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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 109, 10 May 1943, Page 5

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STEADY TONE RULING The market was firm and moderately active when the Auckland Stock Exchange resumed operations to-day. Buyers were in at late rates, the absence of any sharp lift suggesting that investors had Deen anticipating the Allied victory in Tunisia. Bank of New Zealand shares were , stronger, bids reaching £2 1/3, 3d above the last sale price. Among overseas .industrials, Australian Iron and Steel prefs., in first dealing this year, sold at £1 11/, compared with £1 8/6 last December. These shares were ex dividend last month. Gilt-edged stocks were firm. SALES COMPLETED At the 9.45 a.m. call to-day:—Radio (1936), 14/6. At the 11.45 a.m. call to-day:—National Insurance (ex div.), £1 2/3; Renown Coal (pre!.), 3/; ! Auckland Gas, 7/2; Aust. Iron and Steel (pref.), j £1 11/ (£1 8/6); Colonial Sugar. £55 5/; N.Z. 1 Newspapers, £1 15/4; Mt. Morgan, 10/6; Liberty Loan, 15/5/48, 2 1 / 2 p.c., £98 15/ (£9B 10/). Last sale price In parentheses where changed. LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Bank Australasia 9/0/0 .. — Comml. Bank Australia .... 16/4 .. 16/8 Bank N.S.W. (ex div.) 31/15/0 .. 32/15/0 Bank New Zealand 2/1/3 .. 2/1/6 Bank N.Z. (D Mortg.) ...... 1/11/6 .. 1/12/6 National Insurance 1/2/0 .. 1/2/6 New Zealand Insurance .... 3/19/6 .. 4/0/0 South British Insurance .... 3/9/3 .. 3/10/0 Farm. Co-op. Auct. (£5 pd.) 4/11/0 .. 4/13/0 Goldsbrough Mort 1/7/6 .. — N. Auck. Fmrs. (B pref.) .. 13/3 .. 14/6 United Build. (Auck.) 1/1/0 .. — Pukemiro Coal 17/3 .. — Renown Coal (ord.) 10/0 .. 10/6 Auckland Gas 7/1 .. 7/3 Devonport Ferry 1/4/9 .. — Huddart Parker (ord.) 2/10/0 .. — Northern Steam 6/9 .. 7/1 Kauri Timber 1/4/9 .. — Leyland O'Brien 1/0/0 .. — Felt and Textiles 2/3/6 ». — Timaru Woollen 19/3 .. 1/0/3 Carlton Breweries 3/5/0 .. 3/10/0 Dominion Breweries (ord.) .. 1/14/0 .. 1/15/0 New Zealand Breweries — .. 1/17/6 Hadfields 10/3 .. 12/3 Aust. Consolid. Industries .. 2/11/0 .. — British Tobacco 2/7/0 .. 2/8/6 Broken Hill Proprietary .... 2/1/10 .. 2/2/6 Colonial Sugar 55/0/0 .. 55/10/0 Consolidated Brick 8/9 .. 9/6 Donaghy's Rope . 2/16/0 .. 2/19/0 Electrolytic Zinc ............ 2/14/0 .. — Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) .... 2/15/0 .. 2/17/6 Farmers' Trading ........ 1/2/2 .. 1/2/5 Fletcher Holdings (pref.) .. 1/5/0 .. «— G. J. Coles 2/16/0 Grey and Menzies 14/6 .. 15/6 H.M. Theatre (Pref.) 15/0 .. 19/0 K.D.V. Boxes 11/3 .. 12/0 McKenzies 2/2/6 .. 2/5/0 Macky. Logan 1/8/6 .. 1/10/0 M.K. Manufacturers 6/11 .. — Moturoa Oil 2/3 .. 3/6 N.Z. Farm. Fert. (pf.) .... 1/3/0 .. — N.Z. Forest Products (ord.) .. 4/6 .. — Northern Roller Mill (ord.) .. 1/0/0 .. — Reid Rubber 1/6/3 .. 1/7/0 Robinson Ice Cream 1/4/0 .. — Selfridges (A'asia) 1/1/6 .. 1/2/6 Union, Oil, Soap 1/8/0 .. 1/10/6 Whittome, Stevenson 1/1/3 .. — Wilsons Cement 18/0 .. 18/2 Woolworths (N.Z.) 15/0 .. 15/5 Woolworths (Sydney) 15/7 .. 16/0 Woolworths (Syd.) (2nd pf.) 1/6/6 .'. — Martha Mines \.... 9/9 .. — Waihi Investments 4/4 .. — I Broken Hill South 1/6/6 .. 1/7/6 j Mount Lyell (ex div.) 1/8/0 — | War Loans:. . 1/10/53 94/0/0 .. 94/15/0 15/5/48. 2Yz p.c 98/10/0 .. 98/15/0 ' 15/5/53-56, 3 p.c. 99/7/6 .. 99/10/0 i Inscribed Stock: ' 15/4/46-49, 4 p.c 102/0/0 .. 103/0/0 30/11/48, 4 p.c 105/0/0 .. ~ 31/5/54-58, 4 p.c 108/0/0 .. — Abraham & Will's (perp stk.) 75/0/0 .-. 85/0/0 Auckland Gas (perp. deb.) .. 87/0/0 .. 88/0/0 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES Wellington, this day.—Bank of Australasia, £9. Reported: National Insurance (ex div.), £1 2/3; N.Z. Insurance, £4; Wellington Wool (pref.), £8 7/6; National Electrical, £1 7/3; Woolworths (Sydney), 15/11; Stock. 1954-56, 4 p.c., £108 7/7; Mfison Struthers (£1 paid), 13/9; Mason Struthers. 14/ (paid), 7/. Chrlstchurch, this day.—Bank N.Z. (cum div.), £2 1/; Gear Meat, £1 2/; N.Z. Refrig (coh.), 11/8; 8.H.P., £2 1/ (3). Reported: B.H.P. (late Friday), £2 2/; N.Z. Farmers' Co-op., 31/1/50, 4 j / 2 p.c.. £95 15/. Duncdin, this day.—Reported: Late Friday: National Insurance, £1 2/. This morning: Union Bank of Australia, £7 1376; N.Z. Insurance, £4; Milburn Lime, £1 14/.