COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3042, 31 March 1917, Page 14

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

• 'investment 'shares. t „ • A sale of Wellington Deposit and Mortshares at 7s. was made ou 'Ciiaiij*e yesterday. * The .quotations were as ', follows

Customs duties collected at the port ot Wellington yesterday amounted to £4201 18s. sd. FROZEN MEAT iIARKET. Messrs.' Gilbert Andenon and Co. (Messrs. Mcllsop, Eliott <Ul<l 00., I'almerston North, local, agents) report, on the frozen market, under date London, January 26, a* follows:--. The demand for meat is still great, despite the frequent increases in prices, and the releases of . the Govemmenterrn!,rolled meat made weekly are too light to prevent the upward tendency of the other classes of meat prominent among which is the United States ranch beef, which is doing much to fill the wide gaj)" caused-by .'the' ibsenoe o£ .Australasian and Argentine beef. Advice of Shipments to U.K. Only. Frozen Frozen Frozen Chilled mutton, lamb. beef. beof. Dec., 1916 ... 4S6.ZCO 629,850 259,000 lll t SOO Dec., 1915 ... 257.600 321,475 323,600 62,000 Market Prices for Weeks Ending: Jan. 26, Jan. 23, Jan. 19, Home-grown— 1917. 1916. 1917. d. d. d. d. d. d. Beef, sides 114-13 71- 81 IU-121 ' Mutton, wethers ... 10J-12 -.81-93 10j-12 . Mutton, • ewes 9-10 71-4 94-10 Mutton, Dutch — — — Tegs 11 -13 9i-ll." 114-125 ' Vwba , 12 -15-: ll -12' 12J • : Pork ! U-131 BJ-11. 11-12 Ycal,: best 12-134 9i-ll 14 Frozen— , Mutton: N.Z. and Australian wethers- y 8J- 78-71 ". 8| ' N.Z. and Australian' owes •—.... 31 ' 7 81 S. Amer. wethers . 10-93 74-7} 9j- 91 Lamb: N.Z. and Aits. -... 10 7J- 7£ 10 ■ . 6. American'...!... 11 -103 — 101-10-'-.Pork 103 75 104 'Chilled': ■ . ' ' Argentine ox, fores . and hinds ~.. 98 andllli- 6 and 72 83 and 108 ■ BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. ; London, March 80. The Bank of England return issued for the week ended Wednesday, Match 28, is as' tinder Issue Depaktmbnt. Note Issue Gov. dobt... £ 11,015,000 Other securities ... ... 7.434.0b0 Gold ...■ ... 52,03-2,000 •, £70.481,000 . *70,481,000 Banking Department. Proprietors' Gov. securicapitat £14,553,000 ties £24,003,000 'Public do-: Otliersecuri'posits ... 49,945,000 tics... 133,610.000 Other de- ' posits ... 129,647,000 Notes 53.102.000 Best. 7-day . and other ' bills . ... 3,638.000 Coin '1.918.000 £157,783,000 £197,783,000 The leading items of the Bank of England return afford the following comparison:— ._ ■'•■•.'■ ' . , 'Thisweok Lastweek Lastyear Bullion ... ... 52.032,000'' 52,070.000 65.448.000 Reserve ....34.170,000 34.568.000 41.043.000 Noto Circulation 38,280.000 37,824,000 33,875,000 Public Deposits 49,045.000 07,711,000 . 60.015,000 Other Uoposits 120.647,000 124.335.0U0 37.740,000 Proportion of reserves to liabilities 19.02 . 17.03 26.30 1 '. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ' The following are the latest quotations for Consols and Colonial Government Securities, in comparison with .those ruling last week:— .

