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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20627, 1 December 1941, Page 2

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*: EXPORT SCHEDULE LAMB RATES. REVISED CONCESSION PASSED ON Followin': the announcement of a reduction of id per lb in the works charges on lambs made by the Gisborne Refrigerating Company, Limited, district meat exporters have increased their schedule rates fpr.lamb by a corresponding amount. The revision will be made retrospective to the beginning of the season’s operations, anu will apply to stock kilted at the Tokomaru Bay works as well an to that killed at the Kaiti works.

This increase is in addition to the j <l per lb. announced on Saturday on lambs and wethers as from the beginning of the season, and the lamb schedule now reads as follows: ’Down Xbd. Prime— d. <l. 23/3611) 31 7 1 37/421b 7 ii 7* 43/501b 61 6t 01/S6ll> .. .. 5.j 4:| Seconds—--23/361b 7? 37/581b 65 Tokomaru Bay rates are ,fd lower than the above rates, with a maximum of 7Jd on Southdown lambs.

WOOLWORTHS (N.Z.), LTD

Reserves of Woolworths (N.Z.), Limited, as shown in the balance-sheet for the year ended October 1, total £103,767, including £11,137 carried forward in the profit and loss account after payment of the year’s dividend of 14 per cent. Capita) amounts to £672,603. Assets, including goodwill, total £1,616,200, against £1,308,1)85. Investment in the New Zealand Government .War Loan. 1953, amounted to £105,150. Stocks on band and in transit at £515,603 show an increase of £125.194. AUSTRALIAN SHARES (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) SYDNEY. Nov. 28. I,ending industrial shares were inclined to droop on the Stock Exchange to-day on limited trading, owing to the unsettled international outlook. Sales included:— Cornmer. cial Banking Sydney, i’lo 16a: Bank Now South Wales, £25 7s; Bank Aust i n Lena. £3 3s; Bradford Cotton, 27s lid; Lustre Hosiery, 20s 3d: Peters. 19s 9d: Woolworths (New Zealand), 14s Hid; Meggitts. 30s; Winehcombe Carson, 24s 9d; Electrolytic Zinc, 495.