YESTERDAY'S SALES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20491, 9 March 1932, Page 12

YESTERDAY'S SALES.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (BKITISH OFFICIAL WIBBIJ5S8.) (Received March Bth, 5-5 p.i&*) RUGBY, March 7. The following are tha current rates of exchange, compared with those of March sth

II EWE FAIR. lIES SMALLER. AGAIN IMPROVE. noteaie in the price of old orded at the Waiau 3Dwo rsa held yesterday in perThe rise was Is 6d a r North Canterbury Pair's, is, having regard to theif itout on a .par with earlier I'aljr, which was estabyears ago in a modest way, Sheep from some of the ia.that part of the world, tge number from Mairl- - 9( entry yesterday num-, compared "with . 17,500 I 15,400 the year before. 1 round was generally conbetter than had ever be* xrard to a Waiau Fair, and >i»d indeed. The two-tooths course, up to the standIther Amberley or Hawar- ; Older sheep were quite sheep at the earlier Pairs, lines come to Waiau, and re were only one. or two sondition. The general run t ewes came forward iu condition, but there were avelled sheep from Marl- > of which had been the if a fortnight on the road, if the Fair was 19s 3d, y 'exceptionally good two--morino cross sold on acman Rutherford (Mendip Irst run off a line of twoa account. 0 f P. Dearden mad j j 2d, the rest The i breeder's sheep irket i >3O with 30s 9d. oothfl last year made 14s 5 for t tooths last year hich secured for tho from a lae sold on acr. H. J-c i (Grassington/. 8 yes I y made 18s 9d 3 261 id. They were a 1 K lira Ft of 114 two'olm Dp ana (Upper Highi irice paid for four-year 9d, which was secured for Ijjfee' of 403 sold on account fs. (Annandale) from 14s [her price. The best price 7d secured on*account I Upper Highfield), whose •P yesterday made 13s 6d. «ddar Valloy) sold 141 14s 3d. One of the Marlborough lines was that ear from Freeborn Parj)i Which sold at lis. G. J. isington) sold 587 at from 1 9d. A line of 420 sold ' Pi Dearden (Tho Gates) features of the salo was •df eighty-one Corriedalo J on account of W. Andcrff'priccfi *■" follows: hali bred to 19a 3d. HEfth halJ bred, lsgtol7s.

Medium two-t'ooth halfbred, 12s 6d to 14s fid. Inferior two-tooth halfbred, 10s to 12s. Best four-tooth three-quarierbred to 16s 9d. Medium four-tooth halfbred, 13s. ) Best four-year halfbred to 14s 9d. Good four-year halfbred, lis 6d to 13s. Medium four-year halfbred, 8s 6d to lis.; , Inferior four-year halfbred, 5s to Bs. Best' five-year to 10s 6d. Medium five-year, 7s 6d to 8s 6d. Inferior five-year, 4s to 7s. Values last year were: — ExTra good halfbred to 15s 3d. Good two-tooth halfbred, 10s to 12s. ' Inferior two-tooth halfbred, 7s to 9s fid. Average four and- six-tooth halfbred, 8a fid to 9s 3d. Inferior four and six-tooth halfbred, 5s 3d to Bs. Good four-year halfbred, 8s to 9s 7d. Average four-year halfbred, 6s to 7s 9d. Inferior four-year halfbred, 4s fid to 5s 9d. Inferior five-year halfbred, 2i 6d to 4s 3d. The principal sales were as follows, all being halfbteds unless otherwise mentioned: Dalgety and Co. sold, on account Ol: K. Pettigrew (Waiau), 80 sound mouths 0t (Ward), 95 two, four, and six♦noth at 10s 3d: 180 four-year at 10s 6d. C. E. Oholmondeley (Fuhl Puhi), 65 fourvear at 8s 9d; 118 four-year at Ss 9d; Ohaffey's Estate (Kyneton Combe), 319 tO T Parsons ftt (Benmore), 1 117 two, four, six arid eight-tooth at 10s .6d. Ferniehurst Estate, 233 flve-year at 3s 2d; "I 't'K'c." OT.M.i*), M 7 ..») mouths at 10s 3d; 248 two-toOth at 14s 9d (Glenbome), 160 sound m °H%a a nWvef' d '(Goat Hills), 175 four-year #t MeDouiall Bros. (Waiau), 98 four-year at 93 i d ' g Bennett (Kulnine) 822 four-year oj. pqo failine mouths at 4s. at 6s 9d, 2dU ia t, four, six, and , h ( "rt 8 , ta? 51 two-tooth at) 13s 3d; eight-tooth at 8S oa. ftt 10g . 222 four, /Kekerangu). 104 five«j '' B2 K"-" 0 " 1 ""t" <Tb. D»»). « «•••"« "» "9. CP.UA (W.M); 16s; 180 four ' y ?n* na r Higllfield), 802 four--o°lin Deans <UpP o .^ oth at 16s; 114 vear at nmf Bros (Annandale), 408 four-year , a 819 fourye& Kobert S 3d (QUail Downs). 484 four-year a t 8s 9d to 9s. «a. » - flve-year at 7 . s c ? j we ii Forks), 78 t 7° 1 , I g°ol' \V. Scott (Cnar { o ur-year at lis 3d. and six-tooth at 10^ kerangu)i 25 four-year h 1 r5r d as^gC),"s6\° Bfour. 8 four. "o. J. a „ (G ,'bT;S. Jit Iflto « /iruinine). 401 four-yoar «t fla '"'4s ffS^ssai.^ 46° two-tooth at B ( paVikawa), 70 two and J. H. Hutcheson o ar, f K our .year at 7s. 3d four-tooth at Vdair Bros. (Conway). 186 two-tooth at 14 A 3 H. Baker (Waiau), 100 two-tooth at 138 B ,„t, fWaiau Powns), 149_ twoW. D. Banks («.» . flve-year at 9b. to ° P th harden (The G»tes), a^i 128 foßr ' w ""ifrs'^K- 4 Harper (Marandallas), fouryew at .7*

