ON 'CHANGE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 203, 28 August 1942, Page 5

ON 'CHANGE

BANKS AGAIN ACTIVE

There was further activity in banking shares at late advanced prices on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day. South British Insurances moved ahead again to £3 1/6, with more sought at that figure. Inquiry remained strong i.i the industrial section, and Colonial Sugars improved on last week's price by 10', selling at" £48 15/. Howard Smith ordinaries were dealt in for the first time on the local market for over years. SALES COMPLETED At the 3 p.m. call yesterday.—Bank N.S.W., £29; South British Insurance, £3 1/; Dominion ??y,?? tm £ nt - 19/5; Kaiapol Woollen (con.), 8/ i/aV-' 1 JFapneg- Trading (B pref.), £1 3/ (£1 b * I J- Z " „ Fertilizer, 17/ (17/3); Woolworths jm Rt £ \ (£1 15/6); Mount Lyell, £1031 (£101) Auckland Gas, 20/12/49. 5 P.c., the 9.45 a.m. call to-day-.—National Bank i, 5. ? /: , ? ank Ns w - £2»; Westport Coal, £1 5/; Colonial Sugar, £48 15/ (£4B 5/). t ss. ll t s „ al ?i, c »u to-day:—Nat. Bank A'asia (odd lot), £11 10/ (£11); Bank N.S.W., £29; Howard Smith, £1 (£1 3/6); South British Insurance, £3 1/6 (2) (£3 1/); Auckland Gas (perp. deb. stock). £79 (£7B). Last sale price In parentheses where changed. LATEST QUOTATIONS Bayers Sellers Commercial Bank Australia . 14/7 .. 14/10 E.S. and A. Bank 3/10/0 .. 3/15/0 National Bank New Zealand 2/1/6 .. 2/2/6 Bank New Zealand 1/19/4 .. 1/19/6 Union Bank Australia 6/16/0 .. 7/5/0 National Insurance 19/6 .. New Zealand Insurance 3/10/3 .. 3/11/3 South British Insurance .... 3/1/6 .. 3/2/3 Tarm. Co-op Auct (£5 paid) 4/12/0 .. 4/15/0 Farm. Co-op Auct (A pref.) 1/2/9 .. 1/3/3 United Perm. Build (Auck.) 19/6 .. 1/0/6 Renown Coal (ord.) 8/9 9/6 Auckland Gas U.p.) 6/3 .. 6/6 Northern steam (f.p.) 4/10 .. 5/0 Leyland O'Brien Timber ... 17/0 18/0 Timaru Wool 17/6 .. 18/0 Dominion Breweries (ord.) . 1/6/9 .. 1/7/6 New Zealand Breweries .... — .. 1/13/6 Aust. Consolidated Industries 2/6/0 .. 2/7/0 Broken Hill' Proprietary 1/16/9 1/17/3 Bycroft 2/5/6 .. — Colonial Sugar 48/5/0 .. Consolidated Brick 6/10 7/2 Farmers' Trading 19/9 O. J. Coles 2/9/6 — Hill and Plummer 1/5/0 McKenzies 1/18/3 1/19/6 Morts Dock 18/ 6 1/1/6 N.Z. Drug (f.p.) 3/15/0 .. — N.Z. Farm. Fertilizer 16/6 17/6 N.Z. Farm. Fertilizer (pref.) 1/2/3 . 1/3/0 N.Z. Newspapers 1/12/0 .. 1/13/0 Wilsons Cement 17/0 17/5 Woolworths (N.Z.) (f.p.) .. 14/5 14/9 Woolworths (Syd.) (f.p.) ... 15/6 .. 15/9 Martha Mines 8/2 .. 8/6 Emperor Minea 8/9 .. 9/6 Mount Lyell l / 5/9 " 1/7/0 War Loans: #1/5/0 . . 92/0/0 1/8/51-54, 3 p.C 98/15/0 .. Liberty Loan; Stock" 52 " 55 ' 3 PC #9/5/0 .. 99/12/6 i! V ' 2 p - e 102/10/0 .. — J5/2/ 43-48. 4 p.c 99/15/0 .. — * P- c 105/10/0 .106/10/0 15/6/52-55, 4 p.c 106/10/0 .. Amal. Brick (Auck.), 1/3/44, 6 p c 102/10/0 .. 104/6/0

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES Wellington, this day.—Bank NZ £1 m/fiColonial Sugar, £48 12 6; Booth Macdonald (pre!).' A£^ rta^ hari ; h J this day.—Bank N.Z., £1 19/8: Aust. Consolidated Industries, £2 6/6. Donedin. this day.—Bank N.Z.. £1 19/6- ES ? a - * '■ Milburn Lime. £1* 15/6' Kaitangata, £1 12/; Mount Lyell. £1 6/6. ' AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES (Rec. 8.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day The markets yesterday were unchanged and °? er # d , ceUln e rates lor many shara SS sto f ll Exchange, a tendency that has been apparent most of this week. Sales included" — o? ,f, 4 , 6 7/6; Woolworths, 14/3; Bank Wales, £24 15/; Dunlop Rubber x n ■ 10/6; Kandos, £1 11/ ' Melbourne.—Goldsbrough Mort, £1 5/6- Austrattn^er.! 1 Houses,