COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24900, 13 June 1946, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGES DEALINGS IN GOVERNMENT LOANS There was a good volume of business on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday, with the bulk of the dealings in Government loans. Transactions included:— Sales on ’Change.—Listed Stocks: £6OO N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, 1946-48, £lOO 15s; £3OO N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, 1951- £lOO 15s; £3OO N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, 1952-55, £lOO 7s 6d; £B5O N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, 1952-55, £lOO 7s 6d; £7OO N.Z Govt. 4 per cent. Stock, 1952- £lO6 12s 6d; 100 G. J. Coles, 84s 6d; 100 Mount Lyell, 24s 6d. Salles Reported.—Listed Stocks: 150 Commercial Bank of Australia, 22s 3d; 14 Bank of NeW South Wales, £39; 50 South British Insurance, 90s 6d; £525 N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (4J per cent. Stock, 1950), £lO3 2s 6d; 400 N.Z. Breweries, 54s IJd (ex div.); 125 Westland Breweries, 40s; 200 Consolidated Brick, lis 9d; 50 G. J. Coles, 84s 6d; 50 G. J. Coles, 84s 9d; 200 Reid N.Z. Rubber, 35s 6d. Latest Quotations N.Z. Govt. Stock: 2J per cent. Ins., 1/8/46, b. £101; 2J per cent. Ins., 15/4/5051, s. £9B 10s;. 2J, per cent. War Loan, 1/10/53, s.' £9? 10s; 3 per cent: Ins., 15/9/46-48, b. £lOO 10s; 3 per cent. Ins., 1/8/51-54, b. £lOO 12s 6d; 3 per cent. Ins., 15/9/52-55, b. £lOO ss; 3 per cent. Ins., 15/12/53-56, b. £lOO 7s 6d; 4 per cent. Ins., 15/6/52-55, b. £lO6 10s. Banks: Comm, of Aust., s. £1 2s 6d; Comm, of Sydney, b. £23; E., S., and A., b. £5 19s, s. £6 2s 6d. Insurance: South British, b. £4 10s; N.Z. and River Plate, b. £1 Is 6d; N.Z. Guarantee Corpn., b. 4s lid, s. ss; N.Z. Loan and Merc, (ord.), b. £BO. Shipping: Union (pref.), b. £1 13s ,9d. Frozen Meat: Canterbury, b. £l5 15s. Woollens: Felt and Textiles of N.Z., s. £2 Ils 6d. Gas: Christchurch, b. £1 7s 3d; Wellington, b. £1 15s 3d. Breweries: New Zealand, b. £2 14s, s. £2 14s 3d; Tooheys, b. £1 16s 9d, s. £1 18s. Miscellaneous: Booth, Macdonald, s. 2s 3d; Bocth, Macdonald (pref.), s. 12s; Broken Hill Pty., b. £2 12s 6d, s. £2 13s; Canterbury Roller Flour, b. 15s Id, s. 15s 6d; Caios Stores, (pref.), b. £1 6s; Donaghy’s Rope, b. £3 Ils, s. £3 12s 6d; Dunlop Rubber, b. £1 12s; Fletcher Holdings, b. £1 16s 9d; G. J. Coles, b. £4 4s, g. £4 4s 9d; Greater Crystal, b. £1 3s 6d; Milburn Lime, b. £1 14s 9d; Macduffs, b. £1 0s 6d; Macduffs (pref.), b. £1 7s 7d; N.Z. Forest Products (pref.), s. 9s 9d; Mills, b £2; Reid Rubber, b. £1 15s 3d, s. £1 15s 9d; Selfridges, b. £2; Silknit, b. £1 12s 9d: W. R. Cooke and Son, b. 12s. Australian Mining: Mbunt Lyell, b. £1 4s 3d, s. £1 4s 9d; North Broken Hill, b. £3 4s. Mining: Arahurs, b. £1 12s 9d, s. £1 13s 3d; Associated Gold. b. 2s 3d, s. 4s; Austral (N.Z.), b. 13s, s. 16s; Kanieri, b. £1 <s, s. £1 ss; Martha, b. 7s lid, .s. 8s 6d; Ngahere deferred, b. 7s Id. AUCKLAND Sdles.—lns. Stock, 15/9/47, 2j per cent. (£500). £100; Ips. Stock. 15/4/50-51, 21 per cent. (£300), ( £9B 7s 6d; Ins. Stock, 15/4/56-59, 3 per cent. (£5000), £100; (Commercial Bank of Aust. (150), 22s 3d; National Bank of N.Z. (50), 62s 6d; Union Bank (65), £9 17s 6d; South British (50). 90s 6d; South British (100), 90s 9d; Standard Insurance (100), 88s 6d; Pukemiro Coal (100), 21s 6d; Northern Steam (500). 12s; Northern Steam (con.) (3043), 3s 3d; Booth Macdonald (500), 2s; Broken Hill Pty. (50), 53s 6d; Claude Neon, N.Z. (100), 465; Cribb and Foote (600), 17s 9d; Farmers’ Trading (400), 32s 6d; Wilson’s Cement (300), 18s 9d; Arahura (50), 335; Rawang (200), 9s 9d. Unlisted: Ross and Glendining (100), 44s 6d: R. H. Abbott (pref.) (100), 21s; Selfridges, N.Z. (200). 14s. . WELLINGTON Sales.—Late Tuesday: Union Bank of Australia (25), £9 17§ 6d; Bank of New South Wales 414), £39; Woolworths, Ltd. (ex bonus) (200). 295; Reid Rubber (200), 35s 6d; Broken Hill Pty. (50), 52s 6d. Yesterday. Wilson’s Cement (200), 18s lOd; Ins. Stock. 15/2/55.-58, 3 per cent. (£350). £lOO ss; Liberty Bonds (100), 21s 9d; Auckland City Council, 31 per cent.. 1/1/56 (£400), £lO2 ss; N.Z. Guarantee Corpn (1500), ss; National Insurance (200), 28s 9d; Sbuth British Insurance t'lOO), 90s 6d. DUNEDIN Sale on ’Change.—N.Z. Guarantee Corpn. (500), ss. Sales Reported.—lns. Stock. 1955-58, 3 per cent. (£1000), £lOO 10s; Ins. Stock, 1947-49, 2J per cent. (£1000). £lOO 17s 6d; Westland Breweries (200), 40s; Wilson’s Cement (200), 18s lOd; Wellington Woollen (pref.) (25), £lO 15s; Mount Lyell (200), 24s 6d.