Commercial News

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 152, 29 June 1944, Page 3

Commercial News

ON 'CHANGE

BYCROFTS APPRECIATE While not so buoyant as earlier in the week, turnover was of fair dimensions j on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day, and the tone was very firm. Tne market | for Bycrofts was tested for the first time i for over six weeks, the shares, at £2 16/6, | showing a rise of 1/4. Fully-paid Farm- j ers' Auctioneering shares sold at 2/6 above par, the highest price for many j years. Government stock was offered : freely, and several long-dated Harbour Board debentures were quoted at substantial premiums. SALES COMPLETED At the 3 p.m. call yesterday:— Last Sale N.Z. Insurance £4 9 0 £4 9 0 Auckland Gas 8 0.. 8 0 Wilsons Cement 10 0.. * x 2 Woolworths (Syd.) 109 .. 106 Loloma Mine 1 1 6 .. X Colonial Sugar 57 15 0 57 lo 0 Stock — 15/9/47. 2V 2 p.c 99 2 6 .. 99 2 6 15 9/46-48, 3 p.C 100 12 6 . . 101 0 0 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c 99 5 0 .. 99 5 0 15/4,'46-49, 4 p.c 102 5 0 102 5 0 Unofficial — „ _ _ _ _ _ Farmers' Freezing ... 1 o 6 .. i o t At the 9.5 a.m. call to-day:— Last Sale | Bank of N.Z £2 5 0 .. £2 5 0 N.Z. Insurance 4 9 0 4 9 0 Farmers' Auct 5 2 6 5 0 0 Farmers' Auct. (£5 pd.) * 5 2 6 5 0 0 Kauri Timber 1 8 9 .. 1 8 9; Farmers' Trading 1 6 0.. 1 6 0; Stock, 15/12/53-56. 3 p.c. 98 7 6 98 < 6 } Unofficial: Nat. Tobacco 1 15 0 1 14 0 At the 11.45 a-m. call to-day:— Last Sale | Bycroft £2 16 6 £2 15 0 Stock — , _ ! 1/8/46. 2 j 2 P-C 99 17 6 99 lo 0 15/6/47-49, 2Yz p.c. .. 98 0 0 .. 97 17 6 I 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c 99 5 0 .. 99 5 0 , LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers j Bank Australasia — •• 9/14.0. Commercial of Australia .... 18 8 .. 19/0 • English, Scottish and Aust. . 4/6/0 .. — New South Wales 37/15 0 .. 38 00 , New Zealand 2/4/10 .. National Insurance 1/4.9 — New Zealand 4 8 9 4 9 0 . South British 3/10,0 .. 4,0/6 Dalgety 8/10/0 .. — Dominion Investment 1/4/0 .. — | N.Z. Guarantee 4.3 — North Auck. Farmers (A pref.) 1/1/0 .. 1/3/0 I North Auck. Farmers (B pref.) 17/6 .. 18 9 j Pukemiro 17/9 .. 18 9 j Weetport-Stockton (ord.) ... — •• 6,9 Westport-Stockton (pref.) .. 8/0 .. 9/6 , Auckland Gas 8,0 8/3 j Huddart-Parker 3/4/0 .. — Northern Steam 10.0 .. 11/0 j Northern Steam (cont.) .... 3/0 .. 3/3 Bartholomew 1/3/6 .. — I National 7- 6 .. 8/6 j Felt and Textiles 2/13 6 .. — j Tattersfield 2/2 0 • • — j I Dom. Breweries (ord.) 2, 4. 0 .. 2/5/6 New Zealand — • • 2/3/0 : Aust. Iron & Steel (pref.) .. 1/12/0 .. — Broken Hill 2/5/0 .. 2/6/9 j Burns, Philp 3/3/0 — Bycroft , 2/16,0 .. 2/17/0 Colonial Sugar 57/15,0 .. 58/5/0 Dunlop Rubber 1/3/6 .. 1/5/6 Electrolytic Zinc 2/17,0 .. — Farmers' Trading 1/5,9 .. — Gear Meat 1/4/0 .. — H.M. Arcade 14/0 .. 16/0 1.C.1., A. and N.Z. (pref.) .. 1/7.0 — j Kume Steel (pref.) 1/5/6 .. 1/7/3 I McKendrick Bros, (pref.) 1/5/3 .. 1/8/0 j McKenzies 3/0.0 .. — Macky Logan 1/15/0 .. — I Milne and Choyce (deb.) .. 1/5/9 .. 1/6/01 Morris Hedstrom — .. 2/3/6 Morts Dock 1/8/0 .. — j National Electrical 1/13/6 .. 1/16/0 j N.Z. Newspapers 2/2,0 .. — j N.Z. Paper Mills 2'o/0 — N.Z. Refrigerating 1/8/6 .. — j Reid Rubber 1/11/0 .. 1/11/9 Reid Rubber (cont.) 18.*0 — J Sanford (ord.) 7/6 .. 8/6 j Taranaki Oil 2/7 .. 3/7 j , Whittome, Stevenson 1/5/0 .. 1/10.0 j Woolworths (N.Z.) 19/7 .. 1/0/3 ; Woolworths (Syd.) 1/0 8 .. 1/1/3 j Woolworths Holdings 1/0/6 .. 1/10,6 j Arahura 1,10 0 .. 1/12/0 . Broken Hill South 1/8/0 .. 1/10/0 Emperor 13/2 .. 13/7 ; Placer Development 470/0 .. 4/6/0 j Stock— | 15/4/46-49. 4 p.c 102/0/0 ..102/10/0j 15/5/48, 2\'z p.c. 98/10/0 .. — 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c 99/2/6 .. 99/10/0 15/6/52-55, 4 p.c 105/0/0 .. — 30/11/48, 4 p.c 103/10/0 .. — A.H.8., 9/7/52, 41 p.C 107/10/0 .. 109/0/0 A.H.8., 9/7/59, 44 p.c 112/0/0 .. 114/0/p Auckland Gas (perp.) 83/10/0 .. — SOUTHERN EXCHANGES Wellington, this day.—British Tobacco, £2 11/; j Consolidated Brick, 10/3. Reported: Bank of N.Z.. £2 5/; Kauri Timber, £1 8/9; N.Z. Breweries. £2 2/9; Wilsons Cement, £1 0/2; Colonial Sugar, £57 17/6. Christchnrch, this day.—Stock, 1949-52, 4 p.c., £104 5/; Dec., 1953-56 . 3 p.c., £98 10/ (4); Maori Gold, 4*,fcd. Reported: M.K. Manufacturers, 7/7; Macduffs (ord.), 17/9; Claude Neon (N.Z.). £1 6/3. Dunedin, this day.—Reported: Stock, 1947-49, 2V2 p.c., £97 17/6 Stock, 1953, 2*2 pc., £95; N.Z. Insurance, £4 9/.