BANK AND OTHER SHARES

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 151, 29 June 1938, Page 16

BANK AND OTHER SHARES

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received June 29, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 28. On the London Stock Exchange quotations of bank shares and other corporation debentures and stock compare with previous quotations as follows:— June 14. June 28. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of A'asia .. 710 0 711 10J E.S. and A. ... ; 315 6 315 6 Union of Aust. . 518 9 6 0 0 New South Wales 24 10 0 24 10 .0 Nat. of N.Z. . 2 1 6 2 2 0 Bank of N.Z. ... 1 13 6 113 6 British Tobacco . 116 9 116 9 Goldsbrough, Mori 13 9 1 2 C Dalgety 650 626 P. and O. Defd. .110 12 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc., 4 p.c. deb 90 0 0 88 0 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc, (ord.) . 25 0 0 24 0 0 DOLLAR RATES. The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates today, on a New Zealand currency basis. They are subject to alteration without notice. U.S.A. Canadian Dollars. Dollars (Per £ 1 (Per £1 N.Z.) N.Z.) Selling— T.T. 3.97 5-16 4.017-16 On demand .. 3.97J 4.0113-16 Buying— On demand .. 4.015-8 4.05 13-16 JAVA EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received June 29, 10 a.m.) BATAVIA, June 28. Sterling exchange, 8.94 guilders to £1. The rate on June 27 was the same. UNION BANK. s The Union Bank of Australasia, Ltd.. notifies that books will be closed from July 1 to 7, 1938, both days inclusive. MEAT TRADE The Dominion's exports of meat during the period from October 1, 1937, to June 15, 1938, are reported as follows by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board, the figures for the corresponding period last season being given in parentheses:— Chilled beef, quarters, 175,183 (136,021); frozen beef, quarters, 100,981 (84,676); mutton, carcasses, 1,272,003 (1,009,942); lamb, carcasses, 6,576,391 (5,947,002); pork, carcasses 456,381 (456,421); boneless beef, bags, 216,324 (143,018). Killings for export during the same period were:—Chilled beef, quarters, 184,415 (135,396); frozen beef, quarters, 121,835 (162,228); wether mutton, carcasses, 947,169 (956,574); ewe mutton, carcasses, 1,103,216 (783,094); lamb, carcasses 8,913,287 (8,933.473); pork (porkers), carcasses, 413,673 (418,646); pork (baconers), carcasses, 230,889 (240,905); boneless beef, frt. carcasses, 505,343 (416,783); boneless bobby 1 veal, frt. carcasses, 77,456 (74,664); sundries frt. carcasses, 298,021 (265,829). RIMU GOLD DREDGE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HOKITIKA, June 28. The Rimu dredge reports a return of 199.450z of gold from 48,739 cubic ' yards worked in 123 hours. ANTWERP WOOL FUTURES. (By Teleernph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) i (Received June 29, 10.15 a.m.) ! ANTWERP, June 28. , Wool futures quotations.—July, 231 d; October, 23 7-8 d; December, 23 7-Bd. ' The quotations on June 21 were:— 1 July, 22Jd; October, 23d; December i 23d. The prices are for 64's tops, dry combed.,