WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 224, 21 August 1937, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. Business was again brisk on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday and a substantial turnover was recorded. There were no special features in the market and prices were generally steady to firm. There was a strong demand for Government loans, but no sales were recorded. Bank shares were quiet and easy, except New Zealand ordinaries, which sold to 44s lid. The D tnortgago issue sold 3d down, to 29s 9d. Commercial of Australia eased to 17s lid ex dividend, and moro were wanted at 17s 9d. Goklsbrough Mort were firmer at 35s 9d, sellers 365. In the insurance section, National were firm at 18s, sellers 18s sd. South British were quoted at 99s 6d, sellers £5 Is. Meat freezing shares were in good demand and Gear firmed to 18s lOd, sellers 19s 3d. Iluddart Parker advanced to 41s and the preference to 28s 4d, but sellers 'were silent, Cartlon Brewery were done at 665, and Dominion at 40s 3d. Staples advanced to 525, no sellers. Australian industrial and the chain store issues wero briskly traded at firm rates.

YESTERDAY’S SALES. Wellington.—Comm. Bank of An sir.. 17s ll']; Bank of N.Z., £2 4s iM £2 4s lOid, £2 4s lid, D rnort, £1 9s 9d; Wgtn. Wadlon prof.. £5 18s; Carlton Browcr.v. £3 6s-’Dominion Breweries, £2 Os 3d: Australia',, Glass. odd lot, £4 15s 6d. (21 £4 15s 6d; Dunlop Berdrian, prof., *£l 18s M; Hume Ripe, *£l Is. £1 Is Id: Macdutls, prof.. £1 7s 6d; Macky Logan *£l 4s l 2 d; Myttons, Ltd., £1 14s 9dUnited Provisions. 10s 2U]; Broken Hill South £2 9s 6d; Grey River. 6s 3d paid, 6s 4 2 d. Overseas listings;—'Woolworlhs Holdings (2), 16s lOid. *Latc sale Thursday, Auckland. —Inscr. Stock, 3t p.c.,- 15-1-53-57 £9B 15s: Auek. Transport Beard, 4z p.c., 1-4-1940. £lO2 10s: Ccmni. Bank cl Austr., 17s lid: Bank of N.Z., £2 4s 10 2 d, £2 4s lOd, £2 4s 10£d; Broken Hill Ppty., £4 4s, £4 3s 9d; Colonial Sugar (3), £4B; Dunlop Perdriau, £1 3o 9d; Electro Zinc, ord., £2 19s 9d; Farmers’ Trading. £1 Os 9d; G. J. Coles, £4 19s: Goldsbmugh, Mort, £1 15s 7d; Newton King, prof., 9s 9d; Auckland Gas, £1 Is 7d, contr. 15s; Kauri Timber, £1 2s 6d; National Timber) 9s 9d; N.Z. Brovvcries, centr., £1 14s Id; Australian Glass, £4 les; Macky, Logan, £1 4s; Taranaki Oil. ss; Wilsons Cement, £1 2s; W. -R. Carpenter (2), £2

7s; Grey and Menzies, 13s 6d; Waihi G. Junction, 2s lOd; llawang bin, 12s 6d. Christchurch. —South British Insur., £5 Os 6d; Comm. Bank of Austr., 17.5 lid; Bank of N.Z., £2 4s lOd; Goldsbrough, Mort, £1 15: 9d; N.Z. Guarantee (2), 5s Id; J. Staples, £2 12s 9d; Australian Glass. £4 16s 6d, £4 16s 3d, £4 16s; Broken Hill Ppty., £4 4s; G. J. Coles (2), £4 18s 6d; Hume Pipe, £1 Os lid; Shillings, Ltd., 18s 9d; Taranaki Oil (3), ss, (2) 5s Id: Woolworths Holdings, 16s 9d; Mount Lyell (5), £4 4s 3d. Sales reported:—N. Canterbury Hospital, 4f p.e., 31-1-53, £lO4 15s; Comm. Bank of Austr., 18s 2d; Auckland Gas. contr., 15s Id; Dalgcly and Co., £lO Is 6d; N.Z. Breweries, contr., £l. 14s 4d; Broken Hill Ppty,, £4 4*s; Australian Glass (2), £4 16s; Wilsons, Cement, £1 2s: Broken Hill South, £2 9s sd; Mount Lyell, £2 4s 4d. Dunedin. —N.Z. Breweries, contr. (2), £1 14s 3d: Electro. Zinc, old., £3; Milburn Lime, £2 3s 6d; Woolworths Holdings, 16s lOd.

YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. 'I he latest buying- and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock J!iXcnange were as follow:—

