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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 52, 2 March 1934, Page 10

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*Cum div. . tEx.div. Sales! This Day .—Reported: Gear Meat, Reported late yesterday.—Commercial Bank, 17a 4d; New Zealand Refrigerating" (10s), Bs. Sales after going to Press yesterday.— Reported: Commercial Bank of Australia (ord.),. 17s sd; National Insurance o£ New Zealand, 18s-6d; Gillespie's Beach Gold Dredging, 2s 2d; Upper .Shotover, Ss 4d; Commercial Bank of Australia (ord.), 17s sd; Bank of New Zealand, £2 Ss 10% d/ £2 9s. UNOFFICIAL LIST. Buyers. Sellers. ' £ 8. d. £ s. d. Invest. Exec. Trust .("A" Deb.) ........ — 100 0 0 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. United* Press Association—By Electric Tel*. crash—Copyright '(Received March 2, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 1. Thefollowingtable gives quotations for conpolsand Dominions inscribed stocks, compared, with those of the week before:—7 . Last week. This week. Consols, 2% p.c. 76% '79% Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 7 ......\:.:.... 112% 113% War Loan, 3% p.c. .... 102% 103* Conversion Loan, 3% p.e. 103% 102 J,i Victory Bonds, 4^p.c. .. 109%* 110% Commonwealth Australia, a^p:c., 1915-75 -...110 5-16 110% Commonwealth Australia, ••' 6,p.c, 1931-41 ..:...... 101% 102% . Commonwealth Australia, 3% p.e., 1936-37, ...... 102% 102 15-16 Victoria, 3 p.c., 1929-49 92 93% . Victoria, 3% p.c., 1929-49 9S 99% Victoria, 5% p.c.,' 1930*40 100* 100 Victoria, 5 p.c, 1932-42 102% 103 Victoria, 4% p.c, 1940-60 106 106 N.-S.W., 3 p.c, 1935 .... 101% 102% N.S7W., 3% p.c, 1930-50 98% 98% Queensland, 5 p.c, 1940-60 108 11-16 109 Queensland, 3 p.c, 1922-47 92 33-16 94% N.Z., 4% p.c, 1948-5S ..106% 106% N.Z., 3% p.c, 1940 .... 1019-16 101% N.Z., .3 p.c, 1945 96 7-16^97 N.Z., 6 p!c, 1936-51 ... 306% '106% S. Aust., 3% p.c, 1939 .. 101% 101% S. Aust., 3 p. 0., 1916 or after 80% ' Sl% Tasmania, 3% p.c., 1920----40 101% 101% Tasmania, 3 p.c, 1920-40 99 99 W. Aust., 3% p.c, 1920-35 102 5-16 102 W. Aust., 3 p.c, 1915-3-} 101% 101% *]5iX interest. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright * (Received March 2, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON" March 1. ' The weekly Bank of England return is as follows:— £ Issue. Department— Notes in circulation * 367,402,301 Notes in. banking department 83,577,038 Total 7 450,979,339 Government debt 11.015.100 Other Government securities 245,094,368 Other securities 350,365 Silver coin •" 3,540,167 Total fiduciary issue 260,000,000 Gold coin and bullion 190,979,339 Grand total 450,979,339 Banking DepartmentProprietors' capital 14,653,000 Rest 3,687,907 Public deposits ..' 32,102,016 Bankers'deposits 90,278,734 Other accounts." ....' '... 37,663,048 Seven-day and other bills' .. 1,279 Total ."... 178,276,954 . Government securities 75,648,981 Discounts, advances ....... 5,504.612 Securities ..... 12,223,107 -Notes ..:....-..... 83,577,038 Gold and silver coin 1,023,246 Total 175,276,954 Proportion of reserve to 7 liabilities 52.80p.c. .Short loans ...'. 7-Bp.c. ' Three months''bills a . J « 4 j s .« Sl-32p.c.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1934. 7 Morning Call. Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. Govt. Loans— £ s. d. £ s. 0. Rural Advance Bond 98 10 0 — 3% p.e. ins. etk., 1939- , 43 J02 5 0 . — 3% p.c. ins. stk., 193952 -.101 5 0 .— 3%p.c. ins. stk., 193S43 102 5 0 — 3% p.c. ins. stk.. 193852 101 5 0 — 4 p.c ins. stk., 1910 101 lo 0 — 4 p.c. ins. stk., 1946 — 102 0 0 4 pic. ins. stk., 1955 101 10 0 101 17 0 Debentures— Wgtn. Gas Co 103 10 0 — BanksAustralasia '.* 12 19 0 13 7 G Comm. of Aust. (ord.) — 0 17 6 ■Nat. of A'asia (£5) .' 6 ■ 7 6 — New South Wales .f 33 10 0 34 0 0 New Zealand 2 8 6 — New.Zealand, D Long Term 1 1*2 g 1 14 0 Union of Aust 10 3 0 10 7 6 FinancialAbraham & Williams '(ord.) 2 5 0 ■ — '"■ Abraham & Williams (pref.) 3 10 0 — N.Z, Invest., Mort., & Dep. 0 5 0 — N.Z. Loan - & Merc (ord. stock) ....... — 63 0 0 Wgtn. Invest. T. and A. ..; — 0 8 3 Wgtn7 Trust Loan ... 480 — General Finance .... — 10 0 Gas-' j Christchurch ....... ISO — 1 Cliristeliureh. (contrb.) 0 13 6 — j Wellington.(ord.) .... 116 10 1 17 6 insurance— Aust. Prov. Assee. ... 0 10 10 — Queensland 350 — Miat-' Gear Meat ;.. 17 6 .18 3 Wgtn. Meat Export (pref.) 0 19 9 — Transport— I\ and O. defd. stock 12 0 — Kelburne' Tramway .. 12 3 ' Woollen-,.,:.'' Wellington (pref.) ... 590 — Coal— - Kaitangata (16s pd.) . — 119 Pukemiro ........... 113 |.Westport .......... 0 14 3 0 15 0 Timber- . v Bartholomew. ....... 0 13 6 — Kauri _ 0 | S 0 Leyland-O'Brien .... 1 l's i 3 0 Taringamutu Totara'.. — 0 7 0 Rotoiti '....1.. — 0 5 6 Snwerles— Carlton ... . * 2 4 fi N.Z.- Breweries : 1 19 0 2 0 0 Tooth and Co. ........ 2, 4 9 Miscellaneous— British Tobacco, Aust. 1 17 9 1'lS 9 Colonial Sugar .... 63 5 0 Consol. Brick & Pipe 0 6 9 — Dunlop-Perdriau .... — * 1 0 4 Electroly. Zinc (8 p.c part pref.) ...: *. ].j{ 3 . _ N;Z." Farmers' Pert. . .0 15 9 0 16 9 Sharland aud Co 13 9 t Wilson's. Cement 160 17 0 I Woolworths •■■■' (N.Z.) (ord.) 5 0 0 5 5 0 Aust. Glass ford.) ... 2 10*0 — Associated News ..... 110 Morris' Hedstron .... — 0 19 0 Mining— Bell-Hooper .- 0*010 — * Big River ...... — 0 11 Blackwater — 1 15 6 Central Shotoyer .'... 0 0 11 — Gillespie's Beach .... 0 2 1% 0 2 3 King Solomon .......* 04 0" 0 4 11 Mount' Lyell _ 15 0 Okarito _ 0 11 0 Waihi! .....'. 1 IU 0 1-10 9