SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1937, Page 4

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

TO-DAY IN CHRISTCHURCH.

METAL SHARES EASIER. (By Telecraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Comparative calm ruled 011 the Exchange this morning, following yesterday's storm of hectic dealings. Profit-takers sent the price of metals down several points, but towards the close a steadier tone was noted for .Mount Lyells, with recovery from an initial price of £2 13 3 to final sales at £2 14/. Buyers were still unsatisfied at that tigurc. Electrolytic Zincs failed to come 011 the sales list. The ordinaries were quoted between £3 1/3 and £3 4 . and the preferences between £3 16 and £3 3 . Broken Hills lost 19 for the fully paids and 2. !) for the contributings. Mount Morgans eased by 2Vid. and Rawang Tins sold at 13 0, compared with 14 yesterday. Other sections generally moved downwards, British Tobaccos losing Oil. to £2 12/. (.J. J. Coles dropping to £•> 12 ', and Wilcox, Mofflins easing 2d, to 12 3. Australian Iron and Steel (pref.l, however, were stronger at £1 A reaction in Bank of New Zealands brought sellers down to £2 4 6, with buyers at £2 4 2, no business resulting. Sales of Breweries. Christchurch Gas and Goldsbrough, Morts produced only minor alterations. (By Telegraph.—rress Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Stock. 3 5/3/30-43, 31 per cent, £ 1(11 12/ti; 15/2/43-46. 4 per cent, £ 10l 17/6: Bank of New Zealand, £2 4/9. £2 5/ (2 parcels): Goldsbrough, Mort. £1 17/1" (3 pa reels l, £1 17/0; New Zealand Breweries. 113. £ 3 0/2. V 3 O 3. K 3 0/5, £ 3 O/ti (2 parcels) : Anthony Honlern. £ I o 0; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.l. C 3 4/8, I*s 5/6, £3 5/3, £3 7/; Hume Pipe. £1 1/3; New Zealand Refrigerating. IS/0 : I'rocera Bread. £1 5 '3; Taranaki Oil. 3,1: Wilcox, MofTliii. 12/0, 12 5: Mount I.veil, t'2 15/ (2 parcels), i. 2 15/3, £2 lti/3, £2 18/; Mount Morgan, 18/1 (2 parcels). 18/5, 18/6. 18/8. IK/fl; Broken Hill South, £2 15/3: Rawang Tin. 14/ (4 parcels I. Unofficial.—Selfridges (N.Z.), 4/ paid, 51: Woolworths (Sydney). £8 10/6 (4 parcels), £S 10/3 (2 parcels), £8 10/6. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales.—Commercial Bank of Australia. 19./3 ; New Zealand Breweries. £3 0 5, £3 0/4; Australian Glass, £4 13/: Australian Iron and Steel (pref.). II 7/0: British Tobacco, £2 12/; Broken Hill Proprietary. £4 9/ (2 parcels) : Broken Hill Proprietary (con.). £3 16/ (2 parcels) ; J. Coles, £5 12/ 17 parcels); Taranaki Oilfields, 3/2; Wilcox, Mofflin, 12/3: Mount Lyell, £2 13/3 (3 parcels), £2 13/6, £2 13/8. £2 13 7, £2 13/8, £2 33/9, £ 2 13/10, 4:2 14/ (4 parcels) ; Mount Morgan, 18/3, 18, 21 (2 parcels) ; Rawang Tin, 13/10, 13/9 (4 parcels). Reported Sales.—Goldsbrough, Morts, £1 17/10, £1 17/1); fe'hristchurch Gas, £ 1 8/9. Unlisted.—Woolworths (Sydnev), ord., £8 11/ (4 parcels). WELLINGTON, Tuesday. National Bank of New Zealand, £32/; Union Bank. £11 2/ ; Castlemaine. Perkins, £1 5/0: Broken Hill, £4 8/0, £4 10/9; (con.), £3 17/; Colonial Sugar, £43 2/6; Electrolytic Zinc. £3 3/0: (pref), £3 5/1, £3 7/3: Gear Meat. 17 1 : <i. J. Coles. £5 14/3, £5 14/6; Morts Dock, 14/11 ; Sharlauds, 10/; Mount Lyell, £2 14/6, £2 18/6. £2 15/, £2 18/, £2 17/0, £2 Unofficial. — Selfridges (Australasia), new, £1 18,0 (2 parcels). DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Bank of New Zealand. £2 4/3 (3 parcels) : National Insurance. 18/1 '(2 parcels) ; Huddart, Parker, £ 1 10/ ; Electrolytic Zinc. £3 4/; General Industries, 19/0; G. .1. Coles, £5 14/; Milbum Cement, £2 2/6. Unofficial.—Woolworths (Sydney), £8 DUNEDIN, this day. Sales on yesterday : Bank of New Zealand. £2 3/0; Kaltangata Coal, £1 3/3: Associated News, £1 4. 3; (pref.), £1 3/10J : Australian Iron and Steel (pref.), £1 7/10; G. J. Coles, £5 13/3; Broken Hill South. £2 16/ti, £2 16/9; Electrolytic Zinc, £3 4/; Mount Lyell, £2 15/9 ; Mount Morgan, 18/7, 18/8. Sales To-day.—National Bank of Australasia, £15 15/6; National Insurance, 18/1, 18/1J; Broken Hill Proprietary, £4 9/3; Hume Pipe, £11/; Mount Lyell, £2 13/8; Mount Morgan, 18/6; Woolworths (Sydney), £8 11/3; Yarra Falls, £2 1/; New Zealand Breweries. £ 3 0/6.