Commercial STOCK EXCHANGES

Southland Times, Issue 24889, 31 October 1942, Page 2

Commercial STOCK EXCHANGES

DUNEDIN. — Reported sales: National Elec- ’ trie £l/4/-: New Zealand Drug (£2 paid) | £4: New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.) I 10/3. | CHRISTCHURCH.— SaIes: Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) £2/8/6; Mount Lyell £l/8/-. Sales I reported: 3 p.c. Inscribed Stock 1952-55 £99 10/-; Bank of New South Wales £29/15/-; i New Zealand Breweries £l/14/-; Domin- | ion Fertilizer £l/1/-; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) £2/5/-; New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative (4,.. p.c. stock, 1949) £95; Woolworths (N.Z.) 14/-; Woolworths (pref.) £1 17/6. Sales reported: Unlisted stocks: Canterbury Seed 17/- (2). AUCKLAND.— SaIes: War Loan 1953 £92 17/6; Auckland Harbour Board 1944 4>/ 4 p.c. £lO2/2/6; Commercial Bank 14/11; E. S.and A. Bank £3/13/6; Bank of New South Wales £29/15/- (2); New Zealand Insurance £3/13/6. £3/13/9; South British £3 3/9; Northern Steam 5/3; Kalapoi 18/9; Kaiapoi (cont.) 7/-; Grey and Menzies 13/6; New Zealand Drug £4 (odd lot). Unofficial list: Majestic Theatre (Auckland) debentures 1951 4>/ 2 p.c. £3l/10/-. WELLINGTON.— SaIes: War Loan 1953 £92/12/6; South British £3/9/3; McDufls (pref.) 17/9; Sanford 4/11. OAMARU WOOLLEN MILLS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 30. The directors of the Oamaru Worsted Woollen Mills Ltd. have recommended the payment of a 3 per cent, final dividend, 1 making 6 per cent, for the year. WYNDHAM STOCK SALE There was a large yarding of both sheep and cattle at the Wyndham stock sale on Thursday, when prices remained flrm for all classes except fat cows, which receded in value by 15/- to £1 a head on previous Sheep.—Fat wethers realized 45/- to 50/3, ewes 25/6 to 34/3, shorn ewes 18/- to 23/-, ewes and lambs 18/3 to 19/6, shorn wether hoggets 22/- to 24/6, ewe hoggets (good) 42/6. Cattle.—Prime bullocks £l7 to £2O, lighter £l3/15/- to £l6, prime cows £lO to £lO 17/6, medium cows £7/15/- to £9, 2-year store speyed heifers £6/15/-. Dairy cows and heifers were in keen demand and best cows at profit made £l2 to £l5, medium sorts £9 to £lO/15/-, heifers at profit £ll to £l2, others £7/10/- to £9. A line of advertised two-year dairy heifers averaged £ll. *