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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18661, 22 March 1935, Page 8

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MARKET NERVY SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE SYDNEY, March 20. (Eloc. Tpl Copyright—Unitfid Press Assn.) 'A further long list of fulls and only :i few rises in prices was the chief feature on the Sydney Stock Exchange today. The market is inclined to be a little nervy, due partly to lower wool prices, events overseas and the pending State elections, hut is expected to begin to steady in a few weeks.

Sales to-day included: —Bank of N.S. Wales, £3O; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l6 6s; Bank of Australasia, £ll ss; Colonial Sugar, £4l ]os; G. J. Coles. 60s 6d; Gordon and Gotch, 455; Tooths, 40s; Tooheys, 28s 3d; General Industries, J4s 6d; Australian Glass, 595; Dunlop Perdriau, 16s 9d; Goldsbrough Mort, 27s 9d; Greater J. D. Williams, 5s 6d; Electrolytic Zinc, 21s 7Jd; Henry Jones, 35s 3d.; Millaquin Sugar, 34s 6d; Fairymead Sugar, 375; Drug Houses of Australia, 24s Gd; Broken Hill Proprietary, 49s 9d; Bulolo Gold, £9 4s; Bulolo Deposits, lOd; Rawang Tin, 7s sd; Peninsular Tin, 20s 3d; Malim Nawar Tin, 12s; Euratha Gold. 2s 10*. MELBOURNE, March 20.

Stock Exchange sales: Commercial Bank of Australia, 16s 2d; ditto, pref. £9 17s; British Tobacco, 37s 3d; Broken Hill, South, 74s 6d; North Broken Hill, £5 2s. HASTINGS STOCK SALE STRONG STORE SHEEP MARKET At the Hastings stock sale on Wednesday, a yarding of BCO store cattle met a variable market, and the prices realised were on a par -to easier. Young cattle were more affected than older sorts, which were fairly steady. A moderate entry oi fat sheep sold keenly, with the top lines of ewes showing a slight improvement. Lambs and wethers were fairly steady. Store sheep totalled 11,000 head and prices for lambs showed a decided improvement up to Is 6d a head, while wethers and ewes sold steadily. Quotations : Fat cattle.—Bullocks, £7 ISs to £9 6s 6d; eows, £3 2s 6d to £6 ss ; heifers, £4 to £6 10s.

Store cattle. —Steers and bullocks, to £6 10s; heifers, lo £3 10s. Fat sheep.—Ewes, to 235; wethers, to 24s Id; lambs, to 255. Store sheep.—Lambs, to 18s; wethers, to 225; breeding ewes, to 22s 9d. Wairoa sheep and cattle were in the store pens. A line of 366 whitefaeed wether lambs on account of Tukimokihi station, well grown and woolled, in good order, realised 15s Bd. Twelve Hereford and F.A.-Hereford cross 18-month steers, fairly well grown and in good store condition, sold at £3 18s, while 38 Polled Angus 18-month heifers, small framed and in store condition, from Messrs. Thomas Bros., Waikaremoana, brought £2 2s.