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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 April 1937, Page 8

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WHOLESALE PRICE LEVEL [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIBELEBO] RUGBY, April 7. The Board of Trade index of wholesale prices for March shows the l ai £’ est recorded increase for any month since the upward movement began in June, 1936. The index was 3.3 per cent, higher than in February. RESERVE BANK WELLINGTON, April 8. The Reserve Bank figures this, week show a contraction of £106,200 in the note issue and a fall of £699,200 in demand liabilities to the State. Banks demand liabilities are £658,100 higher and others £467,500 higher. Other liabilities are £33,800 lower. Steiling exchange held shows an increase of £173,100. Coin is lower by £6600, and the amount outstanding in the dairy account is £282,600 smaller. Investments are higher by £453,400, and other assets are lower by £41,000. STOCKS AND SHARES. AUCKLAND, April 9. Sales: Taranaki.Oil 4/2, Mt. Lyell 45/6, 45/9, 46/-, Tooth’s Brewery 55/10, Glass 93/-, Broken Hill 83/4, Mt. Morgan 17/9, 17/8. Sales: Westport Stockton 2/1, Kaiapoi Woollei). Con. 5/5, Brick 9/1, Rawang Tin 12/6, Taupiri 16/9, Dunlop 20/9, Cement 35/-, Bank of New Zealand 43/7, Zinc 80/9, Broken Hill 3/6, Glass 93/-, Coles £5/1/-, Woolworth’s (W.A.) £7. DUNEDIN, April 9. Sales: Dunlop Perdriau Rubber £1 0/9 (2), Mount Lyell £2/6/6, £2/7/6, Mount Morgan 17/9, Wright Stephenson (pref.), £l. Dalgety £lO/17/6, N.Z. Refrigerating (paid), .19/6. Guarantee Corporation Rights 1/10, G. J. Coles £5/1/-, Mount Lyell £2/7/6. CHRISTCHURCH, April 9. Sales: N.Z. Government 4 per cent. Inscribed 1932-35 £lO3/5/-, Commercial Bank of Aust. 19/6, E. S. and A. Bank (Cum Div) £6/11/-, New Zealand Breweries 59/- (2), Broken Hill Ppty. 82/9, Colonial Sugar £45 (3), Electro Zinc (Ord) 59/6, 59/9, 60/-, Electro Zinc (Pref) 61/3, 61/6, 61/7, General Industries 20/5, 20/6, 20/8 (2), Wilcox Mofflin 13/2, Mt. Lyell 46/6, 46/9 (3), 47/3, 47/6, 47/9, 48/-, Mt. Morgan 17/6 (3). Reported: Woolworth’s (N.Z. Ord) £7/10/-, Waihi Grand Junction 4/-. Unlisted Sales: Woolworth’s (Sydney Rights) 90/3. WELLINGTON, April 9. Sales: Wellington Investment 9/6, Broken Hill 23/9, Mt. Lyell 45/6, Bank 0/6, Sharland ord. 19/-, Woolworth’s of New Zealand 4.4/-, 43/9, Coles £5 Ltd. rights 90/-. NEMONA' DREDGE The return from the Nemona dredge is 711 oz. for 127 hours, 16,000 yards. WORKSOP DREDGE The return from the Worksop dredge is 18oz. for 126 hours, 11,000 yards.