STOCK EXCHANGES

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21577, 13 September 1935, Page 15

STOCK EXCHANGES

CHRISTCHURCH YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS

Government ' New Zealand Government, 4 per cent. Bonds, due 1955, had business at £ll2 2s 6d, and further buyers at £ll2 5s failed to attract sellers. A late sale of Lyttelton Harbour Board 53 per cent, debentures, due 1953. on Wednesday, was reported at £lO9. Commercial Efenk of Australia shares were easier with dealings at 16s 7d and 16s 6d, and further sellers at the higher price, buyers at 16s sd. English, Scottish, and Australian Bank shares declined to £5 9s, and there were further s "Iters at that figure, buyers at £5 Bs. Bank of New Zealand appeared easier, with business at 51s, and further sellers at 50s lid, buyers at 50s lOd. Reserve Banks were weaker with sellers and at £6 10s 3d, buyers at £6 9s Cd. South British Insurance changed hands at 945. Goldsbrough, Morts were easier, with sellers at 31s 9d, buyers at 31s 6d. Dalgety and Company were firmer on buyers' offers £8 lis. New Zealand Refrigerating, fully paid, were firm with buyers and business at 20s Bd, sellers at 20s 9d—the 10s paid had business at 9s lOd, buyers staying In at that price, sellers at 10s. Breweries New Zealand Breweries appeared easier with dealings at 51s lid and 51s lOd, and further sellers at 51s lid, buyers at 51s Bd. Tooth's Brewery shares were firm with sellers and business at 555, buyers at 54s 9d. Anthony Hordern had dealings at IBs 4d and 19s 6d, market closing 19s 2d buyers, 19s 4d sellers. Australian Iron and Steel, preference, were firm at 25s 6d. Broken Hill Proprietary dropped to 65s 6d, and more were offered at 65s 9d, buyers at 655. Dunlop Perdriau Rubbers were easier at prices ranging from 14s lid to 14s 4d, and more were offered at 14s sd, buyers at 14s 3d. A late sale of Hay's, Limited, 15s paid, on Wednesday, was reported at 17s 3d., and yesterday's quotations were 9d on either side. New Zealand Newspapers were fractionally weaker at 39s sd. Sellers of Wilson's Cements reduced their limits to 41s 3d, buyers at 395. Mining Bendigo Goldlights Jhad dealings at 3£d and 4d, buyers staying in at the higher price, sellers at 4£d. Golden Sands were fractionally firmer, with buyers and business at 2s Bd, sellers at 2s 9± Mount Mor s ans, cum dividend, relapsed to 38s 6d. and there were further sellers at that figure, buyers at 37s 6d. Sellers of Mount Lyells reduced their limits to 18s 6d, buyers at 18s. Unlisted Stocks Argo Gold Dredging were a shade easier with sellers and business at Is Id, buyers at Is 6|& Woolworths (Sydney), ordinary, were weaker, with sellers at £5 lis 6d, buyers at £5 9s 3d. LATEST QUOTATIONS

FRENCH AND AMERICAN EXCHANGE LONDON, September 11. The opening rates of French and American exchange were:—Dollar. > 4.94 1-16; franc, 75 to £1 sterling. DOLLAR MARKET RATES The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates yesterday on a Hew Zealand currency basiß. They are subject to alteration ■without notice:— U.S.A. Canada. DoL Dot ._„, ; <?er SI N.Z.) Selling— T.T. 8.95 i 3.86$ , O.D, 3.96J . 3.971 BuyingO.D. 4.00J- 4.01 i THE METALS MARKET (diris rasas *ssoeuwo»—constant.) LONDON, September 11. Sepi 10. Sept IL

PROPERTY SALE Messrs C. E. Jones, Ltd., report having sold a building site, at the corner of Head and Bury streets, Sumner, containing approximately 21.7 perches qt land, to a client.

