Commercial News

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 39, 16 February 1943, Page 5

Commercial News

ON 'CHANGE

A BUOYANT MARKET

With a plenitude of buyers and sellers Inclined to be more accommodating, there was another substantial turnover on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day, and the buoyant tone with which the week began yesterday was repeated. Bank shares were active at late rates, and industrials, both New Zealand and Australian. maintained their strength. Macky Logans were traded at £1 7/6. a rise of 2/ on the price just before the holidays. In their first sale since the reduced dividend was announced. Auckland G3S sold at 6/6 ex dividend, a decline of 1/2 on the cum dividend level. Several parcels of State issues chanced hands at firm values.

SALES COMPLETED As the 3 p.m. call yesterdayt—Commercial Bank Australia. 17/1: Bank N.S.W.. £31 10.' <£31 7 6): Bank N.Z., £2 1/9; Felt and Textiles. £2 4/ (£2): N.Z. Breweries; £1 17/6 (2); Farmers' Trading. £1 1.9; Woolworths (Sydney). 17/11 (18'): Martha 1 ' Mines, 9.6: Btiloio Gold. £2 (—); Stock. 15/1.53-57. 3'i p.c., £102 15/. At the 9.45 a.m. call to-day:—National Bank of N.Z. (odd lot). £2 10' (£2 10/6): Bank or N.Z.. £3 1,3: Dominion Breweries, £1 14': Colonial Sugar, £55 10 : Consolidated Brick, 9 6: Macky Losran, £1.7 6 (£1 5 6V Sanford. 4.10: Woolworths (N.Z.). 16/1: Liberty Loan. 15-9,52-55. 3 p.c.. £99 12/6 (21: Stock. 15 2/43-46. 4 p.c. (ex int.-j, JtlOO (£102); Stock, 15 6.52-55. 4 p.c., £106 12.6 (£ IC6 10/). At the 11.45 a.m. call io-day:—Commercial Bank Australia. 17 1; Bar* N.S.W.. £31 10 : Auckland Gas. 6 6 (2): Colonial Sugar. £55 10/: Consolidated Brick, 9/6: G. J. Coles. £2 19/. Last sale price in parentheses where changed.

LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Commercial Bank Australia . 17/0 .. 17/2 Comml. Bk. Australia (pf.) 10 o'o .. 10 '7/6 National Bank of N.Z 2.-9.6 .. 2/10/3 Bank New South Wales 31 0 0 .. 32/0. 0 Bank New Zealand 2 16 .. 22 0 New Zealand Insurance .... 3196 .. 4/0/0 Queensland Insurance 2 17 0 .. — South British Insurance ... 3'9 6 .. 3/12/0 Farm. Co-op. Auct. (£1 pd.) 14 0 .. 15 6 Newton King Ipref.) 16 9 .. 17 3 Traders' Finance 9 0 .. 10 3 Traders' Finance (con.) . .. 3 6 .. 4.0 United Perm. Build (Auck.) 10. 6 .. — Pukerniro Coal 17 6 .. — Westport-Stktn. (ord.) 1 11 .. 2 7 Auckland Gas 6/5 .. 6/S Auckland Gas (con.) 2 9 .. 3,3 Devonport Ferry I' 4 0 .. — Huddart Parker (ord.) 2:7.6 .. 2/11/0 Bartholomew Timber 1/1/3; .. — Kauri Timber 1/4/0 .. 1/5/6 Bonds Hosiery 1/12/0 .. — Brace Woollen (ord.) 1/5,'3 .. — Wellington Woollen 7/12/6 .. — Dominion Breweries (ord.) .. 1/13.6 .. 1/14/3 New Zealand Breweries 1/17/6 .. 1/17/9 Aust. Consolid. Industries .. 2/10 6 .. 2/11/3 Aust. Iron and Steel (pref.) 1/9/3 .. 1/10/6 Aust. Paper Mltg. (pref.) . 1/7/9 .. 1/8/9 Booth Maedonald (pref.) .. 7/6 .. 8/6 Broken Hill Proprietary 2/1/6 .. 2'2.'3 Colonial Sugar 55/0/0 .. 56,0 0 Dunlop Rubber 1.2/3 .. 1/3/3 Electrolytic Zinc 2/11/9 .. 2/13/0 Farmers' Trading 1/1/3 .. 1/2/0 Gear Meat 19 9 .. — Grey and Menzies 13'6 .. 14/6 1.C.1. (A. and N.Z.) (pref.) . 1/4/6 .. 1/5/6 Lewis Eady (ord.) B'o .. 10 0 Morris Hedstrom 1/5.0 .. 1/7/0 Auckland Laundry 14/6 .. 16 0 N.Z. Farmers' Fertilizer ID. 3 .. 1/0/3 N.Z. Refrig. (con.) 10 0 .. 11/9 Northern Roller Mill (ord.) . 1/3.'9 .. — Reid Rubber 1/6/6 .. 1/7/6 Taranaki Oil Fields 4 0 .. 5.3 Wilsons Cement 18 6 .. 19 3 Woolworths (N.Z.) 16.0 .. 16/2 Woolworths (Sydney) 17/8 .. 17/11 Woolworths (West Aust.) . 3 O'O .. 3/10,0 Woolworths Holdings 1/2/0 .. — Broken Hill South 1/5. 6 .. 1/7/6 Emperor 13/6 .. 14 6 Mount Lyell 1/9 0 .. 1/9/6 Placer Development 2/17.6 .. — War Loans: l/S'46, 2'i p.c 97'5'0 98/10 0 15/9/47, 2>b p.c 9S 10 0 .. — 15/5/53-56, 3 p.c 39,0,0 .. 99/5/0 Inscribed. Stock: 15/4/46-49, 4 p.c 103/0 0 .. 104/0/0 City Auckland, 1/1/44-58 100/7 6 .. 101/5/0 Auck. Gas perp. deb. stk. . 87, 0,0 .. 88/10/0 SOUTHERN" EXCHANGES Wellington, this day.—Reported: War Loan. 1953. £94 10/; Liberty Loan. 1952-55, 3 p.c., £99 12:6 (2): N.Z. Guarantee, 3/1; Woolworths (Sydney). 17/10. Christchurch, this day.—Christchurch Gas, £1 4/: G. J. Coles, £2 IS. 9: United Provisions. 12/ (3): Gillespie's Beach. 3',id. Reported: Electrolytic Zinc (pref.). £2 14,9 (2).