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  2. THE LOAN RALLY.

    This week's increased flow of subscriptions to the conversion loan has enhanced considerably tlio prospects of a successful issue. During the past five days ...

    Article : 220 words
  3. MINING

    Trading was spasmodic and prices irregular in yesterday's mining share market Of Barriers, Norths benefited by /6 at 41/ from slight recoveries in lead and silver, 250 changing ...

    Article : 439 words
  4. COMMERCIAL.

    There are no special features to report in the market for Eastern and miscellaneous produce. Oversea quotations have remained steady during the week. There has been a ...

    Article : 353 words
  5. SALES TAX.

    It is proposed to issue amended regulations in respect of the quotation of certificates for purposes of sales tax. The Federal Commissioner of Taxation, Mr. R. Ewing, has approved ...

    Article : 1,012 words
  6. PRODUCE.

    Trade was again brisk amorg city dairy houses yesterday. Cheese was particularly brisk, and the market has a better tone than for some time past. Interstate competition is ...

    Article : 1,289 words
  7. FINANCE and COMMERCE

    After a burst of activity on the previous day, the investment market became dull yesterday. Both buyers and sellers were apathetic in many cases, and the turnover was small. ...

    Article : 761 words
  8. FINANCIAL.

    Several eminent authorities have lately foretold a fall in the rate of interest, which implies, of course, a rise in the prices of longdated and perpetual fixed interest-bearing ...

    Article : 1,017 words
  9. THE BANKERS' CONFERENCE.

    The Sydney conference of bankers completed its deliberations yesterday. At the conclusion, Sir Robert Gibson, chairman of the Commonwealth Bank, said there would ...

    Article : 36 words
  10. AUSTRALIAN NOTE ISSUE.

    The monthly return of the Australian note issue as at November 24 shows that the note issue increased by nearly three millions over a year. The holding of notes as between ...

    Article : 105 words
  11. SUGAR PRICES IN NEW ZEALAND.

    Our Auckland correspondent telegraphs that the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Ltd., announces a reduction of 10/ a ton in the wholesale prices of all grades of raw ...

    Article : 55 words
  12. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

    Sales or shares of Australian mining companies to-day included:- North B.H., 38/4½; Mt. Lyell, 17/9; Boulder Perseverance, ord., /5[?]; Golden Horseshoe ...

    Article : 50 words
  13. NEWCASTLE B.H.P. STEELWORKS.

    The Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, in a report for the four weeks ended November 30, on the operations at the iron and steel works, Newcastle, state:— ...

    Article : 276 words
  14. DECREASE IN SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS.

    The Commonwealth Savings Bank has furnished us with a return showing that depositors' balances at November 30 amounted to £40,196,574, a decrease of £369,971 on the ...

    Article : 70 words
  15. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    10-day's sales included:- Commonwealth bonds, 5 per cent. (1948), £91/2/6; 5¼ per cent. (1933), £96/5/, £96/10/; 5¼ per cent. (1939), £92/5/l 5½ per cent. (1931), ...

    Article : 212 words
  16. MOUNT LYELL CO.

    When addressing shareholders at the annual meeting of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Coy., Ltd. (Tas.), in Melbourne yesterday, our correspondent telegraphs that the ...

    Article : 437 words
  17. ANGUS AND ROBERTSON PASSES ORDINARY DIVIDEND.

    Directors of Angus and Robertson, Ltd., state that, owing to business depression, Increased taxation, and the present outlook, they cannot recommend the payment of an interim ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. SCOTTISH-AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT.

    Scottish Australian Investment Company, Ltd., shows a loss of £70,251 for the year ended June 30, cables our London correspondent. After deducting the loss from the credit ...

    Article : 56 words
  19. YESTERDAY'S CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,002 words
  20. COMPANY NEWS.

    P. and O. deferred stock sold in London on Thursday, our correspondent cables, at 39/3, a fall of /3 on the day. DIVIDENDS. ...

    Article : 38 words
  21. LONDON METAL QUOTATIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 words
  22. FINANCIAL CABLES.

    Returns of the Bank of England for the week ended December 10 are:—Gold and silver coin, £156,062,265 compared with £159,113,702 a week ago, and £141,830,563 ...

    Article : 691 words
  23. GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

    Prices are for distributing lots only:- Arrowroot In 1's 9/, in ½'s 4/9 per dozen; standard lines, in 1's / 101. Barley: Pearl, in sacks 16/, in 56lb bags 16/6, ...

    Article : 415 words
  24. MOUNT MORGAN LIQUIDATION DIVIDEND.