There was a good volume of diversified business on call yesterday and prices on the whole were easier, Tran- j sactions, exclusive of vestibule business, were:— r - LISTED STOCKS I Sales on 'Change £ s. d. 400 Comm. Bank of Aust. (3) 0 16 7 0 16 8 ' 25 K, S., and A. Bank 5 9 0 100 Reserve Bank (2) 6 10 3 C 50 South British Insurance 4 14 0 \ 100 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 pd.) 1 0 8 l 200 N.Z. Refrig. (10s pd.) 0 9 10 150 N.Z. Breweries 2 11 11 l 2 11 10 , 50 Tooth's Brewery 2 15 0 1 100 Aust.. Iron and Steel c (pref.) 15 6 c 50 Broken Hill Propty. 3 5 6 \ 500 Dunlop Rubber (2) 0 14 11 0 14 5 (2) 0 14 4 2800 Bendigo Goldligbts I 0 0 3i I 0 0 4, 100 Golden Sands 0 2 8 I 50 Marble Lock (2s pd.) 0 6 0 50 Mount Morgan (cum T div.) 118 6 j Sales Reported 100 N.Z. Newspapers .. 1 19 5 150 Hays, Ltd. (15s paid, late sa!e Sept. 11) • - 0 17 3 ( 100 Dunlop Perdriau Rubber 0 14 11 i 300 Anthony Hordern (2) 0 19 4 £ 0 19 6 50 Reserve Bank 6 10 3 50 Bank of New Zealand 2 11 0 £300 Lyttelton Harbour Board, 53 p.c, 1/6/1953 ( (late sale Sept. 11) . - 109 0 0 £200 N.Z, Govt., 4 p.c. Bonds, 1952-55 112 2 6 ( UNLISTED STOCKS | ] Sale on 'Change j 200 Argo Gold . o i 7 ;

1 Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. N.Z. Government Debentures 3| p.c. Ins., 1939-43 — 105 0 0 4 pc. Ins., 1937-40 101 17 6 102 2 6 4 p.c. Ins., 1943-46 — L07 0 0 4 p.c. Ins., 1946-49 — 110 0 0 4 p.c. Ins., 1952-55 112 5 0 112 10 0 4 p.c. Bonds, 1937- . 40 102 0 0 102 5 0 4 p.c. Bonds, 194346 107 0 0 — 4 p.c. Bonds, 194649 L10 0 0 —• 4 p.c. Bonds, 195255 .. 112,5 0 — Other Debentures Lyttelton Harbour 5? p.c, 1/6/1953 107 0 0 : — Grey Electric, 4£ p.c, 1/4/1951 .. — 106 0 0 Lyttelton Harbour 5i p.c, 1/6/1953 107 0 0 109 0 0 Hauraki United Drainage, 4| p.c, 1/12/1966 — 102 10 0 Sluggish River, 5& p.c, 1/1/1944 -— 105 0 0 Tolaga Bay 4J p.c, 1/9/1964 .. -a101 10 0 Booth, Macdonald 6i p.c, 1937 65 0 0 — Gisborne Sheepfarrners, 6£ - p.c, 1941 101 0 0 — N.Z. Refrig. 41 p.c, 1940-45 100 2 6 100 12 6 Banks Comm. of Aust. (10s) 0 16 5 0 16 7 Comm. of Aust. (pref., £10) .. 9 5 0 9 11 0 Comm. of Sydney (£12 10s) 17 15 0 18 2 0 E., S., and A. (£2 paid) 5 8 0 5 9 0 Natl. of A/asia (£5 paid) 6 16 0 6 17 6 Natl, of N.Z. (£2 10s) 3 11 0 — N.S.W. (£20) ■ 32 5 0 32 15 0 New Zealand (£1) 2 10 10 2 10 11 Reserve (£5) >,-.. 6 9 6 6 10 3 Insurance A.P.A. (£1) 1 2 6 1 3 6 National (7s paid) — 10 9 New Zealand (£1)' 3 3 6 3 4 6 South British (£1) 4 13 6 4 14 0 Standard (£1 pd.) — 3 12 0 Loan and Agency Dalgety and Co. (£5) 8 11 0 8 11 6 Goldsbrough, Mort (£1V 1 11 6 1 11 9 Mutual Benefit (£10) 14 10 0 16 0 0 National Mortgage "A" (£2 paid) N.Z, Guar. Corpn. 2 6 0 2 14 0 (3s) 0 5 3 0 5 6 N.Z. Loan & Merc. (ord. stk„ £100) 36 0 Q

