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Greymouth Evening Star, 26 June 1925, Page 2

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NATIONAL BANK (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.j LONDON, June 21. The National Bank of New Zealand after paying the staff bonus totalling £13,100, has a profit of £435,584. To premises account £40,000 is placed. A dividend is declared of 12 per cent, with a bonus of two per cent., tax free. To the Reserve Fund .£lO,OOO is being devoted, and to the pension and gratuity funds £9,000, while £167,697 is being carried forward. TALLOW SALES. LONDON, June 25. At the tallow sales, 1106 casks were offered, and 335 were sold, mostly at about a shilling decline. Mutton sold at s6s 6d to 43s 9d, and beef 46s 6d to 43s 3d. .GRAIN AND PRODUCE. ■SYDNEY, June 25. Wheat nominally is quoted: Bagged, 6s 4d ; bulk 6s- 3d ; oats, Tasmanian Algerian, 3s Bd, white 4s 6d to 4s 8d : maize (yellow) 4s 3d, white 4:;; potatoes, Tasmanian £9 to £10; onions, Victorian £2O, New Zealand, £l5 to 16. MELBOURNE, June 25. Wheat parcels 6/1, sellers 6/2. Oats milling 2/6 to 2/8, feed 2/4. Barley English 5/- to 5/6. Cape 4/-. Potatoes £7/5/- to £B/5/-. Onions £l6. HIDES QUOTATIONS MELBOURNE, June 25. At the Hides Sales, lights were oneeighth dearer. Others were firm and unchanged.