EXPORT FAT STOCK

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 85, 4 January 1935, Page 12

EXPORT FAT STOCK

North Island Price Schedule - The following is the schedule of prices being paid for fat stock for export in the North Island: — . Per lb. Lambs — <!• Under 361 b 71 37/421b • 6i 431 b. and over 61 Seconds . ...■ 6s Wethers — Under 481 b •' 57/641b 4 1 65/721b 4 Over 721 b. .... s | Seconds 4 s Ewes— ’ ‘Under 481 b •>'k 49/561b 34 57/641b 65/721b 2i Over 721 b. ••_ “ Seconds - . The above rates represent the price “on farm” in the 'Wellington provincial districts and “on hooks” in Hawke’s Bay and Auckland. LOWER DIVIDEND New Zealand & River Plate Co. Dominion Special Service. "Auckland, January 3. A further fall in earnings was experienced last year by the New Zealand am. River Plate Land Mortgage Co., Ltd. According to cabled advice received by the local attorneys, the net profit for the year ended Octobei 31 was £16.093, compared with £28,626. in the previous year. At the annual meeting, which will be held in London on January 15. the directors will recommend payment of a divi dend.of 3 per cent, (against 5 per cent, in the previous year). The dividend, which i« payable lens income tax at 4/6 in the £l. absorbs £21,000, and £37.344 is carried forward, against £42.251 brought into the accounts. The sum of £50.000 has been transferred from reserves to exchange provision account Australian Produce Markets Bv Telegraph- — Press Assn.—Copyright (Received January 3, 8.15 p.m.) Sydney. January 3. Wheat: On country sidings, bagged 1/11 a bushel, bulk 1/10. equal to 2/6 ex trucks Sydney. Flour, £7/5/- a ton Bran. £5 a ton. Pollard. £5/5/- a ton. . Potatoes: Tasmanian. £l6 a ton; Victorian. to £l2. Onions: Victorian, Brown. £B/10/- a ton. Maize, white and yellow. 3/3 a bushel. Adelaide. January 3. Wheat, growers' lots. 2/6) a bushel. Flour, bakers' lots, £7/10/- a ton. Bran. £5 a ton. Pollard. £5/2/6 a ton. Oats, Algerian. 1/10 a bushel. Barley. 2/8 a bushel. . Dividends and Calls Dividends— Due. National Bank of N.Z.—int. at rate of 4 p.c. p.a Jan- 5 BuloJu Gold Dredging—lnterim, 00 cents Canadian, less tax of 5 p.c. Jan. Mount Morgan—int., 6(1. a share Jan. 10 Placer Development—interim, 1 dollar 80 cents Canadian, less tax of 5 p.c Jan. ly A. P. Assurance—p.c Feb. o