DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE

Evening Star, Issue 23692, 27 September 1940, Page 5

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE

THIS MORNING'S GALL LATEST QUOTATIONS

The following is a list of shares on which dividends will shortly be payable:— Bank of Australasia —Final, 7 per cent Sept. 27 Barnet Glass—Final, 4 per cent. pref., 4J per cent. ord Sept. 30 Cox Bros. —Ord., Is a share, pref., 8 2-5 d a share Sept. 30 General Industries Ltd.—lnterim, 3£ per cent pref., 5 per cent. ord. Sept. 30 Dunlop Perdriau—First. pref.. 5 per cent., ord., 3] per cent. Sept. 30 British Tobacco—Quarterly, 2 per cent. ... Sept. 30 United Building (Christchurch) — Interim, per cent ... Sept. 30 Felt and Textiles—Ord., final, 5 per cent.; pref.. half-yearly, 3 per cent Oct. —1 N.Z., Newspapers—lnterim, 8d a share Oct.—l Woolworths (Victoria) Ltd.—3] ’ per cent, pref Oct. 15 Woolworths Ltd. (Sydney!—Halfyearly, 6 per rent, (ord.) ... Oct. IS Woolworths (N.Z.l—Final, pref., 9 ner rent, per annum, less tax Oct. 15 South British Insurance—Final, 9d a share, plus bonus (3d) Oct. 24 MINING NEWS GREY RIVER RETURN. WELLINGTON, September 26. The Grey River dredge return is 3450 z in 131] hours (99,792 yards). MORERE OIL BORE. GISBORNE, September 26. New Zealand Petroleum Ltd. reports that the Morere well has reached 4,510 feet, with no change in the formation. At Midhirst the depth is unchanged. The company is preparing to sot the casing to shut off low-pressure water and sand, which have been impeding drilling.

COMPANY NEWS TOOHEY’S BREWERY PROFIT. Net profit of £163,014, reported by Tonhey’s Ltd., brewers, Sydney, for the year ended July 31, is an increase of £10,727, and is tlie highest since 1928-29. Dividend is unchanged at 9 per cent., and requires £155,843 ,on the increased capital. Payment to the staff provident fund is £5,000, and the remainder of the profit, £2,171, is added to £29,962 brought -forward, to make a surplus of £32,133 carried forward. Receipts increased by £114,104 to £935,661, ami expenses by £103,377 to £772,647.

Buyers. Sellers. £ S d. £ S. d. N.Z. GOVERNMENT- LOANS 3i p.c. Bonds, 1953-57 100 10 0 3| p.c. Stock, 1955-57 100 10 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, March, 1940-43 101 0 0 4 p.c. Hoods, 194346 102 5 0 — 4 p.c. Stock. 194346 102 5 0 - — 4 p.c. Bonds, Nov. 30, 1948 105 0 0 4 p.c. Stock, Nov. 30, 1948 105 0 0 • — 4 p.c. Stock, Nov., 1949-52 106 10 0 — 4 p.c. Bonds. 1952-55 106 10 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, 1952-55 106 10 0 — 4 p.c. Bonds. 1954-58 107 5 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, 1954-58 107 5 0 108 0 0 BANKING— New Zealand (£1) ... 2 2 9 New Zealand, Long r „ “ D ” (£D i 7 6 1 9 3 E.S. and A. (£3) ... 4 15 0 National of New Zealand (£2 10s) ... 2 0 0 — Union of Australia , Ltd. (£5) 7 0 0 — INSURANCE— National (7s) 0 19 1 Standard (£1) 2 17 6 — SHIPPING- i U.S.S. Co. (pref., £1) 1 6 0 - MEAT PRESERVING— Canterbury (pref., £5) 6 10 0 — Gear (10s) 0 14 3 — N.Z. Refrigerating (paid, £1) — 1 1 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (cont., 10s) 0 9 5 — Southland Frozen (paid, £1) — 1 17 0 South Otago Freezing (£5) 5 0 0 — LOAN AND AGENCY— National Mortgage (£2) — 2 0 0 National Mortgage (“ B ” Issue, £1) ... 1 0 0 — Perpetual Trustees (18s) 2 10 0 — Wright, Stephenson (ord., £1) — 1 0 3 Wright, Stephenson (pref., £1) 0 19 9 — COAL— Kaitangata — 1 11 6 Westport 1 2 6 1 3 9 WOOLLEN COMPANIES— Bond’s Hosiery (£1) 1 7 0 Bruce (ord.. £1) 0 18 3 — Kaiapoi (pref., 17s) 0 16 3 — Mosgiel (£4) 10 0 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Australian Iron and Steel '(pref., £1) ... 1 6 0 — Broken Hill Pro- • prietary (£1) 2 5 6 2 7 „6 Chas. Begg and Co. — 1 5 6 Colonial Sugar Co. (£20) 47 0 0 — Crystal Ice Co. (£1) 2 0 0 2 5 0 D.I.O. (pref., £l) ... 1 3 6 — Dominion Fertiliser(£1) 1 7 0 — Dominion Rubber . v • (£1) ... — 1 1 3 G. J. Coles 3 5 9 Macduffs Ltd. (ord., £1) ... 0 10 6 0 12 0 Macduffs Ltd. (pref., £1) — 0 19 3 Milburn Lime and Cement (£1) 2 0 0 M’Kenzies Dept. Stores (£1) 2 4 6 — M’Leod Bros. Ltd. (£10) — 28 0 0 National Electric (£1) 0 17 6 0 18 0 N.Z. Drug Co. (£2) 3 13 9 3 14 9 N.Z. Drug (rights) ‘ Otago Daily Times * 1 6 6 — (£l) — 2 0 3 Regent Theatre (£1) — 1 0 6 Woolworths (N.Z., ord., 5s) ... 0 16 0 Woolworths (Sydney, ord., 5s). 0 18 0 — BREWERIES— New Zealand (£1) 1 15 0 Dunedin — 1 5 0 Tooth’s (£1) — 2 15 0 Carlton (£1) 3 2 0 — OVERSEAS MINING— Broken Hill South (5s) ... 1 5 6 Electro. Zinc (ord.. £1) 2 11 0 Electro. Zinc (pref.. 'si) 2 13 0 Emperor Mines, Fiji (10s) 0 10 9 — Mount Morgan (2s ’6d) 0 8 0 North Broken Hill (5s) 1 16 0 Wellington Alluvials 0 4 6 — N.Z. MINING— Austral N.Z. (£1) 1 3 6 Big River (Is) 0 0 6 0 0 8 Clutha River (2s) ... 0 1 6 Gillespie’s (Is) ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 6 Grey River (10s) ... 0 16 6 Martha (5s) 0 7 5 Nokomai (5s) 0 1 0 Okarito (5«) n 0 6 Waitahu (5s) 0 0 7 0 0 9 DIVIDENDS AND CALLS.