VALUES ON STOCK EXCHANGE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22449, 19 June 1936, Page 5

VALUES ON STOCK EXCHANGE

AUCKLAND RATES YESTERDAY FORMER LEVELS COMPARED

"Based on interim dividend at rate per annum. "Subject to Income Tax. The return on 3J per cent Government loans does not include redemption and covers only tho period for which the loans are tax free.

RESERVE BANK RETURN RISE IN NOTE ISSUE BANKS' HOLDINGS FALL LOWER LEVEL OF EXCHANGE [BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Thursday The Reserve Bank return for the ! week ended Monday, Juno 15, was ; gazetted to-night. The statement is I balanced at £28,666,997, or £97,539 I less than at the close of the previous I week. The note issue, after several successive decreases, has increased by j £30,580 for tho week. Government dej posits are £22,576 higher, but those of ! the trading banks have fallen by £228,678. Other demand liabilities are £52,806 higher. An unusual item, "liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currency," appears in this return, the amount against it being £18,600. This is uncommon, but has occurred twicei | before, in December last and in ! January. On each of those occasions I the sum shown was £124,000. ' On the assets side, the only movc--1 ment of any moment is n fall of ! £99,812 in the value of sterling exchango held. Tho statement, with variations com-

pared with the week before, is as follows: LIABILITIES

Proportion of reserve to notes and other demand liabilities, 96.716 per cent (96.715 last week). PRICES OF METALS TIN EASIER AGAIN (Received Juno 18, 7..15 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 17 Following are to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of Juno 10:

SYDNEY WOOL SALES WELL-GROWN SORTS WANTED (Kcceivcd Juno 18, p.m.) SYDNEY, Juno 18 At the Sydney wool sales to-dav 6(508 bales were offered and were sold. Also 4510 bales wore sold privately. There was good demand from the Continent and Yorkshire for all well-grown wools, but all other sorts were irregular. The average price realised on the* first three days of the week was £l2 19s n bale or 9.7 d per lb. The new series of sales will ho opened in August. NEW YORK CALL MONEY NEW YO-RK, Juno 17 Call money is quoted at 1 per cent.