" IIONBI' MARKET. Tho Bank of England discount rate was on January 2, 1914, reduced from 6 to % per cent., on January 22 it was reduced to 4 per cent., and on January 23. J ne* cent. On July 30 the rate was raited to 4 per cenuy.and on July 31 it was raiseu ~w 6 per cent., and on August 1 It wus iarthor advanced to 10 per cent.'. On August 6 the rate was reduced t0.6 per cent., on August 7 it was further reduced to 5 per cent., on July 13, 1916, it was rnisert to 6 per cent., and on January 12, 1917, it was reduced to 5J per cent. OPEN MARKET HATES. ' The opaii market discount rote for three months' bills is 49-16 per cent., as compared with 5J ,per cent. last, week, and 4| per cent, last yoar. Short loans are quoted at 4 3-8 per cent., os against 4J per cent, last week, and 4j per cent, last year. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat.-No offers. Flour.—Advance of ft shilling. All grades scarce. Australian, none ofi'erine;. Oats.-fitrong. La Plata, none offering. Peas and heans—Hardening, , Sugar.—Unchanged. I" Unttor— Quiet, nominally unchanged; market practically without colonial supPlies, pending discharge of Australian cargo just arrived. THE METAL MARKETS; £136 ss. per ton; threi months, £135 lSs.i electrolytic, £149. Lead.—Spot, £30 10s. per ton: threi months, £29 10.«. Spelter.-Spol, £55 per ton; threi months, £52, Tin.-Spot, ■ £315 7s. 6d, per ton; threi months, £214 - 17s. 6d. Bar Silvur.—3s 15-16 d. per. oz. standard

Messrs. E. Johnston and Co. will hoi a sale of unredeemed pledges at theii mart nn Monday, particulars are 'advertised.

> ' Buyers. Sellcre. i ■ . i! s.d. £ «. d. National Bank 5.2 0. .. — . Bank tf.Z. (£3 6s. Sd.) ... il 7 0 - . Union IBanl; . 5210 0 — . ' National ■ Mortgage — 317 0 ' Loan and Afercan. (ord.) 82 0 6 — N.Z. and Hivcr I 1 late ... — .1 !8 9 . W-eII. Invest. T. and A. 0 II 0 0 11 6 : Well. Trust, Loan. Ltd. 616 U N.Z. Insurance I — 7 9 0 Union Steam (ord.) 2 5 0 — . Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 10 It" ■ Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) — 611 0 > \Y'e»tport Coal 1' 7 0 17 6 r Ijeyland-O'Brien 1 4 9 1 7 0. I If.Z. ■ Consol. Dental 1 3 6 ■ Sliarland (ord.) 17 0' 18 6 ; i W'.l'.U.A. (£5) ' ....1 6 10 0 . - J

: --'r\ , ■• •■/■'■ THE-1 "*'■ C A O /^1/\"lsyH"R/S"H~1Tfe/"IT A t and i l r' V6 Y I,oor Quality, £12 5s -: thre & '--LUMM UKLl-AL-- Esw I^SS^ : :,;:;...•;:, ,....' ,. • dairy heifers in calf, £3. ' :-■ ' * • Messrs. Dnlgety and Compajiv, Liraite !.-,,,:, 1 : i. ■ '_' -■■ report having'a Xoir entry of both Fliet '-■■'■ ■■ v.. :i-:;;i .-■.. .and cattlo at the Bdinerston North yaw '-v;"';?:/',':;;-;' . NEWS AND NOTES'" ' on Thursday, when most of the Urn i:;::^::■■■». PitoVtO .wv 1WJJ1&. . j offered changed hands. The l'ollowin .: ■':.■■■'■. .'>'■"'-.'- '.'■•. ' ■ ■' . are the, prices:—iht-jp:' Tiro-tooth, 37a j>: : .'