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  2. FINANCE and COMMERCE

    A MARKED improvement in the earnings of Australian public companies in the past two years is revealed in an analysis compiled by the National Bank of Australasia, Limited. However, aggregate profits for 1936 were lower than in 1928, which is ...

    Article : 898 words
  3. FARM PRODUCE

    Buyers operated very keenly for lucerne chaff and lucerne hay at the Roma Street harm produce sales on Saturday, and the market had a better tone than has been the ...

    Article : 759 words
  4. THE COURIER-MAIL WEATHER MAP

    The Brisbane Meteorologica, Bureau, Sunday INTER-STATE RAINFALL Inter-State rain reports for the 24 hours ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 176 words
  5. BRISBANE STOCK EXCHANGE

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 800 words
  6. CONSOLS CONTINUE IN FIRM DEMAND

    The only feature in an otherwise quiet investment market at the one meeting on the Brisbane Stock Exchange on Saturday was the continued ...

    Article : 604 words
  7. BRITISH EXPORTS INCREASE

    An increase of nearly £10,000,000 of over 30 per cent, in the value of British exports, compared with a year ago is the feature of the overseas trade ...

    Article : 159 words
  8. LOWER GOLD YIELD IN APRIL

    Queensland produced 1600 line oz. less gold in April. 1937, than in the corresponding month of last year. However, the yield for the four months ended April 30 was ...

    Article : 228 words
  9. MINING MARKET AND REPORTS

    Further easiness was apparent throughout the mining group on the Stock Exchange on Saturday, when lack of any buying activity and ...

    Article : 714 words
  10. TONGKAH COMPOUND TIN COMPANIES

    With tin at about £230 sterling a ton, and provided that yields are maintained, Tongkah Compound No. 2, N.L., should earn a profit oL £50,000 ...

    Article : 298 words
  11. PINEAPPLE MARKET SLOW

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—Bananas, nines and eights 18/ to 22/, sevens 18/ to 18/. sixes 12/ to 18/. Inferior lower; pineapples, smooth 8/ to 15/: papaws, doubles. 16/ to ...

    Article : 279 words
  12. COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE

    Closing prices for commodities were as follows, those for the previous week being given in parentheses:— COTTON.—Good American, middling, spot. ...

    Article : 70 words
  13. MEAT IN LONDON

    The following are the approximate average prices realised for the week based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities on the descriptions of ...

    Article : 483 words
  14. MARK FOYS' YEAR BEST SINCE 1930

    Mark Foys, Ltd., Sydney, reports a net profit for the year ended February 28, of £60,025, against £54,341 earned in the previous year and ...

    Article : 172 words
  15. FRUIT

    Prices: Pineapples smooth-leaf, cases 4/ to 10/. loose 1/ to 6/ a dozen, special to 7/ Ripleys cases 6/ to 8/, loose 2/ to 6/ a dozen; lemons. Gayndah 9/ to 12/ ...

    Article : 249 words
  16. FRUIT OVERSEAS FIRM

    Fruit is in good demand. Apples—Victorian tex Orama, Ceramic, Empire Star, and Jervis Bays; Jonathans, 8/ to 10/6: Coxes, 14/ to 15/9; Dunns. 9/3 to 10/6; Cleopatras. 11/3 ...

    Article : 127 words
  17. Boulder Preseverance Dividend

    The directors of Boulder Perseverance Ltd. recommend a dividend of 25 per cent on ordinary shares in the company number one to 3,000,000 ...

    Article : 161 words
  18. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

    Price index figures on the Condon Stock Exchange, as compiled by the "Financial Times," compare as follows:—Govt. ...

    Article : 107 words
  19. Advance Truckings

    The Wholesale Meat Traders' Association of Brisbane notifies producers and buyers thai Die advance trucks of cattle and sheep for the Cannon Hill sales are as follows:— ...

    Article : 68 words
  20. VEGETABLES

    Prices: Tomatoes, ripe 2/ to 4/. green 2/ to 4/ a case, coloured 3/ to 6/. New South Wales 5/ to 6/. few higher: cabbages, local 9d to 4/ a dozen. Stanthorpe 3/ to 5/ a ...

    Article : 169 words
  21. EXCHANGE RATES

    Telegraphic transfer on London (British Official wireless):— Par. May 13. May 14. Paris, francs 124,31 110¼ 110 15-64 ...

    Article : 447 words
  22. BRITISH WAR LOAN

    British War Loan. 3½ per cent, stock is quoted at £102/2/6 (£103/3/9, May 13). ...

