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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 February 1937, Page 8

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SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

[BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.)

SYDNEY, February 15.

At the wool sales 12,925 hales were offered, 11,250 were sold at auction, and 1080 privately. There was good competition for free, well-grown wools, prices for which were about on a par with last week’s closing levels. The market otherwise was from par to 5 per cent, lower. Chief support came from Japan and Yorkshire. Greasy merino sold to The average price last week was £22 12/7 a bale, or 18.9 per lb. STOCKS AND SHARES. CHRISTCHURCH, February 16. Sales: Commercial Bank of Australia 19/2, Bank of New South Wales (cum. div.) 36/-, Bank of New Zealand 40/3, Goldsbrough Mort 38/1, Loan and Mercantile (ord. stock) £45, New Zealand Refrig. (£1 paid, cum. div) 20/4, Anthony Hordern 20/11, Broken Hill Proprietary 84/6 (4), 85/-, 85/1, 85/3, 85/1; Broken Hill Proprietary (contr.) 74/-, 74/9 (4), Colonial Sugar £42/15/-, Electro Zinc (pref. cum. div.) 58/6 (5), G. J. Coles £5/10/-, £5/9/9 (6), £5/9/6; Mount Lyell 45/9 (7), 45/10 (5), 45/11, 45/10, 45/11 45/10 (2) Mount Morgan 16/11 (6). Reported: 4 per cent, inscribed' 194346 £lO2, Broken Hill Proprietary (late sale 15th) 83/9; G. J. Coles (late sale 15th) £5/11/6 (2); Waldas Shoes 28/9. Unlisted: Woolworth’s (Sydney ord.) £B/11/-, Woolworth’s (W. A.) £7/5/-, Woolworth’s (Sydney ord.) £B/11/6. AUCKLAND, February 16.

Sales, morning call:' Taranaki Oil 2/9, Brick 10/8, Mount Morgah 16/11, Bank of New Zealand 40/6, New Zealand Insurance 62/-, Glass 93/-, South British 99/-, E.S.A. Bank £6/7/6, Bank of New South Wales £36, Brick 1944 £lO4/5/-. Sales: Noon—'Kauri 23/10, Bank of New Zealand 40/6, Breweries 59/9, Broken Hill 85/6, Glass 93/6, Coles £5 9/-, Woolworths (Sydney) £8 12/-. WELLINGTON, February 16.

Sales: Broken Hill £4/5/-, Dunlop 19/1, Coles £5/9/6, £5/9/9, Bank of. New Zealand 40/5, New Zealand Breweries 59/4J, Broken Hill con. 7?/3, Morris Hedstrom 30/- Electro. Zinc ord. 56/10. DUNEDIN, February 16. , Sales: Bank of New Zealand 40/5, Commercial Bank 19/3 (two), Associated News (Pref) 23/9, G. J. Coles £5/9/6, Mount Lyell 45/5 (late yesterday), 46/- (four), Electrolytic Zinc .(Ord) 57/6, Okarito 4/2, Waimumu 11M (two). SYDNEY, February 16. Sales: Comm. Bank of Sydney £22 14/-; Bank of New South Wales £37; United Insce. £ll/10/-; Australgas A new £7/8/-; Toohey’s 37/3, Tooth’s 577’3; Associated News 24/7B; British Tobacco 52/9;/ Broken Hill Pty., 86/-, ditto new 73/6; David Jones 45/6; ditto new 27/10J, Electrolytic Zinc 57/-; Coles £5/11/-; James Stedman 17/9; Morris Hedstrom 30/lft. MOONLIGHT. The Moonlight Goldfield Company, Ltd., reports that the wash-up at the company’s claim, reported yesterday, was 760 z. for 300 hours’ sluicing.