealand const alone. SEEP POTATOES. The demand for lines of early seed pofa- t toes is now setting in. Supplies arc ex- ' , peeted from the Sourh shortly. F.arly . Puritan. Beauty of Hebron. and Early j Kose are worth 14/ to 14,6 per cwt. while . Vp to Pates. Northern St:ir. anil (Same- ! , keeper for later planting are expected to j rule about £10 per ton ex store. , ONIONS. : This line is now in very short supply, as ' Auckland is entirely dependent for the rest of the year upon imported lots. Dif- ; ticulty was experienced this week by merchants in filling orders for the Island trade. No shipments were received from the South since last report, and as a result of the present scarcity, onions ar e selling at from £14 to £14 10/ "per ton. MAIZE. Supplies of maize have been better eince last report. Wholesale lines are selling at 7/9 to 8/ per bushel ex -wharf. OAK MARKET FIRMER. The market for oats in the South Is re-r-/rted very firm at the present time, and ■"HI no tlouht continue so until next sriring. Of course the oats :ire in New Zealand, and will have yet to be marketed, but farmers are holding them very tightly. The Katoa Is just about due with further supplies of oats for this market. The Walmarino will nlso bring a fnir shipment. One rpason of the firm market for oats in the South is that farmers in some districts nre fperlinir stock with oaten sheaves owin™ to the .scarcity of grass. SEED OATS. This line shows a tendency towards ' hichcr prices. Only Southern-grown i Algerian seed are offerinc. as no lines have liepn brought across from Australia this i autumn. [ CHAFF. Supplies of both Blenheim and local chaff are fair. The Knkiri jrr-.-i <i n ,-e lusf r" port with shipments nf Itlenhelm chaff of pood quality, added to which further lots enp.p n> I,:in<l from kanvitlkei. -hich lias I replenished stocks in store. Thp price, however, continues very steady at £12 10/ to £1?, per ton for be.st Southern, and £10 10/ for best quality local trnek lots iit Auckland station. Lines of chaff sold in Hustings for forward delivery in Auckland have in pome instances bp'en cancelled by sellers, who paid for the release. HAY. Cnmrantivplv little hay is beiijr offered, notwithstanding the tine crop this year iii Auckland district. This is due to the farmers f.-nrin:.' they win rpt require their hay for winter feed for stock. BRAN AND SHARPS. j scute. Tbe demand for ooth linps far exceeiis the supplies available. This is due as far as bran is concerned to that article being used freely for feeding the milking cows at the present time. MILLING WHEAT. The cargo of 54.000 sacks of Australian ' ■wheat on the Kauri has been secured by the Northern Roller Milling Company. A tion of the market in New Zealand for milling wheat, states: "This season there is apparently ample for the Dominion's requirements, until next harvest, and in addi- I tion. there is a portion of the Australian wheat purchased by the Government to be consumed. With supplies assured, millpi-s are confining purchases to present requirements, the result being that farmers tind their wheat still unsold." Fowl wheat is somewhat easier owing to free offerings Irom the South. WHOLESALE CURRENT PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Factory butter. 1/6 per lb.. less rebate for prompt payment: farmers' butter, lid. per lb!; farmers' cheese, !)Jd. per I'd.; factory cheese' 10d. to Hiid. per lb. ; hams, 1/24 per lb. '; bacon, 1/2* per lb; fresh hen eggs, 2/10 to 3/ dozen wholesale. Flour, fie (less discount of 2J per cent.) per ton. in 2001b sacks; sharps. £8 10/ (nominal); Ijrau, £6 10/; oaUneal (25's) £33 15/ per ton. ' Grain.