WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 4

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. Trading- was very active oil the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday, particularly in chain store issues, and a substantial volume of business ivas recorded. Apart from a few financial and insurance shares, dealings were confined almost wholly to industrial and trading issues. Shillings, Ltd., firmed to dealings at 21s and 20s following tho announcement of the negotiations with MacdufTs, McKenzies Department Stores cased 9d to 86a 9d. Woolworths Ltd., after touching 156 17s, were quieter yesterday when an odd lot sold al £6 14s 6d. Broken Hill Proprietary were firmer and sales were made at up to 84s 9d. Iluddart Parker ordinaries hardened to business at 40s 3d. Gear Moat again went at 18s 9d. Government loans, wore 'fully firm on n strong demand, supplies being very scarce. Bank sharos were dull and little changed. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow: — Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS- £ s. d. £ s. d. 3 p.c. Inscr. Stock,

YESTERDAY’S SALES. Wellington.—N.Z. Guar. Corpn, (2), ss; NZ. Insurance, £3 ss; National Insurance, 18s; Iluddart Parker, £2 Os 3d; Gear Meat, 18s 9d; Broken Hill Pty-> *4 4s 3d, £4 4s 9d, £4 4s 6d, +£4 4si 9d. Colonial Sugar, £4B; G. J. Coles, £5 la 9d, *£s Is 3d, odd lot, £5; belt and Textiles, *£2 Is; Taranaki Oil, 4s lOd; Wilsons Cemont, £5 0s 9d ; Shillings Is, +£l; Puto Consolid., *123 7id, 12s 9d; Placer Development, *£4 Is. Overseas listings: Woolworths Holdings *l6s lidTate sale Monday. +Reported after last call. Auckland. —E.S. and A. Bank, £5 17s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort, £l 15s Bd, £1 15s 9d; Dominion Investment, 17s 6d; Dominion Breweries, £2, rights, 12s Id, 12s 2d; Tooth and Co., £2 15s 3d; Assoc. Pulp and Paper, 17s 6d paid, 19s Id: Consolid. Brick, 9s; Dunlop Perdrinu. £1 4s: Electro Zinc. prof. (2|, £3 Is: Fanners’ Trading, £1 Os lOd: G. J. Coles, £5 Is 6d, £5 2s,'£s 0s 6d, £5 ls.Od: Sanford, Ltd.. 5s lOd; Taranaki Oil. 4s lid; Wilson’s Cement. £1 0k 9d, £1 Is; Emperor Mines, 16s; Wellington AUuvials, 6s lOd; Mount Lyoll,£2 ss.

Christchurch. —Comm. Bank Austr. (3), 18s Id, 18s 2d: Bank of N.S.W., £34 12s 6d: Bank of N.Z. (21. £2 4s 6d; Dalgety and Co. £10: N.Z. Rpfrigorating (2), 19? 9d; Kaidpoi Woollen. 7s paid, 5s 3d: Dominion Breweries, rights 12s; N.Z. Brew eries, conir., £1 14s 3d; J. Staples and Co., £2 12s 3d; Broken Hill Pty. (3), £4 4s 3d; Electro. Zinc, ord. (2). £3 0s 6d ■ G. J. Coles, £5: Shillings, Limited (2), 19s lid;. Taranaki Oil' (3;, ss; United Pro visions 10s 4d; Woolworths Holdings (3) 16s 9d, 16s 8d; Broken Hill South, £2 10s 3d, (3) £2 10s; Mount Morgan (2), 12s os<T, North Broken Hill, £3 19s 6d. Sales reported : Bank of N.Z. £2 4s 6d: Goldsbrough Mort, £1 15s 9d; Gear Meat, 18s 9d • Kaiapoi Woollen, 7s paid, 5s 2d; N Z. Breweries, £2 9s 6d, contrib., £1 14s 3d; Broken HilfPty. (4), *£4 4s 3d; Tara-

tiaki Oil, ss; Dundop Perdriau, £1 4s; Shillings. LtcJ., £1 Os 7d: Wilson’s Cernont (2), £1 Os 9d; Woohvorlhs Holdings, 17s; G. J. Coles, £5 2s, £5 Is, £5. *Laie sale Monday. Dunedin.—Union Bank, £lO 2s; Htiddart Parker, £2; N.Z. Refrig., 10s paid (2), *9b 6d, 9s 6d; Broken llill 1 Ply., £4 4s 6d; Colonial Sugar *£4B 2s 6d; G. J. Coles, *£s Is 9d; Milburn Lime (2), *£2 3s 6d; Mount, Morgan 12s Id. *Late sale Monday.