Buyers. Sellers. £ 8. d. & & d. I United Building ] Society (cum div., ■;' J £1) .. __ 14 0, Wright,. Stephenson ] ■ and Co. "(ord., £1) 0 18 0 10 0 .} Wright, Stephenson and Co. (pref., ] £1) 0 19 9 1 0 9 ] Mortgage Corpn. 1 (5s paid) 0 6 3 0 6 4 j Shipping ] Huddart, Parker < (pref., £1) 1 8 0 1 10 0 1 N.Z. (pref., £10) 11 0 0 — J P. & O. Def. Stk. (£1) 1 1 7 1 3 3 ' Frozen Meat Canterbury (ord., £7 10s paid) .. 10 0 o : 10 10 0 . Canterbury (pref., £5) 6 3 6 6 6 0. Gear (10s) 1 1 0 — N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid) 1 0 8 10 9N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid) 6 9 10 0 10 0 North Canty. Freez. (£3 paid) 1 1 6 — Southland (£1) .. 3 17 6 4 8 0 South Otago (£5) 7 2 6 — Waitaki (£5) 3 10 0 — Woollens Bruce (£1) 0 14 6 0 15 0 . Kaiapoi (17s pd. cum div.) 0 14 0 0 16 0 Kaiapoi (7s paid cum div.) 0 5 1 — Kaiapoi (pref., 17s) 0 18 11 -— Wellington (pf., £5) Manawatu Knitting 6 0 0 — (£1) 2 0 6 2 5 0: Coal Grey Valley (£1) O-G 3 . _ Westport (10s) .. 1 2 0 12 6 Stockton (ord., 10s) 0 1 0 — Stockton (pref., 10s) 0 2 00 4 0 Gas Auckland (£1) .. 1' 5 0 — Ch.-Ch. (£1) , .. 1 14 0 1 15 6 Breweries Carlton (£1) 2 10 9 Monteiths (£1) .. — 10 0 'New Zealand (£1) 2 11 8 2 11 11 Timaru (7s 6d pd.) 0 8 9 0 9 0 Tooheys (16s) 1 8 0 — Tooths (£1) 2 14 9 2 15 0 White Star (£1) .. 0 4 0 0 8 0 Ward (in liquid.) 0 0 6 0 2 0 Miscellaneous Amalg. Wireless (con., 14s paid) 1 15 0 1 19 9 Anthony Hordern (£1) 0 19 2 0 19 4 Aust. Glass (£1) 4 2 3 4 3 9 Aust. Iron & Steel (pref., £1) 1 5 4 15 7 Beath & Co. (£1) 1 10 0 1 10 9 Beath & Co. (Is , paid) 0 7 0 0 9 0 British Tobacco (£1) 1 19 7 1 19 11 Broken Hill Prop. (£1) 3 5 0 3 5 9 G. J. Coles (£1) 3 7 6 3 7 11 Claude Neon (N.Z. £1) 2 2 6 2 5 0 Claude Neon (Syd., £1) 2 5 0 2 13 0 Colonial Sugar (£20) 43 5 0 — Consolidated Brick (£1) 0 10 11 0 11 3 D.I.C. (pf., £1) .. 1 3 6 15 3 Dominion Builders Supplies (10s) .. __ 06 3 Dominion Fert. (£1) 1 3 0 14 3 Dunlop Perdriau Rubber (£1) .. 0 14 3 0 14 5 Electro. Zinc (ord., £1) 1 8 3 19 0 Electro. Zinc (pf., £1) 1 14 11 1 15 5 General MotorsHolden's (pf., £1) 1 3 1 14 0 Greater Crystal Palace (£1) .. 0 2 6 0 12 0 Henry Jones Coop (£1) ■ — 1 17 0 Hay's, Ltd. <15s * paid) 0 16 6 0 18 0 Howard Smith (£1) 0TB 0 0 18 4 Hume Pipe (Aust.), cum div., £1) .. , 0 12 6 0 14 4 Kauri Timber (25s) 1 2 0 12 6 Moms Hedstrom (£1) 1 3 0 14 0 Natl. Electric (£1) 0 12 6 0 14 6 N.Z. Drug Co. (£2) . — 4 3 9 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (£2 10s pd.) N.Z. Farmers' Co0 2 6 0 10 0 op. (1st pref., cum div., £5) 3 15 0 4 10 Q N.Z. Farmers' Coop. ("A" pref., cum div., £4) — 3 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. ("B" pref.. . cum div., £4) 1 10 0 —. N.Z. Farmers" Coop. (4} p.c. Stock 1940, £100) 85 0 0 87 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (4% p.c. Stk., 1945. £100) 84 0 0 87 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (4£ p.c. Stk., 1941, £100) — 88 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Fert. (£1) — 0 19 0 N.Z. Newspapers (£1) 1 19 0 1 19 6 Quill Morris (in liquidation, £1) 0 3 ? -__ Procera Bread (ord., 10s) 1 10 Q. ■ v < 2 5 0 Procera Bread (vendor share. 10s) 1 10 0 2 0 0 Taupo Totara Timber (£1) — 0 7 10 , Victoria Nyanza Sugar (£1) 0 6 0 — Whitcombe and Tombs, (£2 10s paid) 3 16 0 3 19 6 Wilcox Mofflin(£l) - 0 11 1 Wilsons Cement (10s) 1 19 0 2 13 1 Woolworths (N.Z.) pref., (£1) ■ X 5 11 6 5 16 0 » Woolworths (N.Z.) pref.i (£1) _ 2 10 Woolworths (Vic.) pref. (£1) — 1 10 0 i Mining Alexander (15s paid) 0 6 9 0 13 6 Bendigo Goldlights (Is) 0 0 4 0 0 41 Big River (Is) 0 1 10 0 2 0 ) Barry town (£1) 1 0 0 — Blackwater (£1) — 1 15 6 ) Brian Boru (Is) 0 0 24 0 0 3 Bundi Tin (10s) 1 2 6 18 0 Central Shotover ) (Is) _ 0 0 2 Consolidated (£1) — 0 17 0 ) Deep Lead (Is) 0 1 3 0 19 Gillespie's Beach ) (cum div., Is) 0 0 11* 0 1 1 Golden Sands (Is) 0 2 8 0 2 9 Goldflelds Dredging (Is) 0 0 2h 0 0 3 Kildare (2s) o 2 ir 0 3 1 Lady Shenton (5s) 0 10 6 — King Solomon (cum div., Is) .. 0 3 4 0 3 5 5 Lawson's Flat (Is) 0 0 3 0 0 5 Maerewhenua (Is) 0 0 Oh 0 0 2 immmm

