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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 33, 9 February 1943, Page 5

ON 'CHANGE

LIMITS FAIRLY RIGID Limits remained fairly rigid on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day, and turnover was well below the average of recent weeks. South British Insurances were steady at £3 10/, with more wanted at that price. Farmers' Tradings were slightly firmer at £1 1/9. In the loan and debenture section original War Loan was placed at £94 7/G. a rise of 7/6 on the December level. The tone generally for Government stocks was firm. SALES COMPLETED At the 3 p.m. call yesterday:—Renown Collieries (pre'.). 2/10: British Tobacco, £2 8/; Peters Ice Cream. 16/6 (15/); Liberty Loan, 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c.. £90 12/6. At the 9.15 a.m. call to-day:—McKenzies. £2 3/; Liberty Loan, 15/5/48, 2',b p.c., £08 (£97 10/). At the 11.45 a.m. call to-day:—South British Insurance, £3 10/: Farmers' Trading, £1 1/9 (£1 1/8); N.Z. Forest Products (pre!.), 8/1 (7/3); War Loan, 1/10/53, £94 7/6 (£94). Last sale price In parentheses where changed. LATESi" QDOTATIONS

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES Wellington, this day.—Reported: War Loan, 1953, £94 10/; Commercial Bank Australia, 17/ (2); Woolworths (Sydney), 17/10; O. J. Coles (ex div.), £2 19/ (2); Liberty Loan, 1952-55, 3 p.c., £99 12/6; Stock, i 949-52. 4 p.c., £105 5/; ™ be . rty^oa „ n ' 195 3-56, 3 p.c., £99 5/; Goldsbrough Mort, £1 7/9. Christchurch, this day:—Bank N.Z., £2 2/. Reported: War Loan, 1951-54, 3 p.c., £99 10/: Commercial Bank Australia, 17/1 (2).

Buyers Sellers Commercial Ban!: Australia . 17/0 .. 17/1 Comml. Bk. Australia (pf.) 10/0/0 .. 10/7/6 Commercial Bank Sydney .. 18/15/0 .. 20/0/0 Eng., Scot. & Australian .. 3/16/0 .. — National Ban!; of N.Z 2/9/3 .. 2/10/6 Bank of New Zealand .... 2/1/3 .. 2/2/3 National Insurance 1/1/6 .. — New Zealand Insurance 3/17/0 .. — South British Insurance .. 3/10/0 .. 3/10/6 Dominion Investment l/o/o .. — Newton King (prel.) 16/9 .. 17/3 N.Z. Loan & Mercantile .. — .. 35/0/0 Renown Coal (pref.) 2/9 .. Auckland Gas 6/0 .. 7/B Auckland Gas (con.) 2/6 .. 3/6 Devonport Ferry 1/4/0 .. Huddart Parker (ord.) 2/7/0 .. Union Steam (pref.) 1/8/9 .. 1/10/6 Bartholomew Timber 1/1/0 .. Kaiapoi Woollen 1/0/0 .. 1/1/0 Kaiapoi Woollen (con.) .... 7/6 .. . 7/9 Ballins Breweries 13/0 .. 15/0 Carlton Breweries 3/7/0 .. 3/10/0 Dominion Breweries (ord.) .. 1/13/6 .. 1/14/6 New Zealand Breweries 1/16/10 .. 1/17/6 Aust. Iron and Steel 1/9/3 .. 1/10/6 Aust. Paper Mttg. (pref.) .. 1/7/9 .. 1/8/9 Broken Hill Proprietary 2/2/0 .. 2/3/0 Claude Neon (N.Z.) 1/2/6 .. — Colonial Sugar 54/0/0 .. 55/10/0 Dunlop Rubber 1/2/3 .. 1/3/3 Electrolytic Zinc 2/11/9 .. 2/13/0 Electrolytic Zinc (prtjf.) 2/14/6 .. 2/16/6 Farmers' Trading 1/1/6 ,.. 1/2/0 Grey and Menzies 13/6 .. 14/6 Henry Jones 2/10/0 .. 2/12/0 Humo Pipe (Aust.) 12/6 .. Masonite Corp 1/10/0 .. Milne and Choyce (ord.) .... 1/0/6 .. Morts Dock 1/1/9 .. — National Electrical 1/4/6 .. — N.Z. Fert. (pref.) (ex div.) 1/2/0 .. — Northern Roller Mill (ord.) 1/3/6 .. Reid Rubber 1/6/3 .. 1/8/0 Sharland (ord.) 1/4/9 .. Taranaki Oil Fields 3/3 .. 5/0 Wilsons Cement 18/6 .. 1/0/0 Woolworths (N.Z.) 15/9 .. Woolworths Properties 1/5/9 .. Woolworths (Sydney) 17/8 .. 17/11 Martha Mines 9/4 .. 9/8 Waihi Investments 3/11 ... 4/0 Mount Lyell 1/9/0 .. 1/9/6 War. Loans: 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c 99/10/0 .. 99/15/0 15/5/48, 2V 2 p.c. 97/15/0 .. Inscribed Stock: 15/1/53-57, 312 P.C 102/5/0 .. — 31/5/54-58, 4 p.c 107/0/0 .. — Auck. Gas (perp. deb.) .. 87/0/0 .. 89/0/0