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  2. TRADE AND FINANCE.

    LONDON, Aug. 16.—The Bank of England return shows a reserve of notes and gold amounting to £68,081,366, compared with the previous week's total of ...

    Article : 373 words
  3. SKINS, HIDES AND TALLOW.

    THE ASSOCIATED BROKERS (Dalgety and Co., Elder, Smith and Co., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., and Westralian Farmers, Ltd.), report as follows on the sales held yesterday at ...

    Article : 532 words
  4. EXCHANGE.

    In its weekly announcement of Australian exchange on London, the Commonwealth Bank shows that the rates are unaltered at £125 for buying and £125/10/ ...

    Article : 221 words
  5. POULTRY.

    Fairly heavy supplies of poultry were forward for yesterday's sales in the Metropolitan Markets. There was a steady demand, and prices for most lines were ...

    Article : 165 words
  6. MANAGERS' REPORTS.

    CARBINE GOLD MINES, Aug. 16.—Main shaft, 185ft. level: South drive advanced to 17ft. 200ft. level: Crawford lode producing fair battery ore. 550ft. level Fast crosscut advanced ...

    Article : 581 words
  7. EGGS.

    Heavy supplies of eggs were again forward for yesterday's sales in the Metropolitan Markets. The demand was weaker, and as a result values were lower than ...

    Article : 201 words
  8. Interstate and New Zealand.

    Interstate and New Zealand rates (per cent) are as follows:— Between Perth and Melbourne, 7/6; Sydney, 10/; Brisbane, 12/6; Adelaide, 5/; Hobart, ...

    Article : 43 words
  9. Foreign.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 292 words
  10. Little Business In London.

    LONDON, Aug. 16.—Cargoes of Canadian wheat were steady today under the influence of Winnipeg advices. Australians were unchanged to 6d. a quarter lower and Plates 3d. to 6d. ...

    Article : 122 words
  11. FISH.

    All small varieties of fish were again scarce at yesterday's sales in the Metropolitan Markets. There were also decreased supplies of snapper from Shark ...

    Article : 148 words
  12. FAT STOCK MARKET.

    Entries for the sale of ewes and wethers at Midland Junction next Wednesday at approximately 6,045 head are more than 3,000 in excess of the offering submitted ...

    Article : 172 words
  13. The Money Market.

    The Bank of England discount rate is 2 per cent, to which it was reduced on June 29, 1932. The open market rate for three months' bills is 13-16 per cent, and ...

    Article : 347 words
  14. Chicago Options Irregular.

    CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—Wheat options today closed as follows:—September, 101 1-8 cents a bushel (Aug 15, 101¼ cents); December, 106¾ (103¾); May, 106 3-8 (106¼). ...

    Article : 48 words
  15. Merchants' Prices.

    Merchants' prices for export wheat were again slightly lower, yesterday reaching the lowest level since July 28. For bagged wheat on a 4d freight basis, two firms quoted 2/7½, ...

    Article : 118 words
  16. Direct Perth Rates.

    Direct rates of telegraph transfer exchange based the Australian pound were quoted yesterday by the Bank of New South Wales as follows:— ...

    Article : 237 words
  17. Kalgoorlie.

    KALGOORLIE, Aug. 17.—Producers' Markets Co-operative, Ltd., report the following prices at today's Bale:— ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. PRICE OF GOLD.

    LONDON, Aug. 17.—Fine gold today was quoted at £6/18/3½ an ounce, a rise of two pence. Bank Quotation for Sovereigns. ...

    Article : 42 words
  19. DAIRY COWS AND HORSES.

    ELDER, SMITH and CO. report having yarded at its weekly market yesterday 140 cattle and 35 horses, and having sold 120 cattle and 25 horses. ...

    Article : 413 words
  20. Metropolitan Auction Sales.

    There was a smaller yarding for yesterday morning's metropolitan auction sales in the railway yards, but, the demand was again sluggish, and a further decline in prices took place. ...

    Article : 150 words
  21. THE METAL MARKET.

