LATE NEWS

Evening Star, Issue 21523, 22 September 1933, Page 12

LATE NEWS

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. . (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY. September ,21., (Received - September 22, at noon.) .‘Paris, franc to £1 ... ... 709-32 New York, dollar'to ;£1 '.,4.771 Montreal, dollar to £1 ... 4.881 Brussels, beiges to £1 .... ... ... 22.251 Geneva, franc to .£1 ; ... ... .... 16 •Amsterdam, florin to £1 ... 1 7.69 Milan, lire to £1 ..; *... ... 58 Berlin, reichmarken to £1 13.001 Stockholm,’ kroner to >£l 19.371 Copenhagen, kroner to £1 ... ~. 22.40 Oslo, kroner'to £1 19.90 "Vienna, schilling to £1 .;. ... ... 29 Prague, kroner to £1 .; 1043 Helsingfors, marks Madrid, peseta-to £l, ... ... ... 37 3-32 Lisbon, escudo to £l 103 . Athens., drachmae to £1 ... 560 • Bucharest, lei to £1 ... ... 532$ • Belgrade, dinars to £1 240 Warsaw, zlotys to £1 •Rio de Janeiro, pence to milreis 4$ ■Buenos;Aires, pence,to dollar 44$ •Montevideo, pence to dollar ... 36 Bombay, • pence to rupee ... ... 18 1-32 Shanghai, pence to, tael ' 15 5-16 Hongkong, pence to. dollrr 17 3-32 .Yokohama, pence to yen 14 3-32 BataWa, florin .to £1 ... ... ... 7.70 , , : , "Nominal. . 'LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Press 'Association—By ’ Telegraph—Copyright

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. ■ Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, September *2l. (Received September 22, at 10 a.m.) The following is the Bank of England return ; ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Note issue circulation ... ... £370,469,756 Banking department 79,906,375 £450,376,131 Government debt ... £11,015,0Q0 Other Government securities ... 243,576,406 Other securities ... ... ... ... 1,763,597 Silver coin . ... 1.. 3,644,897 Gold coin and bullion ... ... 190,376,231 £450,376,131 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors’ capital ... £14,553,000 Rest ... 3.677,432 Public deposits 18,218,506 Other deposits (bankers) 105,687,990 Other accounts 43,421,387 Seven-day and other bills 1,423 £183,559,738 Government securities £83,655,963 Discounts and advances 9,192,227 Other securities ... 14,448,864 Notes and reserves ... 79,*906,375 Gold and silver coin 1,356,309 £188,559,738 The proportion of reserves to liabilities is 48.50 per cent. Short loans are quoted at 5-16 per cent.; three months’ bills at 13-32 per cent. RABBITSKIN MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, September 21. (Received September 22, at 1 p.m.) At the [rabbitskin sales 1,600 bundles were offered and 960 sold. There was a good demand for hatters, which were up 10 to 15 per cent, compared with July. There was better, inquiry for medium furriers, which showed a slight advance. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, September 21. (Received September 22, at noon.) Butter is quietly steady. Danish, 120 s; choicest salted New Zealand and Australian', 108 s and 110 s. Cheese: Steady. New ZealandWhite 545, coloured 655; Australian, 52s and 535, BEET SUGAR. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright . LONDON, September.2l. (Received September 22, at 11 a.m.) Beet sugar: October, 5s 2Jd. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Christchurch. —Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s Id; E.S. and A. Bank, £5T9s; National Bank of New Zealand, £4 5s (2): Bank of Now South Wales, £33 12s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, 46s Id; Union Bank of Australia, £lO 6s; Dalgety and Co., £lO 12s 6d (2) ; New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 9s 9d (4); New Zealand Breweries. 36s 2d, 36s Id; Timaru Brewery (7s 6d paid), 5s 3d; British Tobacco (cum div.), 37s 3d; Dunlop Rubber (cum div.), 18s 9d (2), 18s 8d (2); Alexander Mines (13s 6d paid, cum div.), 21s 6d (3), 21s 3d (3), 21s 2d {2), 21s Id (3), 21s 2d; Bell-Hooper (9d paid), Is; Gentral Shotover (9d paid), lid; Freshford, 8d (2). Reported: Dalgety and Co. (late sale on the 21st), £lO 12s 6d. Auckland. —South British, 74s 6d; Bycroft, 395; King Solomon, 3s sd; Waihi, 26s Id; Commercial Bank, 17s; National Bank of Australasia, £l3 ss; Bank of New Zealand. 43s 9d (2) ; Goldsbrough, Mort., 29s lid (2) ; Auckland Gas, 23s 7d: Milne and Choree (deb.), 17s; Okarito, 11s 6d (2) ; Waihi, 26s 3d; Grand Junction, 4s 4d; Inscribed Stock, £lOl 2s 6d. [Wellington.—Waihi, 26s 9d.

