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Evening Star, Issue 20315, 25 October 1929, Page 12

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NEW ZEALAND PAPER MILLS. The directors ot the New Zealand Paper Mills, Ltd., at a meeting this morning authorised payment of an interim dividend at the rato of 3} P ol ' cent. THE HOME MARKETS. Press Association —B.y Telegraph--Copjrislit. LONDON, October 24. (Received October 25, at 1.40 p.m.) Butter is quiet and steady. Danish, 197 s and 198 s: New Zealand, lb2s: Australian, 178 s and 180 s; unsaltcd, ISOs and 188 s _ Choose: Firm. New Zealand, coloured, 90s; white. 9-is. The Bradford market is firm,' but buying has been checked by the Laboui dispute. Sixtv-iours, 33Jd ; sixties, >d ; fifty-sixes, 2(3d ; fifties, 23d ; forty-sixes, 20)d ; iorties. 1901. At the sheepskin sales there was only an average selection. There was irood general competition. Merinos were 7J to 10 per cent, below September sales; {ino medium cross-breds 74 per cent, down; low eross-breds 5 per cent. down. Beet sugar: November, 8s Id and is Bd.—Australian Press Association. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. Frets Association —Cy Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 24. (Received October 25, at 10.30 a.rn.) The following are the Bank of England returns ISSUE DEPARTMENT. N’nte Psuc in circulation Banking department . .525.440 Government debt t 'V,|| Othei (iovernmeiv securities Other securities Silver coin Gold, coin, and bullion ... ,M 0 MA N KIN G D IiTAK TMt NT. Proprietors capital Public deposit. !" b Min'M Othei deposits {barmers I ‘ Other accounts ••• Seven-day and other bills 736,743 r.ovcrnm-nt securities v'l Discounts ami adv.im.es oil' Othei securities -•P.- > Notes in reserve f'M ’rM tiold and silver coin - 1 • 1 ' 1 * g:i-:n,r;5G.M3 Amount of fiduciary issue U ; Ihe proportion <■! r.*mv* to liabilities is 31.f0 per km. Shoe loans are quoted at of per cent. Three-inomh bills *> 1*32 pur uent. Australian Press Association' United Service,

SALES ON ’CHANGE—THIS DAY. Christchurch sales: White Star Brewery. 10s 3d, 10s (3d • Fanners’ Fertiliser, 21s lid; Stonev Creek (6d paid) lOrl Reported: Victoria Nyanza Sugar, 43s 3d. Wellington.—Reported: Union Bank of Australia, £l4 10s; New Zealand Breweries, BSs 6d; National Bank ot New Zealand, £0 14s 9d; Gear Meat, 41s Sale: New Zealand Breweries (shares), BSs 6d.