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Greymouth Evening Star, 4 September 1934, Page 9

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GOLD AND EXCHANGE. [BY OABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIOHT.] LONDON, August 3. Gold 141/7, Dollar 4983, franc 74J. RUGBY, September 3. The advance in the price of gold, which on this morning’s fixing was 2d up at 141/7, established a new high record, due to the movement of exchanges in the interval since Saturday’s fixing. The price included a premium of 2/3d ovei’ the dollar at 4.98 7-Bths and of 6d over the franc at 745. BEEF DEARER. [PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, September 3. A further increase of one half-penny per pound, the second increase wit.h’in a fortnight, in the wholesale price of beef, takes effect from to-day. STOCKS AND SHARES. CHRISTCHURCH, September 4. Sales: N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid) 19/-, Beath and Co. (1/- paid) 9/G, Dunlop Perdriau Rubber (cum. div.) 20/7 (G), Nokomai 3/10 (4), Waihi Grand Junction 4/6, 'Worksop Extended 1/8, Stafford Sluicing 1/3 (2). Reported: Nokomai 4/4. AUCKLAND, September 4. Sales: Mahakipawa 1/-, Gillespie’s Beach and Golden Dawn 1/11, Mataki 2/4, King Solomon 4/1, Farmers’ Trading 6/2, Bartholomew Timber 15/-, Commiercial Bank 15/10, Kauri Timber IS/-, Auckland Gas 25/-, Waihi 33/-, Zinc Pref. 35/9, Bank of New Zealand 47/5, 47/G, Union Bank £9/11/6, Gisborne. Sheepfarmers’ 6J £99; Bonds Stock 1940 £lOB, Amalgamated Brick 71, £lOl. DUNEDIN, September 4. Sales reported: Dominion Fertiliser 20/-, Nokomai 3/11. D.O.C. pref 25/-. WELLINGTON, September 4. Sales: ’Woolworth Ltd. G9/-. Gillespies Hid. Dunlop cum. div, £ 1/0/8. GILLESPIE’S BEACH. DUNEDIN, September 3. Gillespie’s Beach dredge return for last week was 21oz 2dwt for 132 hours’ work. MATAKI DREDGE. AUCKLAND. September 3. The Mataki dredge return for the week ended September 2 was 45ozs. for 132 hours’ working.