-Oats. 5/7 to 5/8 per bushel, ex store: Algerian seed oats, to 7/6- fowl •wheat, 7/0. ex store: maize, 7/0 to 8/ wholesale lim>sj on the wharf ' lft? 0 * 1, * U / per toD; Potatoes.—Southern, £10 per ton, ex « o ß i° r n e !- somhern - i4/ to i4 ' 6 p« ™*, MANURES. ton de "J cl T abont next August, at £9 per im-ri ° bpl brO " sht a shipment of reaVlv fn ! :,"P er P l ' o ' i l li ""es. which sold » UMv ', WPP"" of basic slag these rt>uid bo that (;ro.,J «", V campaign lu,e as mnch ""f/" pr, - «" -" thnr sunnlips nf T t e^' It is hnnl bpfore "nn" J™ "° 6 Wi " be to H et t T F a £ n Vv h * &c h fastis not y f . fk ;:^",;-;-- in the ON 'CHANGE to £425. but n.. "suics hr l r r port - fr »"J £4OS either agar*, as setlereleWnS rQl ' transactions h ar e be™ til Wl* ; ' n,l firme"" ,„ il^-'V''■'""" »£* sere's are wanted. a i,,^ui ich a " vr c more took place at wSSS^t^Sg

led to maintain the price reached last i ek, being now offered at 16/8. Insurance ires are all wanted, and the buying rate tioth South British and Nationals firmed little during the week. Northern Coal ires are also a little better, being now nted at 8/. and inquiry was made yesdny for Westports at bJ/, but no seller 3ted. Woollen shares are in demand at ■ advanced rates previously noted, and lapoi"s eonld now be placed at £T 10/ ordinary issue, and £6 15/ for preferen1. X.Z. Refrigerating sharps have fldaeed a little, buyers now offering £2 17/. AFTER WAR TRADE. AMERICAN FIRMS ACTIVE. mat the business β-ins in the United ites are determined to secure the trade the Pacific is evidenced by circulars to nd by mail. One from a big New York -poration quotes for all kinds of goods, :luiling condensed and dried milk, dried lits. rice, rice meal, and ninny other •II known lines. The circular claims it Peace Table problems will give way problems of the dinner table. Foodlffs will literally pour into the war torn ids, and other countries? will find it rd to keep up their reserves. The ctrlar adds that indications point to the ar's wheat crop being the largest ou •ord. The crop of penches. pmnes and , iy rise sharply. Labour prices will be rh, and the large crop may be harvested Iy with the greatest difficulty. JAPANESE FLOUR MILLS. Competition from Japan may be looked - in the future in the tlour market, Judg- ; by a statement made by a recent iltor to the East. He stated that he iited a fiour mill in Japan that was turnr out 500 tons of meal per day. There ■re four males only employed in the estabhment, all the rest of the workers being >men and pirls, who, of course, are caper. The miller, electrician, baker ami emist were all Japanese men who had rved their time in the linked States in ier to learn how to run the flour mill their own country. AUCKLAND STOCK SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile jenc; (Joinpauy, Limited, report: — At VVestlield store sale ou Thursday last iirv cattle were penned In average uuui•ra, aud for those .