SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 126, 29 May 1937, Page 4

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

TO-DAY IN CHRISTCHURCH. BROKERS FAIRLY ACTIVE. QUIETER MARKET FOR BREWERIES. (Bjr Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Most values on a fairly active market •mained at late rates this morning, but iianaki Oilfields were again an exception, ■.ipsing from initial sales at 4/ to final uusiness 3d lower and quotations between o 'S and \J. Government debentures maintained their at length, buyers for all issues receiving no selling response. f Banks were uncertain. Commercial, ordinaries, dropped below 19/, and the preferences also lost a fraction, to £9 8/6. The others were quoted with only minor changes. Christchurch Gas had their first local business since early in April, the price or £17/ being 2/ lower. Quotations finished between £1 0/9 and £1 7/6. The brewery market was quieter, Staples failing to come on the sales list. They were quoted from £2 13/3, to £2 13/11. New Zealand* had dealings at £3 5/6, after which further buyers offered that figure ancl sellers were 3d away. In miscellaneous industrials British Tobaccos were unaltered. The quarterly •dividend of 2 per cent brought no change in the quotations. After business at £2 9/8 the mnrket wan from £2 9/3 to £2 9/8. Dunlop, Perdriaus- maintained yesterday's higher rates, with buyers at £1 1/6 and sellers 3d above. G. J. Coles recovered to a sale and further buyers, at £5 10/. The Wool worths group attracted a little more interest, the New Zealand issue selling at £7 17/, Later there were unsupported Kellers 2/ higher. Mining shares sold with very little ehange from yesterday's prices. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. Stock, 15/4/46-49, 4 per cent. £ 104 10/ ; Bank of New South Wales, £37 5/; Dominion Breweries, £2 4/6; Staples, £2 12/11 (3 parcels), £2 12/2, £2 12/5; Dunlop. Perdriau, £1 1/ (4 parcels), £1 1/3 ; Mount Morgan, 13/6. WELLINGTON, this day. Sale.—Consolidated Brick, 8/3. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Commercial Bank" of Australia, 19/; National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid), £7 8/ (3 parcels) ; Bank of New Zealand, £2 4/7 (2 parcels); New Zealand Insurance, £3 2/6; North Canterbury Freezing, £2: New Zealand Breweries, £3 5/3, £3 */» M 5 parcels); Staples, £2 14/ (5 pareels) ( British Tobacco, £ 2 9/6 ; Broken Hill Proprietary, £4 1/; Dunlop, Perdriau, £1 1/7 ; G. J. Coles, £5 9/ (2 parcels) ; Hume Pipe (Australia), 10/4; Shillings, Ltd., 19/1; Tarauaki Oil, 4/; Mount Lyell, £2 5/4, £2 0/2 (3 parcels) ; Mount Morgan, 13/9; Maori Gully, s£d ; Mount Lyell, £2„ 5/3 (2 parcels) ; Skippers, 3d. Unofficial.—Woolworths (Sydney), £7 1/6, £7 1/9; (rights), £4 11/ (2 parcels). CHRISTCHUKCH, this day. Sales.—Government 4 per cent Inscribed stock, 1952-55, £104 7/6; Commercial Bank of Australia, 18/11; Commercial Bank of Australia (pref.), £9 8/6; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ puid), 8/11; Westport, Stockton (ord.), 2/9; Christchurch Gas, HI 7/ (2 parcels) ; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), £2 16/6; G. J. Coles, £5 10/ (4 parcels) ; Hume Pipe (Australia), 19/4; Taranakl Oil, 4/ (3 parcels), 3/9 (5 parcels) ; Woolworths (N.Z.), ord., £7 17/ (odd lot); Skippers, 3d ; Broken Hill South (cum div.), £2 10/10; Mount Lyell (cutn div.), £2 5/2, £2 5/1; Mount Morgan, 13/7 (5 par-, eels). Reported Sales.-—-Broken Hill Proprietary (cum div.), £4 1/4; Felt and Textiles (Australia), £i 15/ ii; New Zealand Breweries. £3 o/6; Mosglel Woollens, £10 2/6. DUNEDIN, Friday. New Zealand Breweries, £3 6/3; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 8/10J ; Mount Lyell, £2 5/3; Mount Morgan, 13/6). DUNEDIN, this day. Sales. — Dunlop, Perdriau, £1 1/4; Martha, 16/8; Wright, Stephenson (pref.). £ 1 1/ (3 parcels). "