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Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1929, Page 9

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UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. ANNUAL PROFIT OVER £700,000. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received July 14, 5.5 pan. London, July 13. The net profit of the Union Bank of Australia is £771,336, including £99,404. brought forward. COTTON, RUBBER, HEMP, COPRA. Received July 14, 5.5 p.m. London, July 13. Market quotations this week were: — Cotton. —August delivery, 9.79 d per lb. Rubber. —Para, 11 5-8 d per lb; plantation smoked, 11 3-16 d. Jute. —August-September delivery, £3l 7s 6d a ton. Hemp.—Good to faff- June-July delivery, £34 10s a ton. Copra. —August-September delivery, £22 5s a ton. Linseed oil.; —£34 10s a ton. j Turpentine—44s 6d per cwt. i LONDON MEAT QUOTATIONS. I Received July 14, 5.5 p.m. London, July 13. Meat market quotations at London are:— Sheep.—Canterbury: Heavy, 5 5-8 d per lb. Argentine: Medium, sd. Patagonian: Light, 5 5-8 d; medium, 5 3-8 d; ewes, 4 7-Bd. Lambs.—Canterbury: Light, 9{d; medium, 8 3-8 d; seconds, B|d. Other selecteds: Light, 9 3-Bd. Norf Island: Firsts 9d. Argentine firsts: Light, 8 l-8d; medium, 7 3-Bd. Frozen beef. —Australian: Crops, 4 3-8 d; hinds, 5 11-16 d; others unchanged.