-lose to profit or Just lved competition was extra keen, wdth j gh prices ruling. Close to profit cows id heifers, best. £15 to £l"O 5/; others, 10 15/ to £14 17/6; backward sorts were ;ain dull of sale, selling jit from £7 to 10 10/. Store cattle were penned in rger numbers than usual. Competition r tuese was flrai, with prices showiug an )Ward tendency, everything penned being ■Id. Empty cows and heifers, £3 10/ to ; 5 15/; yearling steers, £3 12/6 to £5 5/; ■ifers, £2 15/ to £4 4/; calves, best, £1 i / to £2 10/; others, £1 1/ to £1 15/; ■ ills, £3 to £0 10/. The advertised store | yes sold at from 10/ to 12/9. \ On Friday, at Papakura, we held a lecial dairy sale, when fully the adver>ed number came forward. All classes ost successful sale. Best dairy cows and j :ifere close to profit, £14 to £17 5/: | hers. £11 to £13 15/: tacward cows, £8 ■ £13; aged and inferior cows, £3 15/ to i 7 MS/; backward heifers, best, £9 to £12 ] : others. £6 to £8 15/. On Friday, at Mausatangt, we hejd a earing sale ou account of the Manga- ■ ngi Estate. There was a very large tendance; bidding was brisk, and the sale , irpassed expectations, being one of the | 'st ever held In the district. The farm ! jrses sold at from £13 to £33; hacks, £3 j . £9; Samson motor tractor, £370; fat I nibs, £1 7/8; ewes in lamb. 16/ to £1 1/; I npty cows and heifers. £4 to £0 5/; | to iS-mon tils steers or iicif qts t aixed), £."> to £5 5/. ! At Pukekobe on Monday we had a large lrdlng of dairy stock, being comprised i ostly of good quality belters. Competion was extra keen for all sorts, and high rices ruled. Best dairy cows, £15 to £21 V; others, £9 to £14 10/; aged aud in;rlor cows. £5 to £S .15/; best dairy eifers. £11 to £16 10/; others. £7 to £10 ">': belfer calves, £1 5/ to £2 6/; steer lives, £1 1/ to £1 17/. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reort:— At Westfleld on Thursday dairy and store tocks were penned In average numbers, luiuuiug a number of registered pedigree ersey cattle. There was keen eouriieiiion ior the latter; other stock sold at laic utes. .Among we advertised Jerseys a ow from ilr. li. bewell. ivaukapaKapa, eaiised e 3S guineas, aud two small hellers rom tue same place made £1S 18/ and 30 uineas respectively. The cows on acluut of Mr. J. K. Uavey, Te Papapa, made rom 50 guineas to >J0 guineas, .heifers 36 uineus to -ioi guineas, a Heifer calf ifcS uiueas, and tue bull Golden Victor 43 uineas. llest dairy cows sold from £15 5/ to £20 10/, second .quality £11 10/ to :14 10/, aged and inferior £4 10/ to £8 J/; nice quality springing betters, £13 )/ to £16 15/, others £5 10/ to £12 10/; :npty cows, £3 2/0 to £6; yearling to vui.mth steers. £4 to £4 S/; caives, £- V to £2 13/; small, £1 to £1 10/. We held a clearing sale on account of Mr. . McLarnon, Waluku, on Thursday, uyers were in attendance, and everything >ld well, especially the cows, the best of hich made from £14 to £18 JO/; older jws, £!> to £13 10/; farm gelding, £28. On Friday, at Aka Aka, we held a special lie of Mr. Len. Walters" dairy herd. The >W5 were a very even lot. all "sound and In ice condition. Competition was extra een, and high prices ruled, the pick makig from £1S 10/ to £31; others, £13 to :17 10/. The -whole herd of 51 made the Igh average of £17 3/. <Jrey gelding, £'Si); ovr*. In pig, 45 guineas to 04 guineas. At Walplpi. on Monday, we held a clearig sale of implements, furniture, etc., on ci-OUUt of Mr. John Kneebone. There was n extra large attendance, ami bidding .was pirited throughout, everything selling well. At the Haymarket on Friday last we had full yarding of horses, whir'b met -with a etter demand. Aged draughts brought rom £12 to £22. plough horses £14 to £2A, Ight harness sorts £7 15/ to £16. buggy orses and good hacks £12 10/ to £18. unbroken medrnm colts (four-year) £1S to ;20, gig ponies £3 to £iM 10/. On Wednesday we held our opening sale t Maungaturoto, and report a good sale, lairy cows and heifers Tenllßed from £8 to 214 10/. fat cows £S to .