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Mahakipawa <6d) 0 0 2| 0 0 2J Mahakipawa (pf.,. 1929, issue, Is) 0 0 35 0 0 5 Mahakipawa <pf., 1930 issue, Is) 0 0 3 0 0 5~ Maori Gully (Is) 0 1 1J 0 1 2£ Mossy Creek (Is) — 0 1 10 Mount Lyell (£1) 0 18 0 0 18 6 Mt. Morgan (cum div., 5s) .. 1 17 6 1 18 6 Mt. Morgan Developments ... n — 0 3 9 Nokomai (5s) .. 0 0 10 0 18 Okarito"(5s) .. 0 4 9 0 6 0 Rawang Tin (10s) 0-7 0 0 7 10 Skippers (Is) .. 0 0 2J 0 0 3 Stafford Sluicing (Is) .. 0 0 4 0 010 Upper Shotover (lOd paid 1 ) .. — 0 0 S" Waihi Grd. June. (2s) .. — 0 4 0 Worksop Extended (Is) ..0 1 10 0 2 0 Waimumu Sluicing (Is) .. 0 0 5 0 0'7 UNLISTED STOCKS All transactions in stocks quoted in this section are subject to a different rate of brokerage from listed stocks and are not quoted on the official list. £ s. d. £ s. d. Argo Gold .. 0 1 6& 0 17 Christchurch Press (new) .. — 13 5 0 Coulls Somerville and Wilkie .. 0 12 6 _ Dr. McBride Manufacturing (£1 paid) .. — 0 18 0 E. Reece, Ltd., (pref.) .-. 0 2 3 0 3 6 Scales, Ltd. ("C" pref.) .. 0 16 0 2 6. Upper Watut (3s paid) • .. 0 7 3 Q 7 5 Were's Investment Trust .. 0 4 9 0 5 3 Westland Breweries .. — \ 116 Woolworths (Sydney), ord. .. 5 9 3 Woolworths (West 5 11 6 Australia) .. 8 11 % 0 9 2 6 AUCKLAND Sales on- 'Change £ s. d. Govt Bonds, 4 p.c, 1946 107 5 0 | 107 0 0 Govt. Bonds, 4 p.c, 1949 110 2 6 1 Govt. Bonds, 4 p.c, 1955112 10 0 I Auckland Harbour, 4i p.c. -* 1952 107 0 0 Franklin Power, 4J p.c, 1963 106 10 0 | Comm. Bank of Aust., .. 0 16 6£ 0,16 7 Natl. Bank of N.Z. 3 12 6 Bank of N.Z. 2 10 10| Reserve Bank 6 10 3 South British Ins. <2) 4 14 0 Mortgage Corporation 0 6 3 United Bldg., Auckland .. 110 Renown Coal (pref.) 0 2 8 Auckland Gas (2) 15 9 Kauri Timber 12 6 Aust. Iron and Steel (pf.) (2) 15 9 Broken Hill Pty. 3 6 0 (2) 3 5 6 Dunlop Perdriau 0 15 3 K.D.V. Boxes (10s paid) .. 0 10 6 N.Z. Newspapers 1 19 6 New Zealand Refrig. (10s paid) 0 9 11 Wilson's Cement 2 0 6 •Mahakipawa 0 0 23 0 0- 2J Mataki .. 0 1 11 Talisman Dubbo 0 11 0 Mount Morgan 1 19 0 Mount Kasi (3s naid) 12 3 Unofficial List Perpetual Forests 2 15 0 WELLINGTON ] 3 , Sales on 'Change £ s. d. 0 16 8 Com. Bank of Aust 0 16 9 Bank of New Zealand 2 11 0 Gear Meat 116 N.Z. Refrigerating (3) 0 9 11 Broken Hill Proprietary .. 