THE MARKET BASKET GOOD ORANGES AVAILABLE CAULIFLOWER PRICES LOWER Australian oranges, in excellent condition, arrived in Auckland during the week and are bringing retail prices ranging from 2s 6(1 to 3s a dozen. , Island oranges are about Is cheaper. A limited quantity of mandarins has also arrived from Australia. Cauliflowers from local sources are slightly cheaper and hothouse cucumbers are available from 9d each. No change has taken place in the prices of meat, fish, bacon, ham, cheese, butter or, eggs. Values arc:— j FRUIT Apples, cooking. iid per lb; Winesifps, 5d ; others. 4d: oranges, Island. Is (id to 2s a dozen; Australian, 2s Gd to 3s; lemons, Is to Is Gd; California!!, 2s; grapefruit, Sunkist, 5d each; bananas, 4d to 5d per lb; tomatoes, local, Is; grapes. Colman, 2s Gd to 3s; pears. Winter Cole, 4d; cooking, 3d per lb- passion fruit, Is Gd to 2s a dozen; .Chinese gooseberries, Is to 1b 6d a dozen; guavae, 5d lb; Island mandarins. 2s to 2s Gd it dozen; Australian, 23; tree tomatoes, new, black, 6d per lb; yellow, -Id; poorman's oranges, 16 to Is fid u. dozen; Queensland pineapples, Is Gd to 2s; persimmons, 2s dozen. VEGETABLES Potatoes, southern, lid per lb; Ohakune. 2d; kumara, 2d to 3d; onions, 2d; beans, hothouse, Is Gd to 2s per lb; peas, Is lb; pumpkins, red, lid per lb; Whangaparaoa greyskin, 3d; marrows, 3d to Gd each; rhubarb, Gd to 8d a bunch; radish, carrots, beet, parsnips, lid; cabbages, 3d to Gd; cauliflowers, Gd to Is; lettuce, 2d to 4d; watercress, Id per bunch; spinach, Hd per bunch; "swede turnips, lid per lb; silver beet, 2d per bunch; celery, table. Gd to 8d per stick; cooking, 3d to 4d: leeks, 4d ft bunch; Brussels sprouts. fid lb; African cucumbers, hothouse, 9d to Is; choko, 2d to 3d each. MEAT Beef.—Rump steak. Is Id per lb; undercut, Is 3d; beef steak, 7il: stewing steak. Gd; sirloin, Bjd : prime ribs. Gjd; prime ribs (boned and rolled), 81d ; wing ribs (three chine bones), 7id; topside (lib mid over), did; thick flank, fijd: bolars, 5Jd; double top rib, f>d; chuck rib. 4 j cl; rolled back rib, Gd: corned round. 7d; corned brisket (bone), fijd; brisket and flat rib, ,'Ud ; thin flank. 2d; gravy beef, or shin meat. 4il; minced beef. 4d; tripe. Gel: dripping. Gd; suet, 4d; sausages, 5d ; sausage meat, 4d: whole shins (ir legs, l)d; half-shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), lid; ox kidneys. Is; ox tongues, fid: ox tails, Gd; whole loins, 7id; whole rumps. Aid. Mutton.-Sides. 7d 'per lb; whole legs. Rid- cut legs, 9d ; shank end (Gib and under). Did: hindnua rters. Rid: forequart ers, f»d; shoulders, 4 7d: sbnuk end of forequarters. OJd; neck (best end>, 7d; loin 8)d: middle loin chops, lid; legs and rib chops. 9(1; neck chops (best end). fid; stewing chops, Gd; flaps. 3d; cutlets (trimmed). Is Id; sheep's fry, Gd: kidneys. 3d each; tongues, 3d- sheep's head (dressed). Gd: sheep's brains, 2d ' Spring Lamb.-Hindquarters, Is Id per lb; forcqunrter, <>d ; loin. Is 2d: legs. Is 3d Veal.-Fillets. 8d : loins, 7d ; cutlets and veal steak. lOd: chops. 8d; shoulder. 4d; qunrters, 3d: rolled veal. Gd p . Pork.- Leg. lOd : loin. 10d; forelom, with blade, 8d : pork chops, lid; corned band. Rd: corned belly. lOcl; pork sausages, id Theso are cash prices ftt the shops, noolring and delivery being a penny a pound extra. FIST! Schnapper, whole, fid per lb: trimmed. Gd : smoked, f)d; skinned fillets lOd: iincleaned. s(j • steaks. Gd: terekibi. whole, 4id per In: smoked, Gd; kippered fillele. Is; trcvnli. whole. 4d to is each: smoked. 4,1 to 9d; John Dory. whole,. Gd per lb: fillets. Is, mullet, whole, Kainara. 4d cadi: Auckiand Gd per lb; smoked lvaipara. 4d to Gd each; Auckland. Rd per lb: flounder. Is per lb; lemon fish, fillets 4d per lb: ? llver " tr, P; smoked. Gd per lb: hnpukui steaks, lOd per lb; moki steaks, 5(1 per lb; smoked, Gd: kingfish. Plonks. 5d per lb; smoked 7d: salmon. Is 3d P" lb; halibut. Is4d lb- cod, fresh. 9(1 per lb; smoked Is: gurnard, whole, lid each: smoked. 4d: binrscouta, whole. 4d per lb: smoked. Gd: fiost fish whole, 5(1 per lb; hake, whole, fid r;cr lb- smoked. Gd ; kippers. Scotch, Is per pair, oraytish, Gd per lb; roes, smoked, selmopper', 2s per lb: fresh, schnnpper. Is Hd smoked hapuku. 1s Gd: mussels, fresh. Is Gd nor dozen: rabbits. 9d JJ* Scotch, Is Gd per lb; smoked bloaters three for Vs giblets, 8d Per lb: South Island oysters. Is and 1« 9d P" carton; mutton birds. lOd; prawns, 2s per lb. BACON AND HAM Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, lid per lb; rib rashers, Is 3d; bv piece, shoulder cut, 8d ( ° IS ' BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.— Factory, first grade. Is 5d per lb- second grade, Is 4d; third Blade. IB 3d; farm butter, lid per lb , Cheese. —Ordinary, lOd; more matured. Is 2d to Is Gd. KGGS Duck, 2s Id a dozen; hen, first grade, 2s fid; B grade, Is lid. NEW GUINEA GOLD SHARES LONDON. .Line 17 New Guinea gold shares sold to-day at 3s ' d.