Btivt-r?. Sellc N.Z. GOVI’. LOAN'S— £ s. d. £ s. d. 3 p.c. Inscr. Stock, 7-1939-41 93 0 0 — 3? p.c. ditto, 3-1939-43 102 12 6 — Ditto, 9-1939-43 102 12 6 — Ditto, 3-1941-43 102 15 0 Ditto, 9-1941-43 102 15 0 — Ditto, 11-1938-52 103 5 0 — Ditto 5-1939-52 103 7 6 — Ditto, 11-1941-52 103 7 6 Ditto, 5-1941-52 103 7 6 Ditto, 1-1953-57 98 7 6 98 15 0 3i p.c. ditto, 11-1933-41 101 7 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 3-1940-45 102 5 0 Ditto, 2-1943-46 102 12 6 103 7 6 Ditto, 4-1946-49 104 15 0 __ Ditto, 6-1952-55 105 0 0 — 3£ p.c. Bonds, 1-1953-57 98 7 6 * 3 i p.c. ditto, 11-1953-41 101 7 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 2-1943-46 102 12 6 — Ditto, 4-1S46-49 104 15 0 Ditto, 6-1952-55 105 0 0 . — DEBENTURESMakerua Dge., 41 p.c., 1-8-45, 2-8-53 ... — 101 0 0 Wgtn. City, 4J p.c., 1-2-57 104 0 0 — Amalg. Bricli (Wgtn.) — 93 10 0 Gisborne Shorp Fanners, 65 p.c., 31-8-41 101 10 0 — Grand Centra! Bldgs. — 60 0 0 BANKSAustralasia, — 12 4 6 Conn-el. of Aust., ord. "fO 17 9 0 18 1 National of Australasia, £10 paid — 15 0 0 New South Wales ... — *35 0 0 New Zealand 2 4 10 Ditto, D long term ... 1 9 6 1 10 0 Union of Aust — 10 3 0 FINANCIAL— . Abraham and Williams, ord 2 17 6 — Farmers' Co-op. Auet. 4 10 0 Goldsbrough, Mort ... 1 15 6 1 16 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 5 0 0 5 1 N.Z. Invest., Mort. and Deposit — 10 0 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc., ord. stock — 43 0 0 Traders’ Finance, eon. 4 0 0 4 4 0 Newton King, prof. ... - 0 10 0 GASAuckland 1 1 3 — Christchurch, conirib. 0 13 3 — Wellington, ord 1 15 0 1 16 0 Feilding 0 2 3 -- INSURANCENational of N.Z 0 18 G 0 13 5 New Zealand — 3 5 0 South British . 4 19 6 5 1 0 Mercantile & Mutal .. ■— 1 13 0 MEAT PRESERVING— Canterbury . 9 17 6 Gear Meat 0 18 10 0 19 3. N.Z. Refrig., 10s paid 0 9 3 0 9 6 ‘ Southland 4 4 6 — Wgtn. Meat Export ... 0 5 0 — TRANSPORT— ■, Huddart, Parker, ord.. 2 1 0 — Huddart., Parker, prof, vl 8 4 — P. ajid 0. def. stock — 2 1 9 Kelburn Tram., prof. 1 1 0 — WOOLLENOamaru 0 18 1G 0 19 G Prestige (N.Z.), prcf. — 1 4 0 Tirnani — 0 13 (, Wellington, ord — 5 15 0 Ditto, prcf 5 17 6 — COAL — Kaitangala 1 2 i ' Westport-Stockton ... 0 2 6 — Ditto, pref 1 0 4 6 G 5 0 Renown ' — 0 11 9 TIMBER— Kauri 1 2 G 1 3 G Lcyland-O'Bricn — 0 19 9 Taupo Totara, ord. ... — 0 3 0 Ditto, prcf — 0 19 9 Ditto, 16*i paid, pref. — 0 15 9 BREWERIES— Carlton 3 5 6 — Dominion 2 C 3 — Staples and Co 2 12 0 — Tooth and Co 2 15 0 2 16 0 Tui 2 14 6 — MISCELLANEOUSAiMt. .Glass 4 15 6 — British Tobacco 2 11 0 2 11 3 Broken Hill Pty — 4 3 9 Burns, Philp and Co. 3 1 6 Colonial Sugar 48 0 0 48 7 6 Con. Brick and Pipe — 0'9 6 Den. and Med. Sup. — 0 13 0 D.I.C., ord 0 18 0 — Dunlop Perdriau *1 3 7 — Electrolytic Zinc, ord. "3 0 0 — Ditto, pref *3 0 9 3 1 6 Fanners’ Trading 1 0 6 . G. J. Coles 4 18 6 4 19 b Henry Jones Co-op. ... - — 2 9 9 Howard Smith, old. ... — 1 1 10 Hums Pipe 1 0 9 — Macduffs, prcf 1 7 0 — National Electric — 0 14 9 N.Z. Drug — 3 15 0 N.Z. Paper Mills 1 6 9 — Prefer a Bread, ord. ... — 0 17 0 Sharland and Co., ord. — 0 19 6 Ditto, pref — 0 19 6 Shillings, Ltd 0 19 0 1 0 0 Taranaki Oil 0 4 11 0 5 0 United Provisions — 0 10 4 Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement 1 1 6 — Woolworths N.Z., old. 5 0 0 5 5 0 Ditto, prcf — 1 19 0 Woolworths Ltd., second pref 1 7 6 — Woolworths (X.Z.), rights — 4 4 0 Felt and Textiles 2 0 9 2 1 Burns, Philp, rights . 1 15 6 — Carrier, Juno issue ... 1 14 3 1 15 9 Radio (1936) — 1 5 0 Moturoa Oil 0 3 4 — Goodyear Tyre, prcf. 1 13 0 — MINING— Grov River, 6s 3d paid 0 6 4 0 6 8 Waipapa Beach — 0 0 10 Broken. Hill South ... *2 9 3 2 10 0 Mount Lyell 2 4 4 2 4 5 Mount Morgan 0 11 0 0 11 7 North Broken Hill — 4 0 0 Placer Development . 4 0 6 — llawang Tin 0 12 9 Plato Consol 0 13 6 — OVERSEAS LISTINGS— Woolworths Holdings 0 lb 9 0 lb 11 •Cuin dividend +Ex dividual.