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Evening Star, Issue 22327, 1 May 1936, Page 12

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NEW ZEALAND LOANS. REFUNDING ARRANGEMENTS, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at 2 ip.m.) Cash applications for New Zealand 3 per cents, open and close on Slay 4. The conversion loan will open forthwith and close on May 11. Converters will receive a cash payment of 30s per cent. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at 11.30 a.m.) The following is the Bank of England return : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Note issue in circulation £416,900,000 Bank department 45,800,000 Government securities 247,700,000 Other securities ... 400,000 Silver coin ... /. 900,000 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Rest £5,200,000 Public deposits 7,500,000 Bankers’ deposits 104,700,000 Other accounts 39,000,000 Government securities 101,300,000 Discounts and advances 8,300,000 Other securities ... 12,600,000 Notes in reserve 46,700,000 Rate of reserve to liabilities is 30.87 per cent. Bank of England discount rate remains unchanged at 2 per cent. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at 11.30 a.m.) The following are the latest quotations of Government securities: —

* Es-intercst, WHEAT, FLOUR, ETC. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 29. ' (Received May 1, at 2 p.m.) Wheat: Cargoes steady. Parcels steady. . Futures;—London: May, 28s 4Jd; November, 28s 8)d. Liverpool: May, 6s OJd; July, 6s 2Jd ; October, 6s 2j}d. The spot trade is steady. Flour; Firm. Australian (ex store), 22s Od to 23s Cd. Chicago futures; May, 99 J cents per bushel; July, 874;. September, 853. BULOLO SHARES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at 1.20 p.m.) Bulolo shares are quoted at 130 s. NEW GUINEA GOLD SHARES. Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at 2 p.m.) New Guinea Gold shares are quoted at 3s 3Jd. BRADFORD MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at 11.35 a.m.) Bradford Tops.—Merinos: Seventies, 35d a lb; sixty-fours, 33d; sixties, 32d. Cross-breds: Fifty-eights, 26d; fiftysixes, 21icl; fifties, 16Jd; forty-sixes, 14id; forty-fours, 13.UJ. The market is firm and business small. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, May 1. (Received May 1, at 1.30 p.m.) This morning’s sales: Bonds—3J per cent.. 1942, £lOl ss; 4 per cent.. 1944, £lOl 17s 6d. Bank of New South Wales, £33 10s; Tooth’s, 53s 3d; Broken Hill Proprietary. 61s 3d. now £36s 6d; Colonial Sugar, £42 ; Henry Jones, 41s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Preii Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, April 30. Wheat.—Country sidings, 3s 2Jd, equal to about 3s 9d, ex trucks, Sydney. Flour, £9 15s. Bran and pollard, £6 ss. Potatoes. Tasmanian, to £10; others, £B. Onions.—Victorian brown, £ll 10s. Maize, 4s 4d. ADELAIDE. April 30. Wheat.- -Growers’ lots, 3s 7d. Flour.—Bakers’ lots, £9 12s Gd. Bran and pollard, £6 ss. Oats,—Algerian, Is 9d and Is lOd. Barley, about Is lid. MELBOURNE, May 1. (Received May 1, at noon.) Wheat, 3s lid. Flour, £9 12s 6d. Bran, £6 ss. Pollard. £6 ICs. Oats, 2s 2§d and 2s 3d. Barley. English. 2s 6d. Maize, 5s and os 3d. Potatoes, £8 os and £9. Onions.— Brown Spanish, £9 ss; Globes, £8 10s to £S 15s.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON. April 30. (Received May 1, at 11.30 a.m.) Butter: Quiet. Danish, 102 s. New Zealand and Australian salted and unsalted, all 88s. Cheese; Strong. New Zealand white, 53s Gd and 56scoloured, 54s Cd. Australian white, 53s (kl; coloured, 52s 6d. BEET SUGAR. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copy right LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at 1 p.m.) Beet sugar, ss. PRICE OF GOLD. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at noon.) Fine gold is quoted at £7 0s 9-ld an ounce. DOLLAR AND FRANC. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 30. (Received May 1, at noon.) The dollar is quoted at 4.94 and the franc at 75. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Christchurch.—Bank of Australia, 20s Id; National Insurance (cum div.), 19s; Colonial Sugar, £4l 12s 6d; Greater Crystal Palace, 9s 6d; Upper Watut, 7s. Reported: National Bank of New Zealand, 755, Auckland.—Morning call: Northern Steam, 6s 10dj Brick, 9s lid; Macky, Logan, 255; Kauri, 23s 3d; New Zealand Breweries, 52s • Whitcombe and Tombs, 70s; Coles, 73s 3d; E.S. and A. Bank, £6 6s; City 31 per cent. Loan, £94; Auckland Harbour (19-41), £lO-1 10s. 10s. Noon call: Golden Crown. 8s 3d: Dominion- Breweries. 22s 3d; Bank of New South Wales, £33 7s Cd; Colonial Sugar, £4l 17s 6d; New Zealand Stock (1952-55), £104; City Loan 1 1944-63), £lO5 ss; Auckland Harbour (1955), C l OS.

Consols. 2j per cent . £85 10 0 Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1969-80 .. * Assented War Loan 117 10 0 . 105 15 0 Conversion Loan, 3j 107 10 0 Victory Bonds, 4 (ex div.) ... . . 115 10 0 Commonwealth, 5, 1945-75 . 112 1 3 Commonwealth, 3j. 1936-37 ... . . 104 7 6 Commonwealth, 4, 1943-48 ... . . 102 0 0 Commonwealth, 3jj. 1948-53 ... . . 104 8 9 Commonwealth, 3(, 1956-61 . 100 3 9 Commonwealth,' 3, 1955-58 ... . . 94 10 0 New South Wales, 3j, 1930-50 .. . 101 6 3 New South Wales. 4£. 3935-45 .. . 101 18 9 Victoria, 3. 1929-49 ... ... . , 99 3 9 Victoria, 4J, 1940-60 ... ... . , 106 17 6 Victoria. 5. 1945-75 ... ... . . m 17 6 Queensland, 3, 192247 ... ... . . 99 7 6 Queensland, 5, 1940-60 . 108 0 0 South Australia, 3, 1916 (opt.) . . 89 7 6 South Australia, 5, 1945-75 . 112 0 0 West Australia, 4, 1942-62 . 103 17 6 Tasmania, 3j, 1920-40 103 15 0 Tasmania, 4, 1940-50 . 103 7 6 New Zealand, 4£, 1948-55 ... . . 108 17 6 New Zealand, 3;. 1940 ... . . 104 2 6 New Zealand, 6, 1936-51 ... . . 101 10 0 New Zealand, 3, 1945 . 102 8 9