■MSB Return on Investment at Appro*. Market Price BANKS— £ £ a d£Bd£sd£sd Australasia. .. 6 11 14 0 11 19 0 11 15 0 " 0 0 7 J Oct.-Mar. Com. of Aua.... 10b 0 19 0 0 19 4 0 19 '2 1» ' 5 5-0 l-cb.-Aus. E.S. and A 3 630 656 ft 40 519 5 May-Nov. Nnt of N Z H 3 12 6 3 12 6 3 9 0 A Jan.-July KHAV . 20 32 1 0 B o O 32 5 0 31 0 0 5 Quarterly New Zealand... 1 2 1 6 2 2 0 2 5 0 2 9 11 10 Dor.-Juno Union 5 9 10 0 0 13 0 9 14 0 8 15 9 5 Jan.-July £ s d 3 2 9 3 0 10 2 19 7 3 8 7 3 1 9 4 15 3 3 4 -6 INSURANCE National 7a 0 18 4 0 18 7 0 18 1 1 0 6 io 5-7 May-Nov. New Zealand... 1 3 4 6 3 " ® ' 5 '0 . South British.. 1 4 12 6 4 13 0 4 10 9 4 18 0 2 s 8d Apl.-Oct. 4 1 4 3 1 fi 2 17 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety K — 5 Mny-Nov. "Dom. I. & B.. 1 _ 0 18 0 0 18 .1 0 17 0 ,i August.. Golds-Mori.... 1 1 12 3 I 12 2 1 •' •' 7 Due.-Juno 3 7 9 4 8 11 4 8 2 COAL— Ptikoniiro 1 14 3 — 1 4 10 I 6 0 r> Mar.-Sept. Renown 12s 0 10 9 0 11 0 0 10 9 0 9 10 ;ul Sept. Tntipiri 1 0 15 6 0 16 9 0 17 (1 0 16 5 5 Nov.-May West port 10a 113 12 0 I 1 0 10 9 io May-Nov. 4 19 0 2 5 10 6 4 0 4 12 6 CAS— Auckland 1 1 5 9 1 6 0 1 5 10 1 « 3 5} July-Feb. Do. (con.)... 15a — 0 19 2 0 19 2 0 19 10 5$ July-Feb. 4 5 2 4 6 1 SHIPPING— Devnp/t Ferry. l 113 123 118 130 5 Dec,-June 4 11 " TIMBER— Bartholomew. . 1 — 1 2 0 I 0 3 0 lj> (> 5 Oct.-April Kauri 25s 1 3 5 1 4 0 1 3 6 1 0 1 5 June-Dec. L.O'B 1 12 0 — —■ 0 16 6 5 Apl.-Nov. National 1 — 0 14 6 0 15 0 0 13 3 5 May-Nov. 4 10 11 5 6 0 •t 10 11 6 17 11 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi 17a — 0 15 3 0 15 3 0 11 9 3 Sept. 3 6 11 BREWERIES— Dominion 1 1 6 6 1 7 0 1 4 0 0 15 0 f>} July N.Z. Hreweries. 1 — 2 119 2 13 2 12 3 <i Jan.-July Tooth's 1 2 13 0 2 14 0 2 12 3 2 12 0 10 May-Nov. 4 17 3 2 18 0 3 14 'J MISCEL'OUS— Aus. Glass 1 4 10 6 4 11 3 1 13 6 8 8 6 15 Dec.-June British Tobacco I 2 0 3 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 18 7 6 Quarterly Broken H.P.... 1 3 10 3 3 10 6 3 11 9 2 18 6 12| Nov.-May Bveroft 1 " 0 6 —- 2 11 0 2 10 6 8 Nov.-May Colonial Sugar. 20 41 15 0 42 10 0 41 12 6 42 10 0 6} Mny-Nov. Con. Brick 1 0 9 4 0 9 10 0 10 5 0 9 3 2 June El en Zinclpf.). 1 '210 2 2 6 2 0 01 15 7! R Mar.-Sept. Farmers' Fert.. 1 1 1 C> — 119 10 0 f>J August Farm. Trading. 1 0 19 9 1 0 6 1 0 3 — 5 June Clear Meat 10a — 1 0 3 1 0 3 1 1 0 7J June-Dec. Milue & Choyco „ , . , . (dob ) . 1 _ 0 16 0 0 15 6 0 16 3 3i Apl.-Oct. 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 219 1 18 9 6 Nov.-May T T nion Oil 168 1 9 6 — 1 9 5 110 0 1b 3d Apl.-Nov. "Wilsons Cement 10s — 2 4 9 2 5 0 1 10 6 15 Nov.-June 3 5 11 *3 9.2 3 11 5 3 19 0 2 19 4 4 3 6 3 14 10 5 2 0 4 19 4 3 14 1 4 7 6 2 18 6 4 4 7 3 7 0 MINING— Martha 5a — 0 19 6 0 19 9 — 30 May-Nov. WnihiG. June. 2a 0 8 3 0 3 7 0 3 9 0 4 1 4d May Mount Lyell. . . 1 144 153 145 0 18 11 2J June-Dec. 9 10 0 12 1 0 ♦4 0 9 GOVT. LOANSBonds, 1940 100 102 10 0 — 102 10 0 103 7 6 4 Jan.-July Ditto, 1946. .. 100 101 0 0 — mi 5 0 108 0 0 4 Feb.-Auk. Ditto, 1919. .. 100 101 0 0 101 5 0 1<U 5 0 HK 10 0 4 Apl.-Oct. Ditto. 1955... 100 101 0 0 — 106 0 0 111 10 () 4 June-Dec Stock 1939-43.. 100 102 0 0 103 10 0 102 0 0 105 0 0 3J Mar.-Sept. Ditto 1940... 100 102 10 0 — 102 12 6 103 10 0 4 Jan.-July Ditto, 1946. .. 100 104 0 0 — 104 5 0 107 10 0 4 Feb.-Aug. Ditto. 1949... 100 101 0 0 101 10 0 101 2 6 109 0 0 4 Apl.-Oct. Ditto, 1955. . . 100 104 0 0 101 5 0 106 0 0 111 10 0 4 June-Dec. 3 15 5 3 13 6 3 13 1 3 14 0 3 8 8 3 14 1 3 13 3 3 12 7 3 13 10 Amal. Brick „ (Ak ) 100 — 101 0 0 100 10 0 101 0 0 7J Mar.-Sept. 6 3 5