The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold on account of:— . Norman Rutherford (Mendip Hilli), 30 two-tooth at 10s Bd, 817 four-year at 9s to 9b 6d. Commander D. 6. H. Bush (Iona), 90 four-year at 10s 6d, 76 two-tooth at 13a 6d. W. Fyfe Aadertoa (Murray Downs), 64 aged at 2s. 0. Wood (Cheddar Valley), 103 two-tooth at 13a Bd, 141 four-year at 14s 3d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold on account of:— W. Ifyfe Anderson (Murray Downs), 229 full-mouths at 4s 9d. ' Chas. Wood (Cheddar Valley), 261 fouryear at 9s. Commander D. G. H. Bush (Iona), 219 four and five-year at 8s 9d. T. Stevenson (Spotswood), 112 four and fire-year at 6s 9d. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-oporative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., sold on account of: — Q. Ryder (Goat Hills), 183 four, six, and eight-tooth at 10s 3~d,

CHRISTCHURCH. Sales on 'Change — Bank of New Zealand (2) | (2) « Goldsbrough, Mort * N.Z. Kefrig. (10s paid) •• « . ( 6 ) u Dunlop Perdriau Bubber .. 0 Victoria Nyanza Sugar .. « Golden. Dawn King Solomon ' Mahakipawa J? Mahikipawa (pref.) ■ • • Okarito s. 2 0 1 3 3 10 14 7 1 1 0 0 9d. 4 6 11 5 4 2 6 0 4 3i -"> 2* 4 Sales Reported— Bank of Australasia (cum dir.) Union Steam Ship (pref.) N.Z. Govt. 5% per cent., Inscr., 1937 9 1. 96 0 0 15 0 1 0 AUCKLAND. Sales on 'Change- £ s. d. Bonds, 1938, 4i per ccnt^. Inscribed Stock. 1934, M per cent. ;v Inscribed Stock, 1936, 5i per cent. ••• . Inscribed Stock, 1931, o a per cent. w Auckland Citj', 1940, o :{ per cent. .... Bank of Australasia (A) 93 0 93 0 97 15 97 15 96 10 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Commercial Bank of AusBank of New Zealand N.Z. Insurance South British Insurance Auckland Gas Colonial Sugar Golden Dawn 0 14 ° 2 1 16 2 10 1 2 36 0 0 7 0 7 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 O 0 0 ( 7 7 3 HWELLINGTON. Sales ReportedSouth British Insurance Co. B*nk of New Zealand £ 2 2 s. 10 2 <1. 0 3 DUNEDIN. Sales ReportedUnion Steam 5$ per cent. Bonds, 1937 .. £ 1 98 s. 0 15 d. 0 0 SYDNEY. On the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday there was more activity in Commonwealth Bonds, which showed an improvement. d Morning SalesBonds, 4 per cent., 1938 .. 94 10 0 » Bonds, 4 per cent., 1941 .. ' 92 7 6 Bonds, 4 per cent., 1944 .. 