STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 103, 25 January 1935, Page 14

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Market Quiet YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS' The Wellington stock and share, market was quiet yesterday, with a slightly easier tendency. Government loans were not in such strong demand, though prices were steady. Banks remained fairly steady, though Commercials of Australia were easier, with sellers dropping to 16/8, and buyers to 16/3. New Zealands were fractionally easier, with a sale at .50/10, and late sellers asking 50/11. with buyers offering 50/6. Reserve Banks changed bands at £6/13/-. Insurance shares were quieter, though values ruled firm. In.the mining section, Big Rivers dropped considerably, with buyers offering 1/7, Bd. down on Wednesday, and sellers at 2/14. Mount Morgans also eased, with buyers at 39/6 and sellers at 40/2. The latest buying and selling quotations recorded on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday were as follow: —

Unofficial List

Dividends and Calls

British Stock Markets (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, .January 23. The stock markets are quiet. War loan, Ri per cent,, is quoted at £lO9.

N.Z. govt, loans. Buyers. £ s. <1Sellers. £ s. <1. 4 p.c. Bpnds. 1940 .... 10(1 0 0 — 5 p.c. Rural Bonds. 1947 104 0 0 —— 31 p.c. Ins. Stk.. 1039-52 106 0 —— 34 p.c. ditto, 1938-52 .. ph; i) 0 —- 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 .... 102 17 fl . — 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 .... 106 0 0 109 —• 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 .... — 10 0 DEBENTURES. Chch. City. 5} p.c., 1044 106 (cum conv.) — 0 0 Dunedin City, 4J p.c.. 1056 — 110 0 0 Wgtn. Bar., 5} p.c., 1940 Napier Boro., 41 p.c., — 106 0 0 1938 104 — 106 0 0 Wellington Gas Co. .. 0 0 103 —• Amid.' Brick. Wgtn. .. —— 0 0 Ditto, Auckland .... —- 103 0 0 Wright. Stephenson, 5 p.e. -• OS banks. Australasia — 11 14 0 Coinrcl. of Aust., ord. Commercial Banking Co. *0 16 3 0 16 8 •is Sydney —— 0 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. 5 1 0 0 National o£ N.Z —— 3 14 0 National of Australasia. £5 paid 6 4 0 — New Zealand 10 6 • — 10 11 Ditto, D long term —— 1 10 9 Reserve Bank of N.Z. 6 12 0 0 13 9 Union of Aust — *9 u O FINANCIAL Goldsbrough, Mort and Co 1 10 3 National Mortgage, A — •> 0 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. — 0 6 0 Wgtn. Trust, Loan .. •—• ♦5 IS 6 Wgtn. Dep. and Mtge. 0 4 3 — Wright. Stephenson, pref. 0 19 6 1 1 0 GAS Auckland *1 6 9 1 0 GIsbqrne '. —— 0 12 o Wellington, ord. ..... *2 0 — INSURANCE. National of NJ! 1 1 3 6 New Zealand .". •3 10 b —— South British 4 17 6 — MEAT. Gear Meat 1 1 0 1 3 N.Z. Refrig., £1 paid *3. 1 0 Ditto. 10/- paid ... — •0 10 Wgtn. Meat Exp., pref. — 1 7 0 TRANSPORT. Huddart, Parker, ord. — 1 18 3 WOOLLEN. Wellington, ord 13 3 —- Ditto, pref 13 COAK. Westport 1 1 6 — TIMBER. Bartholomew 0 14 —• Kauri 0 18 6 0 19 6 Leyland-O’Brien .... —■ 1 2 0 National Rotoiti 0 4 9 0 0 15 0 9 > BREWERIES. NA1. Breweries — o 12 0 Tooth and Co 10 0 11 0 Tooheys 1 0 O —- Dominion 0 13 9 —-— Swan (W.A.) — 6 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS. British Tobacco, Aust. 1 18 9 1 19 Colonial Sugar —• 41 15 0 Crystal Ice •— 0 6 Dental & Medical Sup. 0 8 10 — Consol. Brick and Pipe — 0 10 4 Dominion Fertiliser .. 1 1 0 —— D.I.C., paid 0 13 (j fDitto, contrib 0 10 6 0 13 Ditto, pref —— 1 6 10 Dunlop Perdriau .... 0 19 11 Electrolytic Zinc, 8 p.c 13 part pref •1 13 0 1 9 Henry Jones Co-op. .. — 1 16 9 Howard Smith, ord. .. — 0 17 0 N.Z. Drug — 4 0 0 National Electric .... —— *0 12 0 N.Z. Farmers' Fertiliser 0 19 t> N.Z. Newspapers 1 12 0 Sharland and Co., ord. 1 6 0 — Ditto, pref 1 6 0 “Sun” News 0 0 — Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 13 0 Woolworths N.Z 8 3 0 — Assoc. News • 1 >. 0 Sydney Ferries 0 9 0 0 lb 0 Peters Ice Cream .... —— 1 7 6 Woolworths Ltd., second pref. 1 s 0 1 10 0 Gates 0 o 0 — OIL Taranaki — 0 0 9 ■ MINING. Alexander, contrib. . 1 0 0 Big River 0 1 7 0 U Consol. Goldfields .... 0 16 6 Gillespie’s Beach .... 0 1 7 Golden Sands 0 3 0 King Solomon 0 3 o 0 3 8 Mahakipawa 0 0 11 0 1 0} Mount Lyell o : 16 8 0 16 I 11 Okarito 0 8 6 Skippers 0 0 8 Talisman Dubbo .... o: 11 6 Waihi 1: 19 6 Walhl Grand Junction 0 4 S Maori Gully ~...... 0 1 61 Mount Morgan 1 19' 6 J. 0 2 Mossy Creek 0 2 7 •Cum. dividend.

