STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 14

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Market Quiet RESTRICTED DEMAND There was little change in the Wellington share market yesterday. The demand was very quiet and the turnover moderate. Banks were quiet with Nationals of New Zealand firm and New Zealands inclined to be easier. Chain stores were easier, Woolworths, Ltd., selling at 23/and 22/6, while buyers of Woolworths (N.Z.) were back to 16/6. Australian shares generally were quiet with little demand. WELLINGTON EXCHANGE / Yesterday’s Quotations The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follows:—

J N.Z. GOVT. LOANS. Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. *oi p.c. laser. Stock, 15 15/5/1939-52 — 99 0 ’Ditto, 15/11/1941-52 . 99 10 0 — •Ditto. 15/5/1941-52 .. 99 10 0 —— Ditto. 15/1/1953-57 ..' 91 o 0 4 p.c. ditto, 15/3/ 1910-43 9i 15 0 98 0 0 Ditto, 15/2/1943-40 .. 98 7 G 98 10 0 Ditto, 15/4/1946-49 .. —• 99 15 0 Ditto, 15/5/1949-52 .. — 99 0 Ditto, 15/6/1952-55 .. — 99 10 0 34 p.c. Bonds, 15/1/ 1953-57 91 u 0 —■ 4 p.c. ditto, 15/2/ 1943-40 98 7 6 —— ’Tax free to first date, :hen 4 p.c. uptional maturity three years oetoie final date. BANKS. National of N.Z 2 6 9 o 8 3 National of Australasia, £5 — 6 17 0 New Zealand 1 18 0 1 18 9 Ditto, D. long term 1 6 -< Union of Aust — / 8 4 0 FINANCIAL. Equitable Bdg. Co. .. 0 9 11 — Ditto, perp. deb. stk. — 0 18 9 Goldsbrougb. Mort .. —— 1 10 0 National Mortgage ... —— 1 6 0 Newton King, pref. . —— 0 8 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp, eO 4 Wgtn. Invest., T. & A. —— 0 9 6 General Finance — 0 18 3 Metropolitan Big., Wei12 lington —— 0 0 Wright, Stephenson, p ref — 1 0 0 GAS. Wellington, ord —- 1 10 9 Ditto, pref. —• 1 3 6 Timaru, paid — 0 14 6 MEAT PRESERVING. Gear Meat 0 12 9 — N.Z. Refrigerating; £1 —— 0 16 6 Ditto, 10/ — 0 7 0 Southland — 1 8 6 Ditto, pref — 8 6 WOOLLEN Cl, Bond's Hosiery Mills —— 1 0 Oamaru — 6 Wellington, ord 4 17 6 o 6 Ditto, pref 5 0 0 0 Bruce — 12 0 COAL. Westport — 1 1 0 TIMBER. Kauri — 1 4 0 Leyland-O’Brien ■ 0 16 0 Rotoiti, pref —— 0 16 6 Taupo Totara, ord. .. 0 o 0 — BREWERIES. 9 18 3 N.Z. Breweries 1 17 1 Tooth and Co. ....... 2 14 b 16 0 miscellaneous. Aust. Consol. Industries •' • • • — 1 11 6 Broken Hill Pty 15 9 — Claude Neon Lights (N.Z.) — 1 0 c Consol. Brick & Pipe — 0 8 9 Dunlop Perdriau .. — cl 0 Electrolytic Zinc, ord. — w 6 6 Farmers’ Trading — — 0 19 0 Felt and Textiles ... —- cl 13 0 G. J. Coles —■ 3 18 6 Macduffs, pref — 0 8 0 McKenzie’s — •* Morris Hedstrom .... —— 0 0 Taranaki Oil 0 8 6 0 9 0 Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement <1 lu 4 — Woolworths Ltd., ord. cl 1 •< 8 Woolworths,(N.Z.), ord. <i 16 6 — Berlei (N.Z:) — 0 K & E. Tingey, pref.- •— 1 0 6 C. M. Banks, pref. . 0 14 0 MINING. Bia River — 0 1 1 Australian Mining Broken Hill South ... 1 6 0 — Mount Lyell 1 i) 6 Placer Development . —— 3 16 0 c Cum dividend. — Unofficial List — Buyers. Sellers. . . £ S. d. £ S. d. Woolworths Properties, pref. — 1 5 11 Dominion Life Assurance 9 A 10 — Ptieudraulie Safety Suspension, £1 fully pd. Woolworths (W.A.) .. Paris Crown Seal .... — la 0 — c4 b 0 —— 0 10 6 c Cum dividend.