AUSTRALIAN WOOL CLIP

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 127, 23 February 1938, Page 14

AUSTRALIAN WOOL CLIP

<> Seven Months’ Sales Returns issued by the National Council of Woolselling Brokers of Australia show that from July 1 to January 31 last the sales in the principal selling centres of the Commonwealth totalled 1,471,773 bales, which realised £25,305,625. Compared with the corresponding period of the previous season, the quantity sold shows a decrease of 291,337 bales, and the amount realised a decrease of £10,224,551. The greasy and scoured wool sold averaged £l7/3/11 per bale, or 13.77 d. per lb., the average a_ycar before being £2O/3/- per bale, or 16.11 d. per lb. During January the greasy wool sold averaged 12.72 d. per lb., the average for January, 1937, beiiinr 19.43 d. Figures below show the quantity of wool sold, the amount realised, and the average per lb. obtained from July 1 to January 31 dur-

On January 31 last the quantity of wool on hand unsold in the principal selling centres of the Commonwealth was 1,101,277 'bales, being 383,172 bales more than at the .similar date a year before. The increased quantity of wool on hand unsold is due to the smaller quantities offered as a result of the heavy withdrawals by growers, particularly from September to December-

Dividends And Calls Clutha River Gold—lid. per share (less tax) Feb. 23 Melbourne Steamship — int., Sj pref., 6 p.c. p.a.; ord. 7 p.c. p.a Feb. 23 Bank of New South Wales—interim quarterly at 6/- a share Feb. 24 Kuala Lumpur Tin—l/- a share (Aust.) Feb. 25 Silverton Tramway—l/- per ( share Feb. 25 Edments, Ltd. —int., 10 p.c. .. Feb. 28 Myttens, Ltd.—int., pref., 3J p.c., ord., 5 p.c Feb. 28 Winchcombe Carson—int., p.c Feb. 28 Paddye Point Gold—3d. a share Mar. I Carlton Brewery—;final, 7i p.c. Mar. 1 Berlei, Ltd. —int., half-yearly, ord., 5 p.c.; pref. 4 p.c. .... Mar. 1 Big River Gold Mines —Id. per share Mar. 1 Okarito Five-mile Beach —7 p.c. pa Mqr. 1 Traders Finance Corpn., Sydney—int., 5 p.c. , Mar. 1 Australian Guarantee Corporation —half-yearly ord. at 10 p.c. p.a Mar. 1 Henry Berry (A/asia) —int., pref., 7 p.c., p.a Mar. 1 Elder, Smith —interim halfyearly at 7 p.c. p.a Mar. 1 M.K. Millinery—final, 8 p.c. .. Mar. 3 Yellow Cabs, Austr. —int., 4 p.c * lar - 3 Standard Insurance—int., 1/3 per share Mar. I W. R. Carpenter—int., 10 p.c.. p n Mar 15 Adelaide Steanwhip-Mnt., 6 p.c., p.a Mar. la Electrolytic Zinc—half-yearly 6 p.c. on pref. and ord. .. Mar. ti Apex Invest. Trust—final, halfyearly. at 6 p.c. p.a.. making 5 p.c. for year _• Mar. 1 1 Broken Hill South—9d. a share Mar. 18 Huddart Parker—final, pref., 3 p.c.; ord., G p.c Mar. 19 Tongkali Compound Tin —1/- a share (Aust.) Mar 19 Tongkah Compound No. 2—l/a share (Austr.) Mar- 25 Cox Bros. (Austr.) —int., ord., 15 p.c., p.a., A. and B. pref., 7 p.c., p.a Mar. 31 CALLS. Broken Hill Pty.—new. 5/- a share «. • • Aiar. o I Felt and Textiles, 5/- a share April I Burns-Philp—new, 5/- a.share (making 10/- paid) April 1

ing six seasons: —- * Amount . Average Bales. £ per lb. 1932-33 . 1,752,353 . 1,858,008 20,108,707 S.87 1933-34 37,417,133 16 1934-35 . 1,560,064 10,595,268 9.8 1935-36 . 1,816,467 31,581,441 13.98 1936-37 . 1,763,110 35,530,176 16.11 1937-38 . 1,471,773 25,305,625 13.77