SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 299, 17 December 1937, Page 4

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

TO-DAY IN CHRISTCHURCH. BROKEN HILLS FIRM. I GOVERNMENT STOCKS EASIER. (By Telegraph.— Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Interest was fairly well sustained on call this morning. A rise of 9d in Broken Hill Proprietary shares was a feature of the quotation list. On the other hand recent easing in Government debentures was eontirmed in a sale of 1946-49 stock at a drop of 7/0. to £102 12/6. and E., S. and A. Bank shares failed to hold yesterday's level. Metals were steady, with Broken Hill Souths, ex dividend, selling at £1 17/3. Mount Lyells have varied little from £1 12/ in the last few days. Industrials were in good request. Im addition to sales of Broken Hill Proprietary, Dmilops were firm, and Australian issues in general were quoted at late rates. Zincs moved fractionally higher than yesterday. SALES RECORDED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Thursday.—Bank of Now Zealand, £2 3/9 (3_jiarcels) ; Bank of New South Wales, £32 17/0; Taringamutu Timber, 14/4; New Zealand Breweries. £2 5/!); British Tobacco, £2 9/9; Woolworths (Sydney), £1 (>/. £1 o/ll ; Woolworths (N.Z.), £3, 1/; Xaranuki Oil, 7/. This Day.—lialgetys, £9; Goldsbrough, Mort, £1 13/. Reported: New Zealand Insurance. £3 2/9; McKenzies, £3 14/; Woolworths (N.Z.), ord., £1 1/. Oversea list; Woolworths Holdings, 14/3 and 14/4 J. CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday.—Westport Coal, £1 3/6; New Zealand Breweries, £2 0/ (2 parcels); Broken Hill Proprietary, £33/; Do«ninion Builders' Supplies, 3/ ; Electrolytic Zinc, £2 6/11; tpref.), S-- 9/7; New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. (Ist prof.). £3 8/-; Woolworths (Sydney), £1 5/8 (2 parcels), £1 r>/9 : Woolworths (South Africa). 14/4J ; Broken Hill South, £1 17/8 ; liawang Tin, 10/5; Grey River (S/9 paid), 10/6. This Day.—New Zealand Government 4 per cent inscribed, 1946-49, £102 12/6 (2 parcels) ; E.. S. and A. Bank, £56/ ; Australian Glass, .*l4 12/6; Broken Hill Proprietary, £3 3/9 (4 parcels); Dunlop Rubber, £1 2/6; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), £ 2 9/9 (2 parcels) , Tarunaki Oilfields, 7/ ; Woolworths (N.Z.), £1 0/9 (2 parcels); Broken Hill South (ex div.), £1 17/1, £1 17/3 (2 parcels) : Mount Lvell, £1 12/ (2 parcels). Reported: Dalgety and Co., £». DUNEDIN. Thursday.—National Insurance, 17/3 (4 parcels); New Zealand Breweries, £2 6/ • Woolworths (Sydney), £1 5/9; Broken Hill South, £1 17/9; Nokomai, 2/4. This Day.—Huddart, Parker (ord.), £2 1/9: Associated News (ord.), £13/; Woolworths (N.Z.),/ £1 1/.