VALUES ON STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20779, 23 January 1931, Page 7

VALUES ON STOCK EXCHANGE.

WOOL SALES PRICES.

AUCKLAND RATES YESTERDAY.

FORMER LEVELS COMPARED.

vi.« Triflr!* from Government loans and local body debontures includo redemption Subject to New Zealand Income lax. •Interim dividend passed.

WITHDRAWALS IN LONDON. OPENING RATES MAINTAINED. LONDON*. Jan. 21. At the wool sales 8447 bales were offered, including 1283 from New Zealand, and about 5000 wer o sold. There was a splendid selection of greasy Merinos, and a small supply of scoured Merinos and all New Zealand sorts. Ihe opening prices wct£ confirmed. I hero weio large withdrawals, as owners refused to meet the. market. The New Zealand greasy crossbred clip Ranui made 5Jd, to price, and average price.

SECOND AUCKLAND SALE. "PROMPT DATE " FIXED. " Prompt date" for the second Auckland wool sale of the 1930-31 season has been fixed for Saturday, January 31. It is too early yet to estimate the amount of the total pay-out, as sales of the passcd-in lots arc still being made.

CARLTON BREWERIES. LOWER PROFIT LAST YEAR. The accounts of Carlton and United Breweries, Ltd., Melbourne, for the year ended Juno 30 last, reflect the depressed trading conditions. 'lho net profit was £334,895, compared with £425,173 iri 1928-29. The distributions to shareholders were on a, reduced scale. Preference shareholders received £30,000, compared with £35,000 paid in the previous year, whilo tho year's dividend on ordinary capital absorbed £262,500, compared with £306.250 for the previous year. The distribution to vendor companies was £2500, and the balanco of £29,895 was added to the reserve fund. BIRKENHEAD GAS. NET PROFIT OF £1309. A net profit of £1309 is shown in the annual report and balance-sheet of the Birkenhead and Northcote Gas <'o., Ltd., for the year ended October 31, 1930. Iho sum of'£2B2o was brought forward from 1929, making £4129 available for distribution. A dividend of 5 per cent, was paid on the, ordinary shares, and the usual 3 per cent, on the preference shares. WELLINGTON GAS GO. PROFITS SLIGHTLY LOWER. The, 61st annual report and balancesheet. of tlxo Wellington Gas Company, Limited, shows that the net profit on the year's operations decreased by £5105 to £56,634 lis 3d, but against this there is all increase in the supplementary re* venuc of .C4OBI 13s. Last, voar the accounts showed only "interest received at £1772 10s, whereas in the current balance-sheet "interest and* rents" are shown at, £5854 3s 10d, making the total profit for the vear just ended £62,489. as against £63,512 in 1929. After pavmenl. ot the interim dividend of 4 per cent, on the ordinary shares, the year's dividend «»n the preference shares, providing for depreciation, also lor the debenture redemption lund. there remains £32.37.1 14s for appropriation which the directors propose to deal with as follows: —To the payment of a further dividend of 4 per cent., making 8 per rent, for the year. £11.152 Bs, and to carry forward £21,719 6s. .The declared profits and the appropriations for the last tlueo years have been as follows:lii'M 1929. 1930. Wrought forward . . £24.11 2 WW *21.8*0 Not profit .. 01.103 ()MOO is,-,.81,". £80,128 £94.370 Depi'ft'ill lion . . 21.000 22./09 ti'nnn Debenture fund .. 15.000 ~>,OOO 10.000 Dividends- .| l2 -23 ■1.228 Orel I S . . 22,305 22,305 22.305 Carried forward .. £22,G10 £'21,880 £21.710 The company's paid-up capital remains a I £353.370 aiul the mortgage debenture slock at £200.000. Sundry debts have decreased by £2164 to £36.437. The taxation reserve account stands unchanged at £15.000. The company's freehold property and e<|uipmcn! are valued at. £640,681. au increase o! £7488, while slocks are. higher by £3531 at £34,460. Amounts duo bv the company are lowci bv £2329 at £26 911.

MARKETING OF BUTTER.

INQUIRY IN LONDON. VALUE OF ADVERTISING. LONDON. Jan. 21. At the resumption of the inquiry into the marketing of butter, Mr. Davis, of the Dairy Produce Board, gave evidence that there was an increasing demand for Empire butter, as the result of publicity work.

