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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 239, 27 September 1930, Page 8

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BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.

(United Press Association—By CableCopy right.) (Received 26, 10.10 a.m.) London, Sept. 25. The Bank of England return is as follows:— Issue Department.

Proportion of reserve to liabilities —55.2 per cent. Short loans—2 per cent. Three month bills —2 1-32 per cent. FRUIT MARKET. BURBIDGE’S REPORT. Meirs W. Burbidge and Co., Wellington, report prices for the undermentioned lines sold to-day as follows :— Apples: Delicious 7s to Us, Sturmers 6s to 12s, Ballarats and Washingtons 8s to 10s, Granny Smiths 6s to Bs. > Pears: Winter Coles and Nelis 7s to 10s, P. Barrys 7« to 8s bushel. Vegetables: Near potatoes 3d to 4d lb, green peas Is 2d lb., New laid eggs Is 2d, others Is Id per dozen; separator butter, lOd to lid per lb; walnuts 8d per lb. FEILDING STOCK SALE. FeilcUng, Sept. 26. Heavy rain interfered with the stock sale to-day. The yarding, except for fat sheep, was smaller than at previous sales, and prices generally were easier, though dairy springing heifers commanded good prices. Fat sheep.—Hoggets: Woolly heavy 295, good 26s to 275, fair 22s 3d, light lines 17s 7d to 19s 6d, shorn hoggets 17s 9d, b.f. hoggets 16s 9d to 17s 9d. Fat ewes: Maiden 22s to 235. Shorn ewes: Very good 22s fid to 235. others 15s 4d to 16s. Older ewes: Woolly, to 235. Fat two-tooths: Heavy 215 s 3d, good weights 22s to 235. Fat wethers: Heavy good condition 28s to 30s, good weights 24s 7d to 25s 6d, lighter 18s. Stores—Wether hoggets: Very good 19s 4d, medium 14s Id to 14s 3d, twotooth ewes 21s 6d. Dairy cattle. — Springing heifers (best offering) £l4, good £9 12s to £9 ss. Cows (in milk) £7, second ealvers £6 10s. Springing cows (poor) £6 10s. Fat cattle.—Extra prime Hereford heifers £l3 ss. Mixed colours, bullocks of medium quality £l2 ss. APLEY CLEARING SALE. Williams and Kettle Ltd., report having held a most successful clearing sale on account of Mr P. L. Wright, Apley Station, when they offered the whole of tho live and dead stock, also a quantity of furniture to a very largo attendance of the public. Competition throughout was spirited and everything sold at very satisfactory prices. Following are some of the sales made:—449 4th ewes 21s lOd, 170 ewe hoggets (small) 13s, 177 4yr ewes 14s 9d, 300 ewe hoggets 21s 6d, 190 at 23s 2d, 233 6th ewes 22s 9d, 4-6th ewes 225, 133 Syr ewes 8s 6d, 63 wether hoggets Bs, 119 cull 2th ewes 10s 6d, 412 2th ewes 22s 7d, 225 4-6th ewes with lambs at foot 255, 94 syr ewes do. 19s 3d, 223 4yr ewes do. 225, 73 2th ewes do. 24s fid, 157 4-fith ewes do. 2Gs, 62 2th ewes 255, 26 3yr P.A. steers £9, 57 P.A. cows with calves £7 15s, 18 P.A. yearling steers £5, 12 2-yr P. A. heifers £6 2s 6d, 18 yearling heifers £4 ss, 5 empty cows £3 10s. Implements and furniture made ruling market rates. CLEARING SALE AT HAUMOANA. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held a successful clearing sale yesterday at Haumoana on account of Mr J. Robertson. There was a fair attendance of the public. Prices realised were:—l springing cow £5,1 cow (in milk) £lO, 1 cow (second calver) £ll, 1 cow (fifth calver) £ll, 1 second calver) £lO, 1 cow (fifth calver) £ll, I at £lO 10s, 2 calves 17s, 3 at 13s fid, 1 aged gelding £l3 10s, 1 registered mare £27 10s, 18 purebred S.D. ewes and lambs £2, 1 purbred S.D. ram hogget £4 14s 6d, 1 at £1 Is, 1 ram hogget £1 Is, 1 stud 2-shr. Romney ram 35gns., 6 purebred ewe hoggets £1 Is, 3 S.D. ewe hoggets Jgn., 2 shearling do. 10s 6d, 2 ewe hoggets 19s, 58 m.a. ewes and lambs 25s 2d. Sundries sold at satisfactory prices. TAKAPAU STOCK SALE. The various brokers report as follow on the Takapau sale, held yesterday:— Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.— 107 cull m.s. hoggets 8s sd, 37 m.s. hoggets 16s Bd, 1 dairy cow (third calver) £lO 2s Cd, 1 dairy cow (in profit) £8 15s, 1 empty cow £4 10s, 1 store Jersey cow £2 7s fid, 1 Hereford cow (in calf) £3 ss, 1 empty cow £3, 2 yearling Jersey heifers £3 1 dairy cow £7 2s Cd. Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—63 weth er hoggets 17s 3d, 4 at 13s 6d, 29 ewe hoggets 19s 9d, 2 springing heifers £5 ss, 1 springing heifer £7 ss, 1 springing cow £8 15s. Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd.—l sprining heisEer £5 15s.

Notes in circulation In banking department £ 355,768,997 60,535,904 Total .. t 416,304,901 Govt, debt 11,015,100 Other Govt, securities 232,890,504 Silver Coin 4,465,499 Other securities These four items, constituting the fiduciary issue, total 260,000,000 Gold coin and bullion 156,304,901 Grand total 416,304,901 Banking Department. Proprietors’ capital 14,553,000 The rest 3,738,398 Public deposits 13,310,231 Other deposits, bankers 64,173,863 Other accounts 34,194,900 Seven day and other bills 2,281 Total 129,972,573 Govt, securities 41,056,147 Other securities and discount advances 5,672,138 Securities 21,586,045 Notes 60,535,904 Gold and silver coin ... 1,122,339 Total ,...._ 129,972,573