3 5 9 Mahakipawa (1929 pref.) .. 0 (J 4| DUNEDIN Sales on 'Change £ ' s. d. Bank of New Zealand .. 2 10 9 N.Z. Refrigerating (pd.) .. 1 0 9 Mortgage Corporation 0 6 3 Wright, Stephenson (ord.) (late Wednesday) 0 18 9 Morris Hedstrom 14 0 ) G. J. Cole, Ltd 3 7 9 Mount Morgan 1 18 6 Bendigo Goldlight 0 0 4 Gillespie's Beach (2) 0 1 0J ' SYDNEY On the Sydney Stock Exchange yes- , terday the uncertainty of the international situation was held mainly re- . sponsible for a lull. Gold shares were ' dull, although Fiji concerns displayed . a tendency to recover.. Morning Sales £ s. d. Commonwealth Bonds, 4 p.c . — r 1944 103 6 3 Tooth's Brewery 2 15 9 Anthony Hordern .. 0 19 6 . Broken Hill Prop. 3 6 3 ' Burns. Philp .. .. 3 7 0 Howard. Smith .. -.. 0 18 6 J Lustre Hosiery .. 18 6 Afternoon Sales Commonwealth Bonds, 4 p.c . — 1947 ..-. 104 7 6 5 1950 103 15 0 l 1953 103 0 0 1955 102 IS 0 » Colonial Sugar .. 44 0 0 Bank of New South Wales 33 2 6 n Comm. Bank of Sydney 18 3 0 New Zealand Insurance .. 3 5 0 n Associated Newspapers 1 1 10J Associated Newspapers (pf.) 1 3 1J 3 Howard.. Smith 0 18 9 British Tobacco 1 19 9 Tooth's Brewery 1 15 9 Toohey's Brewery 1 9 7£ Dunlop Perdriau .. 0 14 -4 B Dunlop Perdriau (pref.) .. 1 12 9 Wilcox. Mofflin .. 0 11 0 1 Electrolytic Zinc 1 8 10J Farmers' .. 16 9 General Industries 0 18 6 Mount Morgan 1 18 6 Mount Morgan Development 0 3 6 Broken Hill Prop. 3 5 9 Placer Development 5 8 0 Mineral Development 0 ,7 9 Tavua Development 0 12 9 MELBOURNE £ s. d. Comm. Bank of 'Australia 0 16 9 Dunlop Perdriau 0 14 2 G. J. Coles 3 7 9 Loloma 4 13 0 Taranaki Oil 0 0 5 — Emperor .. 12 9 LONDON QUOTATIONS LONDON, September 11. £ s. d. Bulolo, Ltd. .. . . 6 13 9 New Guinea Goldfields . 0 5 0 8. g ■' BRITISH WAR LOAN STOCK at LONDON, September 11. -i- British War Loan Stock, 3J per cent., is quoted:— sd ■• £ s. d. September 11 104 18 9 September 6 105 1 3 September 2 105 7 6 August 28 105 13 9 August 26 .. 105 10 0 August 20 , 105 15 0 3 A shilling advertisemej it in the ' classified section of "The Press" »i will sell your goods. Try it 12 words Is, three insertions 2s 6d. —6