    Article : 21 words
  23. WHEAT CROP HIGHER IN 1936-37

    Australia's 1936-37 wheat crop was 5,889,000 bushels, or 4 per cent higher than that of the 1935-36 season. Production was 150,106,000 bushels ...

    Article : 203 words
  24. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 143 words
  25. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

    Dow-Jones figures for the New York Stock Exchange for 20 representative railroad shares and 30 industrial shares compare as follows: Railroads. Industrials. ...

    Article : 85 words
  26. UPPER WATUT RETURN

    A clean-up from No. 1 pontoon of Upper Watut Gold Alluvials, N.L. New Guinea, gave a yield of 123oz. a gold from 13,477 cubic yards, the result of 484 hours' working. For ...

    Article : 56 words
  27. POULTRY AND EGGS

    Prices:—Hens, coloured 4/ to 6/ a pair, whites 3/ to 4/3; pullets, 2/6 to 6/; cockerels, prime 6/ to 8/6, medium 4/ to 7/. small 2/6 to 4/6: English ducks. 2/ to 3/6; Muscovy ...

    Article : 107 words
  28. SULPHIDE CORPORATION

    Period ended March 6. April 3. May 1 Ore treated tons... ... 9,761 8,868 10,120 Lead concent., tons .. 1,393 1,398 1,389 ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. TIN IN NEW YORK

    Spot tin is quoted at 54.75 cents per lb. a rise of 13 cent. May 15: 55.00 cents. ...

    Article : 26 words
  30. DIVIDEND LIST

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 266 words
  31. HONEY AND BEESWAX

    The Queensland Honey Board, through its agents (J. Jackson and Co., Ltd.). advises that prices are:—Honey, choice 4¼d. prime 3½d to 4d. second grade 3d to 3½d. third ...

    Article : 51 words
  32. ELECTROLYTIC ZINC OUTPUT

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 164 words
  33. METALS DOWN SLIGHTLY

    Official closing metal quotations (middle prices):— May 13. May 14. £ s. d. £ s. d. ...

    Article : 238 words
  34. FLOUR AND MILL OFFALS

    Brisbane Mills.—Flour, £14/12/6 a ton; bran, £8; pollard, £8/10/. ADELAIDE, Saturday.—Wheat, growers' lots, 5/1; flour, bakers' lots. £13/12/6 net. ...

    Article : 46 words
  35. NEW COMPANIES

    The following new companies have been registered in Brisbane:— Macs Motors Ply., Ltd., Bundaberg.— Capital, £7500. in 7500 shores of £1 each. ...

    Article : 112 words
  36. LONDON WHEAT CARGOES

    LONDON, May 14.—Wheat cargoes opened full, but inquiry from the Continent developed, Australians were 6d less, others vere unchanged. The tone at the close was ...

    Article : 198 words
  37. Southern Produce Markets

    ADELAIDE, Saturday.—Oats, good feed. Algerian 2/8. milling 2/10. growers' lots; barley. No. 1 grade about 4/5, superior 4/6. No. 2 4/3 to 4/4, growern' lots; chaff. £5/2/6 to ...

    Article : 88 words
  38. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 35 words
  39. APRIL RUBBER YIELDS

    Crop harvested for April: Port Swettenham Rubber Co.. Ltd.—Australasia Estate, 20,000lb: Port Swettenham Estate, 90001b: Bukit Kubu Rubber Estates. Ltd.. 13.000lb ...

    Article : 32 words
  40. PIG AND CALF SALES

    NERANG, Saturday.—At E. Bourke's sale, pigs realised generally 5¾d a lb.; store pigs to 9/; calves 3½d to 4d a lb.: ordinary tinner cows, to 30/; bulls, to £4. ...

    Article : 35 words
  41. Advertising

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    Advertising : 23 words
  42. POP

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 5 words
  43. T. J. Richards' Capital

    Details of arrangements to additional capital for T. J. Richards and Sons Ltd., motor body, builders, so that the company can enter into an ...

    Article : 175 words
  44. FISH MARKETS

    The following quantities and prices of fish were recorded at the Brisbane Fish Markets on Saturday:—Mullet, 198 cases. 6/6 to 7/6 a case medium mullet. 9. 6/9 to 7/6; mixed ...

    Article : 76 words
  45. RABBIT SEASON OVER

    The rabbit season is now over and quotations are suspended. ...

    Article : 18 words
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