THE MARKET BASKET. RETAIL FOOD PRICES. A GUIDE TO HOUSEWIVES. There were few changes in the retail prices of foodstuffs this week. Fish, although available in only moderate supplies on account of the restricted fishing areas workable, showed no increase in price, while meat prices also remained the same. Plums, and other stone fruits, registered decreases of a penny to twopence a pound. In the dairy produce section, lien and duck eggs rose by a penny a dozen and are now selling at Is 6d and Is 4d respectively. Following are yesterday's prices:— FRUIT. Strawberries, from lOd upwards; Canadian apples, 6 to 10 for Is; cooking apples, 3d and 4d per lb.; plunis, dessert, 4d to Sd per lb. ; plums, slewing. 3d and -Id per lb.; apricots, fid to Is per lb.; passion fruit. Is to Is -id per dozen; hothouse tomatoes, lOd to Is 2d per lb.; outdoor tomatoes, lOd to Is 2d per lb.; bananas, 4d and od per lb.; Australian Valencia oranges. 0 and G for Is : local lemons. Is to Is Gd per dozen; Culifornian grapefruit. Gd each; Californian oranges. 2s Gd to 3s fid per dozen; black currants, Sd to lOd per lb.; peaches, dessert. Is Gd to 2s fid per dozen; peaches, cooking. Is to Is Gd per dozen; local cherries. Is Gd to 2s per lb. : raspberries, Is 2d per 11).; Sydney pines. Is Id to 2s each; water melon, 3d and 4d per lb. VEGETABLES. Pol a toes, Blb. and 10lb. for Is; swedes. 2<l per lb.; pumpkin, 3d tier lb.; marrows. ■ld to S<l each; onions. 2d per lb. : French beans, 3d and Id per lb.; scarlet runner beans. Id per lb.; green peas, 3d und Id per lb.; cucumbers, hothouse, -Id to lOd each: cucumbers, outdoor. 'ld to yd each: lettuce, 2d and 3d each; cabbage, 3d to fid each; carrot, parsnip, radish, spinach, turnip, beetroot, leek, spring onions, I'd and 2d per bunch; rhubarb, 3d and Id per bundle. MEAT. Beef.—Sirloin, B{d per lb.; rump stcnlcr, Is Id; beef steak, Sd: rolled chuck rib, 7d ;. prime rib. Gd; wing rib, 7}d; corned round, Td ; tripe, Gd; dripping, 6d; suet and sausages, Gd: sausage meal, sd; gravy beef and shin meat, sd; topside and flank, Td. Mutton.—Leg, 7d; shank end, SJd: hindcnjarler, 7d; foreciuarter, lid: forequarter, shank end. od; shoulder, Gd ; neck. Gd; loin. Sd; neck and breast, fid; leg and loin chops. Od; neck chops, 7d ; flap. 3d : cutlets, trimmed. Is. Spring Lamb.—Leg, lid per lb.: loin. lOd; hindquarler, 10d; forcrjunrter, 7d. Veal.—Loin. 8d; shoulder, Gd ■ cutlets and veal steak, Is; forequarter, od. Pork.—Leg and loin, lid: foreloin with blade, Od : chops, Is; corned round. Sd; corned belly, lOd; sansnnes, £d. FISH. Schnapper, whole, fid per lb.; trimmed, fid; smoked, lOd; terekihi. whole, Id; smoked. 7d; kippered lillets, Is; Irevalli, whole, 2d; smoked, fid; John Dory, whole, Sd; fillets. Is: mullet, whole. Gd: smoked, 9d; flounder, Is; extra large flounder, JOd; dabs, lOd ■ lemon fish fillets, fid; silver strip, smoked, 7d; hapnku steaks. Is; wines, smoked, Sd; moki steaks, Gd: kingfish pteaks, Gd; cod. emoked. Is fid: Rurnard. whole. 3d; barriicoutn. whole, fid; smoked Sd; frostfish. whole, -id; hake, whole, Gd: kippers, Scotch. Is a pair: crayfish, up to 211)., 10d; 2lb. to 3J.11>., Scl; 341b. to 51b., Gd , over 51b., 2 s each; rocs, smoked. 2s I'd per lb.; mussels, fresh. Is fid dozen: pickled, Is fit) a bottl?: rabbits. Is each and Is lid a pair- hares. Is Gd each; million birds, Is, cod fillets. Scotch. Is Gd |»r lb.: whiting. Is I'd: fmdon haddock. If- Gd; salmon, Can adian. Is od. BACON AND HAMS. Bacon.-Shoulder rashers, Is per lb.; best rib riishers. Is -Id: by pieces. Is 3d: shoulder cuts, Sd. lid. and Is Id. liams.—Whole, Is .'td per lb.: in rashers, Is 8d; cooked, 2s 3d: shoulders, cooked. Is Od. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter. Factory, first grade, in 3d per lb.; second grade. Is 2d; farmers' butter, lid. Cheese, ordinary, Is; more matured, Is 'ld. ec.<;s. Hen, Is fid a dozen; duck, J;i 'ld a dozen. RABBITSKIN SALES. LONDON PRICES LOWER. LONDON, Jan. 2,1. AI (lie rabbit skill sales 2250 bales were offered and 740 were sold. Furriers' best sorts declined by 5 to 10 pel' cent, compared with November rates, medium by 10 to 15 per cent. Hatters' medium to good sorts were not wanted and few were 1 sold at a decline of 35 per cent. Inferior sorts declined 15 per cent.

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