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(Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, October 17. Sales, final call for week: Kauri 24s 6d; Zinc 16s, pref. 48s fid; Stock. 37/40 £lOO 10s; Selfridge’s (new) 34s 3d. WELLINGTON. October 17. Sales; Union Steam 36s 3d; Consol Brick 10s; British Tobacco 465; Broken Hill £3 18s 9d; Woolworth’s (N.Z.) .£6 ss, £6 4s; Woolworth’s Ltd. £5 17s. £5 17s 9d. The directors of the Bank of Now Zealand announce an interim d v dend of Is a. share on ordinary shares, and of 3 J per cent, on the D long term mortgage shares. The amounts wiJ 1 be ta New Zealand currency, <>n December 12. Both rates are unchanged. The board of directors of the. National Bank of Australasia, Ltd., has decided to pay on November 20 an interim dividend on both classes of shares for the half-ycpr ended September 30. 1936. at tdie rate of 5$ per cont. per annu.ni. • DUNEDIN, October 17. Sales; Bank of New Zealand 39' lOd* National Bank of New Zealand 60s;' Alt. Lyell 32s fid. Reported; National Insurance 18s lOd; Broken It'll Pty. 78s 6d; Aft. Lyell 32 s 6d (2); Gillespie’s is 6d. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY. October 15. The lists in connection with the Bristol Corporation 3 -per cent, loan of (£3,000.000, issued at 99). closed within five months of the opening. LONDON October 15. The butter market ’s erratic. No Australian cheese i« offering. Quotations are; —■ Butter: Danish 1225; Now Zeataml choicest salted 90s. unsalted 100 s; Australian choicest salted 965. 975. unsaltod 100 s. Choose. New Zealand white 67s 6 ; l 68s. coloured 655. 65s 6d. CHRISTCHURCH, October 17: Sales on ’Change: £420 Govt. 4 per cent, stock. 1937, £lOO Jss (21; 500 N.Z Guarantee (c.d.) 5s 6d (2); 100 Kaiapoi Wool (17s paid) (ex dv.) 14s fid: 50 Aust. G-’a'is 955; 100 Gonso 1 . Brick 10s Id; 50 Electro. Zine (pref.) 48s 6d; 100 Gen. Industries 19s 3d; ,"O G J. Coles (rights) 34s 9d- 100 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 19s 4d; 25 Woolworth’s (N.Z ord.) £6 4s; 10(1 Atafc. Mine" (15s paidl 1(1s: 500 Golden Point Id; 250 Alt. Lyell 32s Rd (3); 100 Rawan"lVn 9s 24d; £lOOO Govt. 4 per cent stock. 1949. £lO4 10s ; 275 Broken Ti ll Pty. (rights) 2- 6d; 100 E'ectro. Zine (ord. I;itc 16th) 47s Id: 500 Gillespie s Is 6d: 50 Alt. Lyell (late 16th) 32< 7d. ' Unlisted stocks (reported!; 100 Skifridge’s (old. lata IGth'i 31s 3d: 25 Woo’worth ("Svd.. ‘'rd J £•’ Iss 3d. LONDON, Oetob-’r 16. The Bri.ti-h Wool F'derattan his sent a letter to Mr Jordan on the subject of Now Zealand’s n<-w woolpacks. Mr Jordan has issued a stateinont that be is g’vtag imnicd’ata consideration to tho representations.