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Northern Advocate, 9 June 1933, Page 3

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SALES OF WOOL j FIGURES FOR ELEVEN MONTHS I | INCREASED QUANTITY. i I (Special to ‘‘NorUieru Advocate,”) I AUCKLAND, This Day. j According' to figures compiled by I Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., a j total of ddSjT-l!) hales of wool was Isold in the Dominion during the past eleven mouths muled May. The quaillily sold in the corresponding period of ,1 93 1 -32 was -171,0dd, the increase this year being N7,L'i?‘) hales. The quantities offered in the two periods was (528,07)2 and 581,098 hales respectively. At Auckland tiS,2OO hales were offered, and d0,22."i sold, compared with an offering of 71,353 hales and the sale of -10,EM in the corresponding perio 1 of 1931-32. In .May the total offering was ISO? bait's, of which ISnl hales were sold The total offering in Auckland, comprising 2ld bales, was sold. The total export of wool from New Zealand for the eleven month's period ended May was 7ti.>,ot!d j hales, as against t IMS ,f> < >1) hales in the -corresponding eleven months of lfi;ll-;i2. Shipments from Auckland and Opna totalled (12,-lIS hales, as against (10,900. During May 4(1(5.°. hales were shipped from Auckland and Opna, as against: 10,902 hales in April. BONDS AND SHARES. AUBT.fiALTAN TRANSACTTONS. -SYDNEY, June S. On the Sydney Stock Exchange loj day most investments outside Commonwealth bonds were strong and active, and the market continued buoyant. Morning sales included: Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 19(51, £lO3 TV; Bank of N.S.W., £32; Associated News, 9/5; ditto, preference, 10/41; British Tobacco, 3(5/11; Dalgety, £S 10/; Goldsbrongh Mori, 2(5/9; Henry j Jones, 39/(1; Howard Smith, 10/4; WilI cox Molflin, 8/; Wlnehcomhc Carson, 23/9; Tooth's Brewery, 38/71. Afternoon sales included: Bank of N.S.W., £3l 17/(1; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l7; Union Bank, £8 10/; Australian Gas, £7 5/; Associated News, 9/3; ditto preference, 19/41; Australian Glass, 10/3; British Tohac co, 3(5/; Dunlop Pcrdrean, 18/111; Goldsbrongh Abort, 20/(5; Howard Smith, .10/(5; Henry Jones, 39/(3; Electro Zinc, 20/3; Wilcox Mofflin, S/; Morris Hedstrom, 17/(5; Standard Cement, 14/; Broken Hill Pty., 34/71; South Broken Hill, do/; Common wealth 1 per cent bonds, 1938, £lO3 10/3; 1941 and 1944, £lO2 17/0; 1950. £lO3 a/; 19do, £lO3 17/0; 1957, £lO2 12/(5; 1959, £lO2 2/0; 1901, £.103 12/6. Melbourne sales included: Bank of N.S.W., £.32 7/0; National Bank, £d paid, £0 S/; English, Scottish and - Australian Bank, £d 1/; Goldshrough 1 Mort, 20/(5; Australian Glass, dO/3: Adelaide Sleam, 22/d; Australian Iron 1 and Sloe], preference, 14/; British Tobacco, 30/; Herald and Weekly j 1 Times, d7/3; Dunlop Perdreau, 18/9; ! : Electro Zinc, 20/1; North Broken Hill, 1 Sl/0; South Broken Hill, 54/8. PRODUCE MARKETS. I SYDNEY AND ADELAIDE. SYDNEY, .Time S. Following are today's quotations on the Sydney produce market:Wheat: Market is lifeless, with ample supplies. Bulk is on offer at 3/3, and bagged at 3/21. in country. Trading is of small proportions. Growers , are marking time and not prepared to do business at the present rates. Flour, £lO d/. Bran and pollard, fid. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £0 10/ to £7; ictoria, £(!. Onions, Victorian brown Spanish, £(!; Globes, fid. Oaten hay, £7 10/. Maize, yellow' and white, 4/3. Adelaide prices are: Wheat, grow'ers' lots, 2/101 to 2/11. Flour, bakers' lots, £8 Id/; bran and pollard, fid 2/(5; oats, 1/9. GOLD AND SILVER. LA TEST QUOTATIONS. LONDON, June 7. Fine gold is quoted today at £(i 2/ an ounce, compared with £0 2/(5 yesI erday. Silver is. quoted at 19 3-lOd an ""nee spol, and 19 Id forward, com par"d with 19'd, both positions, yesterday. The quota!ion for silver at per fine ounce is 20 11-Kid, compared with 20,01 yesterday. BRITISH WAR LOAN. DECLINE RECORDED. (British Official Wireless.) RUG BA’, June 7. Uar Loan, 31 per cent., is quoted today at £9d I.S/9; compared with £99 •V vest erday. | EIGHT MILLION LOAN. BRITISH ELECTRICITY. LONDON, June 7. The Central Electricity Board is issuing a loan of £8.0(10,000 at 31 per cent ini ('rest. The issue price is £9.3 10/. The loan will be redeemable in 1903-9::. j