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wbolworths Ltd., ord. — 4 14. U Matters N.Z., Ltd. ... 0 4 9 .— Denhard Bakeries, pref. 0 18 0 1 1 0 Walrarapa Frozen Meat — I 7 (j Kilbirnle Theatre ... (1 15 0 Assoc. Motorists’ Petrol, pref 1 2 Frozen'Products .... O 9 6 Tru Colour Film, vendor 2 3 o (4rgo Gold, lOJd, paid — 0 1 (1

Dividends— Due. Kuala Lumpur Tiu.Gd. a share Jan. 05 Mining Trust—12} p.c Comm. Banking Co. of Sydney Jan. 25 —int., 5 p.c. p.a, Union- Bank—interim, 2/G a Jan. 29 share ............. Jan. 30 Meggitt Ltd.—Half-yearly pref. 10 p.c. per annum, less statutory deduction, and 5 p.c. per annum Farmer and Co. Ltd—half-year-ly, first pref., 6 p.c. per annum; second pref., 7 p.c. Jan. 31 per annum Jan. :n Aust. Gen. Ass.—8 p.c Jan. 31 Wgtn. Trust and Loan—51 p.c. Trustees, Executor s Agency— Feb. 1 int., G p.c., p.a Feb. 1 A. P. Assurance—2} p.c. .... Wgtn. Gas Co.—4 p.c. final, Feb. • J making 8 p.c. for year .... Feb. 6 Auckland Gas—final, 2} p.c. Feb. N.Z. Refrigerating—51 p.c. ... Merc. Mut. Ins.—int., halfFeb. 6 yearly, 3 p.c Commercial Bank of Aust.—interim, pref. 4 p.c. p.a.; ord. Feb. 7 . 5 p.c. p.a N.Z. Insurance—interim, 1/- a Feb. 8 share Queensland Nat. Bank—int.. Feb. 13 half yearly, -1 p.c. per annum Feb. 14 Christchurch Gas—final, 3 p.c. Electro. Zinc—int. pref., 8 p.c. ■ — P-a Mar. 13