■■:; —— , 0U U ewes,-6s. lfd. to :6s i6d.; Jambs. 10 >'■'-.'= v'-'-.V■■•■; '■■".•• ;■■■•■'■. 6d., 12a. Id., to 14.;. M.; tvo-toctli wether [;- € .>- : -: ;a -' .■*£ J™U gf -ft «!E&£.K :;Y, , :.';. ■■: ■ :■ AUSTRALIA. ": "<»' heiior. calf,-Jefferson Bros., Walroa, "empty heifers, i.6 iOs.; dairy cows, £ !-r- : ; ;.•■'. •-.' V ' - -_i ■"■' Hgns.,- cow, Puketiri Venice 3rd, G. A. to £1 ° 10 s- .-< ?V : ;"': By! Telegraph-Press Association -Wheeler, !>Ogns.;.her heinir call, G. A. • Da'-goty. and Company, Limite y-'V•■■■■•■ ■ !>,"•*'"• -association. Wheeler 4leni • nnw PnWi,., ii n „,.i Palmerston Horthj report having a vei :.:•- ; . -.X Chrlatchurch, March 30. 2ndSehoBeW lYro■ W • IVr w» E00 4 yal ' di ? ff of sllcep'and a fair entry . :■'■' There is onlv a nwlprnto n.iWJt,, \f ™l? i ' -,", g ; hor helter cattle at their Manstaweka sole on Marc '■■ ■■'■■whoiT nff!i'rin» ? MW + "? quantity of : call, Jefferson Bros..', lOgus,; cow, Puke- 29. There was a good attendance of bu; |. -; iv neat, ottering., lie oats market has -titin and calf, Percy Bros., Alasterton, crs,"from both up and down the line, an t : ••■.:.' weakened still further,-and buyers are. 25gns.; cow, Puketiri Amethyst 7th everything sold at prices highly satisfa !C>.S: •*•;-. nofr-now, offering more; than'3s. (3d. at l, °"0' Bros., 27gns. ' "■ • ' *-«ry to vendors.- Quotations: Sheep-Cu fX : JW»B*y stains though a little, more J'^ tnr ■: Heilera.-Pufetitf Vunico Sn 'lambs, Ws/'m. t"'5a\° very fai kS .' : would probably be paKhlOr heavy seed ,, • f. e ?% Bros., To Ore Ore, Mgris.; lambs. 15s. M. to 16s. lid.; two-toot (■•.V, Klines.'. Advico'Ui'as been received that iuk6 " vl . "earl ,3rd,-Schofield Bros., IV wethers, 27s., 28s. Id., to-32s. 6d;; miie I; A :> ; >':7000 "sacks oT,Algeriait: and white oats " U1 puketiri Graceful 7th, ><i. biack-fa--e. twb-tootha, 25s.; two-tooth ewe : ■ ■•• :-W'«-^„.;„>j \t , «w \V 1 ,'"" V ■ A. Wheeler. -31'»ns • Puk-etiri imprtv.h small, 30s. Id.: fat ewes, 35s. to 3as. lOd i have, arrived in Wellington irom.Aus- inn, l >„„ 7 Rrn? - ». 1 t ■ " n ■ fat-.wethers, 37s. Ud. ; four and flvcyca ::,,..:. traliaj.and ibout 7000"sacks are on f, \\k e^*'^° s - 8gns. ; PuketinUraen : owcs , 25s. 9d. to 27s. id. . Cattle: Empt s " -board the ■ T saW ' WpI fnr ," .'. - Al (ihaml >er 3 , dOgns.; Puketin sure cows, £1; empty cows, fair cond I --V- S„u wme yesse tpr ; :Auckland. Graceful 9th, Ct. A. M'hcelcr, iigm. . tion, £9 2s. 6d.,- twenty-moutli. steers, i iv_,.,;,Gopd-white oats, equal to "A: 1 gradte Yearling Heifers.-Puketiri Carrissima W-'-- to £10 16s.; young bull, £5 10s. i ..". ..Unrtons, are. being ottered at 4s. on 2nd, Jeiierson Bros p 15"ns • Puk'ctiri ; Messrs.-Wrisht,. Stephenson, and Co Br ° C^J ake -' .-;.