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Grey River Argus, 27 May 1935, Page 7

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(Per Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, .May 25. Sales: 200 Comm. Bank Aust. 15s sd; 150 Bank N.Z. (c.d.) 50s; 200 Goldsborough 29s 3d (2); 100 N.Z. Brews, (c.d.) 52 s 6d (2); 100 A nth Hordern 17 s 6d; 200 Br. Tobacco 38s (id 38s sd; 50 Br. Hill Pty. 55s 9d; 100 Dunlops 16s 3d; 1252 Sun Newspapers 6s. 6s Id, 6s 2d, 6s 3d, 6s sd, 6s 6d, 6 S 7d (4); 1000 Skippers 2d 1'2): 100 N.Z. Brews. (rd. I 52s Sd; 200 N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid) 8s lid; 50 Woo I worths (Svd. ord.) 90s. AUCKLAND, May 25. Sales; Maori Gully Is 9d; Farmers’ Tiading 7s 9’.d; Commercial Bank 15s 3d; Union Steam £1 7s 6d; Waihi £2 0s 3d; Bunk of New Zealand £2 10s 'id; New Zealand Insurance £3 Ils 3d; Loan ami Mercantile £32 10s : Government Stock, 1940. £lO4 12s 6d; Auckland Citv, 1966, £lO7 WELLINGTON. May 25. Sale; Bank of New Zealand £2 10s 9d. DUNEDIN. Mav 25. Sales: New Zealand Insurance £3 10s 10d; New Zealand Refrigerating 9s; Sun Newspapers 6s; New Zealand Brewelies £2 12s. WELLINGTON, May 25. Dairy produce prices have been fixed o n the basis of butter 9 ? |d; cheese sd; equivalent l to 79s Sd a cwt and 44s a cwt. e..i.f.e. The Stock Exchange ha s been adv'spcl that New Zealand Breweries. I.td , have declared a final dividend of 34 per cent., making an unchanged rate of 7 per cent, for the year ended March 31st. The dividend is usually naid in July. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT FOR SWEDEN (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, May 25. The Sydney “Sun-Herald” representative understands that. Swedish tariff duty reductions are to apply to Australian apples. ENGLISH WOOL SALES. LONDON. May 23. At the iwool sales. 10,398 bales were offered, including 4998 New Zealand. A total of 5450 Australian and New Zealand was sold. New Zealand greasy crossbred, Paroa, top 94d, average 74d. Slipe half-bred lambs, Eclipse, top 14M1, average 13 3-Sd. The sales closed firm, but in gome cases prices were slightly below those of the highest scries. Compared with the March closing rates, greasy merino s were 15 per cent, dearer and scoured 12’. per cent. Al) crossbreds hardened thia u-jh out, 12 l ,d slipe.s 19(1, after touching 12M1. The total catalogue was 112 854 bales. Sold: Home 42.000 Continent 55.500, United States 1,000. Held: 71,00(1. 'Total Australian sold 46.000, New Zealand 33.500. Home and France compel('d actively throughout. ?Jorma ny was rather restrained. Russia took a fair quantity. At Bradford business was restricted by the high quotations. Seventies. 29d. sixty-fours 274(1. sixties 260. fifty-sixes 184 d. fifties l td, fortv-sixes lid, forties 100.