STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 109, 1 February 1935, Page 14

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Market Firm MODERATE TURNOVER No marked change was seen yesterday in th'e Wellington stock and marker which was generally firm, with a fair y good volume of recorded business., ’ Government loans were in good maud, with few offers from J ?°’ de . r ®d ?rl i c n e ® in one or two cases showed « tendency. The. 4 per cent, stock, ItHu, was reported hold at £lO6, Local body debentures were quiet, the only resided ceal being in Christchurch City at per cents., 1944, at £lO4, cum conversion A slightly better inquiry for banks saw quoted prices fairly firm. New laud D mortgage shares- were, distinctly better, a sale being made on change a 29/6, and buyers were staying in at du/• New,Zealand ordinaries were firm at 50/2, sellers asking 50/6. National of Australasia, £5 paid, moved up 1/0 to £6/5/6, sellers coming in at ±6/8/-. com mercial of Australia sold at 16/6. Australasias were wanted at £ll/8/-, seller holding for £ll/13/-. . ; . Breweries were in fair demand at about late rates. Wellington Gas improved to 42/9. Standard Insurance were reported sold late on Wednesday at 72/6. Miscellaneous industrial, and tradin o issues were firm on a sustained demand. Four parcels of Colonial Sugars were reported sold at £4l. Mining shares were dull, the only reported business being m Big Rivers at 2/5 and 2/4. WELLINGTON EXCHANGE / ■ ' Yesterday’s Quotations The latest buying and Wellington recorded yesterday on the Wellin„to Stock Exchange were as foliow.N.Z. GOVT. LOANS.

Unofficial List

Dividends and Calls

Buyers. £ b. d. Sellers. £ s. d. 4 p.c. Bonds. 1940 103 0 0 104 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1049 106 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 ••■■■■ 108 L? 0 5 p.c. Rural Bonds, 1947 104 o 0 34 p.c. Insc. Stk., 1939-43 106 0 0 34 p.c. ditto, 1939-52 .. 106 0 0 34 p.c. ditto, 1938-52 •• 106 O 0 — 4‘p.C. ditto, 1940 103 - 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 106 o 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 106 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 108 10 4 p.c. ditto, 1943-63 - • 0 0 109 107 w 10 0 0 debentures. Chch. City, 5F P- c ” 106 1944, cum conver. Waitaki P.B., p.c., 1900 — 107 0 0 Napier Boro., 4| p.c.. 1958 105 15 0 Amid. Brick, Wgtn. .. — 102 10 0 Ditto, Auckland ■■■ — 103 0 Gisborne Sheepfarmers 101 10 0 —* Wright, Stephenson, 5 0 banks. 0 11 13 0 Comrcl. of Aust., ord. *0 16 Comrcl. Banking Co., 0 16 8 17 10 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. . — 5 4 0 National of N.Z. — 3 14 0 Nat. of Australasia, ~ .... £5 paid 6 5 6 6 8 0 Ditto, £10 paid .... — New South Wales . •• 31 0 0 13 — 0 New Zealand 3 10 w 2 10 6 Ditto, D long term . 1 10 0 — Reserve Bank of N.Z. — 6 13 6 Union of Aust 8 19 0 t9 Union of Melbne., Reg. — 6 EINANCIAL. Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. 1 9 3 —— National Mortgage, A — 9' *3 1 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. . 0 5 0 11 Wgtn. Trust, Loan ... *5 10 0 —— Wgtn. Dep. and Mtge. 0 4 3 — GAS. 6 —— Christchurch -y ♦1 16 0 0 12 3 9 INSURANCE. National of N.Z 12 4 — 0 - ■ 4 18 0 3 13 0 MEAT. 3 —• Refrig..'£1 paid . *1 0 9 —- 9 • Ditto, 10/- paid .... ‘0 9 11 0 10 Wgtn. Meat Exp., pref. — 1 t 0 TRANSPORT. Huddart Parker, ord. — 1 IS 0 Union Steam, pref. .. — 1 8, 0 P. & O. Defd. Stock . 1 1 0 — COAL. Taupiri — 0 19 0 TIMBER. Kauri ...... —■ 0 19 6 National ■ — 0 15 0 Taringamutu Totara . 0 4 6 BREWERIES. Carlton 2 12 9 N.Z. Breweries — 2 11 6 Tooth and Co. 2 10 3 - ■ — Dominion 0 14 0 MISCELLANEOUS. British Tobacco 1 IS 10 —— Burns, Philp & Co. .. 8 2 0 — Colonial Sugar 40 17 6 41 15 0 Dental & Med. Supply 0 10 0 —.. D.I.C.,'paid 0 13 0 - Ditto, pref — 1 6 6 Dunlop Perdriau 0 19 6 0 19 9 Electrolytic Zinc. ord. — 1 0 3 Ditto, 8 p.c. part pref. *1 13 0 —- Henry, Jones Co-op... — 1 16 9 Prestige. N.Z., pref. . 1 0 6 — Sharland & Co,, pref. — 1 7 3 Wellington Cordage . — 0 12 0 Wilson’s (N.Z.) Cement 1 13 0 1 13 9 Woolworths (N.Z.) ... 8 10 0 <— Panners’ Trading ... — 0 Y 8 National Electric .... — to 10 9 MINING. Alexander, contrib. .. — 0 ■ IS 3 Big River I) 2 0 0 • > 54 King Solomon 0 3 5 Mahakipawa — 0 0 11} 16 5 Mount Lyell* ......... — 0 1 Okarito 0 7 0 Skippers ...... 0 0 Maori Gully — 0 1 5} ♦Cum dividend, |Ex dividend.

Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. Woolworths Ltd., ord. 4 9 0 4 10 0 Metters, N.Z., Ltd. ... 0 4 10 Kilblrnie Theatre .... 0 15 0 Argo Gold, lOld. paid 0 1 Vacuum Products, 5/-. paid 0 3 0 0 6 0

' ■ —■ Dividends— ' Due. Wgtn. Trust and Loan—5i p.c. Feb. 1 Trustees, Executor s Agency— int., G p.c., p.a Feb. J A. P. Assurance—2} p.c Feb. 5 Wgtn. Gas Co.—4 p.c. final, making 8 p.c, for year .... Auckland Gas-Sfinal, 2} p.c. Feb. n Feb; •, J. Staples and Co.—final, 2J p.c. Feb. G N.Z. Refrigerating—5} p.c. ... Feb. 0 Merc. Mut. Ins.—int.. halfyearly, 3 p.c. Feb. 7 Commercial Bank of Aust.—inv terim, pref. 4 p.e. p.a.; ord. 8 0 p.c. p.a. N.Z. Insurance—interim, 1/- a share i Feb. Feb. 13 Queensland Nat. Bank—int., half yearly, 4 p.c. per annum Feb. 14 Christchurch Gas —final, 3 p.c. National Mort, and Agency Co., Ltd. —final 5 p.c Feb. 26 Elder Smith—Interim, 5 p.c. Mar. 1 Electro. Zine—int. pref., 8 p.c. p.a Mar. 13 Broken Hill South—1/C per share Mar. 15 Hume Pipe So. (Aust.)—halfyear 4 p.c. p.a. - G. J. Coles and Co., Ltd., int., quarterly, ord. 2J p.c. and bonus of Cd. per share ... April 15