■:■- .;-,pn.W; i - f] .IP'S Pnce business with the t n Pearl ,4th Jefterson Bros., Signs.;, entry of sheep to a good, attendance c f.:,. i>ortn Island cannot be done with Can- fnketin Amethyst 12tb,: — Chambers, ■ buyers'. • The • market improved on las !■■■'.' terbury oats at their' ;lato market 21 S'W.; Fuketiri Venice 7th, II.. Bellis, week,, and we have io report a succe6i Av: '■..-■ value: There is very little business do- 1 Tiuui ' MJS" 8 -; Fuketiri Graceful Jfltli, J". 1 , sale arid a toU.l clearance at th sheaf Puketiri Graceful 11th.. ? 1?i - : .. is limited, and for potatoes, for April- f J \ 'S ■' ™? ns -' I"' ' t2 > yearling hei-- tod.; 9 fat lambs, 25s. 10d. ; 31 two an i'"-' ; ' Mav'deliverv £4 atf-nimtrv' io • ,. er ' J™"' 5011 Bros.; 40gns.; lot 43,-/ear- four-tooth wethers. 30s. 2d.; 98f.m. ewe: v- : ',wl«W„knii"'i''S- m W ling heifer, Bavly Bros., 26gns.; lot 44, 21s. 7d.; 11"two-tooth ewes,-.Ms; 6d.; l( h. Bellis, 8<ms'- lot- 45 vearlinc heifer 'i' 11 e «e 6 , 15s. 7d.;l00 cull ewes, 15s. 8d. main, crop this year ..is said to be very i'_. Chambers ■30"ns .'"■■•■ ' 93.cull ewes, 15s. 3d.; 86 ditto at,'13s. 6d. ■■Bulb.-Uadianf itl.. ft- A Wheeler. -JLta'a? W'rami'' Vim™ "• in.troin Australia at-a, lower .Taihape, .lOagns.; Thor Utli, ■ ffrpgm- . "' Tarns, i>:: ; .:: : than the ]ocal;inarke't:'pnce..; It Sis'' .if'Grwor, lVangnniu. ■ 86gns.; Illumiiia-' ' „A«u™- m .t rmn.m ' f:;V4:: ;stated, hoWever,vthat, the'Tasnianiah: tion,'D: Buckley, Pongaron, Mgns.; T<s- . ..COMMERCIAL ■ ITEMS '?>•..' crop--'of blue' peasvhas been comninii-" .' <,i,ni1 ».- J - Mnddever. Pongaroa, 27gns'. ;.' , - .' , ■'• ■ jy.;::::\deered.by the' Federal Govermneht; The; Reflection,' Guy ■ Williams, Te Parae, 42 .. , INVESTMENT SHARES. „ l ; "■;:^■■ : onions-has gI !5- : Reliable, Guy ;AVillinms, GOgmi. ■■ A sale'of Wellington Deposit and. Jfort '•'■ ■'■':''"'A also induced> eonsitrhmehts'tn hn'mnHp ' .Calves.—.Lot, 52. bull calf, Chambers, tage shares at 7s. was .made.on ,'Ciiaiis< -; . i""uceu>consignra«Hs v w oo maae t 5!) , - f , f ' f . Wl ,; yesterday. The quotations were as M ,. : ■ . from-Australia,- and- the, local price, of K' i.J ■< ' -r u i « L ™' M - lows-.- • ■-■• 'mmW .., ' - ' : '.' .. ..; *f^ ft":--. ■■■: ;'. :■ - r - ' &V?'-' ~ ■• •■ National Bank : 5.2 0. .. — •-i - . : --.' p oHOVVS>:IN;yyAK-TIMl!i . : Other Stock-Other stock offered real- Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. 8d.) ... ll 7 0 -^;' ; .. ,.'-;'•- :v-~.:.|-: T ; "' ■■;;-'":;- :■/.- . :, ;J.wd Hie following pv!( i es:--T , at bu'loclcs Union IBank .-5210 0 .- . KRv-fe ■- :':, --'iDanneulrke,-March 30/-, f 18 Ids.; fat cows, m 5s.; forward cows, f a f!, 0 /'^, e6 , n M"i « 1 » S " ' $£/:, : ; :The'-Dannevirie.-A;-a n d^P ; .VAssooia, l«3-rm. S ..weanp,- S , S . Gd., . nT Hate - .'l li ! 1": -tion has decided, carry oh its shows , ■;;-- — ..- .Well. Invest. T. and A. on 0 Oil < p-;r:until^he..Government:.deems-it /,:.