DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE

Evening Star, Issue 23698, 4 October 1940, Page 7

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE

THIS MORNING S CALL LATEST QUOTATIONS

RESERVE BANK

SHARP RISE IN ADVANCES DEPOSITS ALSO HIGHER [Pen Lixrrun I’uess Association'. J WELLINGTON, October 3. The following is a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Reserve Bank as at the close of business on September 30: — —Liabilities.—

Last week. This week. £ £ 1. General Reserve Fund 1,500,000 1,500,000 2. Bank notes ... 20,099,248 20,108,913 3. Demand liabilities—(a) State ... 5,038,860 5,574,380 (b) Banks ... 15,412,657 15,450,165 (c) Other ... 177,955 264,473 4. Time deposits 5. Liabilities in currencies other than New Zealand currencies 12,511 22,497 6. Other liabilities 977,748 816,498 Total ... £43,218,978 £43,736,926 —Assets.— 7. Reserve—(a) Gold ... 2,801,852 2,801,852 (bl Sterling exchange ... 10,101,854 9,987,894 (c) Gold exchange 8. Subsidiary coin 118,588 116,948 9. Discounts—(a) Commercial and agricultural bills —; - (b) Treasury and local body bills —•— 10. Advances—(a) To,State or State undertakings— a(1) Primary Products Marketing Department 3,034,082 2,975,021 (2) For other purposes ... 24,040,000 25,040,000 (b) To other , public authorities (c) Other 11. Investments ... 2,553,220 2,553,220 12. Bank buildings 13. Other assets ... 569,383 261,990 Total ... £43,218,978 £43,736,926 Proportion of reserve. (No. 7 less No. 51 to notes and other demand liabilities 31.651 p.c. 30,84 p.c. Sterling exchange is expressed in New Zealand currency. CLUTHA AND MOLYNEUX SHARES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 3. (Received October 4, at 11 a.m.) Clutha River: Buyers, Is; sellers, Is 4d, Is 2d. Molyneux: Buyers, Ijd; sellers, 2jd.

