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  2. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

    A largs volume of business was carried through on the investment side of the Stock and Share market yesterday. Australian Bank of Commerce shares rose /1½, Balmain ...

    Article : 119 words
  3. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To-day's Exchange sales were:—Colonial Bank, 40/; Commercial Bank, 12/6; ditto, pref., £5; Bank of Victoria, 99/; E.S.A. Deposits, Debentures, 18/4; Goldsbrough, 45/, 44/9; Metropolitan Gas, £11; Colonial ...

    Article : 58 words
  4. LONDON MARKET CABLES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 296 words
  5. FINANCIAL.

    The half-yearly report of the N.S.W. Fresh Food and Ice Company, Ltd., covers the six months ended December 31. It shows a net profit of £11,871, which, with £1839 brought ...

    Article : 267 words
  6. SQUATTING INVESTMENT COMPANY.

    The annual report of the above company for 1910 shows that the net profit was £23,775, the gross return being £49,636. The directors continue the policy of writing-down the station ...

    Article : 299 words
  7. GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

    Mr. Claud J. Gant offered at auction yesterday, on behalf of Messrs. Claude Healy and Co., 500 packages of Indian teas. All were sold at prices ranging up to 9½d. ...

    Article : 2,225 words
  8. MELBOURNE.

    Wool sales were resumed in the local market to-day, when 9800 bales were offered. With the exception of some Tasmaninans and a few good lots from the western district of Victoria, the selection was a very ...

    Article : 147 words
  9. COMMERCIAL EDUCATION.

    Sir,—Closely related to the subjects discussed by the deputation to the Minister for Education is the question of compulsory Latin. One of the deputationiats ...

    Article : 290 words
  10. LINSEED OIL.

    The position of linseed oil is at the present moment most interesting. High prices here have effectually put a damper upon buyers, and there is now little purchasing of large ...

    Article : 201 words
  11. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    The report of the Chief Registrar shows the aggregate membership of the purely friendly societies making a return to the central registry to be 6,178,116, with accumulated capital ...

    Article : 332 words
  12. "GUTTER" BROKERS.

    "One of the Public" writes:- Sir,—As one of the public who has been brought a great deal into contact with the class of business people I am about to discuss, viz., brokers and agents, ...

    Article : 441 words
  13. INTERSTATE MARKETS.

    Owing to the continued weakness in Europe, the increased quantity of wheat going into store, and the narrowness of the margin between the English market value and local prices on trucks Port Adelaide, which ...

    Article : 545 words
  14. PROHIBITED EXPORTS.

    An announcement in the "Government Gazette" notifies that under the Customs Act of 1901-10. for the prohibition of the exportation of any goods which in the opinion of ...

    Article : 139 words
  15. MELBOURNE.

    In the Queen Victoria market to-day fruit sold as follows:—Almonds, /6 to /8 per lb; apples, 2/ to 5/ per case; figs, 3/ to 3/6 per half-case; grapes, 3/ to 8/ per case; lemons, 5/ to 8/ per case; nectarines, 2/ ...

    Article : 86 words
  16. NON-TAXABLE LAND.

    Sir,—The question of non-reveuue-producing areas whitin municipalities has recently been publicly discussed, particular reference being made to North Sydney and Redfern. The ...

    Article : 478 words
  17. PROHIBITED IMPORTS.

    It is notified in the "Government Gazette" that under the Customs Act of 1901 a proclamation has been issued by the Governor-General prohibiting the import of ...

    Article : 78 words
  18. STOCK TRUCKINGS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 words
  19. SYDNEY WOOL STOCKS.

    The wool sales continue to progress on satisfactory lines as regards the general character of the demand and briskness of competition. Apparently the weekly series of sales ...

    Article : 160 words
  20. BROKEN HILL WATER SUPPLY LTD.

    The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Broken Hill Water Supply, Ltd., was held to-day. Mr. G. Swinburne, M.L.A., chairman of directors, presided. In moving the ...

    Article : 211 words
  21. PRODUCE INWARDS.

    The following is a return of produce received at Sydney, Clyde, Homebush, Burwood, Ashfield, Petersham and Newtown, per r[?]il, for the week ended Tuesday, 14th last, together with the total of date for the year, and ...

    Article : 68 words
  22. LIVE STOCK MARKET.

    In the live stock market to-day 26,000 fat sheep were yarded. All qualities were represented, including a fair proportion of prime wethers, especially in crossbreds. There was a spirited demand throughout, ...

    Article : 257 words
  23. CLERKS AND LANGUAGES.

    Time was when it was rare to find an English clerk the master of a foreign language. Hence the great influx of Germans into the commercial life of London a generation ago—an influx ...

    Article : 381 words
  24. ETHICS OF BORROWING.

    Our New Zealand correspondent writes, under date February 10:—"You must always remember that we have a national estate worth several hundred millions sterling," remarked ...

    Article : 245 words
  25. WOOL SALES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,200 words
  26. PRODUCE MARKETS.

    The sinking of the New Guinea affected the market for onions, which rose to £6 for Brown Spanish. That ill-fated vessel took down with her 540 bags of onions, thus shortening the supply, 3000 bags of maize, and ...

    Article : 1,813 words
  27. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

    "Public risk" is a comparatively now description of the reserve funds of certain public companies. The Sydney Ferries' last balance-sheet ...

    Article : 132 words
  28. LAND TAX QUERIES.

    The Federal Commissioner of Land Taxation has furnished an interesting list of replies to queries submitted by correspondents regarding the land tax returns. Some of the ...

    Article : 1,057 words
  29. COMMERCIAL.

    A fair amount of business was done in all lines of merchandise yesterday. In metals prices of imported wire netting were a little better, and some small quantites of 42 x 1¼ x ...

    Article : 304 words
  30. TUBE TRADE COMBINATIONS.

    Negotiations for the combination of the Scottish and English tubemakers into two great combines having fallen through (writes the "Liverpool Daily Post") it is now ...

    Article : 110 words
  31. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 371 words
  32. BREADSTUFFS.

    During the week ended February 4 the quantity of wheat despatched from all country stations was 306,[?]9 bags, compared with 295,714 bags the previous week and 271,217 bags for the week ended February 5, 1910. ...

    Article : 326 words
  33. THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE OF 1910.

    In their annual review of thE frozen meat trade W. Weddel and Co., Limited, point out that from January to December business was carried on under conditions which made 1910 ...

    Article : 638 words
  34. STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.

    The following sales were reported:—Morning; Insurance of Australia, 7/8, 7/7; Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., 19/; East Greta Coal, 86/; Fresh Food and Ice, 19/; Burns, Philp, and ...

    Article : 157 words
  35. FLOUR REDUCED.

    The wheat market yesterday was stagnant. No other word can describe its condition. Some of the shippers were holding off the market altogether; were not operating at all. They want to get rid of some of ...

    Article : 299 words
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