STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 185, 2 May 1940, Page 12

STOCKS AND SHARES

Yesterday’s Quotations WELLINGTON EXCHANGE The latest buying and selling quotations reported yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follows: — N.Z. GOVT. LOAN’S.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES Position Of Sterling By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. LONDON, April 30. The following mean closing rates ou foreign exchanges were current today:— Par. April 30. New York, dol. .. to £ 4.866 4.03 Montreal, dol to £ 4.866 4.45 Paris, francs to £ 124.21 1768 Brussels, bel to £ 48.611 23.825 Geneva, francs to £ 25.225 17.60_ Amsterdam, florins to £ 12.107 7.555 Berlin, marks .... to £ 23.43 — Copenhagen, knr. to £ 18.159 — Stockholm, knr. .. to £ 23.43 16.90 Oslo, kroner to £ 18.129 — Helsinki, marks .to £ W3.23_ — Madrid, pes to £ 25.225 — Lisbon, esc to £ 100 110.25 Milan, lire to £ 92 69.25 Athens, drac to £ 375 340 Bucharest, lei .... ‘to £’813.(10 — Belgrade, dim to £ 270.31 — Rio de J., p. to riiil .... 4.99 — B. Aires, p. to pesa ... 47.62 17.175 Monte Video, p. to peso 51 — Calcutta, p. to rup 18 18 Hong Kong, p. to dol. . — 14 29-32 Shanghai, p. to dol ... — 4J Yokohama, p to yen .. 24.552 15 53-64 Batavia, ttorins to £ ■ • 12.107 7.44/7.54 LONDON, April 30. Gold.—£B/8/- an ounce, line. Silver. —Spot, 21 l-16d. an ounce; forward, 22Jd. Sterling-Dollar Exchange. NEW YORK. April 30. Sterling in the New York free exchange market closed at 3.51 dollars to the £.

New Zealand Exchanges Telegraphic rates of exchange, New Zealand on the overseas centres mentioned, were quoted yesterday by the Bank of New South Wales ns follows:—

London Price Of Tin (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.— Copyright.) LONBON. April 30. The price of tin is quoted as follows: Spot, buyers. £253/)>/-, sellers', £2;>3/10/-’> forward, buyers, £248/16/-, sellers, £2-1.1. Prices of other metals are unchanged.

Buyers. £ s.- d. Sellers. £ 6. d. 3 p.c. Stuck, 15/7/193941 99 3J p.c. ditto, 15/1/ 15 0 — 1953-57 100 0 0 p.c. ditto, 15/11/ 1938-41 101 12 6 —•- i 4 p.c. ditto. 15/3/194043 — 102 0 0 Ditto, 15/2/1943-40 . 103 0 0 — Ditto, 15/6/1952-55 . 1U5 12 6 Ditto, 31/5/1954-58 . 100 10 0 — 3 p.c. Bonds. 15/7/ 1939-41 99 15 0 — 3} p.c. ditto, 15/11/ 1938-41 101 12 6 O Til EK D EBEN TU KES. Amulg. Brick, Wgtn.. G p.c., 31/3/44 .... 99 10 0 — BANKS, New Zealand — c2 4 0 Ditto, D. long term — cl 10 0 FINANCIAL*. Equitable Bldg. Co., 5 p.c. perp. deb. stk. 0 15 9 — Newton King, pref. .. — l> 10 2 Ditto, ord 0 0 9 — N.Z. Guarantee Corp. — 0 3 9 GAS. Christchurch 1 7 0 —. Ditto, contrib —■ 9 15 0 Wellington, ord 1 12 o —— Ditto, pref 1 2 0 — INSURANCE. New Zealand — 3 6 0 South British — - 10 0 MEAT PRESERVING. Canterbury 9 15 0 12 0 0 Ditto, pref .6 N.Z. Refrigerating .. 1 12 6 —• 0 0 — Ditto, 10/- paid .... —— 0 9 11 Southland 1 12 0 — WOOLLEN Bond’s Hosiery Mills 1 0 0 — Bruce 0 16 0 — Oamaru —— 1 0 0 Prestige, N.Z., pref. .. — 6 1 3 0 Timaru 0 9 — Wellington, ord Ditto, pref. ——■ 0 12 0 — 7 0 0 COAD. Kaitangata xl 10 0 Westport 1 4 0 — TIMBER. Leyland-O'Brien 0 13 0 —-- Rotoiti 0 3 8 — Ditto, pref 0 Tariugamutu eo 16 3 — 13 6 Taupo Totara, ord. .. 0 4 9 —— Ditto, 10/- pd., pref. 0 12 6 — BREWERIES. Dominion 1 13 V 1 15 0 N.Z. Breweries — 18 0 Tooth and Co 2 12 9 —— Tui — - 2 G MISCELLANEOUS Britisli Tobacco 2 7. — Broken Hill Pty x2 0 —• Colonial Sugar a2 10 0 — Consol. Brick «fc Pipe 0 9 2 0 10 0 Dental & Medical Supply 0 Donaghy’s Hope .... 2 11 6 —— D.I.C., ord V 12 •j — Ditto, pref. ... 1 0 Farmers' Trading ... — 1 1 0 Felt and Textiles .... 2 1 0 — G. J. Coles » 10 6 —- Howard Smith, ord. . 1 3 6 Macduffs, ord 0 7 0 0 8 0 Ditto, pref o — 0 1«» McKenzie’s - 6 G 2 9 0 National Electric .... 0 1 < « 0 18 6 N.Z. Drug 4 1 0 — N.Z. Farmers’ Fertilizer — 1 0 Ditto, pi-el’ 1 1 0 N.Z. Newspapers .... — 1 10 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .... 1 10 0 — Taranaki Oilfields ... 0 0 — 3 Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement 0 19 3 1 0 Woolworths Ltd., ord. 1 1 0 — Woolworths Properties, prefd. ord 1 o 6 Northern Roller Mills — 1 1 0 AUSTRALIAN MINING. Broken Hill South ... 1 8 0 Mount Lyell 1 11 0 — Mount Morgan J) 10 4 — North Broken Hill .. 5 0 — e Cum dividend, x Ex dividend — Unofficial List . Buyers. Sellers. £ s. < £ s. d. Frozen Products Ltd. 0 3 9 — Metters (N.Z.) Ltd. .. 0 14 0 — British and Dominion Traders —— 0 — G Kauri Brewery 1 1 0

On. Buying Selling. New York, dol. to .CN.Z. 3.2542 3.2050 Montreal, do! . to £N.Z. 3.003!) 3.5290 Belgium, bel. .. to £N.Z. 19.341 18.850 France, frs. ... to £N.Z. 142.61 140.70 Greece, drac. .. to £N.Z. — 124.70 Holland, llorins to £N.Z. (1.154 5.9(41 Italy. lire to CN.Z. — .)3.<)4 Java, llorins ..to CN.Z. 6.130 5.916 Switz’laml. frs. to CN.Z 14.532 14.180 H. Kong, .N.Z.d. to dol. IS} 18 59-04 India ami Ceylon. N.Z.d. 22 5-32 22 49-6-1 Japan, N.Z.d. to yen .... — 21 3-61 .Manila, N.Z.d. to peso .. 30 9-16 37 7-16 Shanghai, N.Z.d. to dol. — 5 13-10 Singapore, N.Z.d. to do). 34 41-6-1 35 41-04