-, ;;.LIVE STOCK SALES •' : W Ltd ' 6 - " i~n j-,>-.,:sary;to ascontinhe.thto. .;•,.:. •,. ,. ..- •■ ... • ~^- : ; ,< u„i 0n bSLS""oroFr.:. 2 5 o ? i xP-'U --"-: ■';.- ~ —; — T-t—. r— ; Messrs.- Dalgety and Company, Limited. "Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 10 1 t 5 i ' DISPERSAL SALE :y«lmerston :North. report having a-very Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) — 611 ( [■■::: -i.--: •:, :v ■■■ : .-..,-, ":*■?. ;?""■ .- rtlJ - ■■■ fair entry of sheep at their Taihape sale Wcstport Coal....... I'll 17 ( '"S A im n,T, ; on-Wednesday. Owing: to continned dry Ijc.vland-O'Brien 14 9 1 7 ( f>. '-OF.PUEBBRED HEREFOED'CATTLE, weather, prices were. easier, • and several N.Z. Consol. Dental 13 6 v-„„- „, ; L ',:/-,■,■' v n P.ens were ;turned out unsold. Quota- Sharland (ord.) 17 0' 1 8 ( ';,:':',.,- .J-he dispersal .sale- ot- Captain.-J. C. tions—jrixed-aged owes, 12s, 6d. ; four to W.KC'.A. (£5) • ....1 6 10 0 . - ;■-•: i ■■.•M liillop's purebred. :±Iereioiu .cuttio five-year : : ewes,- 18s., 19s.,. 20s. 9d., to 28s.; f->;':.i;;< washela by.Messrs. Dai'gety and Co. aiid; two^tooth.'-wethers,, to. 29s. 9d.; mixed 1 Customs duties collected at the port of [■:'::'-: ,Ctue .i\ew:.-/iealauU':Loaii and Alercantile v™° s^i ls ••-, 1 . to 9d -: aged Wellington yesterday amounted to £4201 ..»• 18s. 5d, : . ..-■...- i: r Masterton,..on IhuMday.. All the- Messrs Dalsety and Company, Limited, 'pi,n 7 pv 4 -nvim !-?' :;•:; cattle came forward in- excellent. conUi- report having held their usual, sale at iJUMUft juakhhi. t ; y >: -,: tion;-and-w-ei-e shown to advantage in .Waikanae on: Thursday, when they offer- Messrs.' Gilbert Anderion and Co. (Messrs. i;yt- ; the yards recently erected,bv the AVaira- S a f f'- r y* r,iin B of sheep and cattle. Mcllsop, Elibtt aud Oo., I'almerstonNorth, S 4 :' : ' "rari'a■■ stock auctionperinp- fivms A Iovpp Competition was more animated than of local, agems! report on the frozen !.,.'.;• i latc - and the whole yarding, with the market, under date London, January 26, fe>;;-:, attendance, of buyers was present, and oicoption of one small pen of cattle, as follows:- . ,sale w;ent with - a swing from the changed ; hands. They .quote:--Foui--tooth The demand for meat is still gi-eat, i:-; ! ; /-.start, .every lot being sold under the wethers,• to 34s.; small two and four-toot}), despite the frequent increases in prices, S" ; ;'.:- ! .-"; ; liamnier at prices which must be a'-re- wethers, 28s. 4d.; four-tooth ewes, to 32,-. and the releases of . the Government- ,':-;; :-: C or<l for the Wnirarana- Thn vnnno- Jj:; mixed-age ew;es, to 30s. 2d.; s.m. ewes, cnntrolled m?at made weekly are too 'S S ; t!L i!? g l i s - W-, to 21s. 7d.; woolly Iambs, to IBs.:, light to prevent the upward tendency of in parfaoutar, elicited keen,compe- shorn lambs, .to 14s.; cull ewes. 13s.; cull tlie other classes of moat prominent, };"/■■ ■-.