COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24913, 28 June 1946, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGES MARKET FIRM AT LATE RATES There was a good volume of diversified business on the stock exchange yesterday, and markets generally were firm at late rates, with an upward tendency in seversL® -Change-Listed stocks: £BOO N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, December, 1953-56, £99 15s; 100 Ngahere < de £ err X _• 6s lOd; 100 Ngahere (deferred), 6s iva, 200 Ngahere (deferred), 6s lOd. Sales on ’Change.—Unlisted stocks. 200 N.Z. Fisheries (ex div.), 19s 3d; 200 NZFisheries (ex div.), 19s 3d; 100 Fisheries (ex div.), 19s 3d; 100 Turnbull and Jones (10s paid), 19s. - Sales Reported.—Listed stocks: £lB5O N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, December, 1953-56, £99 15s; £350 N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, December, 1953-56, £99 15s, 40 Dal gety and Co., £9 15s; 50 G. J. Coles, 89s 6d; 65 G. J. Coles, 89s; 50 Hays, Ltd. (15s paid), 59s 6d; 50 Hay’s, Ltd. (15s paid), 59s 6d; 75 Mort’s Doek, 32s 6d; 150 Woolworths (Sydney) (ord.) (late sale Wednesday), 29s 9d; 300 Woolworths (Sydney) (ord.), 29s 9d; 150 Woolworths (Sydney) (ord.), 29s 9d; 75 Bulolo, £7 os; 250 Ballins Breweries (ex div.), 295, £3uo N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (4i per cent. Stock, 1950), £103; 6600 N.Z. Farmers Co-op. (4J per cent. Stock, 1950), £103; £lOO N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (44 per cent. Stock, 1955), £l Sales Reported.—Unlisted stocks: 1200 N.Z. Fisheries (ex div.), 19s 3d; 200 N.Z. Fisheries (ex div.), 19s 3d. LATEST QUOTATIONS N.Z. Govt. Debentures: 24 per cent. Inscr., 15/9/47, b. £100; 24 per cent. Inscr., 15/2/49-50, b. £99 10s; 24 per cent. War Loan, 1/10/53, b. £97 7s '6d; 3 per cent. Inscr., 15/12/53-56, s. £99 17s 6d. Banks: Australasia, s. £lO 15s; Comm, of Sydney, b. £23 ss; New South Wales, s. £39 2s ba. Union, b. £9 7s 6d. Insurance: New Zealand, b. £5 ss; South British, b. £4 10s. I.oan and Agency: Christchurch Building, b. £22 10s; Goldsbrough, Mort, b. £1 ws 6d; National Mortgage A, b. £4; National Mortgage B, b. £2 3s; N.Z. Farmers Coop. (B pref.), b. £4 2s 6d, s. £4 ss; N.Z. Loan and Merc, (ord.), b. £Bl, s. £B3; N.Z. Loan and Merc, (pref.), b. £llO 10s, Wright, Stephenson, b. £1 10s 3d. Snipping: P. and 0., b. £3 7s, s. £3 Ils. Frozen Meat: North Canterbury (pref.), b. £1 3s Bd. Woollens: Mosgiel, b. £l5; Timaru, b. £1 4s 6d. Coal: Kaitangata, s. £1 ss. Gas: Christchurch, s. £1 7s 9d; Timaru, b. 13s, s. 14s 6d. Breweries: Dominion (ex div. and bonus), b. £3 5s 6d. miscellaneous: Beath and Co., b. £1 18s 9d, s. £2 Is 6d; Berlei (N.Z.). b. £5 17s 6d; Consolidated Brick, b. Ils 2d, s. 12s; Fletcher Holdings, b. £1 18s 6d; G. J. Coles, b. £4 9s; Henry Jones, s. £3 2s 6d; K.D.V. Boxes, b. 12s Id, s. 12s 9d; Morris, Hedstrom, b. £2 17s; Mort's Dock, b. £1 12s 6d; Macduffs (pref.), b. £1 Bs, s. £1 9s 3d; McKenzies, b. £3 ss, s. £3 6s 6d; N.Z. Newspapers, s. £2 7s 3d; Self ridges, b. £3 2s 6d; Taranaki Oilfields, b. 4s 9d; Woolworths (ord.), b. £1 9s 6d, s. £1 9s 9a; Wm. Cable, b. £2 0s 3d; Wool worths (W.A.), b. £5 12s 6d, s'. £6; W. R. Carpenter, b. £2 Bs. Overseas Listings: Woolworths (South Africa), b. £2 6s, s. £2 14s. Australian Mining: Bulolo, b. £7; Mt. Morgan, b. 7s 9d, s. 8s 2d. N.Z. Mining: Arahura, s. £1 12s 9d; Austral (N.Z.), s. 13s 3d; Ngahere (deferred), b. 6s lOd. s. 7s.

