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Hawera Star, Volume LI, 3 September 1931, Page 7

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j ARMY MEAT SUPPLIES, j BEEP FROM DOMINION. . (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph | Copyright.) f LONDON, Sept. 1. . Four firms, all supplying Australian j and New Zealand frozen beef, obtained the War Office half-yearlv contract jior 6000 tons. I , BUSINESS IN SHARES. DO AIINI ON QUOTATIONS. I Auckland. September 2.—Sliaremarket- sales: Government Bonds, 1937. 3} i !‘cr cent-.. £96: Commercial Bank of J Australia, 13s (xl : Bank of New ZcaI land. 44s 3d. 44s 6d (two parcels), 44s j° 1 : South British Insurance. 50s 6d ; i Westport Coal. 23s 6d; Auckland Gas, ;335; New Zealand Farmers’ Fertiliser > 7 Os : Robinson Ice Cream, 16s 6d ; Cori nish Point 7id. j Christchurch. September 2.—-Sales on I exchange: New Zealand Government. per cent, inscribed. 1937. £95 12b f: d. £95: Commercial Bank of Austra13s 6d. 13s sd: Bank of New Zeab’nd'. 44s 6d; Goldsbrough, Alert, 18s 1 d': New Zealand Guarantee Corpora-} ■’' ■n 4s 9d; Beath and Co. (Is paid). I •y _ 2:1; Mount Lyell. 16s 9d; Cornish i Point. 6d. King Solomon, 2s 5d (two . ”areels); Okarito, 9s 7d. 9s 6d (four : mu-eels). 9s 5d (two parcels) ; Golden - I’oint (Is paid). Is 2-J-d (four parcels). , Sales renorted: New Zealand Government. 5-> per cent, inscribed, 1933. *97 12,s 6d: 5-J per cent, bonds. 1937. £95 15s; £95 17s Cd: Commercial Bank of Australia . 18s 6rl: New Zealand Guarantee Corporation. 4s 10c! - Bank of New Zealand, 44s 6d.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES'. JAPS’ DEMAND INCREASES SYDNEY. Sept. 2. A total of 10.166 bales of wool was offered to-day. 7572 ’being sold at auction. also 6SOS privately. The market w«.s firm at the former levels of the week, with increased demand by the Japanese. Faulty lilies were irregular and hard to quit. Greas v Merino made to 1 2:fd.

j SKINS AND HTDES. * STRATFORD SALE. i | The monthly sale of sheepskins and | hides was held at Stratford on Tuesj day. the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., reports. The market, in sympathy with the overseas and Wellington markets, showed a further decline. Dry sheepskins and salted skins were easier. Hides were in good demand. Buyers were fairly well represented. The catalogue comprised 1002- sheepskins, 620 hides and 11 packages of tallow. ' All wool is being held Over until later in the season. Prices realised , on Tuesday were: Dry sheepskins.—Crossbred pelts, damaged, id per lb; ditto, quarterwoolled. dead, torn and damaged, £d to lid per lb; ditto, lialf-woolled, sound, 2Jd per lb; ditto, half to three-quarter-woolled, dead and damaged, lad per lb; ditto, three-quarter-woolled. sound, 2Jd per lb; ditto, fullwoolled, sound, 2-Jd per ]h; ditto, fullwoolletl, torn and damaged, ltd petlb;’ ditto. hoggets, sound, 2d. 2Jd per per lb;’ditto, lioggcts, torn and damaged. IA-d per lb; ditto, double fleece, Id per lb. Salted sheepskins.—Crossbred pelts, half-wool led, sound, lid each; three-quarter-woolled, sound, Js 6d. I s 8d: full-woolled, sound, Is lid: hoggets, sound, Is, Is sd.

Hides. —Calfskins, slipy, Id per ]b: cut. ‘2d; light, isonnd. 3d; firsts, sound Id; heavy, sound, 3{d : ox. 331 bto -1411 j, 23d per lb; -151 bto 521 b. 2jjd per lb; 531 b to 591 b, 3fd per lb; 601 b to 601 b. 3§d to 3|d per lb: cow. 331 b to 391 b. 2id per lb; cow. 331 b to 391 b. 21 d to 2|d per lb; -101 b to 481 h, 2;,‘d to 2ld per lb; over 491 b. 21 dto 2Jd per lb: kip. 251 b to 321 b. Id to 2.1 d per lb. Tallow.—ln tins, 6s per cwt: in drums. 6s per cwt. boss on woollen imttjls. KATA POT COMPANY ',S YE AT?. CHRIST CIITHtGIL Sept. 2. The annual report of the Ivaiapoi. Woollen 'Company shows a loss has been made on the year's operations of £36,272. after providing £SOOO for depreciation and £2700 for bad and doubtful debts. The directors attribute the bad result of the year to the worldwide fall in prices of raw products, the low prices for woollen goods and the loss sustained through the Hawke’s Bay earthquake. The deficiency is being made good h.Y transferring from the general reserve £20.000. from the land and income tax fund £10,500, an<d from the debts reserve £2700. The preference dividend will absorb £39-11, leaving £355 to be carried forward,