FOREIGN EXCHANGES (BBITISB OFFICIAL WIB3XB8S.) 1 ETJGBY, September 11. | Par. Sept. 10. Sept. 11. Paris, fr. to £1 134.21 74 61-64 74 61-64 New York. dol. to £1 4.866 4.94 4.93| Montreal, doL to 21 4.866 4.95J 4.95J Brussels. * beiges to £1 35 29.29J 29.27 Geneva, fr. to £1 25.2215 15.181 15.175 Amsterdam, C. to £1 12.107 7.814 7.8X Milan, lire to £1 »3.47 60 9-16 60 7-16 Berlin, reichmarken to £1 30.43 12.261 12.275 Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.159 19.90J 19.90& Copenhagen, kr. to £1 18.159 22.393 22.89^ Vienna, scbgs. to £1 ■ 34.585 26 26' Prague, kr. to £1 164.25 lift 5-16 1198 Helsingfors, , marks to £1 193.23 2268 2261 Madrid, pesetas to £1 25.2215 86 11-64 36 5-32 Lisbon, escudos to £1 110 110£ 1102 Athens, - drach to £1 875 515 617 Bucharest, lei to £1 ' 818.6 624 625 Belgrade. dinars 25.3215 21.7 81.7 Rio de' Janeiro pence to milreis > .. 4.892 41 41 Buenos Aires, pence to dol. 47.62 23 7-16 23 7-16 Montevideo. v *■ pence to dol. 51 395 S9i Bombay, pence to rupee 19 17 15-16 17 15-16 Shanghai. pence to dol * 17 29-82 181-16 Hong Kong, pence to doL 0 23 31-S2 24 7-33 Yokohama, s pence to yen • lib 14} Batavia. guilders 12.107 7.3ia~ 7.30J Warsaw, par zlotys to £1 43.36 26.28 26.28 ♦Determined by price oi silver. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

