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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 3, 5 January 1939, Page 11

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BUSINESS IN WALL STREET.

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, (Received January 5, 1.15 p.m.)

NEW YORK, January 4. Turnover on the New York Stock , I Exchange today was 1,500,000 stocks, --i

CALL MONEY IN NEW YORK.

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(Received January 5, 1.5 p.m.) > ~

NEW YORK, January 4. The rate for call money is 1 per cent. 4

"SYDNEt STOCK EXCHANGE.

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\ ; (Received January 5, 2 p.m.)' > • i SYDNEY, This Day, . Sales on the Sydney Stock Exchange .- include:—Bonds, 4 p.c. (1941), £101 17s • 6d; 4 p.c. (1944), £102; 4 p.c. (1947), £102 Is 3d; 4 p.c. (1950), £102 11s 3d;' 4 p.c. (1959), £101 15s; Bank of Australasia, £9 7s; Toohey's, 30s 6d; As- \ sociated Newspapers (pref.), 245; Me- -' Ilraith's, -31s 6d.- - - LONDON MEAT MARKET. ; The Bank of Australasia is in receipt '■* of the following cable, dated London,' '~ January 3, from its London Office:—.-'; Frozen lambs: New Zealand prime' % quality have been -until' -. end of last week .when a few of new-' season's arrived and made around B£d;, '. very slow trade, however, at this price. ' Australian lambs met with moderate ~ demand, but larger quantities arrivinghave caused prices to weaken. Frozen * - mutton market is quiet for both wethers and ewes but prices remain steady. Frozen beef is in moderate ; supply, market quiet, prices slightly lower. _

SHIPPING

ARRIVALS. THUBSDAY, JANUARY 5. KAPUNI, m.s. (12.10 p.m.), 190 tons, McKlnnon, from Patea. fIOXTON, m.s. (12.50 p.m.), 224 tons, Ander--I son, (torn Patea. ' PARITTJTTT, dredge (2.20p.m.)r, 564 tons, from ! New Plymouth. I - . ■ ■ ' , I - BY TELEGRAPH. LONDON, January 4. : Arrived—at liondoß, Port Townsville; at • Balboa, Bangitata. 'Sailed—From Cristobal, Fordsdale; from New Orleans, Frankfurt; from Panama, City of. Manchester.. NELSOX, January 5. Arrlved—ArahUila (5.45 .a.m.), from Welling- ," ton. .' . GR'EYMOUTH, January 5. Arrived—Totara (D.50. a.m.), from Welling- , ton. .■•■■."■ DUNEDIN, January 5. •'. Arrived—Canberra Maru (5 a.m.), from liyt- -- telton; Holmdale .(6.50 a.m.), and Goslar (8.55 i a.m.), from Timaru; Waiana (9.45 a.m.), and " H.M.s: WaKakura (10.15 a.m.), from Lyttel- ', ton. ■ ■ ■ \ ,< THE MATAI'S MOVEMENTS. ■ '- The Matfti left Wellington this rooming for *■- the Brothers and Stephens Island lighthouses. * She is due back tomorrow night and is ex- - pected to leave for northern lights on Wed- •' nesday. . SULTAN STAR ARRIVES. The gultan Star arrived at Auckland yesterday from London, via South Africa. Auckland is He* only port for discharge and she ." 'will start her Homeward loading as soon aa -- possible. GERA TO LOAD. The Gera is due back at Wellington • from Noumea in about ten days' time and will load , . for the Continent. . PAKURA RESUMING. The Fakura, which has been laid tip at Wellington, will resume her running on Sat- ' urday, when she leaves for Napier and Gisborne. THE CITY Of MANCHESTER. The City of Manchester, en route from New. York, left Panama on Saturday morning. She - is due at Auckland about January 21. < RANGITANFS DEPARTURE. An alteration has beetf niade" »h tho dato of the Rangltane/s departure from Wellington for - Home. To continue Heir loading she ia .to leave Auckland today for Napier and is due ;, here on Wednesday. She will now Ball from ■ here at noon on January 14 for London, via - the Panama Canal.