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Evening Star, Issue 21641, 9 February 1934, Page 12

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THE WOOL MARKET. PRICES IN SYDNEY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, SYDNEY, February 9. (Received February 9, at 1 p.m.) The wool prices current are:— ■ Greasy extra super, merino, to 31Jd. Greasy merino, best, 26d to 28d; good. 24d to 251 d; average, 22d to 23R1. Ditto, slight seed or burr, best, 23d to 24d; good. 21d to 22-Jd; average, 19d to 20d. Lambs, best, to 21|d. Comeback, best, to 28d. Cross-bred, best, to 26d. WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 8. (Received February 9, at 12.55 p.m.) Wheat; Cargoes quiet; parcels dull. Futures—London : February, 18s 1 Jd; April, 18s June, 18d 63d. Liverpool: March, 4s 2|d; May, 4s 4id; July, 4s 53d. The spot trade is quiet. Australian (ex ship), 23s to 245. Flour: Quietly steady. Australian (ex store), 17s 6d. Oats: Firm. Peas and beans: Quiet and unchanged. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. Pres* Association — By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, February 9. (Received February 9, at 2 p.m.) Stock Exchange sales: Bonds, 4 per cent., 1939, £lO5 2s 6d; 1941, £lO6 2s 6d ; 1947, £IOB 5s Id; Union Bank, £lO ss; Bank of New South Wales, £33 5s Toohey’s (New Zealand delivery), 28s 4)d; Tooth’s, 455; Associated News, 21s 3d; British Tobacco, 37s 3d; Dunlop Perdriau, 20s 4)d; Goldsbrough, Mort, 33s 3d; Henry Jones, 335. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. RUGBY, February 8.

G OVERNMENT, SECURITIES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 8. (Received February 9, at noon.) The following table gives quotations for Consols and colonial inscribed stock;— r.ftticftle 9i not< nanl I*7C 17 C

SALES OX ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Christchurch.—Dunedin City 5J- per cent Debentures, £lOl 15s; E.S. and A. Bank, £5 16s 9d; Bank of New South Wales (cum div.), £33 7s Od (2); Bank of New Zealand, 50s, 49s 9d; National Insurance, 18s 8d; Standard Insurance, 625; Canterbury Frozen Meat, £9 15s; N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid), 8s Id; Christchurch Gas (10s paid), 14s 3d; Dominion Builders’ Supplies, 3s lid; Dunlop Rubber, 20s 3a, 20s 2d (2) ; N.Z. Drug Co., 76s 6d; Nevis Diesel Electric, Is (2) ; Waitahus, 5s BJd. Reported : Bank of New South Wales (cum div.), £33 7s 6d; Dunlop Rubber, 20s 3d.

(-Received February 9, at noon.) Paris, franc to £1 ... ... ... ... 79 29-32 New York, dollar to £1 ... 5.01* Montreal, dollar to £1 ... ... ... 5.05 Brussels, belgas to £1 ... 22.03 Geneva,, franc to £1 ... 15.86 Amsterdam, florin to £1 ... ... 7.62* Milan, lire to £1 ... 58i Berlin, reichmarken to £1 ... ... 13 Stockholm, kroner to £1 ... 19.39* Copenhagen, kroner to £1 ... Oslo, kroner to £1 ... 22.40 ... 19.90 •Vienna, schilling to £1 ... 28* Prague, kroner to £1 ... 103* Helsingfors, marks to £1 ... ... 226* Madrid, peseta to £1 ... ... ... 37* Lisbon, escudo to £1 ... 109* Athene, drachmae to £1 ... ... 530 Bucharest, lei to £1 ... 515 Belgrade, dinars to £1 ... 230 Warsaw, zlotys to £1 ... 27.50 Rio de Janeiro, pence to milreis 4i Buenos Aires, pence to dollar ... 36* •Montevideo, pence to dollar ... 37* Bombay, pence to rupee ... 18 3-32 Shanghai, pence to tael Hongkong, pence to dollar ... ... 161 . ... 18 Yokohama, pence to yen ... ... 14 9-32 Batavia, florin to £1 ... 7.60 * Official.

Consols, 2£ per cent £75 17 Funding Loan, 4, 1960-90 112 5 0 War Loan, 3i, 192947 101 15 0 Conversion Loan, 3£ 102 7 6 Victory Bonds, 4 110 17 6 Commonwealth, 6, 1945-75 109 5 o Commonwealth, 5, 1945-75 102 11 3 Commonwealth, 3J,, 1936-37 100 2 6 Victoria, 3, 1929-49 91 15 0 Victoria, 3i, 1929-49 97 17 6 Victoria, 5i, 1930-40 102 0 0 Victoria, 5, 1932-42 102 3 9 Victoria, 4j, 1940-60 105 0 0 New South Wales, 3, 1935 ... 101 5 0 New South Wales, 3i, 1930-50 96 13 9 Queensland, 5, 1940-60 107 12 6 Queensland, 3, 1922-47 92 6 3 *Now Zealand, 4*. 1948-58 106 1 3 New Zealand, 1940 101 0 New Zealand, 3, 1945 96 10 0 New Zealand, 6, 1935-51 106 0 0 S. Australia, 3£, 1939 101 5 0 S. Australia, 3, 1916, or after 80 0 0 Tasmania, 3j, 1920-40 101 0 0 Tasmania, 3, 1920-40 99 5 0 W. Australia, 3i, 1920-35 101 10 0 W. Australia, 3, 1915-35 101 12 6 *Ex interest.