92 10 0 Bonds, 4 per cent., 1947 .. 91 5 0 Bonds, 4 per cent., 1950 89 0 0 Bonds, 4 per cent., 1951-o7 89 5 0 Bonds, 4 per cent., 1951-59 89 2 6 Australian Gas .. • • 4 10 British Tobacco ■ • 19 4$ Bank of New Zealand, Syd- ■ ney register .. .. 2 2 0 Closing Sales— Bonds, 4 per cent., 1938 .. Bonds, 4 per cent., 1941 .. Bonds, 4 per cent., 1944 .. Bonds, 4 per cent., 1947 .. Bonds, 4 per cent., 1950 .. Bonds, 4 per cent., 1951-53 Bonds, 4 per cent., 1951-55 Bonds, 4 per cent., 1951-57 Bonds;; 4 per cent., 1951-59 Bank of New Zealand (Sydney register) National Bank, £ 10 paid, New Zealand delivery Bank of New South Wales Bank of Australasia United Insurance •• Colonial Sugar Tooth's Brewery • Toohey's Brewery Australian Glass Australian Gas A British Tobacco Goldsbrough, Mort Henry Jones . Dunlop, Perdriau Electrolytic fyinc North Broken Hill , Zinc Corporation _' Gordon and Gotch' 94 15 0 92 15 0 91 15 0 91 5 0 89 5 0 89 7 6 89 10 0 89 5 0 91 f*2 6 , 2 2 0 11 10 0 29 5 0 10 8 0 8 15 0 41 0 0 15 9 0 17 3 1 14 4* 5 10 1 9 6 1 4 10$ 18 6 0.11 5 0 15 0 3 9 3 1 10 4$ 1 6 9 MELBOURNE. National Bank, £.5 paid .. National Bank, £ 10 paid Goldsbrough, Mort Dunlop, Perdriau Herald and Weekly Times" Gordon and Gotch South Broken Hill • • £ 5 11 1 0 2 1 .2 s. 9 15 5 11 2 6 7 d. 0 0 0 6 9 6 3

aijd par: — Pac. Mch. 6. Mch. 7. Paris, fr. to £1 124.31 896-16 90s New York, dol. to £1 4.866 X 3.51J 3.S5J Montreal, dol. to £1 4.866 3.93i 3.91J Brussels, belgas to £1 35 25.25 * 26.45 C-ieneva, fr. to £1 .. 25.226 18.20 18.32£' Amsterdam, fl. to £1 12.107 8.75 8.79J Milan,. lire to £1 93.43 672 68^ Berlin,' reichmarken ,W1 to £1 .. 20.48 14.80 Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.169 182 18.15 Copenhagen, kr. to £1 18.159 18.15 18.1S Oslo, kr, to £1 18,159 18 6-16 18.35 Vienna, schgs. to £1 34.583 32 82 (nom.) (nom.) Prague, kr. to £1 154.26 1181 119 Hclsingfors, marks to £1 93.25 225 220 Madrid, pesetas to £1 24.225 46 46£ Lisbon, escudos to 1091 £1 4.50 109J Athens, dracb to £1 375 280 386J Bucharest, lei to £1 816.6 590 592J Ridde Janeiro, pence to milreia 4.986 41 Buenos Aires, pence to dol. .. 47.577 •iOi 39* Montevideo, pence to dol. 51 30J SOI (nom.) Bombay, pence to - rupee 16 18 5-32 18 5-32 Shanghai, pence to tael 24J 22 23-32 2 2 ?0-32 Kong, pence to do 1 . .. 21 17 1-32 17 1-16 Yokohama, pence to yen 24.85 m 21 9-16