Financial News

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 121, 25 May 1942, Page 2

Financial News

ON 'CHANGE

MARKET INACTIVE

STATE IiOAXS OFFERED A quiet tone prevailed when the Auckland Stock Exchange reopened after the week-end break to-day. and values were steady on closinj? levels. More parcels of Government loans were on offer, but buyers were restrained- Banks, insurances and many industrials remained in firm demand. SALES COMPLETED At the 9.45 a.m. call to-day:— National Bank N.Z.. £1 18 3; Farmers' Trading (A pref.), £1 4' (£1 3 ); Woolworths (Syd.), 13 9. At the 11.45 a.m. call to-day Auckland Gas fron.) (odd lot), 2 6 (2 7); Aust. Iron and Steel (prcf.). £1 5/. Last sale price In parentheses where changed. LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Bank Australasia • ■ 8 2/6 .. — Commercial Bank Australia . 13.11 14/6 Com. Bank Australia (pref.). 9 2 6 — E.S. and A. Bank 3'2 0 .. • — National Bank New Zealand 1 17.9 .. 1/18'6 Bank New South Wales 27/15/0 28 s'o Bank New Zealand I'lß 4 118/9 Bank New Zealand (D mort.) 19 3 1 10/6 Union Bank Australia 6, 12.6 . . — National Insurance 18 3 .. — New Zealand Insurance 3 3 0 .. — Queensland Insurance 2 4 0 2,10'0 South British Insurance . 214 6 2 '15 0 Farm. Co-op Auct (£5 paid) 40 0 A'l.6 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile 28 0 0 35 0 0 United Perm. Build. (Auck.) 18 6 1. 0,0 Tauplri Coal (ord.) 120 — Taupirl Coal (pref.) 140 — Auckland Gas (f.p.) 6 6 7/0 Auckland Gas (con.) 2 6 — 2,9 Huddart. Parker (ord.) 210 — P. and O. (deferred stock).. 3 11 0 — National Timber 80 90 Bruce Woolien 130 .. 1/4,0 Dominion Breweries (ord.) . 15 3.. ~ New Zealand Breweries 19 0 1,11/3 Aust Alloy Steel 70 .. — Aust. Consolidated Industries 1 19 0 .. — Aust. Iron and Steel (pref.) 14 6 1,5 6 Booth Macdonald (pref.) ... — .. 5,6 British Tobacco 1 13 0 .. — Broken Hill Proprietary 1/13 0 1/14 3 Colonial Sugar 43. 10 0 . . 44 15 0 Dunlop Rubber 16 9 — Electrolytic Zinc 1/19 9 2 0. 9 Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) .... 2 10 .. — Farmers' Trading 1. 0 6 .. — Fletcher Hold (pref) (ex div) 10 0.. — G. J. Coles 2,6 0 .. — MK. Manufacturers 4 0 .. 6/0 Moturoa Oil 3 0 4,6 National Electrical I'2'3 .. — N.Z. Drug (f.p.) 3 11 6 .. 3/13 6 N.Z. Farmers' Fertilizer .... 16 7 .. 17 0 N.Z. Newspapers 1 10 0 1 11 3 North Roller Mills (pref.) . 1/16 14 0 Sanford (ord.) .' 4 0 . . 4 6 Taranaki Oil Developments .. 3 0 4 3 Taranaki Oil Fields 59 69 Wilsons Cement 13 0 16,0 Woolworths (N.Z.) (f.p.) ... 12,6 .. — Woolworths Properties 1/3/0 1 4 6 Woolworths (Syd.) (f.p.) ... 13 6 14'3 Woolworths (Syd.) (f.p.) ... 136 14/3 Martha Mines 7/1 .. — N.Z. Crown Mines (ex div.) 16 2.6 Una Hill 0 6 1/0 Broken Hill South 1/0 0 1/4/0 Emperor Mines 7/6 .. 8 6 Mount Morgan (ex div.) — .. 7/6 Bonds: 15/1/53-57, 3U p.e 103'0 0 .. 104 '0/0 15 6,52-55, 4 p.c 108,0/0 . 108/10 0 War Loan: 1/10/53 90/5/0 .. — 1 8 46, 2\' 2 p.C 98/0/0 .. — 1 8 51-54. 3 p.c — .. 100/5/0 Stock: 15 9 57-60, 3 1 '* p.C 101/00 ..101/15/0 15 1 / 53-57, 3'i p.e 103 0 0 .. 0 15 4 46-49. 4 p.c 102 15 0 — 31 5 54-58. 4 p.C 108 5 0 .. — Amal. Brick (Auck.), 1/3/44, 8 P.c 100/10'0 . . — Auck. Gas (perp. deb. stock.) 80,10/0 82 0/0 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES WELLINGTON This Day.—Bank N.Z., £1 18,6 (2); ditto. D Mort.. £1 10/, DCNEDIN This Day.—Reported: Bruce Woollen. £1 3 3.