Financial News

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 239, 9 October 1942, Page 5

Financial News

ON 'CHANGE *

STRONGER MARKET

Advancing bills for many classes of securities failed to bring sellers forward on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day with the result that turnover was small. Banks and insurances were sought at late rates or higher. OlTers for New Zealand Insurances were raised to £3 3 1/6 and of Nationals to £1 o'6. Australian equities had a firmer tone, but holders were not firm° US tC> tleal ' Gilt-edged stocks were

SALES COMPLETED

Australia ~il , Jfs tc Bank Australia. 14/10 <1411); South British Insurance. I£l 4)■ rhJ,? r rife£ e Wool l«n ford.). £1 5'3 NZ Oil' Rubber. 18/ (17/). Unofficial: n.A. uil Concessions. £2 0 3 ( ). R^fclfV^ plet , cd A 1 ,he 945 Hm ' <*11 to-day:-Bruce Woollen (ord.). £15 3; Taranaki Oil Developments, 3/ (2.6); Placer Development. £2 3,'. fordl" 1 !-! 1^ 4 ? V"' ca , U to-day: —Bruce Woollen ( u.), £1 5,3, Taranaki Oil Developments. 3/. Last sale price In parentheses where changed^

LATEST QUOTATIONS

. , „ , Buyers Sellers Commercial Band of Australia 14/9 14 -11 National Bank of N.Z 2/4/6 2 6 0 Bank New South Wales 29/2/6 !] 30/o^o Bank New Zealand 2/0/6 . 2/1/6 National Insurance 1/0 6 — New Zealand Insurance 3/11/6 3/13,0 South British Ins. (ex div.) 3/2/3 3-4 0 Goldsbrough Mort 1/6 6 I'B'o Fukemiro Ccal I S ' 9 " _ ' Auckland Oas (f.p.) ' 66 ;; 6 ,i 0 Auckland Gas (cnn.) 2 8 31 Northern Steam (f.p.) 40 53 Ley land-O'Brien Timber .... 173 13 9 Icli and Textiles . . 118 0 Dominion Braveries lord.) 17 6, 113 Niw Zealand Erewrrim 1 13 0 .. 1 13 6 /\wsr. Cor.soliclrs'rd !nc!i«>« ries 27 3 28 3 Booth Mnrdonald (pre!.; " 6 6 ~70 Broken Hill Proprietary .... 1 la o '. 1 18 9 Colonial SiMiar 50 i 0 .5115 0 Fainvrs rradinc? 107 O. J. Coles 2 13 o __ Masoime Corp "l 7 o N.Z. Dm* dp.) !! ""i 3 16 0 !_ NZ. Farmers' Fertiliser .... i« 0 .. 17/3 N.Z. Forest Products lord.) 3 G N.Z. Forests <pref.) ' 6 9 " Heid Rubber (new) 1-2 0 1 rn Taranaki Oil Fields .... 59 6 9 W"«'Ms cement (f.p.) 17 3 !17 9 Won worths (N.Z.) (f.p., .. 150 .. 154 Wool worths (Byd.) (f.p.) .. 13 , 7 15 Broken Hill south (f.p.) .... no Yl Mount Lvell 1- c " ; t War Loans: 1/7,6 " 1/B '° ;-i°» •; 92/10/0 .. — 1 8 51-54, 3 p.c 90 50Liberty Loans: 0/0 " ~~ P ' C 97/10/0 .. 99/0/0 Stock: 3 PC 39 ' 5 ' 0 •• 98/15/0 M o 3<i PC 103/15 0 . _ 5 43-46, 4 p.c 100,5 0 . _ ' 1° b 4 P C 107 0 0 _ Auck. Gad. perp. deb. stk. 8 !.'0 0 .. 85.0 0 SOI THI: KX I, \( H.IXG KS Cc.nrr.ercial Banic of Australia. 14 10.