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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23974, 15 June 1943, Page 6

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STOCK EXCHANGES the local market Apart from listed business the following transactions were recorded on the Chrlstehurch Stock Exchange Sales on ’Change.—Listed Stocks. iu« Westport Coal, 24s 9d; 200 Westport-Stock-ton Coal (ord.), 3s Id; 200 Christchurch S Stocks: £3OO NZ Govt., 3 p.c. Stock, 1953-56, £9? l& Z, 6d: £2OOO N.Z. Govt. 4 P-C. Stock. Is 6. £lOl 12s 6d; 100 Commercia Baml ot Australia (late sale Friday), 16s 6d, 100 Wright, Stephenson (ord.), m hq» m Gear Meat, 21s 9d; 350 WertportStockton Coal (ord.). late sale Friday. 3s. .300 Beath and Company, 24s 3d (3). 10» ®roken HIU Proprietary. 43s 6d 100 Grey Oliver (late sale Friday), cum div., 14s 9d. Quotations . N<Z,, Govt. Debentures.—2i p.c. Ins., 1947. c ios 2s 6d* 3 D.c. Ins., 1953-56, o. lbs s £9B: 4 p.c. Ins., 1949, b. £lO2 15s; 4 p.c, Bonds, 1946, b. £102; 4 p.c. Bonds, 1949, b. £lO2 15s. ~ . Bank’s. —Comm, of Aust. (pref.), hj. £lO 6s 6d; Comm, of Sydney, b. £l9. s£2o 10s; E., S., and A., b. 765. s. 80s, Natl, of A/asia. (£5 paid), b - £ & 12s s. £6; National of N.Z., s. 51s 6d; New Zealand, b. 41s 3d. Insurance.—New Zealand, b. 80s on, South British, b. 70s; Standard, b., 725. Loan and Agency.—Chch. Building, b. £lB 12s 6d; Goldsbrough, Mort (ex div.), b. 27s 6d; Permanent Investment, b. £lO. Shipping.—Huddart Parker, b. 51s. _ Frozen Meat.—Gear, b. 21s 8d; N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid), s. 26s 2d. Woollens.—Kaiapoi (7s paid), b. 8s 7d; Kaiapoi (pref.), b. 22s 9d, s. 23s 6d; Wellington (pref.), b. £8 9s. . Coal. —Westport, b. 24s 6d; WestportStockton.'b. Os, s. 3s 3d. Gas.—Chch., b. 25s 9d, s. 26s 3d. Breweries. —New Zealand (ex div.), s. 375; Tooheys, b. 30s 9d, s. 335. Miscellaneous. —Alloy Steel (N.Z.), b. 38s 6d; Beath and Company, b. 24s 2d, s. 24s 6d; Booth, Macdonald (pref.), b. 8s 4d; Broken Hill Pty„ b. 435, s. 43s 6d; Donaghy Rope, b. 58s; Gordon and Gotch. b. 475; Hays, Ltd., b. 34s 6d; Griffin and Sons, b. 20s 6d; Mason. Struthers (£1 paid), b. 14s; Milburn Lime, b. 34s 3d: M. Manufacturers, s. 7s 3d; N.Z. Drug Company, b. 88s 6d; N.Z. Drug Company (£1 paid), b. 545; Otago Daily Times, b. 43s 6d; Standard Cement, s. 235; Wilsons Cement (cum div.), b. 18s 6d; Woolworths (Syd., ord.). b. 15s lid, s. 16s 2d; Woolworths (N.Z.), cum div., s. 15s 6d. Overseas Listings.—Woolworths (South Africa), s. 25s 3d. Australian Mining.—Broken Hill South, b. 24s 6d, s. 26s 3d. N.Z. Mining.—Arahura, b. 26s 9d; Arahura (deferred), b. 20s 6d; Grey River (cum div.), b. 14s 3d. AUCKLAND Sales.—War Loan, 1/10/53, £94; Bank of N. 41s 6d: .South British, 70s 9d (2); N.Z. Insurance, 81s; Newton King (pref.), 17s: Colonial Sugar, £55 10s (4); Claude Neon (N.Z.), 24s 6d; G. J. Coles, 56s 9d. WELLINGTON Sales. —Insci'. Stock, 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c., £9B 10s; Inscr. Stock, 15/5/53-56, 3 p.c., £9B; Bank of N.Z., £2 Is 6d (2); N.Z. Refrig., 12s 4d; Macduffs, 22s 6d (2); Woolworths (N.Z.), 15s 4d. DUNEDIN Sale Reported.—Wright, Stephenson, 24s 9d. COMPANY NEWS Denhard Bakeries.—Denhard Bakeries, Ltd., has declared a final half-yearly dividend of 4J per cent, on preference shares, plus 1 per cent, arrears unpaid last year, subject to national and social security tax, payable on June 25.—( P.A.)