ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 302, 21 December 1937, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

HOLIDAY BUSINESS. SALES SLACKEN OFF. i SULTH BIUnSIL 10 SHARKS. ! Only ni-'iiiM itr business is pas>:iii: oil tilt' Stork i .A. n nine ,il |■! eselll. and inquilic.iu: m fniw.iily becoming restricted to a 1nn.,i.l I.umber tit spe, i.iL\ i.ivimretl . ■•■'•t ui itirs. _ j At this morning's t ill South Biititdij sl-ares wei (_■ i|ui»;t'il for the tiist tunc as ' 1 1 > mi it . Willi a market between £2 <S j .iiul £'_' 0 . just halt the values ruling' testerday. _ I Hank of New Zealand* were steady, with | fiesh bus-mess at. i.'2 4 . Among-t Australian issues Klectrolytic | lie |ireteiei" e.~ and lleniy -lolies w ere j umier. witii buyers at £2 '.I U and £- S, 3 '■ i ■ -1 .r-< 11 \• e1 \ . | Maltha, mining shaies unproved. with, 1 ineis at 14 and selleis (jd hi.'her. A sale Ot (ieiii .Meat at Kit) showed a 1 ill op tit 1 II sinie October. and New Zealand Drugs clipped iurther with business at £3 S (5. Rise in Marthas. Business continued to i.ill off later in the' morning. and at the noun tall only two sales weie reported. anil none wei e' ti nnsacted in the room. A feature was a , sharp rise in Marthas to a sale at 14 3. the noon market lying between 14 and 14 0. • Several Australian securities were a little i stronger. Buyers for British Tobacco i moved up to £2 10 . and for Broken Hill j Proprietary at £3 3 lj. Mount Lyt-lls canto l i !iiso to business between £1 10,6 and £1 In P. For New Zealand Xcwspapei s buyers moved up to £1 18, and sellers asked £1 IS 6. SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.1 B P.M. CALL YESTERDAY— La-rt Bale. £sd £ s d r.ank of NZ. .. 2 4 0.. 240 Nar. Insurance . hIT 1 .. 017 '■> Au. kin ml Gas . 110.. 1 1 0 j Birkenhead and ' Nnrtheote lias ipref.) 0 13 0 .. — Farm. Trading iR p-ref.i .... 1 2 .. 1 •"> 0 Radio 1 <> :i .. O 1<! li Wilsons Cement 017 5 .. O 17 Citv of Auckland 1/1 44-.V. .... 104 0 0 .. 1«H O 0 Citv of Anckln ud J. 1/44-HO 104 0 0 .. 104 0 O AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— K.S. & Bank 5 7 (> .. 0 r, Hank of X.Z. .. 2 4 0 .. 2 4 0 Anst. Foundation Trust (2 Hi .. 0 3 2.. — Huddarf. Parker 2 2*! 2 2 3 (iear Meat .... O Hi (i .. 0 IS 3 X.Z. Prns 380 .. 300 Mt. Lye ll (ex dir.) 110 C .. 112 6 Stork. March, 39-43 100 12 6 .. 100 12 6 AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY— (F.leet. Zinc (prf) 2in (I .. 210 O Martha 014 3 .. 013 0 PRESENTATIONS. Presentations were made yesterday afternoon to three associate members of the Auckland Stock Exchange, all of whom are about to be married. The recipients •were Mr. I. McLeod, Mr. D. Schnauer and Mr. S. Sheath. The chairman of the Exchange, Mr. G. R. Buttle, made the presentations. BUSINESS IN LONDON. MARKETS QUIET AND STEADY. (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, December 20. The stock markets are quiet and steady. Despite the approaching holiday fair business continues. QUOTATIONS. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, December 20. War loan, 3V4 per cent, £101 13/9. (,'lutha River Company, buyers 1/9, sellers 2/; Molyneaux, buyers 1/6, sellers 1, 0. New Guinea Gold, 1/3%; Bulolo Dredging, £4 18/9.