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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17013, 11 April 1923, Page 8

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BANK RETURNS FOR MARCH (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. April 11. The bank returns for March are:— Government deposits £5,198,8*21. Free deposits A 26,446,501. Fixed deposits £17,020.813. Advances £40,786,349Disoounts £1,736,219. Circulation £6,682,182. Coin £7,929,266 STOCK EXCHANGES* CHRISTCHURCH. The following are to-day's quotations:— Buyers. Sellers.

Sales Reported:—Bank of New South Wales. £37 17s 6d: Westport Coal, £1 17s 9d, £1 18e; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.). £1 12s 3d, £1 1*23 6d. Sale on 'ChangeCrown Brewery, £2 2s (two parcels). OTHER CHANGES. DUNEDIN, April 11. Sales on 'Change—Westport Coal £1 ISs 3d. Sales reported—New Zealand Government Bi per cent, 1933 Bonds £101; Electrolytic Zinc, buyers. £1 12a 6d. sellers £1 32s 9d.

£ 9. d. £ B. d. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK— 4* p.c. Inscribed, 1933 97 2 6 4-i p.c. Bonds, 1938 97 2 6 97 6 5 p.c. Inscribed, 1927 97 6 5 p.c. Bonds. 1927 97 10 0 5$ p.c. Bonds, 1933 15 DEBENTURES— Booth, Macdonald 7i per cent, 1931 . 10 0 Wright, Stephenson, 5 per cent Perpet. . 93 0 0 Gisborne Sheep, 7* per cent, 1981 . 101 0 BANKS— Australasia 13 0 Com. of Australia 1 16 3 Com. of Australia (4 per cent cum pref.) 6 19 0 Commercial Bank of Sydney 25 0 0 National of N.Z. 6 10 0 New South Wales 37 16 0 New Zealand 17 Royal (£1 paid) 14 0 Union of Australia . 14 14 10 0 INSURANCE— National 3 16 0 New Zealand 1 8 6 1 9 0 South British 1 17 Standard 1 15 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. 12 0 12 11 0 Goldabi-ough, Mort. . 4 6 3 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord. stook) 90 0 0 Wright, Stephenson and Co. 1 7 0 SHIPPING— Huddart-Parker 2 1 3 2 2 0 Huddart-Parker (6 per cent cum pref.) 0 19 9 P. and O. Defei-red Stock 312 0 0 Union (5i p.c. cum. pref,) • . • 1 0 0 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury 15 19 15 6 Canterbury (6 per cent cum pref.) 5 0 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) 1 7 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (10b paid) 0 13 10 COAL— T&upiri 1 0 0 1 1 0 Westport ... 17 GAS— Christ church . - 8 0 0 BREWERIES — 1 9 2 2 Manning 4 15 6 5 0 0 Ward . CEMENTS— Wilson's N.Z. Portland . 1 4 4 1 4 7 MISCELLANEOUS— Bcath and Co. . 10 3 1 11 0 Evans Atlas Co. 1 3 6 Henry Jones' Co-op. 2 3 Mason. Struthers (£1 paid) 1 3 0 I 5 0 Mason, Struthers '’6s paid) 0 6 6 Mason. Struthers (4s paid) 0 4 3 0 4 S N.Z. Drug Co. . 19 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (£2 paid) 1 6 0 N.Z. Milk Products . 1 6 0 3 9 Papuan Products 0 1 0 ■Sharland and Co. 1 2 o t 2 6 United Pictures 1 2 6 1 3 Electrolytic Zino (pref.) - • • 1 12 6 Electrolytic Zinc (rights) 0 11 0 0 11 6 MINING— Mt. Lyell 1 4 9 Waihi 1 3 3