BRADFORD VERY FIRM

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 123, 20 November 1931, Page 12

BRADFORD VERY FIRM

(Received 20th November, 12.5 p.m.) .LONDON, iOth November. The Bradford tops market is very firm, but business is quiet awaitng the opening of London sales on Tuesday. Trices are unchanged since last quotations. Bradford tops latest cabled reports and earlier prices are as follows:— Perlb. Perlb. Perlb. Perlb. ■-■■■ ■■22nd 29th sth 12th Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. (1. d. d. d. Seventies ~. 27 27 27 27 Sixty-fours .'24 25 23 25% Sixties 22 23 23 23% Fifty-sixes .. 17 17% 17% 17% Fifties ; 13% 13% . 13% 13% Forty-sixes . 11% 11% 11% 11% Forties 11 11 11 11 SYDNEY WOOL STILL FIRM. •■.",'.■ SYDNEY, 19th ..November^ At the wpol sales to-day the market was. firm for all descriptions except the very best lines, prices for which were slightly irregular. The principal buyers were Japan and Yorkshire. Greasy merino made up to 19% d per lb. A total of 12,035 bales was offered, 11,185 being sold at auction, in addition to 376 disposed of privately. FRENCH WOOL PRICES RISE. t : ' . (Received 20th November, 10 a.m.) TOURCOING, 19th November. Wool sales held to-day showed a distinct advance in values. Greasy and scoured wools, fine combings, advanced 15 to 20 per cent, and mediums to coarse 10 to 15 per cent above September prices. The whole of the offerings were sold. DULL DAIRY MARKET (Received 20th' November, 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, 10th November. The demand for butter ia at its slowest owing io the expectation of heavy arrivals. Danish, 12Ss to 130s per cwt, choicest salted; New Zealand, 110s to 112s; Australian, 105s to 106s, and unsalted 2e to 4s premium. The cheese market is inactive. New Zealand, coloured 64s to 665, white 675; Australian, coloured 63s to 645, white 65s to 665. Private cablegrams from London received to-day show. that the week closed yesterday with a depressed market for butter, ;and a fall of 2s to 4s for finest New Zealand, and the cheese very dull. Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd., from Messrs. Trengrouse and Nathan, Ltd.:—New Zealand Butter: Nominally, finest 109s to 110s per cwt, first 105s to 106s. New Zealand Cheese: White 65s to 66s per cwt, coloured 63a to 645. Practically no business." Messrs. A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., from Messrs: J. and J.. Lonsdale and Co. (London), Ltd.:—"Buter market dull; Danish 128s, New Zealand 104-110s, Australian 103s-104al. .White cheese: 655-665, coloured 645-655." • Messrs. Dalgety, from Messrs. Samuel Page and Son, London:—"Butter: Market depressed. Danish, 130s to 1325; New Zealand, finest salted, 106s to 112s; Australian, finest unsalted 106s to 109s, finest salted 104s to 106s, G.A.Q. 98s to 102s. Cheese: Market depressed. Australian, coloured 63a to. 645; "New Zealand, white G6s to 68s, coloured 65s to 60s; spot price for Canadian, white 6Cs to 70s, coloured 60s to-705." , , Messrs. A. J.- Mills, London, reportbbu r tor market "declining." Cheese market! "quiet."

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The Stock Exchange Association oflNew. JZealand-has been advised by New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., that in view of the increase in excise duty on beer and the general economic situation causing a decrease in the output, the directors of the company consider it prudent to reduce the interim dividend from 6'A per cent, to 4 per cent.,', The.dividend will be paid ou 7th December. ~.'"...'.