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. N.Z. GOVERNMENT LOANS— 3 p.c. Bonds, 1939-41 100 17 6 — 3 p.c. Stock. 193941 100 17 6 — 34 p.c. Bonds, 1953-57 100 17 6 — 34 o.c. Stock, 1953-57 100 17 6 — 4 o.c. Bonds, 1943-46 102 0 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, 1943-46 102 0 0 104 0 0 4 p.c. Bonds Nov, 30, 1948 104 10 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, Nov. 30, 1948 104 10 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, Nov., - 1949-52 106 10 0 — 4 p.c Bonds. 1954-58 107 10 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, 1954-58 107 10 0 — BANKING— New Zealand (£1) ... 2 2 0 2 2 6 New Zealand, Long “ D ’ (£1) 18 0 1 9 0 E.S. and A. (£3) ... — 4 15 0 National of New Zealand (£2 10s) ... 2 0 0 2 1 0 Union of Australia Ltd. (£5) 7 10 7 2 6 INSURANCE— National (7s) ... ... 0 18 6 0 19 X New Zealand (£1) ... 3 0 0 — Standard (£1) 2 18 0 SHIPPING— Howard Smith (£1) 10 6 — P. and O. Dpferred Stock (£1) — 1 4 0 U.S.S. Co (pref., £1) ••••■• ,16 0 MEAT PRESERVING— Canterbury (pref.. £5) 6 10 0 — N.Z. Refrigerating (paid, £i) — 1 0 9 N.Z. Refrigerating , (cont., 10s) — 0 9 6 Southland Frozen (paid, £1) — 1 17 0 South Otago Freezing (£5) b 2 0 LOAN AND AGENCYNational Mortgage (£2) — 2 0 0 National Mortgage {“ B ” Issue, £1) ... 10 0 — Perpetual Trustees (18s) 2 10 — Trustees Executors and ■ Agency (£3) 4 2 0 — Wright, Stephenson (ord.. £1) — 1 0 6 Wright, Stephenson (pref., £1) — 1 1 0 COAX— Kaitangaia 1 11 6 Westport 12 6 I 3 6 Westport-Stock ton (ord.) — 0 2 b W estport-Stockton (pref.). 0 5 5 0 7 0 OIL— Taranaki (£1 4s 7d) — 0 6 6 Taranaki Oil Developmeiu, *(cont.) 0 4 0 Woollen companies— Bond’s Hosier? (£1) 17 0 — Bruce (ord , £1) 0 18 4 1 0 0 Bruco (pref., £1) ... 1 0 0 — Kaiapoi (cont,, 7s) ... 0 5 0 U 5 5 Kaiapoi (pref., 17s) 0 16 3 \ — MISCELLANEOUS— Australian Consol. Ind. (£1) I 15 0 — Australian-Iron and Steel (pref., £1) ... • 1 6 9 Broken Hill Pioprietary (£1) ... ... 2 6 6 2 7 3 Chas. Begg and Co. 110 — Crystal Ice Co. (£1) 2 10 — D.I.C. (pref., £1) ... 1 3 6 — Dominion Fertiliser (£1) 17 0 — G. J. Coles 3 7 6 — Maeduffs Ltd. (pref., £l) — 0 19 0 Milbnrn Lime and Cement (£1) 2 0 0 — DJ’Kenzies Dept. Stores (£1) — 2 7 6 National Electric (£1) 0 17 0 . N.Z. Drug Co. (£2) . 3 14 9 N.Z. Drug Bights ... 17 2 1 7 3 * Otago Daily Times 1 (£1) — 2 0 0 Regent Theatre (£1) — 1 0 6 Woolworths (Sydney, ord., 5s) — 0 18 7 BREWERIESNew Zealand (£1) ... — 1 14 0 Dunedin — 1. 2 6 Tooth’s (£!)■ — 2 16 0 OVERSEAS MINING— Broken Hill South (5s > 1 S 6 — Emperor Mines, Fiji (10s) 0 10 6 — Mount Lyel! (£1) ... 19 0 — Mount Morgan (2s 6d) 0 8 3 — North Broken Hill (5s) 1 17. 0 — N.Z. MININGAustral N.Z. (£1) ... 15 0 1 9 0 Big River (Is) 0 0 6 0 0 7 Central Shotover (Is) — 0 0 01 Clutha River (2s) ... 0 18 — Gillespie’s (Is) 0 0 5 0 0 6 Martha (5s) 0 7 6 — Nokomai (5s) 0 10 — Okarito (5s) 0 0 7 0 0 8) ■ Paddy’s Point (5s) ... — 0 0 8. Sandhills (Is) — 0 0 1 Waitahu (5s) 0 0 7 0 0 8 UNLISTED STOCKS— All Stocks in this section are not quoted on the official list, and transactions are subject to a different rate of brokerage — Mackintosh Calcy Phoenix (£1) 0 8 0 — Dunedin Ice Cream ... 1 4 6 — Otago Farmers (A pref.) — 1 0 0 DIVIDENDS AND CALLS. The following is a list of shares on which dividends will shortly be payable: Hume Pipe—Pref., jcr cent.; ord., 3 per cent. ... Oct. 7 Woolworths (Victoria) Ltd.—3J per cent. pref. Oct. 15 Woolworths Ltd, (Sydney)—Haltvearly, 6 per cent, (ord.) Oct. 15 Woolworths (N.Z.)—Final, pref., 9 per cent, per annum, less tax Oct. 15 Amalgamated Wireless--Final, 5 per cent Oct. 24 South British Insurance--Final, 9d a share, plus bonus (3d) Oct. 24 William Cable (pref.) - Halfvearly, 3j per cent. Oct. 25 N.Z. Guarantee Corp,— -Final, Id a share, making 5 5-9 per cent. ncr annum Oct. 30 Martha Gold Mining—Interim, 6d a share, free of British income tax Nov. 1