£lO 5/. bulls £4 to 210 10/. two to three-year-old steers £7 2/ o £9 16/, yearling to two-year-olds £3 J."/ 0 £0, In-calf heifers £5 5/ to £6 15/, alves 13/ to £1 .'./. On Monday and Wednesday ire held our espective sales at Helensville and Kumeii. [here were small yardings at both places, rhich sold at recent quotations. FAT STOCK MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Lgeney Co. report:— At Westfleld fat stock market on Wednesay beef was penned In scarcely average lumbers, and mostly of inferior quality, 'holee ox sold to £2 11/ per 1001b. others 2 7/ to £2 10/ per 1001b: cow and heifer >eef sold at torn £2 3' to £2 8/ per IOOIb. iteers.sold at from £10 10/ to £20 17/6: cows md heifers at from £3 to £15 5/. Sheep vere penned in average numbers and sold tuder keen competition at an advance ot ast week's rates. No extra heavy sheep vere rarded. Best wethers, £1 17/; medium vethcrs, £1 12/3 to £1 16/9: light wethers, 1 8/9 to £1 12/; best ewes. £1 ±2/ to £1 10/H, nedium ewes, £1 6/ to £1 11/»; light ewes, .1 1/8 to £1 5/9. Calves came forward In arge numbers again and although not up to ast week's extreme prices, were good value, imall choice vealers are wanted. Runners ;old from £4 10/ to £7 7/6 for an 18 months teer; heavy vealers, £3 15/ to £4 8/. medlun 2 15/ to £3 14/, light £2 2/ to £2 14/; light at calves. 18/ to £2: fresh dropped. 8/ to 5/. Lambs were penned in full numbers md sold at last week's rates, best, si 7/ o £1 J2/3: medium lambs. £1 2/ to £1 6/1); ight, 16/ to £1 1/9; inferior lambs. 18/8 to .5/9. Pigs were penned short of requirenents. and sold under keen competition. No ■hoppers penned. Heavy baconers, £5 10' o £fl 7/6, medium £4 10/ to £5 8/; heavy workers £3 12/ to £4 9/. medium £3 to £3 11/, light £2 to £2 19/; weaners, good, 14/ o 17/. others 7/ to 13/. Messrs Alfred Bucklanii and Sons report: Yesterday at our weekly Westfleld fat :tock market our supply of beef u-.unherea !7S head, r-otnprislng IS6 steers. 01 cows and leifers, and 1 bull. The quality was not up o last week's market. There was a keen Jemnnii Throughout with a further advance n the price of choice and prime ox beef, Jther classes unchanged. Choice ox sold to £2 12/ per 1001b, prime ox £2 8/ to £2 10/6 per 1001b, plain and rough beef, £1 15' to £2 6/ per IOOIb, cow and heifer beef £2 to E2 0/ per 1001b. Steers ranged in price from tlO 10/ to £23 10/. the last price for a pen at three from Mr M. Sbaughnessy. Aiarimutows and heifers. £6 10/ to fifi S/. The highest averages for steers were:—l 4 from the YSaikatn. £21 r,/: S from Mr R Reid W nerenga. £21 B/9: 11 f ro m Mr M. Snaugnnessy Arßrimu. £21 29: 7 from Mr X D On- Tukekawa. £18 15/6; 8 from Mr W u\ '" an - Panmure. £19 8/9: 8 from Mr G. G. Jal n£i a, S; Vahlb °- «S 8/1); 9 from Mr Jas. Bell, Klwltahl, £16 0/5; 37 from Mr A.

Muir, sen., Kohanga, Onewhero £13 14/6 I 13 from Mr \>. Neil, Otiuui, Waltiba, ±lo 10/; !) cows from same place. £11 2/8: 15 from Manurewa. £15 10/8; 9 from Mr Ueo. Booth, Bruntwood. fls 5/3: 10 cows from Mr Geo. Rlddell's St. Heller's Bay property. £13 tt/Jt; 4 cows from Mr J. G. Holmes, Otaua, il'J 8/8; 24 speyed heifers from the North averaged £11 08/8. The sheep pens were well filled with a nice class of mutton, and, as was tile case in beef, there was v keen demand, and last week's advanced prices were Improved upon. Extra heavy prime wethere, £2 2/3 to £2 10/ G. iThis price was realised for a