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Evening Star, Issue 23100, 28 October 1938, Page 12

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CONSOLS AND STOCKS, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 27. (Received October 28, at 1 p.m.) Government stock markings show verj

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN Frets Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 27. (Received October 28, at 1 p.m.) Tjjp following is the Bank of England return: — —lssue Department.— Note issue in circulation £482,500,000 Bank departmfnt 43,900,000 Government securities 188,900,000 Other securities 100,000 Silver coin —Banking Department.— Rest 3,100,000 Public deposits ... ... 25,100,000 Bankers’ deposits .100,400,000 Other deposits _ 35,500,000 Government securities 107,600,000 Discounts and advances 4,100,000 Other securities 21,600,000 Notes and coin 45,300,000 Ratio of reserve to liabilities is 28.14 per cent. The, Bank of England discount rates remain unchanged at 2 per cent. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 27. (Received October 28, at 1 p.m.) Butter is firm and steady. Choicest salted New Zealand, 114 s; Australian, 110 s. Unsalted New Zealand, 116 s; Australian, Ills. Cheese is quiet. New Zealand white and coloured, 70s 6d ;' Australian white and coloured, 68s 6d and 68s 9d. SYDNEY STOCK. EXCHANGE. FreM Association By Telegraph—Coprngiv SYDNEY, October 28. (Received October 28, at 2 p.m.) Bonds: 4 per cent., 1938, £lOl 11s 3d); 1941, £lO2 10s; 1944, £lOl 12s 6d; 1953, £lO3 6s; 1959, £lO2 12 6d. Shares: Bank of New South Wales, £3l ss; Bank of Australasia, £lO 6s; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £2O; Associated News, 21s 6d; Anthony Hordern, 15s 6d; Austral Glass, 99s 6d; British Tobacco, 48s 3d; Henry Jones, 495; Huddart, Parker, 49s 6d. SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland. —First call: New Zealand Insurance, 52a 6d; Renown Colleries (pref.). 2s 3d; Alloys Steel (Australia), 9s 3d; Colonial Sugar, £4B 10s; Martha Mina, Us 6d; Mount Morgan, 10s 9d; Stock (1938-52), £100; City of Auckland (1944), 4i per cent., £lOl 5e (2). 12.15 call: Northern Steam, 3s 9d; New Zealand Breweries, 40s 6d; Burns, Philp, 535; Colonial Sugar, £4B 5s (2) ; Dunlop Perdriau, 20s 6d (21; 1.C.1. (pref.). 22s 8d; Woolworths (New’ Zealand). 19e. ■ „ T Wellington.—First call: LC.I. (pref.), £1 2s 6d, £1 2s 7d; Dunlop Rubber (pref.). £llßs sd; Broken Hill, £2 17s 9d (4). Reported: David Jones, £1 14s lOJd; Morris, Hedstrom, £1 6s 7id; W. R. Carpenter, £2 3s 9d; Woolworths Ltd. (ord.), £1 0s lid; North Broken Hill. £2 11s 6d. Noon call: Broken Hill, 57s 9d (2). Christchurch. —New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), 17s (2); Woolworths (New Zealand), 19s; Woolworths Holdings, 14s lOd, Reported: National Insurance (late sales yesterday), 16s, 15s 6d. Unlisted: Woolworths Properties, 14s sd.

■wide mean quotations. Consols, 24 £72 3 9 Funding Loan 4, 1960-90 108 18 9 •War oLan, 34, 1952 yy 0 0 Conversion Loan. ij. 1961 yy 10 0 Victory Bonds, 4 .. •. 107 12 6 Commonwealth, 5, 1945-75 ••• lUb a 9 •Commonwealth. 4, 1943-48 ... 99 10 0 Commonwealth, 3j, 1948-53 ... 97 15 0 Commonwealth, 31, 1956-61 ... 88 10 0 Commonwealth, 3, 1955-58 88 10 0 New South Wales, 34, 1930-50 93 19 9 Victoria, 3, 192949 ... ... ... 92 I) 0 Victoria, 4J, 1940-60 101 7 6 Victoria, 5, 1945-75 ... 105 2 6 Queensland, 3, 192247 93 2 6 Queensland, 5, 1940-60 101 8 9 South Australia, 3, 1916 (opt.) 105 5 0 South Australia, 5, 1945-75 ... ■ 74 5 0 West Australia, 4, 1942-62 ... 99 1 3 Tasmania, 34, 192040 101 1 3 Tasmania, 4, 1940-50 ... 99 15 0 New Zealand, 44, 1948-58 ... 98 10 0 New Zealand, 34, 1940 99 10 0 New Zealand, 3 1945 91 8 9 •Ex interest.