Variation 1. Grn. reserve . . £ 1,500.000 Same 2. Bunk notes . . 10.019,350 + £30.580 3 Demand liabilities— (a) Stnto 9,768,407 +22,676 (1)) Banks . . 7,095,343 - 228.678 (c) Other . . 140.1',36 + 52,80(1 5. Liabilities in currencies ether than N.Z. . , 18,600 J-18,(500 6. Other liabilities 88,661 +6,577 Total £28.666,997 -£97,539 ASSETS 7. T?eserve— Same (n) Gold . . £2,801,733 (b) Sterling Ex. '23,388,007 -£99,812 8. Subsidiary coin 198,218 -2,134 11. Investment 2.014,857 -.110 13. Other assets 264.187 + 4,817 Total ±'28.()tj0.99 7 - £97.539

June ' 17 June Hi I'er Ton I'er Ton £ B (1 £ R A Copper, stnn., spot . nr. 5 7J 3G .3 H Copper, slan., 3 mos. Copper, electrolytic . . <t \3G 11 3 3G 8 9 . 40 5 0 •10 2 G (n ' to 40 112 6 40 112 0 Copper, elec., wire bars 40 12 n 40 12 6 Lend, soft, spot . . 15 1 3 15 0 0 Lead. Boft, forward 15 2 g 15 2 G Spelter, spot . . .. m 8 9 13 13 <> Spelter forward Tin. stnn. spot, . . IK 13 9 13 18 !) .. 1F0 12 G 1HI 2 G Tin, stnn, 3 mos. . . 17H 17 f> 17!) 17 G