7-1939-41 97 17 6 — 34 p.c. ditto, 3-1939-43 102 10 0 103 10 0 Ditto, 9-1939-43 1U2 10 0 — Ditto, 3-1941-43 102 12 6 — Ditto, 9-1941-43 ' 102 12 6 — Ditto, 11-1938-52 103 5 0 — Ditto, 5-1939-52 103 5 0 — Ditto, 11-1941-52 103 7 6 — Ditto, 5-1941-52 103 7 6 — Ditto, 1-1953-57 98 5 0 — 3-j p.c. ditto, 11-1933-41 101 7 6 — 4 p.c ditto, 3-1940-43 102 5 0 — Ditto, 2-1943-46 102 10 0 — Ditto, 4-1946-49 104 10 0 — Ditto, 6-1952-55 105 0 0 — 34 p.c. Bonds, 1-1953-57 98 7 6 — 31 p.c. ditto, 11-1938-41 101 7 6 1— 4 p.c. ditto. 2-1943-46 102 10 0 — Ditto, 4-1946-49 104 10 0 — Ditto, 6-1952-55 DEBENTURES— .105 0 Wgtn. City, 44 p.c., 1-2-57 103 0 0 — Ditto, 1-2-52 104 5 0 104 10 0 Makerua Pgc., 4-4 p.c. 1-8-45, 2-8-53 — 101 0 0 Amalg. Brick, Wgtn — 98 10 0 Grand Central Bldgs — 60 0 0 Gisborne Sheep Farmer 64 p.c., 31-8-41 101 10 0 — BANKS— 12 17 6 Conirel. of Aust., ord. •0 18 1 0 18 4 National of N.Z National of Australasia, 3 0 0 15 3 0 New Zealand 2 4 8 2 5 0 Ditto, D long term ... 1 9 9 — Union of Aust., Mclbne. — 10 3 6 FINANCIAL— Abraham and Williams, ord 2 17 6 — Farmers’ Co-op. Auct. 4 10 0 — Goldsbrough, Wort .... 1 15 4 — N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 4 11 0 5 1 N Z. Invest., Mort and — 0 10 0 N.Z. Loan and Mere., 0 ord. stock — 43 10 N.Z. and River Plate GAS— — 1 0 0 9 Auckland — 1 1 1 9 0 Wellington, erd 1 15 0 1 16 0 Redding INSURANCE0 2 3 0 0 18 National of N.Z 0 18 5 New Zealand 3 4 9 3 5 3 South British 4 19 0 5 1 0 MEAT PRESERVINGCanterbury 9 15 0 — Gear Meat 0 18 6 0 19 3 N.Z. Refrig., 10s paid 0 9 3 — Southland 4 .4 6 — Wellington Meat Exp. TRANSPORT— 0 5 0 Huddart, Parker, ord. 2 0 6 — Ditto, tiref 1 8 0 — Union Steam, prof. ... 1 6 3 — 0 P. and 0. dof. stock — 2 2 Kelhttrn Tram., pref. WOOLLEN — 1 1 0 ~ — 0 19 0 0 18 f, Wellington, ord. — *5 18 9 Ditto, pref. COAL— 0 *6 2 6 Kaitnngata TIMBER— 1 2 1 3 0 Leyland-O’Bricn — 1 0 0Tattpo Totarn, ord. ... — 0 8 3 0 19 9 Ditto, 16s paid, pref. BREWERIES— — 0 15 9 2 1 3 N.Z. Breweries 2 9 9 2 10 9 Staples and Co 2 11 0 2 15 Tooth and Co 2 14 9 9 2 14 6 — Dominion, -rights MISCELLANEOUS— 0 12 0 4 16 0 Aust. Glass — British Tobacco 2 11 0 2 11 6 Ditto, pref 1 11 6 — Broken Hill Fty 4 4 6 4 4 9 . Burns, Philp and Co. Claude Neon Lights 2 19 0 3 0 48 2 0 (N 2 ) 6 Con. Brick and Pipe — 0 9 2 Pen. and Med. Sup. 0 11 9 — D.I.C., ord 0 18 0 — Dunlop Perdriau 1 3 11 1 4 2 Electro. Zinc, pref. ... *3 0 6 3 1 0 G. J. Coles — 5 0 6 Hiinio Pipe 1 0 3 Macduffs, prof 1 7 0 —7 National Electric — N.Z. Drug N.Z. Paper Mills 3 13 3 — 1 6 9 — 6 Prccora Bread, ord. ... — Sharland and Co., pref. — 0 19 1 0 6 1 0 0 Wilsons N.Z., Cement 1 0 8 I I o Woolwcrths N.Z., ord. 5 2 0 5 6 0 Pitlo, rights 4 3 6 Woolworths Lid., first 2 1 0 Felt and Textiles 2 0 3 2 1 3 Burns, Philp, rights . 1 14 0 ’ mining- ■, ., Grey River, 6s 3d paid — 0 6 8 Broken Hill South ... 2 4 6 *2 11 2 5 0 North Broken HilL ... — .0 Placer Development . 4 1 Plato Comolid • • 0 12 6 :~y / Wellington Alluvials 0 5 6 OVERSEAS LISTINGSWoolworths Holdings 0 16 0 U 10 1U •Cum dividend.