■• > . t '. w 'i' the (following were the prices re- lambs, 7s. 6d.; light-weight fat cows, to- among which is the United States ranch ■-.','- : ;:: ahsed:'—Cows: Puketiri Graceful 2nd, to £10 4s.; fat maiden heifers, £11; forward beefy which is doing much to fill the wide K-> r - : ' -G. A; -Wheeler, ; Taihape, 'at 27 'suiheas; bullocks, to £15,10s.; one and. a half-year gap "caused-.by .'the' absence of Austra-j-;L ;V. her, heifer, calf, G. -A; Wheeler, Mgns.; 3^i ?A ' ™ ' ' t0 ; J«-sia ? and ArgenUne beef. I'.', .,: rnw PuVoKri jt'ninfhnt o„,i ■Ti»Ai-.-R™i young hulls, to. .to Ms..-. .:. . . Advice of Shipments to U.K. Only. y.''.. 1 f Baylj Bra, Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Frozen Frozen Frozen Chilled t,>': -Wanganui, 45gns.; her heifer calf, Bayly report having offered a small yarding of y mutton, lamb. beef. beof. K.:-:!.--. ; '-Bros.,.26gns.; cow, Venice Amethyst 10th, sheep and cattle at Levin on Tuesday, i) ec m6 ... 456,200 529,850 259,000 lll v 500 ¥>-V'".H. Bfillis, Tinui, 21gns.: : cow, Puketiri when the following prices were obtained:- Dec. 1915 ... 257.600 321,475 323.600 ■ 62,000 £-;'■'':'.-<■ Ametb.wt- ; 3rd, A. Chambers TeMata , Mlx 1 <i - a f ° ?fes, 24s. to 24s. 2d.; forward Market Prices for Weeks Ending: f ! --'-'---- :^Z}!Sc'-^^-^^"i^ii-^i'''^ambs '-^- sma11 woolly lambs, 13s, Jan 26, Jan.28. Jan. 19. E-^'---"It .?* '**& 4 tene.; her.-Dull calf, A. u.. 15s.; to 15s. 6d.; cull lambs. 9s. : S.D. Home-grown- 1917 1916 1917. ;/ ; ;:.y;.Chambers,,46gns.-; cow, Puketiri Grace-, .rams, to 2tens.;Hwo ord a half-year ilomeero ' Tn . ./£• !'-;.;':. -vt'ul. 3rd. G. A. -Wheeler,. 4fgns.'; her hei- .steers, £10 : 2s. 6d.; one and a half-year B ec f s jd e s ... 114-13 71-81 1H-12-1 ;iy:y "'fer- calf,. G. : A: Wheeler," 34gris.y cow, V' in - t- •< ,-. Mutton, 'wethers ... 104-12 -Si- 9J 10J-12 g- .,-Puketiri Pearl'and calf.'Scbofield Bros. 'Messrs. Balgety and-Company, Limited.- . Mutton,-ewes 9-10 71-4 94-10 i" : Tinui 27ens • cow Puketiri AmeHi™t report:-At the inaugural cattle fajr. held. Mutton, Dutch - :.':,■-..-. ..-.}„ V, r I' . Amethyst at Dannevirke on March. 28, a full yard, Te[r , .' u . 13 9141 - m.m !i-;-, ■:'■■? 4th, -JvUdy, .Carterton, ,45Jgns.; her hull ing.. of - cattle' came foiward. .- Provision • «m D . " ." " lz -15- 11-12 ; 124 ' j;:.- v ::. ; ,'. calf, ,J. Udy;. Carterton, 35gns.;:. cow, I had -been- made by the association t» - Pork ■"''' i 11-13} BJ-11- 11 -12 fi^:";.,.■ Puketiri Amethyst' 6th; A.'. Chambers,-. jaocommodate most of the young cattle in ycal, best"",'..'...'.'"..." 12 -13J ■ 94-11 . » P'-:' : 40gns.: her lipifpf- calf -\ Chnmliprj! the sheep'pens-by .additional railing, on Fruzch— ' - ' P-:a,- ?S S,: iLtv-i °b-* : - H ot.