Commercial News
ON 'CHANGE
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Relative indifference of sellers restricted operations on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day, and turnover v.-as only moderate, buyers displayed keenness for a wide range o" securities. South British Insurances were sought at £3 15/, at which a sale was reported from the south last week. Woolworths (Sydney) changed hands at 19/2, a rise of 2d. In first local business since October. 1D42, Placer Developments sold at £3 11/(3. a gain of £1 S/G, reflecting the improved outlook in the Pacific, since Placer owns 30 per cent of Bulolo (New Guinea) gold shares. Government issues continued the firming tendency. ' SALES COMPLETED At the 3 p.m. call yesterday:—Bank N.Z.. £2 2/6; National Insurance. XI 4-9; standard Insurance. £3 18/ (£3 15/); Dominion Investment, £1 3/; Colonial Sugar, £57 10/ (£57 2/6); M.K. Manufacturers. 6/9; Woohvorths (Syd.) (2nd pref.), £1 10/3; stock. 15/12/53-56. 3 p.e., £99 2/6. At the 9.45 a.m. call to-day:—National Insurance. £ t 4/9; Northern Steam (con.). 2,9; Colonial Sugar, £57 10/: Selfridges (A'asia). £1 4/ (£1 5/6); Mt. Lyell (ex div.). £1 9/9 (£1 10/3); Placer Development. £3 11/6 (£2 3/). At the 11.45 a.m. call to-day:—Union Bank, £7 13/; Woolworths (Syd.). 19/2 (19/); Stock, 15/6/52-55, 4 p.c., £107 10/ (£lO7 5/). Last sale price in parentheses where changed. LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Bank Australasia 9/4/0 9/7/6 Commercial Bank Australia 17/6 1&/0 National Bank N.Z 2/13/6 — Bank New South Wales .... 33/15/0 34/5/0 Bank New Zealand 2/2/4 .. — Bank N.Z. (D Mortg.) 1/11/6 . . — Union Bank Australia 7/12/0 .. 7/14/0 National Insurance 1/4/6 .. 1/5/0 New Zealand Insurance 4/7/6 .. — South British Insurance .... 3/15/0 . — Daleety 8/10. 0 9/0/0 Newton King (pf.) 1/2 0 .. 1/4/3, N.Z. and River Plate 16/0 .. 1/0/01 Pukemiro Coal 17.9 .. — I Auckland Gas 7 1 .. 7/5 j Auckland Gas (con.) 2/11 .. 3/6 Bartholomew 1/3/0 .. — Kauri Timber 1/6/3 .. — Kaiapoi Woollen 1/3/9 .. — Manawatu Knitting Mills ... 1/16/0 .. — Dominion Breweries (ord.) .. 1/19/6 .. 2/0/0 New Zealand Breweries 1/18/6 .. — Booth Macdonald (pf.) 8/10 .. — British Tobacco 2/8/0 .. — Broken Hill Proprietary 2/4/3 .. 2/4/9 Burns Philp 3,0 0 Bycroft 2/11/0 .. Colonial Sugar 57/5/0 .. 5',/15/0 Dunlop Rubber l/ 4/6 1/5/6 Farmers' Trading 1/4/9 — G. J. Coles 3/0/0 . ■ 3/1/6 Hadflelds Steel Works 10/0 .. — Henry Jones Co-op 2/11/0 .. McKenzles 2/9/0 .. Milne and Choyce (ord.) ... 1/3/0 .. N.Z. Drug (con.) 2/16/0 .. N.Z. Forest Products (pf.) ■ 8/0 . ■ »/■> N.Z. Refri*. (pd.) J/7/0 " "I North. Roller (pf.) J/3/6 Peters Ice Cream (N.Z.) .. 1/0/0 .. 1/3/0 Reid Rubber J/J, 6 .. 1/10/0 Sharlana (ord.) J' »<« ■ ■ _ Sharland (pf.) " Woohvorths (N.Z.) J7/6 _ Woolworths Properties 1/7/6 Woolworths (Syd.) J- ■ 0 ■ • Arahura Mines on " 9/3 Martha Mines ' " Waihl Invests 0/J 1 97/0/0 ..97/10/0 fi' 3 DC ' 93/0/0 ■ • 98/10/0 15/0/53-56, 3 p.c /10/fi — 2355 i & "mnm 15/6/52-55. 4 p.c 107/5/0 •• SOUTHERN EXCHANGES Chrrstchurcli, th.s day.-Nat. Bank A'asia. £12 i 2/6; Woolworths (Ssd.), 19/o-
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 290, 7 December 1943, Page 5
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