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  2. TRADE AND FINANCE.

    Monthly statements compiled by Federal and State Treasures show that at the end of March short-term indebtedness represented by debentures and Treasury ...

    Article : 152 words
  3. UNEMPLOYMENT.

    Among many items discussed with the Minister for Unemployment (Mr. J. Scaddan) on Friday by a deputation from the Australian Labour Party, one of the most ...

    Article : 1,291 words
  4. MINES AND METALS.

    A recent paragraph in "The West Australian" noted that a small piece of gold had been found in the gizzard of a duck killed near Perth, and it was remarked that ...

    Article : 771 words
  5. STOCKS AND SHARES

    ADELAIDE, April 23.—The outstanding feature on the Stock Exchange of Adelaide to-day was the continuance of the demand for gold mining issues. Fully 10,000 shares changed ...

    Article : 954 words
  6. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 158 words
  7. DIVIDENDS.

    Dalgety and Co. have received cabled advice from their head office, London, that an interim dividend of 3/ per share, being at the rate of 6 per cent. per ...

    Article : 116 words
  8. Professor McKee's Substitute.

    Representatives of the wool trade in the Eastern States are not perturbed at the claim of Professor R. H. McKee of the Columbia University that he has ...

    Article : 171 words
  9. COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS BANK

    Depositors' balances in the Commonwealth Savings Bank for March totalled £113,913,678—a decrease for the month of £764,142. Accounts open at 1,828,672 ...

    Article : 64 words
  10. London Sales.

    LONDON, April 22.—The wool sales closed to-day. In all, 12,163 bales were offered, including 484 New South Wales, 189 Queensland, 413 South Australian, and 5,248 New Zealand. ...

    Article : 299 words
  11. BRITISH COMMODITY PRICES.

    Figures for the first part of April show that the average of British wholesale commodity prices, as measured by the "Economist." fell from 63.4 at the latter end ...

    Article : 151 words
  12. AUSTRALIAN THRIFT.

    Depositors' balances with the Commonwealth Savings Bank for the month ended March 31 totalled £113,913,678, a decrease for the month of £764,142. With ...

    Article : 117 words
  13. Firms' Reports.

    Dalgety and Co. report (April 23):—The wool sales closed animated with competition more general. The Home trade was the largest, buyer. Germany was more active. The market ...

    Article : 162 words
  14. LONDON.

    LONDON, April 22.—Dealings in Australian mining stocks on the Stock Exchange to-day were as follow:—Great Boulder, 2/10; Sona of Gwalia, 9/1½; South Kalgurli, 15/l½; Perseverance, 1/4¾; Lake View and Star 9/9½; Zine ...

    Article : 63 words
  15. SOUTH PERTH ROAD BOARD.

    At a meeting of the South Perth Road Board on Friday night, presided over by Mr. H. A. Pilgrim visitors, including representatives of the Press, were excluded for ...

    Article : 230 words
  16. TWO CONSTABLES ARRESTED.

    ADELAIDE, April 24.—Two police constables were brought before a specially constituted court at the city watchhouse last night on a charge of having broken into ...

    Article : 92 words
  17. FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 237 words
  18. THE GRAIN TRADE.

    LONDON, April 22.—Cargoes were firm, following American advices and a slight decline in sterling. Quotations were occasionally 3d. higher. A fair business was done in Australian ...

    Article : 127 words
  19. BROKEN HILL SOUTH PLANT.

    Engineering science has provided Broken Hill South, Ltd., with a most modern haulage and crushing plant at Broken Hill. The undertaking first began to ...

    Article : 51 words
  20. ORE TREATMENT.

    KALGOORLIE, April 23.—The unfortunate position of prospectors who sent their ore for treatment to a local mining company's mill was sympathetically ...

    Article : 199 words
  21. SUBIACO AND GREATER PERTH.

    Sir,—In your issue of the 14th inst. a letter was published over the nom-deplume of "Observer," who claims to be the only unbiased contributor on the ...

    Article : 703 words
  22. London and Liverpool Easier.

    LONDON, April 23.—Cargoes are easier, following lower American advices and total clearances. Sellers reduced prices by 3d. There was a good demand for Australian grain. A cargo ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. COMMERCIAL CABLES.