«iis-failed't<i,iMet teqnirameiits,- "«£•.,- ' -' ;:;/. . ISgtis.; QOi S . : were, offered in pad.. . N Zand Australian ■ f. : -,;:.,;. : -hiiry, Pongaroa, 38gus:;,,her -bull -calf, docks "adjoining the yards;- There was , N ™ t v,"l v - 8! 78- 71 82 ,:; J..: Bambury,-35gns:;'.cow-;;.Puketiri Sap- a large -attendance, buyers being' r«pre- ,..-'. w 7 „nJ iTi'straTlan''■ ' ■'. " WKy;- '■■:. -'-.-■. -.. ■'■'■' - - " : ,-„-,/:.' -,:'--,.'.".-: eented-;-from-long-dlstana«B. There was. . ; Australian ¥':< Vy.'-'— " an excellent demand for . good quality, . is im» r -'»pfiipi-i ■ 10-93 7JU 7J 9S 91 W<'■■■■-::■■'■ ■■■■■■■ ---—> •:., - V cattle, and: big prices wore realised for rL{ * ' 4 * * ■' * Ui -K •;.'..-;■ '.-'-■'.'• ; '','-.' : ;-:- ,'i -some lines. We sold, on account of v7. 0 „j a,,. . . in 71.71 . m ■-V-- - : ■-"' ■:■'■■■ -i,„ mT/T n '' ,':■."' Messrs. Maddison and Wallwood.. Otope, e i^riekF' : " 11403 - 10J-10- .'■■".- ... ': .'.-,: V .!■;,;. a line of 44,three-year off Hereford:cross " , S" i merlcil " ' "> 103 7} J ioi j ■■■■-/■ v: : '-~'..: -:'". : —-,i;; ; ■:=.-■ y. ; ' ,t. .'-bullocks, at- £17 -17b;. and a pen, on • ac- -pi?K-\ •"•■'■•" * '? ■ m F : '-'y-- : ">'-'y''-'ira'i'-DifTT>e urn n^-n-ne ■■:'• "•'.-'• -a : . ; count, of-Messrs. Hartgill and' Knight, *.„„«;„„„ -". ::,-;.': |(iAEilEES AND, are advised Otawaho- Station, forward hul- A fS«« « n 5 ' pKv. ;-}-•»-:. ; that Consignments .of: .,1-": ?: looks, at £18 5s., these lines topping-the . Mifih' 9a»n>lill' 6«siA7-''P3 anillOl N-.-"--"--".-EfiC«i AND POTATnP<! market.- Wc sold practically the whole- hindu ,... 98 audi 11, 6 and 7, 83 anil log ,;>rvi'-V ,y , EGGS ,, AND P0 IAT0ES ■ of our : entry, -with the/exception of a - , • ■' „ ~~ m ,, m „,. :,V- : 7- .'--Sent to us will be sold at ' few pens'- of medium quality cattle, which ..- BANE, OP, l/NGLAHD. RfiiUBIv. ||- iyOT-TOP PRICES, AND PEOJ1PT '-. &'£ m > March SO. y'y :'i,' /ACCOUNT SETTLEMENTTVILL . forward bullocks, three-year, £17 ;i7s.; . The Bank of England return issued.for '.-:?.--. '■■;■; y FOLLOW. two-and a half-year, steers, £13 15s, to the week'ended Wednesday, March 28, is '/}■/' ".;'\ .".''.'•'. WF ABE BUYERS OF £14 12s. 6d.; fdt cowb, £11 15s.. to £13; cows asunder:— ' J;:"; ;y,-..-, . ' ' .pRIME CHAFFi • . "' ' Issbk D'epammekt. ;'?-. -• •'■,'.-"'■'.•',• '-'■ ■<:■"■ ''■■"' 1 ■' '■■ " ~~~~ ~~- : -'' ' Note Issue 470,481,000 Gov. dobt... £11,015,000 , Note Ad8re«:-;- r ;; ;:"/.; . - '. ■■>=;': -.-:/:-::;- . OttorwHri. . TTOME-SEPAEATED CREAM- Gold Z Z 'aowloM H^;^; W - J - GA^ DIN AM>soN,, ,; : M. and;FABM butter , . B r™ .^sTSo •--;. : -':' "' ■ ..." 38-40 Ghuznee Street, ' • ' , . ' .. . . . t , ' A70,181,000 ,; ;.y''.'.-' y,'' ' 'Wellington., -'-..-'. bought at hignest rates Banking Depaktmeni. ; :; >;";V'-'-^;''fe"''y-^:- ; y V '- r> ''"'.