Farming and Finance
UNOFFICIAL LIST,
CHRISTCHURCH SALES.
Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Unlisted sales on 'Change: Woolworths, Sydney (ord.), 91s 9d (5). Listed stocks on ’Change: New Zealand Government, 4 per cent, inscribed, 1952-55, £111; Comm. Bank of Aust., 16s 3d; Comm. Bank Sydney, £l6 2s 6cl (2); Bank of New Zealand, 49s 3d (5); • Reserve Bank, £6 10s 3d; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), 21s lid; Woolworths, New Zealand (ord.), £9 15s (2); Alexander (15s paid), 16s 6d, 16s 8d (2); Big River, 2s 2d (3), 2s 2)d; Goldfields Dredging, 6|d (2); Kildare, 3s; Lawson’s Flat, 3d; Mount Lyoll, 17s 9d; Mount. Morgan, .3Ss Sd; Nokomai,. 2s-
3d; Okarito, 7s 5d (2); Skippers, sd. Sales reported: AVaimakariri Kiver Trust, 4-i per cent., 1/10/65, £IOO 10s; Comm. Bank (prof.), £0 17s; Southland Frozen Meat, 7Ss; Goldfields Dredging. 71 d. PRICE OF GOLD. A SLIGHT I-’ALL. LONDON, March 5. The price of gold is 147 s 101 d per fine ounce. Per oz. s. d. March 4 14S !) March 2 140 10A March 1 145 1 February 2S 144 1 February 22 140 0J February 5 142 14 February 1 142 4 March 5 (1934) .... 130 -10 STERLING AND DOLLAR. THE POUND RECOVERING. LONDON) March 5. Sterling exchange, London on New York, 4.70 5-S dollars. Dollars to £l. March 4 4.74-i March 2 4.79 March 1 4.53 13-10 February 2S 4.55 13-10 February 27 4.50 1-10 February 20 4.56 13-10 February 25 4.86 J February 1 4.87 1-10 January 1 4.94 3-10 March 1 (1934) .. .. 5.0 S DOLLAR RATES. The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar-stcrling rates yesterday, which arc subject to alteration without notice: — U.S.A. Canada. Dols. Dols. Conversion of dollar bills received for collection and sale of dollar drafts and telegraphic transfers .. 4.73 4.80 Purchase of dollar bills 4.77 4..84 Oil a New Zealand currency basis these rates arc equivalent to:— U.S.A. Canada. Dols. Dols. Selling — T.T 3.79;- 3.85} On demand .. 3.80 f 3.55; Buying— On demand .. .. 3.SCJ 3.92 - WOOL AVAILABLE. LONDON MARCH SALES. LONDON, March 5. The quantity of wool available for the March series of London sales to open on Tuesday next will be 109,500 bales, including new arrivals; Australian, 33,000 bales; New Zealand, 43,000 bales. It is expected that. 128,000 bales will be catalogued. LONDON WHEAT PRICES. LONDON, March 5. Wheat cargoes are quieter, owing to lower Winnipeg closing rates and some improvement in sterling. Australians are less freely oil'ered at an advance of 3d. Business .is reported for p'rompt. shipment of AVestralian to the Far East at about 25s 3d. Fair trading in Australians to the United Kingdom is leported and part Newton Beech sold at 25s 4id, and part Wcstralian ex unnamed vessel, April, in bags and bull;
Parcels arc quiet. Futures London April 20s 3d per quarter; June, 21s; Liverpool March, 4s Ski per cental; May, 4s 112 d; July, 5s 2d.
MAETON STOCK SALE
The N.Z. Fanners’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report an excellent sale at Martou ou Tuesday, when they yarded 3550 sheep, 30 cattle and 55 pigs. There was a large attendance and competition was keen ou every line submitted, some very line lilies of 2-tootli owes came forward and the, top price was secured by Mr. C. G. Gray for a pen of 2SO which realised 31s 3d. Mr. Honeyinan’s ew r e lambs realised ISs and his wether lambs 14s. The inquiry for good breeding ewes was well sustained right throughout the sale, forward rape Jambs also sold well with the exception of one pen of low-conditioned ewes, the whole yarding was disposed of under the hammer as follow: —On account C. G. Gray, 280 2-tooth ewes, 31s 3d. 94 at 295; on account Mrs. M. A. Carson, 62 at 29s 2d; ou account 11. N. Wicks, 140 at 28s Sd; ou account McLeay Est., 32 at 2Ss 3d, 19 4-th. ditto, at 27s sd; on account JL L. Gibson, ill 2-th’s 26s 6d, 31 small ditto, 2.15; on account. Edgar Gnlpin, 209 5-yr. ewes, ISs (id; on account D. Simpson, 250 ditto at 17s Id; on account W. Oldfield. 355 ditto, 18s 3d to 19s Id; on account A. Whale,.sl at 17s 6d; on account Ernest Galpiu, 343 w.f.w. lambs, 12s Sd, 44 woolly ditto, 11s, 76 mcd. shorn ditto, 9s, 5S small, 7s Gd; on account A. Honeyman, 95 owe lambs, ISs, 102 wether ditto, 14s, 41 m.s. ditto, 10s Id; account H. P. Gaisford, 73 b.f. lambs, 13s; account W. Oldfield, 123 ditto, 15s 3d, 244 at 12s 7cl, 39 at 10s Id; on account lb E. Beckett, 140 small wether lambs, 9s. Fattening cows sold from 7s 3d, 7s Gd, 7s 9d to 11s; small lambs to 7s lOd; culls, 3s; S.D. rams, lgn. to 4gns.; aged rams, 7s; woancr pigs, extra good, 10s; medium sorts, 4s Gd to ss; cows with calves at foot, £2; store cows, 15s. *
