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  2. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

    Renewed activity in the investment market brought the total of the turnover near to the highest recent mark. Gilt-edged and frontline securities were in strong demand, but a ...

    Article : 924 words
  3. MINING.

    A quiet and easier market ruled for leading mining shares yesterday. Silver-lead and copper concerns were passed over entirely. A further fall in the price of the ...

    Article : 576 words
  4. FINANCIAL.

    As the Country party sees the financial position to-day, it announces, we must pay increased taxation if we do not borrow. No other Inference can be drawn from the statement ...

    Article : 213 words
  5. MELBOURNE STOCK MARKET.

    At to-day's sale of fat sheep the opening sales were unsteady, and as sales progressed with frequent [?] tuations, prices generally ruled lower towards the close, Best shorn wethers were in steady request ...

    Article : 230 words
  6. COMPANY NEWS.

    The following companies have been registered, shares being of the value of £1 each:- Canberra Cash Order Co., Ltd., capital £2000, to carry on the business of financial ...

    Article : 485 words
  7. BUTTER EXPORT TRADE.

    During the week ended August 25 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 2491 boxes of butter, of which 20 were unsalted and the remainder salted. The ...

    Article : 41 words
  8. LONDON METAL QUOTATIONS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 words
  9. COUNTRY STOCK SALES.

    10,000. The fat sheep market opened to good competition. Prime sheep were firm at full late rates. Medium and Inferior, however, were slightly easier. Merino wethers realised 25/ to 30/9, shorn 17/ to 29/9; merino ...

    Article : 171 words
  10. FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 112 words
  11. BREADSTUEFS.

    Very little business was apparently transacted in wheat yesterday. Offers for growers' stored bagged lots remained on the basis of 4/9 ex trucks, Sydney, equivalent to 4/1½ ...

    Article : 251 words
  12. PIG SALES.

    About 1100 pigs were forward at the abattoir saleyards yesterday. These comprised all descriptions, and, although consisting chiefly of porkers, weighty pigs were fairly well in evidence. The general quality of ...

    Article : 95 words
  13. WILCOX, MOFFLIN INCREASES DIVIDEND.

    Wilcox, Mofflin, wool, skin, and hide merchant company, increased its profit last year by £11,5[?]0 to £58, 693. Dividend is increased from 8 per cent. to 10 per cent., and ...

    Article : 321 words
  14. HOMEBUSH TRUCKINGS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 39 words
  15. PRODUCE.

    Featureless trade was transacted by city dairy produce houses yesterday. The egg position was unchanged, production still keeping well ahead of strong speculative buying. The ...

    Article : 1,307 words
  16. BOXING.

    Finals of the annual boxing championships of the Sydney Grammar School were decided at the Weigall Memorial ground yesterday afternoon before an enthusiastic crowd of critics, parents and scholars. The ...

    Article : 777 words
  17. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.

    quotations of shares of Australian mining companies to-day included:- B.H. Proprietary, 24/6; North, B.H., 96/3; B.H. South, 46/10½; Hampden Cloncurry, 16/9; ...

    Article : 93 words
  18. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To-day's sales included:- Commonwealth bonds, 6 per cent (Dec., 1930), £101/17/6; 6 per cent. (1935), £105/7/6; Bank of Adelaide £9/15/; Bennett and Fisher, ord., 19/8; ...

    Article : 272 words
  19. YESTERDAY'S CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,112 words
  20. CARGOES AND FUTURES.

    Wheat cargoes were steady at late rates to-day, but lacked buyers.- Parcels, in quiet request, advanced /3. Liverpool futures closed:—October, 9/1½ per ...

    Article : 41 words
  21. ROMA No. 2 BORE CLEAR.

    Roma Oil Corporation, Limited, reports that the operations of the overshot and milling shoe have resulted in the clearing of the No. 2 hole. ...

    Article : 29 words
  22. CHICAGO WHEAT OPTIONS.

    Chicago wheat options are quoted:—Saptember. 111½ cents per bushel (up 3 cent); December, 1169 cents (up ½ cent); March, 121½ (up ½ cent). ...

    Article : 34 words
  23. CAPTAIN'S FLAT REVIVAL.

    In many parts of this State one is faced with the tragic spectacle of the ruins of a deserted mining township. Fields that were once the centre of intense activity have ...

