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SYDNEY SHEEP SALES [BY CABLE —PiIESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] SYDNEY, June 21. At the sale of stud merino rams today, 720 guineas was paid for the grand champion merino ram at the ent sheep show. AUSTRALIAN LOAN FAILURE. LONDON, June 2.1. The Australian Loan opened at ten shillings discount. The underwriters are believed to be left with iiitythre per cent, of the issue. The disappointing result of the Australian loan was not surprising, in view of the unsettled state of the giltedged market. The Australian Associated Press financial writer points out that the bulk of the original loan passed to the hands of the short term market, which meant the conversion issue had to attract fresh applicants, which was most difficult at the moment. GOLD AND EXCHANGE. LONDON. June 21. Gold 140/6V dollar 493 5-16, franc 110 7-8. SALE OF FARMING PROPERTY. A valuable farming property consisting of over 93 acres freehold and 401 acres leasehold adjoining, will be offered for sale by Messrs McMahon and Lee on the premises in Snowy Creek Valley on Monday, June 28, under instructions from Mr M. Flynn In addition, there is a five, roomed dwelling, oultbuildings etc. Forty-five head of mixed store cattle and 156 of store sheep will also be offered.
STOCKS AND SHARES
AUCKLAND, June 22
Sales: Bank of New Zealand 43/9, Broken Hill Proprietary 79/-, Mount Lvell 41/6. Mount Morgan 12/10. stock 15/2/ 43-TB 4 per cent. £lO7. £lO4/2/6. Sales: N.Z. Newspapers 35/6. Woolworths (N.Z.) £B. Mt. Lyell 41/6. Mt. Morgan 12/10. Unlisted: Hellaby’s (pref 7 per cent.) 23/6. DUNEDIN, June 22.
Sales: New Zealand Breweries (rights) £l/2/6, £l/2/9. Bank of New Zealand long £l/6/3. Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) £2/13/6, Gillespie’s Beach 1/5. CHRISTCHURCH, June 22.
(Sales: Comm. Bank of Aust. 18/4. N.Z. Breweries 47/9 (2), N.Z. Breweries (Rights) 22/6 (5), Staples Brewery 50/9 (2), Anthony Hordern 18/8, Broken Hill Propty 78/6. G. J. Coles £5 4/9. Wilcox Mofflin 13/3 (2), Big River 1/7. Mount Lvell (ex. div) 41/2, 41/3, 41/3, .41/4, 41/6 (2), Mount Morgan 12/10 (4), Waimumu Sluicing 6d. Reported: N.Z. Breweries 47/8 (2), G. J. Coles £5 4/9. Unlisted: E. Reece Ltd. (pref) 3/- (odd parcel), Woolworths (Sydney, ord.) £7. WELLINGTON, June 22. Sales: Guarantee Corp. 5/-. New Zealand Breweries 47/7, 47/8, Electro Zinc Pref. 55/6, Woolworth’s Ltd. Second Pref 28/-, Placer Developments 80/6, Dunlop 22/3. ■ RIMU DREDGE. HOKITIKA, June 22. Rimu dredge return to June 21 was 219.50z5, for 132 hours, 58,537 yards excavated. WATPAPA BEACH DUNEDIN, June 21. The Waipapa Beach report states that the dredge has been worked down on to the beach. Last week’s operations consisted of opening out. a working face for dredging. The wash-up on Saturday resulted in a return of 14oz Gdwt. for the. partial week. MATARI AUCKLAND. June 21. The Malaki Gold Dredging Company reports a telegraphed return for the week (tided Juno 20 of 25 ounces for 120 hours’ worl: and 7500 yards.
CLUTHA RIVER
DUNEDIN, June 22. Clutha, River return for the week ended June IS, was 150ozs, for 134 hours. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. Estates of a. value of .£338,139 were reported and accepted for administration by the Public Trustee during the month of May, compared’ with .£515,8 10 for Hie previous month. Grants of administration made bj' the Supreme Court in favour of the Public Trustee numbered 127 for the month. During the month 383 new wills appointing the Public Trustee executor were deposited for sate custody by living testators, and 326 existing wills wore revised io provide for changes desired by testators. The total number of wills now held in the Public Trust Office is 88,780.
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