STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 98, 19 January 1935, Page 10

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Market Active YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS There was more activity on the Wellington stock and .share market yesterday, 22 sales being recorded. Government loans were again in steady demand, with few sellers. The 4 per cent, bonds, 1049, changed hands at £lO6/10/-, and the lOaa’s at £lO9/17/6. Banks were actively traded. Australasias were done at £ll/12/6, Nationals of New Zealand at £3/11/9 and £3/12/6, and Reserve Banks at £6/12/6. New Zealands sold late on Thursday at 49/9. Buyers yesterday were offering 49/9, but sellers were asking 50/6, lid. up on Thursday. Insurance shares were again firm, buyers of South British advancing their offers a further 3d. to £4/17/6, with no sellers in the market. Kaiapoi Woollens were done at 15/6 and 15/7, and Leyland O’Brien Timber at 21/6. New Zealand Breweries were firm with a sale late on Thursday nt 52/3. In the mining section Big Rivers changed hands at 2/1, King Solomons at 3/7, and Mount Morgans at 38/3. Wailiis were wanted at 39/6, holders asking 40/-. The latest buying and selling quotations on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday were as follow:— N.Z. GOVT. LOANS. Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4 p.c. Bonds. 1940 .... 102 5 0 — 4 p.c. ditto. 1040 .... 105 15 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 .... 108 5 0 108 12 6 4 p.c. ditto. 1955 .... 109 10 0 109 17 0 5 p.c. Rural 80nd5,1947 104 0 0 — 31 p.c. Ins. Stk.. 1939-43 105 15 0 — 31 p.c. ditto, 1939-52 .. 106 2 6 — 31 p.c. ditto, 1935-43 .. 105 15 0 — 3} p.c. ditto, 1938-52 .. 106 2 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 t... 102 5 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 .... 105 15 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 .... 106 2 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 .... 109 10 0 110 0 0 DEBENTURES.

Wanganui Hosp.. 6} p.c., 1943 — 111 6 0 Napier Boro., 4} p.c.. 1958 — 106 ( 0 Wellington Gas Co. .. 104 ( 0 Amid. Brick, Wgtn. — 103 I 0 Wright. Stephenson, 5 p.c 98 10 0 — BANKS. Australasia — 11 15 0 Comrcl. of Aust., ord. *0 16 ' 4 —> Comrcl. Banking Co., Sydney — 17 15 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. 5 1 6 5 3 6 National of N.Z 3 11 National of Australasia. 9 3 14 0 £5 paid 6 3 (j — New South Wales .... 31 0 0 —— New Zealand 2 9 9 2 10 ■6 Ditto, D long term — 1 11 0 Reserve Bank of N.Z. 6 12 0 — FINANCIAL. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co 1 9 0 1 10 o National Mortgage, A — 3 0 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 0 9 0 6 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc., ord. stock 40 0 0 50 0 0 Wgtn. Trust, Loan .. — *5 19 0 Wgtn. Dep. and Mtge. 0 4 Traders’ Finance .... — 0 0 10 0 GAS. Gishorne — 0 12 3 Wellington, ord. ...... — ♦2 3 9 Ditto, pref 1 4 9 — INSURANCE. National of N.Z 1 2 0 New Zealand *3 9 0 —— Queensland 2 14 6 2 17 0 South British 4 17 6 — MEAT. N.Z. Refrig., £1 paid — *1 1 6 Ditto. 10/- paid ... *0 10 0 0 10 3 Southland — 4 0 I) Wgtn. Meat Exp., pref. — 1 7 3 TRANSPORT. Huddart, Parker, ord. 1 17 0 P. and O. defd. stock 1 1 0 — WOOLLEN. Kaiapoi, paid 0 15 0 15 9 Wellington, ord 5 12 9 <— Ditto, pref 5 12 9 — COAL. Westport 1 1 9 — TIMBER. Kauri 0 18 0 — Leyland-O’Brien .... 1 1 0 1 3 0 National — 0 15 0 Rotoitl 0 4 3 —• BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries 2 12 0 o 12 8 Tooth and Co .. — 2 11 G Tooheys 1 9 0 —- Queensland , — 1 7 9 MISCELLANEOUS "Sun” News 0 3 9 —— British Tobacco, Aust. 1 19 1 19 7 Colonial Sugar — 42 5 0 Consol. Brick and Pipe — 0 10 « Dental & Medical Sup. 0 8 9 D.I.C., paid 0 13 0 Ditto, contrib 0 10 G 0 13 3 Ditto, pref 1 5 6 1 7 3 Dunlop Perdriau .... 0 19 7 0 19 11 Electrolytic Zinc. ord. — 1 2 9 Ditto. 8 p.c. pt. pref. ♦! 12 Henry Jones Co-op. .. — 10 1 13 3 1 16 9 N.Z. Drug — 4 1 1) N.Z. Newspapers 1 11 6 1 13 3 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 12 6 1 13 0 Woolworths N.Z. ..... 8 O 0 Aust. Glass 3 1 6 3 -3 6 Assoc. News — 1 5 0 Gates. Ltd 0 5 0 Broken Hill Ptv — 214 8 National Electric .... 0 10 O 0 12 G Sanford — 0 3 6 OIL. Taranaki — 0 1 0 MINING. Big River 0 2 Gillespie’s Beach ... 0 1 1 6 0 2 3 Golden Sands — 0 3 0 King Solomon ....... 0 3 7 0 3 11 Mount Lyell — 0 17 6 Okarlto — 0 8 6 Skippers — 0 0 8A Waihi 1 19 6 2 0 0 Talisman Dubbo ... — 0 11 6 Waihi Grand Junction 0 4 8 Mount Morgan 1 17 G 1 18 6 Goldfields Dredging . 0 O 71 Maori Gully 0 1 51 0 1 64 Mossy Creek 0 2 4 0 2 8 Addisons Flat 0 1 6 •Cum dividend. — Unofficial List Buyers. Seller. £ s. (1. £ s. d. Woolworths Ltd., ord. 4 G 3 4 7 G National Tobacco .... — f3 11 6 Ditto. B pref — 0 Denhard Bakeries, pref. — 1 1 0 Wairarapa Frozen Meat — 1 7 6 Assoc. Motorists’ Petrol, pref 1 1 6 Procera Bread, vendor — 0 15 1 Metters N.Z., Ltd. .. 0 4 1 Frozen Products .... 0 9 9 0 11 .) Kilbirnie Theatre ... — 0 15 0 Argo Gold, 10}d. paid 0 1 1 0 1 4 John Fuller, debentures 75 0 J 85 0 0 Vacuum Products, 5/paid 0 2 > 0 6 ) fEx dividend. GRAIN AND PRODUCE — Overseas Markets — By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, January 17. vvheat cargoes are steadier. Parcels are slightly dearer. Futures: London, February, 19/10 per quarter; April, 19/11; June, 20/8. Liverpool, March, 4/9 5-8 per cental; May, 4/11 7-8; July, 5/1 5-8. Spot trade is slow. Australian ex ship, 24/3 to 25/6. Flour has an easier tendency Australian ex store, 18/9 to 19/-. Oats are dull. Peas and beans are quiet. Melbourne. January 18. Wheat, 2/94 to 2/9? per bushel flour, £7/o/- per ton; bran, £4/15/-: pollard, £5; oats, 2/3 per bushel barlev. English, 3/- to 3/1; maize, 3/6 to 3/ potatoes, £10 to £10/10/- per ton . Onions are scarce at £8 to £8/10/-. Montreal, January 17. Chicago wheat futures: May, 97 cents a bushel; July, 88}; September, 864. New York, cash, 107 3-8 cents.