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Evening Star, Issue 22974, 3 June 1938, Page 12

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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 2. (Received June 3, at 1 p.m.) The following are the latest quotations of Government securities:—

BANK OP ENGLAND RETURN. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 8. (Received June 3, at 1 p.m.) The following is the Bank of England return: — —lssue Department.— Note issue in circulation £484,900,000 Bank department 41,500,000 Government securities 188,400,000 Other securities 600,000 Silver coin —Banking Department.— Rest 3,200,000 Public deposits 24,900,000 Bankers’ deposits 102,800,000 Other accounts 35,500,000 Government securities 109,700,000 Discounts and advances 8,900,000 Other securities ... 20,000,000 Notes and coin ... 42,300,000 Ratio of reserve to liabilities is 25.94 per cent. The Bank of England discount rates remain unchanged at 2 per cent. BULOLO SHARES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 2. (Received June 3, at 12.30 p.m.) Bulolo shares are quoted at 100 s. BRADFORD MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 2. (Received June 3, at 1 p.m.) The Bradford market is easier and business is very unsatisfactory, buyers being reluctant to purchase more than is absolutely necessary. Merino; 70’s, 27d; 64’s, 25id; 60 r s, 24Jd. Crossbred: 58’s, 31}d; 56’s, 19jd; 50’s, 17d; 46’s, 16id (nominal); 44’s, 16Jd (nominal). SHARE QUOTATIONS. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 2. (Received June 3, at 1 p.m.) Share quotations: Clutha Riverbuyers Is 7Jd, sellers Is lOJd; Molyneux—buyers Is, sellers Is 3d.

RUBBER STOCKS. LONDON, June 2. (Received Juno 3, at 11.30 a.m.) Rubber stocks:—London, 57,303 tons; Liverpool, 29,220. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, June 3. (Received June 3, at 2 p.m.) Bonds: 4 per cent., 1947, £lO2 13s 9d; 1950, £lO3 6s 3d; 1961, £lO4. Shares; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £2O 13s; Tooth’s, Sss 6d; Australian Gas (A), £7 8s 6d; B, £7 9s 6d; British Tobacco, 495; Broken Hill Proprietary, 61s; Colonial Sugar, £47 15s; Electrolytic Zinc, 37s 6d. BEET SUGAR. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 2. (Received June 3, at 11 a.mi) Beet sugar, 5s Id. WHEAT AND FLOUR. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 2. (Received June 3, at 1 p.m.) Wheat cargoes are firm. Parcels are firmer. Futures: London—May, 36a 9d; November, 27s lljd. Liverpool— July, 5s 10Jd; October, 5s s|d; December, 5s s|d. The spot trade is quiet. Australian, ex ship, 34s 6d to 355. Flour is quiet. Australian, ex store, 24s to 255. Chicago futures: July, 69jf cents per bushel; September, 70J; December, 721.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, June 2. (Received June 3, at 1 p.m.) Butter, is quiet. Danish, 1245. Choicest salted New Zealand, 1225; Australian, 119 s to 120 s. Unsalted, New Zealand, 1245; Australian, 1225. Cheese; New Zealand, white and coloured, 70s; Australian, 68s 6d. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland. —First call; National Timber, 8s; Roller Mills, 19s 6d; Mount Morgan, 8s 9d. Unlisted: Whakatane Paper Mills (pref.), 9s 6d. Noon call: Farmers’ Trading, 21s; Westport-Stock-ton, 3s Id; New Zealand Bonds (194346), 4 per cent., £lO2 los. Christchurch. —Bank of New Zealand, 44s 9d; New Zealand Breweries, 42a (4); Booth, Macdonald (pref.), 2s; G. J. Coles, 81s 9d; Woolworths Properties (rights), 3s lid (23); Grey River, 12c; Broken Hill South, 27s lid;

Mount Lyell, 235; Rawang Tin, 8s 6d Reported: New Zealand Breweries, 41» 9d Wellington—First call: 4 per cent. Stock (1949), £lO3 7s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, £2 4s 8d; Broken Hill, £3; Woolworths Ltd. (rights), 3s 10Jd. Reported: 3J per cent. Stock (193943), £IOO 6s (2); New Zealand Breweries, £2 Is lid; Taranaki Oil, 9s: British Tobacco, £2 7s 6d; Broken Hal, £3; Woolworths Ltd. (ord.), £1 0s 9d (2). Noon call: Union Steamship Company (pref.), 26s 6d; New Zealand Investment Mortgage, 9s 7d; New Zealand Breweries, 42s Id; Woolworths Ltd', (ord.), 20s 9d (2); Taranaki Oil, 9s, 8s lid; Woolworths Ltd. (fights), 3s lOd.

Consols, 2i p.c. ... ... £74 10 0 Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 ... 113 10 0 Assented War Loan ... 102 0 0 Conversion Loan, 3£ Victory Bonds, 4 102 10 0 111 5 0 •Commonwealth, 5, 1945-75 105 15 0 Commonwealth, 4, 1943-48 102 0 0 Commonwealth, 3j, 1948-53 98 17 6 Commonwealth, 3i, 1956-61 91 0 0 Commonwealth, 3, 1955-58 88 5 0 •New South Wales, 4$, 193545 96 12 6 •Victoria, 3, 192940 93 15 0 •Victoria, 4}, 1940-60 102 0 0 •Victoria, 5, 1945-75 105 10 0 •Queensland, 3, 192247 95 12 6 Queensland, 5, 1940-60 103 13 9 •South Australia, 3, 1918 75 12 6 •South Australia, 5, 1945-75 ... 105 12 6 •West Australia, 5, 1942-62 100 7 6 •Tasmania, 3j, 1920-40 •Tasmania, 4, 1940-50 100 11 3 100 2 6 New Zealand, 4$, 1948-55 100 15 0 New Zealand, 3i, 1940 98 15 0 New Zealand, 3, 1945 93 5 0 *Ex interest.