-• by BRAY BROS.. Wellington, : Proprietors' Gov.securi- :-.,..-;- / ca,pitat £U,553,000 tics £21,003,000 .'.-;-■■; -■:-•-:—:—: _— '- —-— ■ - — : - AH railages paid'and cans . -Publiodo-: , Othersecuri"l .,-■■ The "greatest business word" in the ''.'supplied. .-' • " osits - 19.W5.000 tics:.. ... 139.ei0.000 ;':'.;,'■;■ English language is '■Sincerity'.'" Haven't ' -..-'.,. - otll "^' : .''ionc«m« v n t„<, onio.pnn -V:-, you often wondered how some successful " AGENTS FOR- -aSifMai * '" -y,,;.:..,firm/ept on so well.. If you look care- NZ ; Poultl . y , industries, Ltd. ': .andother ' . ,- , ',' .: fully, into- its history and its manage-. „ ,, , X ,, ,,,',„,„ ft - ,„ bills. ... 3,638.000 Coin 'l-.9is.ooo :.:,.,■ Juent you will find that somehow that North and South Island Egg Circles, __. :%v'.: firm must have: been',"sincere" in its Palmer's Poultry Foods, etc. £iS7,783,ooo fi97,783,ooo y':/.-:.'. way of doing business. That is the se- ,. , - The leading items of the Bank of Eng- ':;■ 1 . : :cret of success—"sincerity.": We are . Write to land return'afford the following compari."sincefe" in: our desire of. doing faith- . ' . , son:— . •» ''■-.'■' ;:-V.,,ftf. service :td hundreds of cream sup- BRAY BROS., '. ' . , 'ThisweokLastweek Lastyoar vV'.-pliers. :We;want your cream and should Rnltpi- factory Prhnrs :•■•.'* ',- - * . £ Xb . appreciatealetfer'frdin you re our prices . Buttei hactory rroprs., . i(m ' ««<M0O' amm 63.4j8.000 '" v ss'^fe^w^^rr--■■'"'-■ Wellingt011, -■■'. - sxcioumtiovsr %%$ sm ' ..: ; : -Wfd. JIAOEILAND DAIRY COY., Box . Public Dopbsifs ffl.M5.000 li7.711.00U. 60.915.000 ?-"',::, J° 5 ' Wangamil.TrAdVt.vt;.'-- ■'■'-■ - , ,, . . other Uopoaits liu.647',000124.335.0UO D7.7W.IXK) . . ■ "' Proportion of - r -' f ;y'-'', ".. 'j-, .'■:'"",,■.--"'--"■' '-,-' -: . \ - - reservesto ', !; ;:y?y ; ._"""."""'''' '.'''"" :-■-./. -■.... -.■-; liabilities 19.02 ..17,00 26.30 ' !--■■;. fl ' GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ' _,..,- - ' .-- , ___. I B Allowing are the latest quotations HH Jl (L - ■' nS0 9 A a for Consols and Colonial Government Se- : Mb : -1 '■':■'':'':.--. «$ .''j'' - |. ! SUlCk ' Week Week :-,:.-' 1 -.-■ fl Jl„Kb.W.harlyOurr. w „ 6 67 17 u -'-"'. ■•'• ■'•'. T™ mayyram at Easter time. -. ' ' 4 ., Vic.i92u Jan.-Ouiy M 7 6 M m 0 - !•■.'■ rm. '■«• L-.fi • ffinm 3J „ Vic. 1921-6 Jan..July 12 6 w . u 0 :• 1 , ., , The Government Meteor- 31 „ Vic. 192U-1949 6017 6 es 0 0 :,:,- ' y'ologist.reports.that a cyclonic'-.- ' ' ' : ' fatMmfA'Sffl 'g'S 0 ra lo 0 ::.;;y.yh, .storm is approaching New ..'.-■■■; ." } tf&ZJfiA S M o'S» 0 8 7 y" :. .Zealand, and may hit .this part *?$? WM ■■ i fB, lil J? a -- Jly 80 5 ° 63 5 ° -y.yi, I ■-- . ■,, , ■ .'.',' ... -M _iy»m. i 3 „QTd 1922-47Jan.-Jlj Gl i! B 61 2 (i -.: - ■ I of the country..irith violence. 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