    The liquidator (Sir Kelso King) of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Coy., Ltd. (in liquidation), reports that in consequence of difficulties that have just arisen with the ...

    Article : 59 words
  25. BREADSTUFFS.

    A sentiment of hesitancy pervaded the wheat market yesterday, owing to threatened interference of the Federal Government and consequent uncertainty of the outcome of its ...

    Article : 284 words
  26. ZINC, CORPORATION PRODUCTION.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 121 words
  27. ABERMAIN SEAHAM AMALGAMATION.

    Following the announcement that arrangements had been made for an amalgamation of the Abermain Seaham collieries and the colliery business of Messrs. J. and A. Brown, of ...

    Article : 98 words
  28. ASSOCIATED NORTHERN BLOCKS.

    AS wednesday's poll by shareholders of Associated Northern Blocks (W.A.), Ltd., indicated that there was no possibility of securing the necessary three-fourths majority, ...

    Article : 49 words
  29. OVERSEA MARKET CABLES.

    For to-day's wool sales there was a catalogue to 11,366 bales, including 2362 bales Queensland, 3684 New South Wales, 871 Victorian, 40 South Australian, and 4163 New ...

    Article : 427 words
  30. NOTES.

    South Australian Oil Wells reports: "No, 2 drilling out packer. No. 4 pumping 100 to 150 gallons of oil dally. No. 5 drilling in granite. No. 6 depth 1150ft in dark clay, ...

    Article : 83 words
  31. GLENISTER AND MACKENZIE FAGEOL LTD.

    A heavy fall in net profit is disclosed by Glenister and Mackenzie Fageol Ltd., a motor agency and bus operating company, for the year ended September 30, the amount at £1354 ...

    Article : 256 words
  32. STATION PRODUCE SALES.

    The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report:- Sheepskins.—50,818 were forward. A weaker market was met with for all descriptions, and prices were often ¼d and at times ½d per lb below ...

    Article : 322 words
  33. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    Silver-Lead: Broken Hill South, 31/, 30/9, 31/, 31/3; North B.H., 40/9, 40/10½, 41/; Zinc Corporation, ord., 21/7, 21/5, 21/6. Gold, Great Boulder, 1/4½, 1/5; Guinea Gold, ...

    Article : 110 words
  34. LOADINGS AND STACKINGS.

    For the week ended December 6, the quantity of new wheat despatched from country stations was 741,828 bags, making a total of 1,537,635 bags for the season, while old ...

    Article : 98 words
  35. Advertising

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    Advertising : 225 words
  36. CARGOES AND FUTURES.

    Wheat cargoes were inactive to-day, and mostly lower. Russian shipments were fairly liberal. Parcels met poor inquiry, and were mostly ...

    Article : 104 words
  37. LEWIS' LTD. (in liq.), TRADINGAS BRIGHTLIGHTS.

    A statement of affairs of Lewis' Ltd. (in liquidation), trading as Brightlights, as at November 17, drawn up by the liquidator (Mr. A. J. R. Parsons), shows a deficiency of ...

    Article : 137 words
  38. INTERSTATE MARKETS.

    Wheat, growers' lots, 2/4¾ to 2/5; flour, bakers' lots, £7/15/l; cash: bran, £4 on trucks at mill door; pollard, £4/5/ on trucks at mill door; oats, good feed Algerian, 1/7 to 1/8, growers' lots; ...

    Article : 213 words
  39. ADELAIDE WOOL SALES.

    Messrs. Elder Smith and Co., Ltd., received the following message from their Adelaide branch yesterday:—"Compared with the Adelaide November auction values to-day for good wools showed a ...

    Article : 50 words
  40. CHICAGO WHEAT OPTIONS.

    Chicago wheat options to-day closed:—December, 77¼ cents per bushel; March, 79½ cents (up 0¼ cent); May, 81[?] cents (up 0[?] cent): July, 72¼ cents (down 0¾ cent). ...

    Article : 36 words
  41. MILLAR'S TIMBER AND TRADING.

    Our London correspondent cables that the directors of Millor's Timber and Trading Co., Ltd.. announce that, owing to a heavy fallingoff in sales, consequent on the industrial ...

    Article : 53 words
  42. CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

    A full bench of buyors attended the Christchurch wool sale to-day when over 17,000 bales were offered Bidding was keen within limits, Germany being the principal buyer. Growers were anxious to sell, ...

    Article : 55 words
  43. FLEMINGTON TRUCKINGS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 31 words
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