pen of 43 extra heavy prime wethers an* mnlden ewes from Mr F. Kcllau, Walplpi; 87 wethers and maiden ewes from the same vendor averaged £2 5/.) Heavy prime wethers. £1 IS/ to £2 1/: medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 I.V to fl 17/0; light fat wethers. £1 12/ to £1 14/B! unfinished and store wethers, n 2/6 to £1 9/0; extra heavy prime ewes. £1 10/ to £1 18/8; heavy prime ewes. £1 13/0 to £1 I.V: lighter fat ewes, fl 8/ to £1 11/- other ewes, £1 1/ to £1 7/ (1003 sold). The 157 lambs which came forward were sufficient for requirements, there beiug no alteration in vnlues from late sales. Best heavy, £1 0/ to £10/0 (a few pet lambs made up to £1 17/8); lighter, prime, £1 3/ to £1 5/0; light. 18/0 to £1 2/, unfinished, 13/ to 16/. Fat and young cfllves came forward in largo numbers, and competition was Keen throughout, at prices under last week's extreme rates. Runners made from £5 10/ to £10 s'. for a very choice quality heifer from Mr K. D. Orr, Pukokawa. Vealers. heavy, £4 to £5 5/: medium. £3 to £3 170: light, £2 to £2 18/: small and fresh dropped. 0/ to £1 10/ (141 sold). Pigs were yarded In average nuinberH. There was a very strong demand for porkers and baconers. others sold at late rates. Large choppers and heavy baconer? made from £R 10/ to fS 10/: small chonpers and light baconers. £4 15/ to £0 8/; porkern, large, £3 15/ to £4 12/0: medium. £3 to i f3 14/: email, £2 4/ to £2 18/; slips. £1 to £1 18/; weaners, 8/ to 17/0 (202 sold). HIDES AND TALLOW MARKET. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report:— We held our hides aud tallow sales on Tueeday. best, IOJd to medium lOd to lOid, rough 9d to o*d, scored 7}d to Bjd, cut 8d to B}d, damaged Gd to 61d: ox, extra heavy. 12Jd to 13d. heavy 12d to 12id, medium lljd to 12d, light lid to lljd, cut Ojd to 10d, damaged fijd to 7(1, yearling OJd to 10(1, cut 7Jd to Sd, damaged 7A& to Oil; calf, good lGd to ISd. medium 1-M to 13d, heavy lid to Hid, damaged 7»d to 9}d cut njd to 10d: horse. 0/ to 10/, medium 8/ to 8/6, small 5/ to 0/. cut 4/ lo 4/6. Tallow: Advanced, market firm.—Casks, best, 36/1) to 40/, medium 35/0 to :W./6, ordinary 34/ to 33/ per cwt: tins, best 35/ ordinary 33/6, dreggy and burnt 80/ per cwt Bones.—Good dry, £7 10/ to £.8 a ton. Daljrety and Company. Limited report having held their weekly sale of hides on Wednesday:— Hides.—Best butchers.', ox, about 121<1 to 13d: medium, lid to 12.1. light IOJd to Iljd; cow best IOJd to lid, -light lOd to 103 d, yearlings 10d to lljd; calf skins best 17d, heavy and meaty lOd to 13d. cut, damaged and dirty hides at 3d to Gd less Tallow, tins, 24/ to 30/; casks, 20/ to 40/ per owt. Hair, tail 1/5 to 1/6J; mane, lOd. Bones, £S per ton. Horse hides, 5/ to 10/. ADDIXGTO'N. (By Telegraph.— i Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At Addington market to-day there was a very large yarding of store and fat sheep. Other classes of ntock were well represented. One d.iiry cow was sold for £25 In the yards, which is a record price. The entry of atore sheep was larger this week and the quality was fair, but the results of the shortage of feed were evident. The range of prices !<= as follows:— Store Sheep.—Two and 4-tooth ewes, 10/3 to 26/5: 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes, 17/8 to 29A>; sound mouth ewes, 10/ to IS/6; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 23/3 to 26/3; 6 and Btooth wethers, 20/ to 21/; ewe lambs, 13/1 to 14/1: mixed lambs, 7/ to 20/6; wether lambs, 8/6 to 15/6.

