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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23977, 18 June 1943, Page 6

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STOCK EXCHANGES BUSINESS AT CHRISTCHURCH Apart from vestibule business, the following transactions were recorded on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday: Sales Reported.—Listed Stocks: 124 Kaiapoi Woollens (7s paid), 8s 9d: 131 Wellington Woollens (ord.), £8 7s 6d (2); 260 Mount Morgan (ord.), 10s: 100 Broken Hill Pty., 445; 300 Beath and Company (ord.), 24s 3d. Latest Quotations N.Z. Govt. Debentures. —2J p.c. Ins., 1946, b. £9B; 3 p.c. Ins., 1953-56, s. £9B; 4 p.c. Stock, 1946, b, £lOl 12s 6d, s, £102; 4 p.c. Stock, 1949-52, b. £104; 4 p.c. Stock, 195458, b. £lO6 10s. Banks.—Comm, of Aust., s. 17s; Natl, of A/asia. (£5 paid), b. £5 10s, s. £5 18s; New South Wales, b. £32 10s; New Zealand, b. 41s 6d. s. 425. Insurance.—New Zealand, b. 80s. Loan and Agency.—Chch. Building, b. £lB 15s; Dalgety and Company, b. £8 2s; Goldsbrough Mort (ex div.). b. 27s 6d. Shipping.—Huddart Parker, b. 51s. Frozen Meat. —N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid), s. 12s 2d: Soutnland. b. 38s 9d. s. 41s. Woollens.—Bruce, b. 26s 3d; Kaiapoi (17s paid), b. 225; Kaiapoi (7s paid), b. 8s Bd, s. 9s Id; Kaiapoi (pref.), b. 22s 3d; Wellington (ord.), b. £8 7s 6d. Coal.—Westport, b. 24s 9d. Gas.—Christchurch (10s paid), s. 12s Bd. Breweries. — Dunedin, b. 20s 6d; Tooheys, b. 30s 9d, s. 335. Miscellaneous.—Beath and Co. (pref.), b. 23s 9d; British Tobacco, b. 46s 6d, s. 47s 6d; Broken Hill Pty., b. 43s 4d, s. 44s 3d; Donaghy Rope, b. 58s 6d; Dunlop Rubber, s, 22s 6d; G. J. Coles, s. 575; General Industries, b. 20s 6d; Hadfields, b. 11s, s. 21s: 1.C.1. (Aust. and N.Z., pref.), b. -25s 6d; Masonite, b. 28s 3d: Mtlburn Lime, b. 34s 9d; Morris Hedstrom (ex dtv.), b. 265: N.Z. Drug Co., b. 88s 9d; N.Z. Drug Co. (£1 paid), b. 545; N.Z. Farm. Fertiliser, b. 20s 9d, s. 21s 9d; Reid Rubber, b. 26s 9d; Taranaki Oilfields, b. 3s 4d, s. 4s 3d: Weeks. Ltd;, b. £lO 10s; Whitcombe and Tombs, b. £5 8s; Woolworths (N.Z., pref.), s. 41s 6d: W. R. Carpenter, b. 37s 6d, s. 40s 3d. Australian Mining.—Mount Morgan, b. 9s Bd, s. 10s 2d; Wellington Alluvials, b. 2s 3d. N.Z. Mining.—Blackwater, b. 17s; Moonlight Goldfields, s. 3Jd. AUCKLAND Sales.—War Loan, 1/8/51-54, 3 per cent., £9B ss: Ins. Stock. 15/5/49-52. 4 per cent, £lO4 (2); Bank of New Zealand, 41s 9d (2): Newton King (pref.), 17s; Guarantee Corporation, 3s 6d; Auckland Gas, 7s 4d; Kaiapoi. 225; Wellington Woollen. £8 7s 6d; Forest Products. 6s: Reid Rubber, 27s 3d; Sanford, 6$ lid; Taranaki Oil, 3s lid; Dominion Breweries, 37s 6d. WELLINGTON Sales.—lns. Stock, 15/2/43-46, 4 per cent., £lOl 15s; McKenzies (3). 445; Newton King (pref.). 17s; N.Z. River Plate, 17s; J. J. Niven, 15s; Wool Worths (N.Z.). 15s Id. DUNEDIN Sales Reported.—Auckland Gas, 7s 4d: McKenzies (ex div.), 445; Reid Rubber, 27s 3d; Macklntosh-Caley-Phoenix (20s paid, unlisted), 255; Ins. Stock. 1946-49, 4 per cent, £lO2 17s 6d; Ins. Stock, 194952. 4 per cent.. £104; Broken Hill Pty., 445. SYDNEY Shares generally were moderately active on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, but sellers were reserved. Sales: Arahura, 26s 6d: Broken Hill >Pty., 40s; N.Z. Forest Products, 6s 9d; Farmers, 265: Bonds Industries. 275: Tooths, 58s; Comm. Bank of Australia, 15s 9d; Winchcombe, Carson, 26s 6d: Gordon and Gotch, 445; Manieri (det), 11s. MINING Okarito Wash-up.—The Okarjto FiveMile Beach Gold Dredging Company reports a wash-up of 7oz 18dwt for 93 hours from 2900 cubic yards.—(P.A.) Rimu Gold Dredge.—The return from June 1 to June 15 was 179.65 ounces from 67,592 yards, in 243 hours. Gear Meat.—The Gear Meat Company has declared an interim dividend for the half-year ended May 31 of 6d a share, payable on June 24. P.A.