STOCK AND SHARE MARKET. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1935. Wellington Stock Exchange. Morning Call. Buyers. Sellers £ s. d.- £ S. d N.Z. Govt, Loans•1 p.c. Bonds, 15/1/ 1937-40 .. 4 p.c. Bonds, 102 0 0 — 15/6/1052-55 .. 110 10 0 — u p.c. Bur. Bonds, 15/9/1947 .. .. 34 p.c. Ins: >Stk., 105 5 0 105 15 0 15/5/1938-49-53 106 15 0 — 4 p.c. Ins. Stk., 15/1/1937-40 .. 4 p.c. Ins. iStk., 102 5 0 - 15/4/1946-49 .. 4 J5.c. Ins. Stk., 10S . 0 0 — 15/6/1952-55 .. 110 10 0 111 5 0 Local Bodies Debentures— Wanganui City, 4£ p.c., 1/11/39 Other DebenturesN.Z. Farmers’ — 105 10 0 Co-op., D.S., 1940 S 4 0 0 Wright, Stephen97 5 0 . Banks — Australasia* .. .. Com. of A ust. 11 1 0 11 10 0 (wd.) Com. of Aust. 0 16 0 0 16 3 (prof.) .. . . .. Com. Baling. Co., — 10 0 0 Sydney — 16 10 0 National of N.Z. Nation, of A’asia. S 9 O 10 0 6 5 15 0 Now South Wales 29 0 ' 30 5 0 New Zealand .. New Zealand, D 2 0 “ 9 9 0
Long Term 1 11 0 — Financial — Abraham & Willianis (pref.) .. — 4 3 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. 0 5 11 0 G 2 N.Z. Loan and Mere., ord. stk. — 4.1 0 0 Wgtii. Invest., TV \ and A 0 [1 6 0 9 1) Gas — Auckland .. .. I 7 3 1 7 9 Gisborne — 0 12 (j Wgtn. (ord.) 2 2 (i 2 4 0 Wgtn. (pref.) .. i (1 0 — New Plymouth . .> — 7 10 0 Insurance— New Zealand 3 7 G :i S 0 Queensland .. .. — o 0 0 youth British .. — 4 15 0 Meat Preserving— N.Z. Eefrig. (£1) 0 1!) 3 0 19 s N.Z. Kefrig. (10s) 0 S 30 0 <) 0 Southland .. .. 3 10 0 4 0 0 Transport— Huddart - Parker (ord.) * .. .; .. — 1 IS 9 Union S t e a m (pref.) — 1 7 9 Coal— Taupiri ... .. .. — 0 IS o Westport .. .. — 1 2 0 Westport ■ Stockton .. .. .• 0 0 0 — Timber — Kauri 0 10 0 0 19 G Taupo, pd., pref. — 1 •1 0 Breweries — N.Z. Breweries .. 2 10 o 10 9 Staples and Co. .. 1 10 0 — Tooth and Co. .. 2 8 3 2 9 3 Toohcy’s i S 5 i 9 G Miscellaneous — Aust. Glass .. .. — 3 0 British Tobacco (Aust.) * .... i 17 0 i IS 5 Broken Hill Pty. 2 11 0 —’ Colonial Sugar .. -10 10 0 41 O 0 Consol. Brick and Pipe — 0 9 10 Dominion Pcrtiliser 1 1 10 •— D.l.C. (paid, ord.) 0 111 0 — D.I.C. (pref.) .. 1. r 0 l 0 0 Dunlop - Pcrdriau 0 is 5 0 IS 10 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 i 0 — Elect-roly. Zinc (8 p.c. pare pref.) 5 1 14 G — Henry. Jones Co-op. — 1 1G 0 Howard Smith (ord.)* 0 15 0 0 15 G Mount Lyell .... — 0 IS 0 N.Z. Drug .... — 4 0 0 N.Z. Newspapers — 1 14 li Prestige, New Zd. (pref.) 1 1 0 1 3 G Woolworths, N.Z. 1) 10 0 9 17 G Farmers’ Trading (ord.) — 0 7 9 Milburn Lime .. o 2 0 ■—
Anthony Hordern — 0 IS 0 Mining— Alexander (eont.) — 0 IS 0 Big River .. .. 0 2 1 0 2 3 Blackwatcr .... 1 11 (j ■— Brian Bom .. .. 0 0 2 0 0 Si Central Shotover — 0 0 7 Consol. Goldfields 0 15 r> — Gillespie's Beach 0 1 7 0 1 King Solomon .. 0 3 0 0 3 11 Okarito .. .. .. 0 7 0 0 7 h Wailii — - u Mt. 1 IS c — * Cum. div . f Ux. div. First call, this day, sale report c d: Union Bank, £S 11s,
Buyers, Sellers. .V 55. d. r s. d. WoolworMis, Ltd. Vacuum Products — •i 12 U (JOs paid) Vacuum Products — 0 S G (5s paid) .. .. Matters (N.Z.), — 0 ■’ ° Ltd Sout li Pacific 0 G 0 0 12 0 Mortgage .. .. Procera Bread, 0 9 6 1 4 0 Vender .. .. — 0 13 G Fuller • Haywards Argo Gold (Is DS 0 0 paid) — 0 1 G Kilbirnie Theatre N.Z. AVoolpaeks 0 15 0 (£i) Crown Theatre .. 0 11 O 0 0 12 15 G 0 Brnnne r Collicries Deb. — ICO 0 fi Frozen Products 0 12 G 0 17 G
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 55, 7 March 1935, Page 8
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