Commercial News
ON 'CHANGE
SHARE LEVELS STEADY
Another good volume of business was listed on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day, though activity subsided somewhat during the morning. Prices were steady" for both investment shares and Government stock. Two parcels of Burns Philp were transferred for the first time locally since November,' showing, at £2 14/6, a gain of 6d. Booth Macdonald preferences were dealt in at 8/, against 7/ before the holidays. Australian leaders were firm with tiie exception of Broken Hill Proprietaries, support for which was withdrawn. SALES COMPLETED At the 3 p.m. call yesterday:—N.Z. Insurance, £3 19/9; Gisborne Gas, 4/; N.Z. Breweries, £1 17/6; British Tobacco, £2 8/; Selfridges (A'asia), £1 1/ (17/9); Reid Rubber, £1 7/3 (£1 6/), £1 7/6; Woolworths (N.Z.), 16/2 (16/1): Liberty Loan, 15/5/53-56. 3 p.c., £99 5/. At the 9.45 a.m. call to-day:—Commercial Bank of Australia. 17/1; Bank N.S.W., £31 10/; Bank N.Z.. £2 1/9; N.Z. Insurance, £3 19/9; Dominion Breweries, £1 14/; N.Z. Breweries. £1 17/6: Booth Macdonald (oref.), 8/ (7/); British Tobauso. £2 8/: Burns Phllp, £2 14/6 (£2 14/); Liberty Loan, 15/5/48, 2',' 2 p.c., £9S: Liberty Loan. 15/5/53-56, 3 p.c:, £99 5/; Stock, 15/4/46-49. 4 p.c.. £104. At the 11.45 a.m. call tn-day:—Burns. Philp. £2 14/6; Stock, 15/5/49-52, 4 p.c.. £105 10/. Last sale price in parentheses where changed.
SOUTHERN EXCHANGES Wellington, this day.—Reported: War Loan, 1946, 2\'z p.c., £98; Liberty Loan, 1953-56, 3 p.c., £99 5/; Stock. 1952-55, 4 p.c., £106 10/; Bank N.S.W. (ex div.), £31 10/; N.Z. Breweries, £1 17/6; Liberty Loan, 1952-55, 3 p.c., £99 12/6 (3); War Loan, 1953, £94 10/; Mount Lyell, £1 9/Ufc. Christchurch, this day:—National Bank Australasia (con.), £5 15/; Bank New Zealand, £2 1/9; N.Z. Farmers' Co-op., 10/5/51, 4'/fc p.c., £95 10/. Reported: Stock, 1943-46, 4 p.c., £100 5/; Huddart Parker (cum div.), £2 6/9; A.C.1., £2 11/3, £2 11/6: Woolworths Holdings (South Africa), late vesterday. £1 2/9. Duncdin, this day.—Reported: Liberty Loan, 1953,56, 3 p.c., £99 5/; N.Z. Refrigerating, £ 1 3/3.
LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Commercial Bank Australia . 17/0 .. 17/1 Eng., Scot. & Australian .. 3/17/6 .. 4/3/0 National Bank of N.Z. .... 2/9/6 .. 2/10/6 Nat.. Bank A'asia Cpd.) .. 11/15/0 .. 12/5/0 Nat. Bank A'asia. (con.) .. 5/15/0 .. 6/5/0 Bank of New South Wales. 31/5/0 .. — Bank of New Zealand 2/1/6 .. 2/1/10 National Insurance ......... 1/1/9. ... — New Zealand Insurance .... 3/19/6 .. 3/19/9 South British Insurance .... 3/9/6 .. 3/11/9 Dominion Investment 1/0/3 .. — Newton King (pref.) 16/9 .. 17/3 Renown Coal (ord.) 8/9 .. — Renown Coal (pref.) ....... 2/10 .. 3/0 Auckland Gas . 6/3 .. 6/9 Auckland Gas (con.) 2/6 .. 3/3 Northern Steam ■. 6/8 .. 7/0 Northern Steam (con.) ...... 1/7 .. 1/9 Bartholomew Timber 1/1/3 .. 1/3/0 Kauri Timber 1/3/9 .. 1/5/6 Kaiapoi Woollen (con.) .... 7/6 .. 8/0 Timaru Woollen 18/0 .. — Dominion Breweries (ord.) .. 1/13/9 .. 1/14/0 New Zealand Breweries 1/17/0 .. 1/18/0 Aust. Consolidated Industries 2/10/0 .. 2/11/6 Broken Hill Proprietary — .. 2/2/6 Bums, Philp . 2/14/0 .. 2/15/3 Colonial Sugar . 55/5/0 .. 56/0/0 Dental and Medical ... .• 19/6 .. 1/1/6 Donaghy's Rope 2/15/0 .. — Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) .. 2/14/6 .. — Farmers' Trading 1/1/6 .. 1/2/0 Fletcher Holdings (pref.) .. 1/4/0 .. — G. J. Coles 2/18/0 .. 2/19/6 H.M. Theatre (pref.) 14/6 .. — McKenzies 2/3/0 .. — Metters 14/9 .. — Milne and Choyce (ord.) .... 1/0/6 .. — Morts Dock 1/2/0 .. — N.Z. Drug :... 4/4/0 .. 4/6/0 N.Z. Forest Products (ord.) 3/10. .. 4/3 N.Z. Newspapers *1/16/0 .. 1/18/6 Reid Rubber 1/7/0 .. 1/8/0 Sharland (ord.) .*.. 1/5/6 .. — Taranaki Oil Developments .. 1/6 .. 2/0 Taranaki Oil Fields 4/0 .. 5/3 Wilsons Cement 18/6 .. 19/3 Woolworths (N.Z.) 16/0 .. 16/3 Woolworths (Sydney) ' 17/6 .. 17/11 Martha Mines 9/3 .. 9/6 Walhi Investments ..' 3/11 .. 4/3 Mount Lyell 1/9/0 .. 1/9/7 War Loans: 1/10/53 94/0/0 .. — 15/9/47, 21/a p.c 98/10/0 .. — Inscribed Stock: 15/9/57-60, 31 p.c. 102/2/6 .. —
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 40, 17 February 1943, Page 5
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