Fat I,.imbe.— Extra prime lamhs to S4/; prime, Iti/- to L M .V~>: niediuiu, 21/10 to 25/11; liehter, 10/ to 21/5. I Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 48/, ; prime 30/ to 42/0, medium 29/ to 34/, lighter 22/ to 26/; extra prime ewes to 41/. prime 32/ to 37/2, medium 24/ Cto 31/, lighter 15/ ' to 2M/. I Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers to £23 12/ C, prime £14 to £10, ordinary £?, to £1". 15/; extra prime heifers to £15 15/, prime £!> 10/ to £i:s 10/. ordinary £7 2/0 t n £0 7/«: prime eowe £10 to £10 7/6. ordinary £7 10/ to £<1 17/0; vealers, runners. £r> .V to £6 10/: good vealers, £2 10/ to £4 12/0; fair, £1 10/ to £2 10/; small and inferior, 4/ to 2S/. Store Cattle.—Medium dry cows sold well and prices were better by 30/ than at previous sale. The entry of dairy cows was large, and the demand good for rows close to calving. Second and third calf, £10 to £2o; heifers. £7 10/ to £IS. Fat rigs.—Choppers, £4 10/ to £S; extra prime baconers, £0 i>/ to £7; prime, £3 to £5" 10/: ordinary. £4 5/ to £4 10/, equal to Sid a lh; heavy porkers, £2 15/ to £3 5/: ordinary. £2 5/ to £2 10/, equnl to Ori a lb; medium stores. 32/ to 88/; small, IS/ to 24/; weaners, 8/0 to 18/; sows to £o. LONDON MARKETS. MONEY AND PRODUCE RATES. LONDON, May 22 (delayed). The Bank of England returns for the week ended May 22, compared with the returns for the previous week, are as follows:—

INTEREST AND DISCOUNT. Short loans are quoted at 8J per cent., as against :tl per ceui, the previous week. The discount for three months' bills ie 3* per ceut., the same as the previous week, j CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. ! The following are the latest quotations for Consols aud colonial Inscribed stock, compared with those of the week previous:

WOOL SALES. t LONDON. May 23 (Delayed). '. The woo] sales closed firm, with good competition for super-couibings and crossbreds, - but low carbonising sorts were irregular, i some being withdrawn. Fine crossbreds s ynd Merino combines were about 5 per ceuc. - | above closing rates, and other descriptions , about par. Iluhana. top, 2Sd, average ' Sol.—{A. and N.Z. C_'nle.l

May 22. £ 'foi n 83,925,000 Reserve 27.433,000 Note Issue 76,540,000 Govt, deposits 26,101,000 Other deposits 110,333,000 •Govt, securities .. 46,340,000 Other securities .. S0.3S2.000 Proportion of reserve to liabilities 20.10 May 15 £ 84,013,000 20,537,001) 7fi, 487,000 2_,S07,000 111,470.000 4ti.4S4.000 77,084,000 20.50

I Price. Variation. £ s. d. s. d. Consols 56 12 0 2 Gt British 31 n.e. war loau SO 5 0 Same. British 5 p.c. war loan 94 12 6 10 Ot i New Zealand 4 p.c. 1929 SS 17 li 2 tit 1 New Zealand Si p.c. 1010 7S 10 0 10 Ov New Zealand 3 p.c., 1045 OS 10 0 10 Of Commonwealth 5J p.c., | 1020-22 100 2 6 2 Gt > Commonwealth 5* p.c, " 1922-47 101 7 6 7 fit W. Aust. 3J p.c, 1020-35 SO O 0 5 0* W. Aust. 3 p.c, 1015-35 74 0 0 Same. N.S.W., 4 p.c, 103S.. 88 O 0 .Same. M.S.W. 34 p.c, 1930-50.. 75 2 6 2 I'.f N'.S.W. 3 p.c, 1935 74 7 6 7 Ot S. Aust. 31 p.c. 19'iO. . 7-i 2 0 '.' lit S. Aust. 3 p.c. optional 60 17 G Same. Tas. Si p.c., 192O-50.. 7S 7 6 7 6* Tas. 3 p.c, 1920-40 71 5 0 5 Ot Queensl'd Si p.c. 1021-SO 91 17 O 37 6* Queensl'd 3 p.c, 1920-17 07 O 0 7 tit Victorian 4 p.c, 1920 .. 99 lo 0 27 Of Victorian 31 p.c, 1021-2G 00 5 0 Same. • Lower. t Higher.