    The following were the official London metal quotations (middle prices) on August 16, as received by the Australian Mines and Metals Association from the London Metal Exchange:— ...

    Article : 203 words
  22. Eastern States.

    ADELAIDE, Aug. 17.—Wheat, 2/11 to 2 /11½ on an Adelaide basis. Flour, £9/5/. Bran, £5/5/. Pollard, £5. Oats; good feed, Algerian, up to 2/3; milling, 2/6. Barley, No. 1 ...

    Article : 257 words
  23. COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS.

    LONDON, Aug. 16.—The butter market is quiet. Danish is quoted at 106/ a cwt., and choicest salted New Zealand at 81/, with Australian at 76/, Unsalted New Zealand is 88/, and ...

    Article : 67 words
  24. Private Cablegrams.

    THE WHEAT POOL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, and WESTRALIAN WHEAT FARMERS, LTD., have received the following cablegram from London dated August 16.—Australian ...

    Article : 251 words
  25. BANK RATES.

    Rates of fixed deposits quoted by Australian trading banks are as follows:— Three months 1½ per cent; six months, 2½ per cent; 12 months, 12½ per cent; 24 ...

    Article : 33 words
  26. Flour.

    LONDON, Aug. 16.—The flour market is quietly steady. Australian, ex store, is quoted at 20/ to, 21/ per 280lb, sack. ...

    Article : 20 words
  27. Pig Lead Imports.

    LONDON, Aug. 15.—Imports of pig lead into Great Britain daring July amounted to 20,899 tons, of which 11,949 tons were from Australia. Exports amounted to 275 tons. ...

    Article : 31 words
  28. Beet Sugar.

    LONDON, Aug. 16.—Beet sugar is quoted at 4/8¾ a cwt. for September delivery. ...

    Article : 15 words
  29. DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

    The directors of Cresco Fertilisers, Ltd., recommend the payment of dividends on new preference shares at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, on old preference ...

    Article : 247 words
  30. THE GRAIN TRADE.

    The continued upward movement in oversea prices received a severe check at the end of last week, due chiefly to the fact that much of the recent buying of ...

    Article : 555 words
  31. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 11 words
  32. Firms' Reports.

    Nelson and Co., Metropolitan Markets, report the following prices ruling for carcass meat at yesterday's sales:— CARCASS MEAT: Heavy supplies forward with ...

    Article : 909 words
  33. MINES AND METALS.

    In their annual report the directors of the South Kalgurli Consolidated, Ltd., state that during the year ended March 31, 112,676 tons of ore, including 45,433 ...

    Article : 156 words
  34. THE WOOL TRADE.

    BRADFORD, Aug. 16.—Business in tops is almost at a standstill, operators awaiting the results of the opening Australian sales. Current quotations, compared with ...

    Article : 137 words
  35. PRODUCE MARKETS.

    For yesterday morning's metropolitan chaff and grain, sales only three trucks of chaff were offered, no prime lines being included. Average quality wheaten was ...

    Article : 161 words
  36. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 750 words
  37. MINING MEN'S TOUR.

    MT. MAGNET, Aug. 17.—Mr. H. J. Urquhart, technical and advisory engineer to the Anglo-Australian Mining Co., accompanied by Mr. T. Blatchford (former ...

    Article : 354 words
  38. FRUIT.

    Heavier supplies of fruit were to hand for the sales in the Metropolitan Markets yesterday. Windfall oranges were still plentiful and low, values were obtained for ...

    Article : 206 words
  39. VEGETABLES.

    Potatoes sold to a stronger demand at improved prices at yesterday's sales in the vegetable section of the Metropolitan Markets. Cauliflowers were also firmer. ...

    Article : 163 words
  40. BURBANKS ACTIVITIES.

    KALGOORLIE, Aug. 17.—The sands from the 72 tons crushed from the Golden Beauty lease at Burbanks realised 13dwt. 15gr. per ton, making the total yield just ...

    Article : 203 words
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