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Evening Star, Issue 22619, 10 April 1937, Page 17

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PRICE OF GOLD. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 9. (Received April 10, at 1.15 p.m.) Fine gold is quoted at £7 Is 9Jd per oz. SEARCH FOR GOLD. WAIPAPA BEACH RETURN. Messrs W. A. Mitson and Co., secretaries of the Waipapa Beach Gold Dredging Company Ltd., report advice of a washup of 560 z Idwt for 132 hours. DOLLAR AND FRANC. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 9. (Received April 10, at 1.15 p.m.) The dollar is quoted at 4.89. The franc is quoted at 109 J. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. The Bank of New Zealand has received the following' advice from its London office as at the close of business yesterday:— “ Frozen Meat. —The market for wethers is rather easier. Larger supplies of ewes have caused prices to weaken. For lambs the market is weaker but first quality light seconds remain firm. Trade generally is slow. Quotations : —Wethers —Light, 4|d to 5Jd; heavy, 4Jd to 4Jd. Ewes, 3fd to 4|d. Lambs: Twos, 7d to 7^d; eights, 6fd to 6|d; fours, 6fd to 6£d; seconds, 63d to 7id.” METAL MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, April 9. (Received April 10, at noon.) Copper: Standard, £65 10s 9d per ton; forward, £65 3s lid Electrolytic; Spot, £/0; forward, £7l 10s. Wire bars, £7l 10s. Lead; Forward, £27 10s; spot, £27 10s. , p Spelter: Spot, £2B 6s 3d; forward, ■£2B 10s Tin: Spot: £277; forward, £273 12s 6d. Silver: Fine, 21 l-16d per ounce; standard, 22jd. ]?ig iron. Home trade, £4 Is 5 export, unquoted. Antimony: British, £BB 10s; foreign, £66 10s. , . .. Molybdenite, £1 19s (nominal) per unit. Wolfram, £3 6s. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland. —Westport - Stockton, 2s Id; Martha Mine, 19s 6d; Kauri Timber, 23s 6d; Dominion Fertiliser, 245; Electrolytic-Zinc, 60s 6d; Broken Hill, 84s and 83s 3d; Australian Glass, 935; South British Insurance, 93s 6d; Cole’s, £5 Is : Union Bank, £ll 5s 6d; Bank of New South Wales, £37 12s 6d; Commercial Bank, 19s 6d. Christchurch.—Government 4 percent. inscribed stock (1943-46) £lO2 ss: Commercial Bank of Australia, 19s 6d (2); Bank of New Zealand 43s 9d (4); National insurance, 18s; New Zealand Guarantee Corporation (rights), Is 10d (2) • New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 8s lid; Broken Hill Proprietary, 83s (2); G. J. Coles (cum div.) £5 0s 9d; Mount Lyell, 46s lid, 46s lOd. Reported: New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 9s; Hume Pipe (Aust., late sale yesterday), 20s 3d; Mount Morgan, 17s sd; Hume Pipe (Aust.), 20s Id; White’s Electric. 4d; Woolworths (Sydney, 'ord.,cum div.), £7 4s 9d, £7 5s £7 5s 6d; Woolworths, Sydney (rights) 925, 92s 3d. 92s 6d. 935. 92s 9d, 935! Wellington. —Mount Lyell, 465.