LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3106, 9 June 1917, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report a Palmerston North on Thursday a small yarding, sold at the following rates:—Smallweaner licifers, 265., 38s. 6d., £2 8b ; small weaner. steers, £2 35., £3 25.; mixed weaners, £3 25.; fat cows, £10.65., £10 125., £13; vealers, £3 165.; 18-month. Shorthorn bull, £7 7s. 6d. The New Zealand Lo;m and Mercantile Agency Comipany, Ltd., report:—At Kongotea sale on Wednesday a small yarding camo forward and sold at the following prices:—Small weaner Bteers, £3 10s.; store cows, £4, £5 155., £6; good 6toro cows, £7. 2s. 6d., £7 10s.; forward cows, £8, £8 Is., £3 9s. 6d.; fa,t. cowe, £9 10s., £9 15s. 6d., £11. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, Teport laying a fair yarding of Bleep and' cattle at their Palmerston North sale on Thursday. Quotations: Sleep— Oull ewes. 75., Bs. 10d„ Us.; empty ewes. 20s. '3d.; light fat ewes. 28s. to 31b. Cattle—Dairy heifers, to £10 17s. 6d.; light fat cows, to £10 10s.; fat cows, to £13 15s.

COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SHARES. Tcsterday's ciuotationß for investment shares wero as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. flank N.Z. C£6 lie. W.) .. 1? 10 0 - K. 2. and River Plate ... — 111 6 Well. Gas (£10) - 14 2 6 S. British Insurance 518 0 — i N.Z. Shipping lord.) 110 0 — Wb. Woollen (ord.) — 6 5 0 Walpa Coal — • 019 0 Westport Coal 17 9 - Loyhuid-O'Bricn 13 — •N.Z. Paper Mills ' - 019 6 "Ex. div. Oustoms duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2051 4s. lOd. HANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. (Rec. June 8, 11.25 p.m.) London, June 7. The Bank of England return issued for , the week ended Wednesday, J-une 6, is as under:— Issue Department. Note Issue £71,130.000 Gov. debt... £11,015,000 Other Becuri- , ties 7.434,000 Gold 52,681.000 £71,130.000 £71.130.000 Banking Department. Proprietors' Gov. securicapital £11,553,000 ties £15,217,000 Publiode- Otherßecurijmsits ... 47,999,000 ties 106,749,000 Other deposits ...120,798,000 Notes 32,234,000 Etßt. 7-day and other bills ... 3,216.000 Coin 2.338.0C0 ■£186,568,000 .£186,568,000 The leading items of the Bank of England return, afford the following comparison :— This week Last week Lastycar Bullion 52,681.000 53.698.000 60,128,000 Reserve ... 34,572,000 34.635,000 44,636.000 Note Circulation 38,696,000 89.015.000 35,481,000 Public Deposits 47.999.000 67.439,000 60,301,000 Other Deposits 120.768.000 119.481,000 82,286.000 Proportion o( reserves to ■ liabilities 20.00 19.52 33.58 GOVERNMENT SECUBITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Consols and Colonial Government Securities in comparison with, those ruling last week:— Stock Z b ' s . fast Week Week -S S ::w r "Lo? B n «M« S4 10 0 3 S ..WarLoan f. " J ""J 4 „N.S.W.I933Jan-July " 0 0 87 0 0 3J..5.5.W.1950-50 Hr.-Sp ® ° ° " 6 0 3j „ N.S.W. Early Ourr. f„ * „ ™ ' « 3 ~N.K.\V.1925Ap1,00t ™ ° ° i° ' b . 4 „ Vic. 1920 Jam-July ' ™* J 3J„ Vic. 1921-6 Jam-July «.? ° glO 0 34 „ Vic. 1920-1949 ml 0 min n 3 „ Vic. 1929-49 Jon.-Jly !° g °. '° la . ° 3J..5.A. 1916 Jam-July ?f \ X S 3i„ Ql (11922-47 Jan.-Jly u 6 6 n mj« r 3i „ A .£.1912-40 Jan.-Jly 73 o 0 74 •> 6 3 „ N.Z. 1920 April-Oct. 63 5 0 63 10 0 3V..W.A. 1915-35 My-Nv 7410 0 74 10 0 i " .X^'.yi s " 3s Jl y- N o» 69 10 0 69 10 0 ii „ Tas. 1920 Jan-July 72 0 0 73 2 s ' 3 „Tas 1920-40 Jan.-Jnlj 63 0 (I 64 0 0 MONET HAItKET. Tlio Bank of England aisconnt late was on January 2. 1914. reduced from 5 to 4J per cent., on January 22 it was reduced to 4 per cent., and on January 23 3 per cent. On July 30 the rate was raised, to 4 per cent., aad on July 31 It was raises to 8 per cent., and on Augußt 1 it wh,b further advanced to 10 per cent. On August 6 the rate was reduced to 6 per cent., on August 7 It was further reduced to 5 per «nt., on July 13. 1916. it was raised to 6 per cent, on January 12, 1917, it was reduced to 5J per cent., and on April 5 it was further reduced to 5 per cent, OPEN UAitKET KATES. The open market discount rate for three months' bill is 4J per cent., as compared with 4 13-16 per -cent, last week, and 4 9-16 per cent, last year. Short loanß are quoted at 4 3-8 per cent., as against 43-8 per cent, last week and 4 per cent, last year: COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Flour.—Firm; Australian patents, 78s. Oats—Very scarce; New Zealand Gartous, nominally 675„ 695. Peas and Beans.—Easier tendency. THE METAL HABKETS. Copper .-Spot, £130 ss. per ton; three mouths, £129 10s.; electrolytic, £140 J,ead.-43pot, £30 10s.; three months, £29 10s. Spelter.—Spot, £54; three months, £50. Tin-Spot, £238 155.; three months. £236 2s. 6d. Bar Silver—3BJd. per oz. standard.