    LONDON, April 23.—Closing prices on Friday were as follow:— ...

    Article : 82 words
  24. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

    Sir,—Your correspondent who signs himself "Justice" is astray with his facts and, in an endeavour to wander away from the real point at issue, launches an attack ...

    Article : 210 words
  25. Chicago Wheat Options.

    CHICAGO, April 22.—Wheat options closed to-day as follow:—May, 56 3-8 cents a bushel (57 5-8); July, 58¼ (59¼); September, 61 (62¼) ...

    Article : 74 words
  26. Australian Hides.

    LONDON, April 23.—Owing to heavy supplies of American hides, the market is depressed. Business in Australian skins is negligible. Quotations are as follow:—Meatworks. dry-salted; ...

    Article : 66 words
  27. THE METAL MARKET.

    The following were the official London metal quotations (middle prices) on April 23, as received by the Australian Mines and Metals Association from the London Metal Exchange:— ...

    Article : 205 words
  28. Merchants' Prices.

    Merchants on Saturday were offering 2/7¾ a bushel for export wheat on a 4d. freight basis. The price offered on Friday was the same. ...

    Article : 26 words
  29. LONDON MEAT MARKET.

    LONDON, April 23.—Latest quotations for carcase meat are as follow:— ...

    Article : 439 words
  30. Metropolitan Auction Sales.

    Only one truck of f.a.q. was forward for Saturday morning's metropolitan auction sales. This was knocked down at 3/3½. For a sample approaching this quality 3/1 was refused. ...

    Article : 85 words
  31. To the Editor, "The West Australian."

    Sir,—"Justice" states that he has had a long association frith the Government Printing Office. Skilled, therefore, in the art of avoiding uncomfortable, questions by ...

    Article : 331 words
  32. PRODUCE MARKETS.

    Chaff supplies eased for Saturday morning's metropolitan auction sales in the railway yards. Inquiry was rather slow with sales scarce. One truck of f.a.q. ...

    Article : 117 words
  33. BASSENDEAN DISTRICT.

    Two Ministerial visits have been paid to Bassendean in the last few days—by the Minister for Works (Mr. J. Lindsay) and the Minister for Education (Mr. T. A. ...

    Article : 442 words
  34. American Price of Tin.

    NEW YORK, April 22.—Tin (standard) futures closed: April, 19.40 cents. ...

    Article : 31 words
  35. SOUTH PERTH.

    At a public meeting at the Gaiety Theatre, South Perth, on Tuesday, presided over by Mr. H. A. Pilgrim, the following were elected to the relief ...

    Article : 201 words
  36. PRICE OF GOLD.

    LONDON, April 22.—Fine gold to-day was quoted at £5/10/6 an ounce. The price yesterday was £5/9/11. ...

    Article : 39 words
  37. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 129 words
  38. Eastern States.

    ADELAIDE, April 23.—Wheat, 3/ to 3/0½. Flour, £8. Bran, £5/5/. Pollard, £5/10/. Oats, good feed, Algerian, 1/8 to 1/9. Barley, No. 1 grade, 2/11; No. 2, 2/8. Chaff, £3. Hay, 32/6. ...

    Article : 81 words
  39. CYCLING ON FOOTPATHS.

    Sir,—Cannot something be done by the police to stop this infernal trouble? First it was telegraph messengers only; then came postmen; now almost every ...

    Article : 136 words
  40. PERTH LEGACY CLUB.

    The Perth Legacy Club has 15 positions available immediately for girls and urgently requires deceased soldiers' daughters, between 16 and 17½ years of age, to report ...

    Article : 48 words
  41. THE WOOL TRADE.

    LONDON, April 23.—Mr. W. P. Devercaux reports that the announcement of the revised British tariff for wool and textiles was made too late to affect the ...

    Article : 277 words
  42. PROPERTY OWNER'S PLIGHT.

    SYDNEY, April 24.—A beggar who was arrested yesterday at Kensington was found to have £10,000 worth of property, chiefly in Clovelly. He told the police that ...

    Article : 43 words
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