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SYDNEY WOOL SALES. VALUES REMAIN FIRM. (United Press Assn—By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 9.0 p.m.) Sydney, March 8. At the wool sales the offering totalled 10.081 bales, of which 9053 were sold, also 1280 which were disposed of privately. Yorkshire operated freely, supported to a moderate extent by Japan and the Continent. Values were firm, particularly for comebacks and crossbreds. Greasy Merino sold to 16Jd. AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. (Rec. 9.0 p.m.) Sydney, March 18. On the Stock Exchange to-day there was more activity in Commonwealth Bonds, which showed an improvement. Closing sales: Four per cents. 1938, £94 15/-; 4 per cents. 1941, £92 15/-; 4 per cents. 1944, £9l 15/-; 4 per cents. 1947, £9l 5/-; 4 per cents. 1950, £B9 5/-; 4 per cents. 1951-53, £B9 7/6; 4 per cents. 1951-55, £B9 10/-; 4 per cents. 1951-57, £B9 5/-; 4 per cents. 1951-59, £9l 2/6; Bank of New Zealand (Sydney register) 42/-; National Bank (£lO paid, New Zealand delivery) £ll 10/-; Bank of New South Wales, £29 5/-; Bank of Australasia £lO 8/-; United Insurance £8 15/-; Colonial Sugars, £4l; Tooth's Brewery 25/9; Toohey’s Brewery 17/3; Australian Glass, 34/4J; Australian Gas (A) 101/-; British Tobacco, 29/6; Goldsbroughs 24/101; Henry' Jones, 28/6; Dunlop Perdriau, 11/5; Electrolytic Zinc, 15/-; North Broken Hill, 69/3; Zinc Corporation, 30/41; Gordon and Gotch, 26/9. Melbourne sales: National Bank (£5 paid) 109/-; £lO paid), 235/-; Goldsbroughs, 25/-; Dunlop Perdriau 11/6; Herald and Times, 42/9; Gordon and Gotch, 26/6; South Broken Hill, 47/3. CHICAGO WHEAT. Chicago, March 7. Wheat.—March 573/8, May 607/8, July 623/4, September 743/4; New York, cash, 703/8 cents per bushel. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (British Official Wireless.)
(Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, March 7. The following rates on foreign exchanges are current to-day compared with par: — Par. To-day. Paris, fr. 124.21 90i New' York, dol. 4.866 3.554 Montreal, dol. 4.866 3.91} Brussels, belga 35.00 25.45 Geneva, fr. 25.22 18.321 Amsterdam, fl. 12.10 8.794Milan, lira 92.46 68.54 Berlin, r.m. 20.43 14* Stockholm, kr. 18.159 18.15 Copenhagen, kr. 18.159 18.15 Oslo, kr. 18.159 18.35 Vienna, sch. 34.585 32 Prague, kr. 24.02 119 Helsingfors, mrk 129.23 220 Madrid, kr. 25.225 46 k Lisbon, escu 44 109} Athens, dr. 375.00 2864 Bucharest, lei. 25.225 5921 Rio de Janeiro, mil 5.899d 44 Montevideq, dol. 45.57d 301d Buenos Aires, dol. 47.57d 39 Jd Bombay, rupee 18d 18 5-32d Shanghai, tael — — 22 20-32 Yokohama, yen. 24.58d 219-16 Hong Kong, dol. — 17 l-16d
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Southland Times, Issue 21648, 9 March 1932, Page 5
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