MOUNT LYELL. ■ Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 21. (Received September 22, at noon.) Mount Lyell shares, 17s 6d. P. AND O. SHARES. Press Association — By Telegraph — Copyright LONDON, September 21. (Received September 22, at 11 a.m.) P. and 0. shares are quoted at 18§d. NEW GUINEA GOLD. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 21. > (Received September 22, at noon.) New Guinea gold, 5s Hid. WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. Press Association—By Telegrapher-Copyright LONDON, September 21, • (Received September 22,; at-noon.) Wheat cargoes are easier, in sympathy with American bearishness, but owing to the exchange fluctuations buyers are nervous. Easiness is accentuated by a further break in North and South American openings; An ‘ increasing movement of Russian' descriptions to the Orient- is reported.. The Anglo-Cana-dian and King Malcolm’s cargoes sold at 24s 10$d. Both bulk and parcels are in" active and generally/•‘ld easier, except for Russians, which are 3d firmer. : Futures: • London—September, 21s 3d; December, 22s 3d; February, 22s 6d. Liverpool—October, 5s 10|d; December, r>k l§d; March, ss,'4sd; May, 5s 6d. Spot is quietly steady. Australian (ex ship), 26s 6d and 27s 3d. Flour. Steady. Australian ex store). 19s fid and 20s. Barley.—Steady. Europeans, 3d up. Oats, peas, and beans are unchanged. , GOLD EXPORT. A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, September 22. An increase in both the quantity and the value of gold exported from New Zealand during the first eight months of the year, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, is announced by the Minister of Mines This year it was 105,6760 z, compared with 101,279 dz, and the value is £749.334, compared with £541,013. The number of prospectors who _ sold gold during August was 1,359, against 836 in August last year. Sydney stock exchange. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, September 22. (Received September 22, at 2 p.m.) This morning’s sales:—Bonds—4 per cent, 1938, £lO3 TBs 9d and £lO3 17s 6d; 1941, £lO4 10s; 1944. £lO5 2s 6d; 1955, £lO5 ss; 1959, £106; 1961, £lO4 10s; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £lB 18s; Commercial Bank of Australia'. 17s 4sd; Carlton Brewery, 38s 6d; Tooth’s, 39s 9d; Anthony Hordern (New Zealand delivery), 11s and 11s 2d.

• ' LONDON, ■ September 21. (Received September '22, at 12.30 p.m.) Imperial' Consols, ? 2$ p.c. ... £73 15 0 Funding Loan 112 0 0 War Loan (assented) ... ... ... 100 15 0 Conversion Loan, 34 p.c. 92 10' 0 Victory Bonds,. 4 p.c. 109 0 0 Commonwealth, 6 p.c., 193141 ... 110 0 0 Commonwealth, 54 p.c., 1922-27 ... 102 12 6 Commonwealth, 34 p.c., 1936-37 ... 101 10 0 New Zealand, 6 p.c., 1936-51 ... 106 15 0 New Zealand 4 p.c., 1920 k .. ... 106 10 0 New Zealand, 3* p.c., 1940 101 0 0 New Zealand, 3 p.c., 1945 ... ... 92 15 0 New, South Wales, 6 p.c., 193040 100 5 0 New South Wales, 3$ p.c., 1933 ... 99 15 0 New South Wales, 3 p.c., 1935 ... 96 2 6 Victoria, 6$ p.c., 193040 104 17 6 Victoria, 6 p.c., 1932-42 101 10 0 Victoria, 4i p.c., 1940-60 ... ... 101 7 6 Victoria, 54 p.c., 192949 96 0 0 Victoria, 3 p.c., 1920-40 91 10 0 -Queensland, 6 p.c., 193040 106 0 0 Queensland, 5' p.c., 1940-60 101 0 6 Queensland, 3 p.c., 1922-47 90 17 6 South .Australia, 34 p.c;, 1939 ... 101 2 0 South Australia, 3 p.c., 1918, or after ... ... ... 77 10 0 West Australia, 6 p.c., 1930-40 ... 101 5 0 ‘West'Australia', 34 p.c., 1920-35 ... 101 2 6 West Australia, 3J p.c., 1915-35 ... 101 0 0 Tasmania, 34 p.c., 192040 100 0 0 -Tasmania, 3 p.c.; 192040 ... ... 97 0 0