The Bank of New South WaleE i, CbrJiitclwrch, quoted the following rates 88 ruling yesterday for its p urchases and sales of foreign exchange (the rates are subject to alteration without notice): — Buying. Sellinf. London— £ N.Z. to £100 stg. T.T. 124 124/10 O.D. 123/10 124/8/9 Australia— fl A. to £100 N.Z. T.T. 101 100/10 Fiji— £ F. to £100 N.Z. O.D. 101 100/10 T.T. 90/7/6 89 : O.D. 90/7/6 89 Now Tork —• Dol. to £1 N.Z. T.T. 3.992 3.95| O.D. 4.01 3.984 Montreal— Dol. to £1 N.Z. T.T. 4.00J 3.97 O.D. 4.02 3.97 & Austria — Schgs. to £1 N.Z. T.T. —* 20.53 O.D. •— 20.54 Belgium— Belga's to £1 N.Z. T.T. — 23.207 O.D. " ,—- . 23.222 Czechoslovakia — Crowns to £1 N.Z. T.T. — «5.58 O.D. — 95.63 Denmark — Kroner to £1 N.Z, T.T. 18.208 . 17.878 O.D. 18.248 17.888 France— Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 60.86 59.56 O.D. 61.16 59.61 Germany-— Reichmarks to £1 N.Z. T.T. — 9.658 O.D. — 9.663 HollandFlorins to £1 N.Z. T.T. 6.010 5.760 O.D. 6.060 6.764 Italy— Lire to £1 N.Z. T.T. — 47.89 O.D. — 47.93 Java — Florins to £1 N.Z. T.T. 5.975 5.750 O.D. 6.025 5.754 Norway— Kroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 16.198 15.86S O.D. 16.238 15.878 Sweden — Kronor to £1 N.Z. T.T. 15.787 15.457' O.D. 15.827 15.467 Switzerland — Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 12.415 12.015 O.D. 12.490 12.025 Noumea — Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 61.81 58.81 O.D. 62.31 . 58.80 •» Papeete— Francs to 21 N.Z. T.T. 61.81 53.81 O.D.- 62.21 58.86 Hong Kong— N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 29J 30 13-16 O.D. 29| 30| India and Ceylon— N.Z. pence to rup. T.T. 32| 22 28-32 O.D. 22i 22 21-33 Japan— N.Z. pence to yen T.T. — 17 51-64 O.D. — 17 25-82 Shanghai— e N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 211 23 3-16 > O.D. 21S 23i a Singapore— t ■ N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 34 11-3 2 35 9-32 0 O.D. 34 7-32 35 7-32 -

a ton a ton Copper- £ s. d. £ s. d. - Standard, spot 33 9 4£ 3314 44 Forward 33 16 10£ 34 .3 ll Electrolytic 37 0 0 87 5 0 to 37 10 0 37 15 0 Wire bars .. 37 10 0 37 15 0 Lead— Spot 15 11 3 15 13 9 Forward 15 13 9 15 15 0 SpelterSpot 15 2 6 15 2 6 Forward 15 8 9 15 6 3 TinSpot 218 10 0 219 2 6 Forward 208 10 0 209 2 6 Silver— Fine per oz. .. 293-16d Standard, per oz. 31£d 295-16d Slid