AUCKLAND Sales.—lns. Stock 1/10/53. 24 per cent. (£200), £97 7s 6d; Ins. Stock, 1/10/53. 24 per cent. (£343), £97 10s; Ins. Stock, 15/5/48, 24 per cent. (£500), £99 12s 6d; Ins. Stock, 15/2/49-50, 24 per cent. (£485). £99 10s; Ins. Stock, 15/9/52-55, 3 per cent. (£250), £lOO ss; Ins. Stock. 15/12/5356 3 per cent. (£430), £99 15s; National Savings Bonds, 30/7/47 (70), £96 ss; South British Insurance (150), 90s 6d; Northern Steam. Con. (400). 3s 4d; National Timber (600), 8s; British Tobacco (100), 58s; Colonial Sugar (12). £59 17s 6d; Consolidated Brick (300), Ils 6d; Dunlop Rubber (100), 34s 6d; Farmers’ Trading (410), 32s 6d; Fletcher Holdings (100), 38s 9d; Fletcher Holdings (100), 38s 6d; G. J. Coles (50). 89s 8d; G. J. Coles (265), 89s; Morts Dock (75), 32s 6d; Reid Rubber, New, fully paid (300), 34s 6d; Silknit, N.Z. (100), 33s 9d; Taranaki Oilfields (100), 2s 3d; Woolworths, Sydney (300), 29s 9d; Woolworths Sydney (200), 29s 8d; W. R. Carpenter (100), 48s 6d; Emperor (100), 19s 3d; North Broken Hill (100). 68s.

WELLINGTON Sales.— Late Wednesday: Macduffs, Ltcf. ord. (700), 255. Yesterday: N.Z. Guarantee Corpn. (300), 5s 3d; William Cable, ord. (50), 41s (3); Australian Foundation Investment (200), 6s 3d; British Tobacco ex div. (100), 58s; G. J. Coles (100), 89s; Hume Steel, pref. (100), 30s 6d; Ins. Stock, 15/9/47, 24 per cent. (£1000), £lOO 2s 6d; Ins.* Stock. 15/4/48, 24 per cent. (£500), £99 10s; Ins. Stock, 15/6/47-49, 24 per cent. (£3000), £99 2s 6d; Ins. Stock, 15/5/48, 24 per cent. (£300), £99 10s; Ins. Stock, 15/12/53-56, 3 per .cent, (£1850), £99 15s; Dalgety and Company (65), £9 15s (2): Bank of New South Wales (5), £39 7s 6d; Wairarapa Farmers, pref. (100), 18s 6d; South British Insurance (100), 90s 6d; N.Z. Refrigerating Cont. (300), 17s 7d; William Cable, ord. (300), 41s (2); Macduffs, Ltd. (ord.), (100), 25s (2); Wool worths, Ltd., ex div. (150), 29s 9d: New Zealand Fisheries (500) (unlisted), 19s 2d; Ross and Glendining (200), 45s (unlisted); Turnbull and Jones, ord.. (100), 19s 9d (unlisted). DUNEDIN Sale on ’Change.— Mount Lyell (100), 245. Sales Reported.—Ross and Glendining (500 and 100), 45s (unlisted); Standard Insurance (100), 88s 6d; National Bank of New Zealand (50), 635; N.Z. Refrigerating, cont. (300), 17s 7d; N.Z. Loan and Mercantile, ord. ((£460 10s and £387 10s), £B2; Farmers’ Trading (300), 32s 6d; McLeod Bros. (30), £3O. MINING Rimu Gold Dredging Co., Ltd.—The return for the clean-up period from June 11 to 25 was 438.45 crude ounces of gold from 95,505 yards in 2614 hours.