SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 173, 23 July 1936, Page 4

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

TO-DAY IN CHRISTCHURCH

AN EASIER TENDENCY. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Brisk business but an easier tendency in values was recorded 011 Exchange this morning. The main feature was heavy sales in Coles shares at lower levels from £3 18/ to £3 18/4, compared with ±13 18/6. Government stocks were quieter. Banks were firm, New Zealands taking an upward turn to £2 0/6, with further sellers at that figure. The bulk of the dealings were made in the miscellaneous section. Broken Hills lost 1/2, to £3 13/4, later quotations being at £3 13/3 to £3 13/6. Tobaccos were 2d lower. Mort Dock, cum dividend, brought 12/. In the mining, Lyells improved another penny, but Morgans were Id lower, at 14/5, with further sellers at that price. CHIIISTCIIUItCH. Wednesday. Commercial Bank of Australia, 18/9, IS/8 : Bank of New Zealand, £2: Dalgety, £9; Goldsbrough, Mort, £1 10/10; Wellington Woollen. £<> 5/: I', and O. (deferred stock). £1 7/: British Tobacco, £2 0/6: Broken Ilill Proprietary, £3 14/ £3 14/6; Dunlop, I'erdriau, 18/7. 18/6; G. .1. Coles £3 18/0. £3 19/9; Morts, Dock, 12/2, 12/10; Woolworths (Sydney). (2nd pref.), £1 6/; Mount Lyell, £1 7/4; Mount Morgan, 14/6 (2 parcels) ; Big Kiver, 2/01. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales.-—Commercial Bank of Australia. IS/8 ; Bank of. New Zealand, £2 0/0 (2 parcels); Tiinaru Brewery (in liquidation), 14/6; British Tobacco, £2 0/4; Broken Hill Proprietary. A: 3 13/4; G. .T. Coles. £3 18/, £3 18/3 (4 parcels), £3 18/4 (3 parcels) ; Morts Dock (cum div.), 12/; Big lliver, 2/1; Mount Lyell, £1 7/4; Mount Morgan, 14/3. Unlisted. —Wbolworths (Sydney), ord., £5 13/6. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Northern Steam, 5/9 ; New Zealand Breweries, £2 14/3; Dunlop, I'erdriau, IS/8 ; N'w Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), £1 0/3; Woolworths (New Zealand), £5 12/6; Mount Morgan, 14/1, 14./8 ; Nemona, 1/OJ. Unofficial. —Woolworths (Sydney), £5 14/6, £3 15/ (2 parcels). WELLINGTON, this day. Sales.—Stock. 1940, £10S 2/6; Mount Morgan, 14/7; Self ridges (new), £1 5/9; Shillings, 16/3; Wilsons Cement, £2. DUNEDIN, Wednesday. Bank of New Zealand, £2, £2 0/3; Mount Lyell, £1 7/3 (5 parcels). DUNEDIN, this day.

Sale.—Guarantee Corporation, 5/5. Reported Sales.—Commercial Bank, 18/8, 18/1); Westport Coal, £1 2/9; li. J. Coles, £ 3 18/6; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), £2 12/3; Mount Lyell, Jil 7/3.