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Evening Star, Issue 22233, 10 January 1936, Page 8

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NEW GUINEA GOLD SHARES. ' 1 —— Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 9. (Received January 10, at 2 p.m.) New Guinea Gold shares are quoted at 4s 4§d. BEET SUGAR. Press Association —By Telegraph-Copyright , LONDON, January 9. (Received January 10, at 1 ip.m.) Beet Sugar.— February, 5s Ikd. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (British Official Wireless.) Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright RUGBY. January 9. (Received January 10, at 1 p.m.) The following are the mean closing rates: — Paris, franc to £1 ... New York, dollar to £1 4.9PJ Montreal, dollar to £1 £"“4 Brussels, belgas to £1 Geneva, franc to £1 nvn Amsterdam, florin to £1 Berlin, reichmarken to £1 - Milan (nominal), lire to £1 ... Stockholm, kroner to £1 ix -0 "* Copenhagen, kroner to £1 “ Oslo, kroner to £1 ... Prague, kroner to £1 ... ooe, Helsingsfors, marks - to £1 „ Madrid, peseta to £1 iinf ' Lisbon, escudo to £1 «Athens, drachmae to £1 ... ... “u ♦Bucharest, lei to £1 Belgrade, dinars to £1 Warsaw, zlotys to £1 ... ■■■ *Rio de Janeiro, pence to milreis Buenos Aires, pence to dollar ... ■» ♦Montevideo, pence to dollar ... 09 9-10 Bombay, pence to rupee 18 9-b^ Shanghai, pence to doll* JOS Hongkong, pence to dollar ... ... toi Yokohama, pence to yen It 1-lb Batavia, florin to £1 „ ♦Sellers. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. Pr«w Association— By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 9. (Received January 10, at 1 p.m.) The following is, the Bank of England return: —

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

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SYDNEY. January 9. . Wheat.—At country Ridings bagged and bulk 3s l*d. equal to about 3s Bd, ex trucks Sydney. Flour, £l2_l2s 6d. Bran. £5 us. Pollard. £5 10s. . Potatoes. Tasmanian, £8 IDs; others £6. * . Onions. Victorian Globe, £9; Queensland. £9. Maize.—Yellow, 5s 9d. ADELAIDE, January 9, Wheat.—Growers’ lots, 3s 7£d, Flour.-—Bakers’ lots, £l2 10s. Bran. £5 2s 6d. Pollard. £5 7s 6d. Oats.—Algerian, Is 9d. Barley. Is lOd. MELBOURNE. January 10. Ylleceived January 10. at 1 p.m.) Wheat.-3s BRI to 3s BJd. Flour, £l2 10s. , Bran £5. Pollard. £5 15s. Oats. 2s Id to 2s 2d. Barley.—English. 2s lOd to 2s 101 d. Potatoes. £7 to £7 10s. Onions.—Globes, £6 10s to £6 15s. .WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 9. (Received January 10, at noon.) Wheat: Cargoes are dull. Parcels are easier. Futures: London —January. 31s lid : May. 31s 2d. Liverpool— March, 6s 51 d; Ma 3 -, 6s 3d; July, 6 s 3d. The'spot trade is steady. Australian, ex-ship, 33s 6d. Flour: Australian, ex-store, 23s 3d to 23s 6d. • . Oats are quiet. Algerian, 1/s 6d to 18s; A Gartons, 20s 6d to 21s. Peas and beans: No demand. Quotations are nominal. Chicago wheat futures: May, 101 J cents per bushel; July, 88J; September, 87J. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 9. (Received January. 10, at 2- p.m.) Butter is irregular following the over rapid rises. Danish, 1265. Choicest salted New Zealand, 965; Australian, 965; unsalted. New Zealand, 102 s to 104 s; Australian, 102 s. Cheese ia easier. New Zealand white, 56s to 575; coloured, 60s. Little Australian is offering, and quotations are nominal.

BRADFORD MARKET. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 9. '• (Received January 10, at 11.30 a.m.) Bradford, tops market is firm, with rather more doing. Quotations: Merinos —Seventies, 34d per !b; sixtyfours, 32d ; sixties, 31d. Cross-breds— Fifty-eights, 25d; fifty-sixes 20)d; fifties, 16d ; forty-sixes, 14d ; forty-fours. 13d. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright

BLACKWATER MINES. The December report of Blackwater Mines Ltd. states that 3,050 tons were crushed, yielding 1,307 fine ounces of gold from all sources, the value of which, taking gold at 141 s per fine ounce; was £9,215. Working expenses were £5,233, leaving a working profit of £3.982. Development expenditure was £345 and capital expenditure

—Issue Department.— Note issue in circulation £405,600,000 Bank department Government securities^ 04,01 )U,UW 246.400,000 1.400.000 1.100.000 Other securities Silver coin, —Banking Department.Rest Public deposits Deposits Other accounts ... 3,500,000 11.300.000 107,800,000 36.800.000 Government securities 84,400,000 Discount and advances 21,300,000 Other securities Notes hi reserve 13.100.000 55.300.000 Rate of reserve to liabilities is 35.44 per cent. Bank of England discount rate rcmains unchanged at 2 per cent.

LONDON, January 9, (Received January 10, at 1.30 p.m.) Consols, 24 per cent £86 10 0 Funding Loan, 4, 1969-90 ... War Loan. 3g ... 117 10 0 ... 106 0 0 Conversion Loan, 3g Victory Bonds, 4 ... 108 • 0 0 ... 116 0 0 Commonwealth, 5, 1945-75. ... ... 110 11 3 Commonwealth, 3g, 1936-37 ... 102 5 0 Commonwealth. 3j. 1948-53 ... 103 5 0 Commonwealth, 4, 1943-48 ... 10J 15 0 Commonwealth; 31, 1956-61 ... ... 99 12 6 New South Wales, 3£, 1930-50 ... 100 11 3 New South . Wales, 4g, 1935-45 ... 101- 3 9 New South Wales, 5, 1935-55 ... 102 7 6 Victoria, 3, 1929-49 ... 98 15 0 Victoria, 4J, 1940-60 ... 105 3 9 Victoria, 5, 1945-75 ... ... ... 110 2 6 Queensland, 3, 1922-47 ... 98 15 0 Queensland, 5, 1940-60 ... 107 12 6 South Australia, 3, 1916 (opM 88 12 6 South Australia, 5, 1945-75 ... 110 1 3 West Australia, 4, 1942-62 Tasmania, 3g, 1920*40 ... ... ... 102 15 0 ... 102 10 0 Tasinania, 4. 1940-50 ... 102 16 5 New Zealand, 4£, 1948-58 ... ... 108 12 6 New Zealand, 34. 1940 ... 102 11 3 New Zealand, 6. 1935-51 ... ... 101 1 •3 New Zealand, 3,. 1945 ... 101 11 3