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Northern Advocate, 18 May 1934, Page 2

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PIG SALE VALUES AT PUKEKOHE. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, Tin* Day. Pl<>s r-nini' forward in If-ss 1 linn average numbers, and compel it lon was verv la-on, stales the report of Hie New Zealand I.oan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., in ennneMion with lan offering at Pukekolie yesterday. ! Baeoners wore in keen demand, and i values improved considerably ou late I: quotations, while porkers remained I j firm. Choppers brought from 23/ to | 70/; extra heavy baeoners, 03/ to 73/; iheavy prime baeoners, 00/ to 01/; I medium, 33/ to 30/; light, 4 1/ to o f/; ■ lieavy porkers’, ‘lB/ to -I."-/; medium, |.TV to 07/; light, 23/ to 02/; large j stores, 10/ to 21/1; slips, 10/ to 18/; II best weaners, 11/ to 18/; others, -1/ to MO/. NEW ZEALAND FRUIT PRICES IN LONDON. ' LONDON, May .10. Now Zealand apples whk-h arrived by the Port, Chalmers sold as follows: —Cranny Smith, 12/ to IT/; Delicious, 7/0 to 12/; Dunns, 8/ to 11/; London Pippins, 7/(1 to 0/; Jonathans, 8/ to 0/. The Sultan 'Star’s Xew Zealand pears (eases) realised: .Josephine, IT/ to 13/; Winter Cole, 11/0 to 14/G; CHontmoreean, 12/ to 12/0, MT. LYELL MINING NO INTERIM DIVIDEND. (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) WELLINGTON, This Day. j The Stock Exchange Association has received the following cablegram from the Mt. Lyoll Alining and. Railway Co., Ltd. —“The directors regret that owing to the continued low price of copper and interruptions to productions caused by a shortage of rainfall, the mining operations during the six months ended March <TI were carried on at; a. loss, and no interim dividend can bo paid.” WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION larger net profit. DIVIDEND DECLARED. - —— - (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. Cabled advice received from London by the Auckland attorney, Mr R. G. Milligan, is to the effect that the accounts of the Waihi Grand Junction Gold Company, Ltd., for Hie year ended December 31, 1933, disclose a net profit of £13,771. This compares- with £12,211 earned in 1932, and £.11,843 in 1931. The amount, brought forward from Hie previous year was £3033, making available £1(1,804. The directors recommend payment of a dividend unchanged at Id a share, free of income tax, which will absorb £O9OO. Income, lax provision requires £2037, and it is proposed to transfer £3300 to dividend equalisation account, leaving £3701 to be carried forward. PRODUCE MARKETS SYDNEY AND ADELAIDE. * SYDNEY, May 17. Following are today’s quotations on the 'Sydney produce market; — Wheat: At country sidings, bulk, 3/111; bagged 2/, equal to about 2/74 and 2/7 ex trucks, Syduye. Flour, £ll 7/. Bran, £4 3/. Pollard, £3. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £7 10/; Victorian, £O. Onions, Victorian brown .Spanish, £3 30/ to £(!. Maize, yellow, 3/; white, 3/4. Adelaide prices arc:—Wheat: Growers’ lots, 2/4. Flour, bakers’ lots, £ll 10/. Bran, £5 3/. Pollard, £4 15/. Oats, 2/. Barley, 2/. GOLD AND SILVER LATEST QUOTATIONS. LONDON, May Kk . Pine gold is quoted today at £0 1(1/ an ounce, compared with'£o 10/04 yesterday. •Silver is quoted at 19 l-8d an ounce spot and forward, compared with .19 3-1 Gd, both positions, yesterday. The quotation for silver at per fn-e ounce is 20 3-Sd, compared with 20 13-Kid yesterday. BONDS AND SHARES SYDNEY DEALINGS. ■SYDNEY, May 17. On the Sydney Stock Exchange today lowered prices brought in buyers. Hanks were in great rei|uesl_, and Coin-leeiiwe.-illli bonds .were taken in fairly iarge parcels. The market maintained a strong undertone. Morning sales included: Common- | wealth I per cent bonds, 1911, £10(1 7/9; 1930, ClO9 3/; Commercial Hank of Sydney, £l7 10/; Hank of N.S.W., £32; Teeth’s Brewery, 13/; Anthony Hordern, 1(5/; Broken Hill Ply., 40/9. i Afternoon sales included: Hank of ,

N.S.W., £32; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l7 10/; National Bank, £3 paid, £(,i 10/; ditto, £lO paid, £l3 7/G; Tuion Bank, £10; Ausiralian General Insurance, 13/G; Mercantile Mutual, 22/(1; Colonial Sugar, £(53 2/(1; Associated News, 21/3; Howard Smith, 1 -l/G; Australian Gas, A shares, £8 l/G; Tooth’s Brewery, 43/3; Tnohey’s Brewery, 2S/9; Australian Glass, 30/9; Henry Jones, 32/9; Electro Zinc, 20/9; Meggitt’s, 22/3; Australian Iron and Steel, preference, 22/9; General Industries, preference, 23/0; Hoyts, A preference, 21/1; ditto, B preference, 14/1; Common wealth Wool, 21/3: Wilcox Moftbn, 13/2; Bill, Son and Badgery, 41/; David Jones, 1 1/; Newcastle Gas, A and B shams, 13/3; Mt, Morgan, 23/3; Broken Hill Ply., -10/9; South Broken Hill, 72/: Bulolo Deposits, 1/8; Rnwang Tin, 9/2; Rarang Concessions, 29/0; Tauali Blji, ! 18/0.