SHAREMARKET INDICES

Press, Volume C, Issue 29513, 13 May 1961, Page 16

SHAREMARKET INDICES

ABERDEEN ANGUS Female Sale At Dannevirke “The Press” Special Service DANNEVIRKE, May 12. Only one South Island stud was represented at the New Zealand Aberdeen Angus Cattle Breeders' Association’s annual female sale in Dannevirke. That was Hickman Bros. (Blenheim), who sold a rising three-year-old heifer, Prunella of Taimate, for 300gns to an Auckland buyer. The lack of southern entries. particularly from the well-known stud of Roberts and Company (Middlemarch), was attributed to the high cost of flying the animals north. Nevertheless southern interests were represented. N. H. Gent, of Dunedin, paid 500gns for a rising three-year-old from the F. D. Shaw Stud (Masterton), and N. Shaw (Invercargill) is understood to have bought another heifer from the wellknown Tautane Stud in a private transaction. Although the rising three-year heifers sold steadily buyers from throughout New Zealand showed little interest in 19 cows. Only three were sold at auction today. Thirty-one head sold at an average of 269gns compared with 33 at 220gns last year. Premier award at the annual show which precedes the sale, the Brackenfield Rosebowl, was won by Donald Grant and Company's Genista 52nd of Mangatoro. Genista 52nd was later sold at auction for lOOOgns. going to W. H. Barkla (Hawera). Last year’s u.sebowl winner, a South Island entry, Eulima 10th of Ladbrook, fetched 1150gns, a record for the sale. The owners were Roberts and Company of Middlemarch.

Sharemarket indices are:— New Zealand.—Reserve Bank (January 14. 1958. equals 10001: Aust. N.Z. N.Z. Shares 1960 ord. pref tn N Z Jan. 28 . 1242 971 1161 Feb 25 . 1219 959 1172 Mar. 31 . 1192 957 1199 April 28 . 1220 972 1193 May 26 . 1285 992 1193 June 30 . 1320 998 1218 July 28 . 1309 999 1237 Aug 25 . 1358 1005 1225 Sept. 8 .. 1364* 1019 1245 Sept. 29 . 1352 997 1208 Oct 27 . 1325 1001 1187 Nov 24 . 1259 998 .1109 Dec IS . 1264 997 1090 1961 Jan 19 . 125? 99? 1038 Feb 9 . 1238 1003 1025 Feb 16 . 1231 1004 1015 Feb 23 . 1220 991 1000 Mar 2 . . 1212 991 1010 Mar 9 . 1214 991 1027 Mar 16 . 1209 991 985 Mar 23 . 1202 984 988 Mar 30 . 1198 990 979 April 13 . 1198 987 1019 April 20 . 1184 987 1045 April 27 . 1191 963 1051 May 4 . 1189 986 1043 New York.—Dow Jones Shares I960 Rails indust. sold Ian 5 160 43 685 47 3.710.000 Dec 30 130 85 615 89 5.300.000 1961 Jan 31 141 71 648.20 4.690.000 Mar. 30 146.20 676.63 3,610,000 April 17 142.36 696.72* 5.860.000 April 26 141.55 682.18 4.890.000 April 27 141.74 679.54 4,450,000 May 2 142.12 682 34 4,110.000 May 3 143.79 68890 4,940,000 May 4 144 12 692.25 5,350.000 May 5 143.86 690.67 4.980.000 May 8 143.62 689.06 5 178.000 May 9 144.17 68692 5.380,000 May 10 144.05 688.61 5,450.000 London —Financial Times (industrial ordinary 1935 equals 100 Government 1926 equals 100: gold 1955 equals 100) Indust I960 ord. Govt Gold Jan .. 342.9 89 94 89 7 Dec 30 .. 305.3 79 12 750 1961 Jan 31 .. 3142 78 42 75 0 Mar 30 .. 3422 78 25 64.8 April 27 .. 361.6 78.78 59.1 April 28 .. 362.8* 72.74 59.3 May 2 .. 362 0 78.69 59 0 May 3 .. 362.5 78.65 58.5 May 4 .. 360 8 78 54 567 May 5 .. 359 1 78 56 55 3 May 8 .. 360 0 78.54 53.5 May 9 .. 359.9 78.49 54.0 May 10 .. 362.1 78.58 55.0 Sydney.—Sydney Stock Exchange (July 1931—June equals 100): 1939 I960 Banks Retail Indus Sept 16 . 149 06 459 33 •347 98 Dec 23 . 128 42 350 74 296 60 1961 Jan 31 . 134 32 360.21 307.14 Feb 24 . 133 52 362 05 309 20 Mar 30 . 132.59 352 66 306 97 April 28 . 134.69 371.80 324.57 Mav 1 . 13551 371 02 323.70 May 2 .. 134 76 373 02 323.11 May 3 .. 134 88 371.75 326.12 May 4 .. 134 69 369 59 326.82 May 5 . 134 39. 363.71 326.50 May 8 . 134 97 365.31 325.17 May 9 . 134.89 363.12 323.89 May 10 . 134.24 360 68 322.89 May 11 . 134.76 365.01 324.59 • Peak.