    Article : 570 words
  24. GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

    Prices, except where otherwise stated, are for distributing lots- Sugar, 1A, ½ ton lots, net cash £37/6/8 per ton; credit terms, £38/18/8 per ton. ...

    Article : 519 words
  25. COMMERCIAL.

    Wholesale grocery houses have been busy with first of the month deliveries during the past week. Orders have been received, particularly from the country, in greater volume ...

    Article : 257 words
  26. T. J. RICHARDS' REDUCED PROFIT.

    T. J. Richards an Sons, Ltd., a motor bodybuilding enterprise, of South Australia, shows a profit for the year ended June 30 of £1332, compared with £13,479 for the year ended ...

    Article : 165 words
  27. YELLOW CARRIERS' TAXATION.

    Mr. T. S. Nettlefold, who presided at the annual general meeting yesterday of Yellow Carriers,. Ltd. (our Melbourne correspondent telegraphs), said that the company had ...

    Article : 182 words
  28. TOBACCO PRICE-CUTTING.

    "La Honradez," writing in regard to "the ruinous and suicidal policy of cutting prices of tobacco, and that those in the trade at present so engaged may return to common ...

    Article : 205 words
  29. RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY TOURNAMENT.

    The draw for the semi finals of the New South Wales Government Hallway and Tramway Institutes's annual boxing championships which will take place at the Institute on Friday night is as follows:— ...

    Article : 151 words
  30. INTERSTATE MARKETS.

    Wheat, growerr lo[?], 4/7 to 4/8; flour, bakers' lots. £12/2/6; bran, £5/17/6; pollard. £7/2/; oats, 3/3; chaff, £5/16/, on trucks at Mile End (bags included); butter, choice factory, bulk, 1/6½, best separator 1/4 to ...

    Article : 181 words
  31. COMMONWEALTH LOAN INTEREST.

    The 5 per cent. 1928, 5 per cent. 1948, 6 per cent. 1930 (maturing March), and 6 per cent. 1935 transfer books of the registry of the Commonwealth Government Inscribed Stock ...

    Article : 62 words
  32. AUSTRALASIAN PAPER ACCOUNTS.

    The Australasian Paper and Pulp Company has informed shareholders that at the last meeting of directors of the company it was decided that the balancing period should be ...

    Article : 149 words
  33. NOTES.

    Our Kalgoorlie correspondent telegraphs that the manager of the Lake View and Star mine has cabled the London office as follows; "2770 feet level (Chaffers), south drive ...

    Article : 62 words
  34. BILLIARDS.

    The amateur billiards championship of Australia was continued yesterday at Home Recreations Ltd., 388 George-street when A. Sakzewski (Queensland) belt A. H. Hearnden (South Australia), by 1200 to ...

    Article : 169 words
  35. DUTY ON CANADIAN GOODS.

    An alteration has been decided upon in regard to the question of charging duty on the Inland freight on goods from Eastern Canada and consigned via Vancouver to Australia, The ...

    Article : 510 words
  36. WOOL SALES.

    Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8036 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, ...

    Article : 1,412 words
  37. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To-day's sales and quotations included:- Silver-lead: Amalgamated Zinc, b 12/10, a 13/; Broken Hill Propty., b 25/6, a 26/8; Block 14, ord., b 21. s 2/4; do., pref., b 5/4, s 5/7; Junction North, ...

    Article : 238 words
  38. AUSTRALIAN KNITTING MILLS.

    Directors of the Australian Knitting Mills, Ltd., in reporting upon the operations of the company for 1927-28 state that, notwithstanding the severe trade depression which had ...

    Article : 197 words
  39. CITY TATTERSALL'S TOURNAMENT.

    City Tattersall' Club's annual billiards tournament was continued last night, with the following results:—J. Duckworth, 60, beat W. Vial, 85. by 41; O. Well, 110, beat J. Adams, 85, by H Kensington, ...

    Article : 85 words
  40. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 225 words
  41. FOOTBALL IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    Football matches played to-day resulted:- English First League.—Aston Villa v Manchester United, 0-0; Huddersfield Town v Bolton Wanderers, 4-1; Leeds v Bury, 4-1; Leicester City v Birmingham, ...

    Article : 145 words
  42. CESSNOCK CO-OPERATIVE.

    After the return of £14,813 as a rebate of 2/6 in the £ to members on purchases, accounts to the Cessnock and District Co-operative Society, Ltd., for the period extending ...

    Article : 151 words
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