SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 290, 7 December 1937, Page 4

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

TO-DAY IN CHRISTCHURCH.

CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT.

STORES AND METALS STRONG.

(By Telegraph.— Specinl to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Every clay brings a steady improvement in most Stock Exchange quotations, and this morning a firm list ot prices showed further improvement. Ch.iiu store, metal uiul industrial shares were in good deirmnd. The banking section was quiet, with buyers predominating. Commercials of Australia made a recovery of 2d, to 17/, and I-]., S. and A.'s sold unaltered at £5 5/. Buyers of Unions at £9 5/ found no sellers. Steady buying limits characterised quotations for loan and agencies, and in the following section Xew Zealand Breweries had a market from £2 7/3 to £2 8/. In miscellaneous issues Australian Glass moved 1 ,"? higher, to £4 8/3, with a closing market between £4 8/ and £4 8 .>. Buyers for Broken Hill Proprietary fully puids offered £32, 6. and for the ' con tri hut ings £ 1 15 4. Colonial Sugars were firmer than recent quotations, though the sale price was weaker than the last local business a fortnight ago. G. J. Coles sold at the higher rate of £4 3/6, with subsequent sellers at the same price. In metals Broken Hill Souths finished with quotations from £1 18/1 to £1 )B'3, and Mount Morgans from £1 13/3 to £1 13 4, with final sellers at 12/4, and buvers 2d below. SALES RECORDED. (By Telegraph.—rress Association.) WELLINGTON. Monday.— Wellington Harbour Board, 51 per cent. 28/2/40, a loi 10/; »w Zealand Breweries, £ 2 7/0. i: 2 7/9; Broken Hill Proprietary, £3 3 3; Tarnnaki Oil. 7/8 (2 parcels I, 7/!t (3 parcels!; Woolworths WHfJ), o il 6/J (5 parcels); Mount This Day.—Morning call: O. J. Coles, £4 3/; Tarnnaki Oil, 7/5. Reported: 4 per cent stock. l'J47. £103 (2 parcels); Xew Zealand Breweries. £2 7/9; McKenzies, i. J 13/0; Amalgamated Wireless (paid). £3 1/9; Mossy Creek, 1/2. CHRISTCHL'RCH. Mondny.—New Zealand Breweries, £2 7/0 A,i parcels) ; Kauri Tim her, £1 2/6; Australian lilass, £47/; British Tobacco, £2 U/10; Electrolytic Zinc, £2 7/ti (2 parcels) ; G. J. Coles, £4 2/G ; Woolworths (Sydney). £1 ti/5 (7 parcels) ; Mount I.yell, £1 l.i/2; Mount Morgan, 12/4; Broken Hill Proprietary, new, £1 15/0; MrKenzies (rights), £2 3/3; Woolworths (Sydney I, £ 1 ♦> t>. j This bay.--Commercial Bank of Australia, 17/; E., S. and A. Bank, £5 0/; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), »/ (2 parcels); Australian Glass, £4 S/3 (3 j parcels) ; Colonial Sugar. £46 5/; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), £2 7/8; G. J. Coles, £4 3/4 (2 parcels), £4 3/6 (2 parcels) ; Taranaki Oilfields, 7/5 (5 parcels) ; New Zealand Farmers* Co-op. (4J per cent stock, 1940), £92; Grey River (7/6 paid), if/3 ; Broken Hill South £1 18/1; Mount Lyell, £1 13/3 (3 parcels). Reported: New Zealand Government 4 per cent inscribed, 194649, £103. DUNEDIN. Monday.—Commercial Bank of Australia, IC/11 ; Bank of New Zealand, £2 4/6; Goldsbrough, Mort, £l 12/3; New Zealand I Breweries, £2 7/; Woolworths (Sydney), This bay.— 4 per cent Stock, 1913 46. £103; Wellington Woolren (pref.), £5 10/ ; Mount Morgan, 12/51. I