Commercial News

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 216, 12 September 1944, Page 3

Commercial News

ON 'CHANGE COMMERCIAL BANKS DOWN In first business for over a month, ordinary shares of the Commercial Bank of Australia sold on the Auckland Stock Exchange to-day for 18/5, a fall of 4d and the lowest level since March last Other financial issues were generally unchanged. Demand was unflagging for Caro's Stores, which gained 6d on yesterday's price to realise £1 5/. In the mining section there were transfers of Mt. Morgans and Rawang Tins at easier rates.

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES Chrislchnrch, this day.—Stock, 1952-55, 3 p.c., £07 15/; British Tobacco (ex div.), £ 28,5: Assoc. Gold Dredges (N.Z.), 5/6. Reported. Broken Hill pty. £2 4/6; N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (Ist prei.j (ex'div.), late yesterday, £5 10/.

SALES COMPLETED At the 3 p.m. call yesterday:— Last Sale Bank N.Z £2 4 4 .. £2 4 6 Union Bank 8 7 0 .. 8 6 6 South British Insurance 3 18 6 .. 3 18 9 Bycroft 2 14 0 .. 2 13 0 Claude Neon (odd lot) . 17 0.. 170 Colonial Sugar 58 5 0 .. 58 5 0 Consolidated Brick 10 2 .. 10 2 Electro. Zinc (ord.) .... 2 16 0 .. 2 18 0 Reid Rubber 1 6 9 .. 1 7 o Robinson Ice Cream .... 196 .. 180 Stock— 15/6/47-49, 2\' 2 p.c. . 97 15 0 .. 97 15 0 15/9/52-55, 3 p.C 99 0 0 .. 99 0 0 15/12/53-56, 3 p.c. (2) 98 0 0 .. 98 0 0 At the 9.45 a~m. call to-day:— Com. Bank Aust £0 18 5 .. £0 18 9 South British Insurance 3 18 6 .. 3 18 6 Broken Hill Pty 2 4 6.. 2 4 6 Bycroft 2 14 0 .. 2 14 0 Caro's Stores 1 5 0 .. 1 4 6 Mount Morgan 79 .. 80 Rawang Tin 7 10 . • 8 0 Stock— 1/10/53, 2\'z p.C 95 0 0 .. 95 0 0 1/8/51-54, 3 p.C 93-5 0 .. 98 7 6 Wool Bonds, 1/2/48 102.. 102 Unofficial — F.A.M.E. Ins. (pref.) 14 6 m — At the 11.45 a.m. call to-day:— Woolworths (N.Z.) .... £1 1 3 .. £1 1 3 Stock— 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c 09 0 0 .. 99 0 0 LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Com. Bank of Australia 18/0 .. 18/6 Bank N.S.W 35/0/0 .. 36/0/0 Bank N.Z 2/4/3 .. 2/4/6 Union Bank 8/6/6 .. 8/8/0 National Insurance — .» 1/4/8 N.Z. Insurance 4/8/0 .. 4/9/0 South British Insurance 3/18/0 .. 3/19/0 Standard Insurance 3/19/0 .. 4/0/0 Dalgety — • • 8/12/0 N.Z. and River Plate 18/0 .. 1/1/0 N. Auck. Farmers (B pref.) .. 17/3 .. 18/9 United Bldg. (Auck.) 1/3/0 .. 1/5/0 Taupiri Coal (ord.) 1/10/0 .. — Westport-Stockton (ord.) 10/0 .. — Auckland Gas 8/1 .. 8/2 Howard Smith 1/5/3 .. 1/6/3 Northern Steam .. 10/0 .. 10/3 Bartholomew Timber .......... 1/4/0 .. — Leyland-O'Brien — .. 1/5/3 Kaiapoi Woollen — •• 1/4/6 Kaiapol (cont.) — • • 9/6 Dominion Breweries — •• 2/4/6 N.Z. Breweries 2/2/0 .. 2/3/0 Toohey's Breweries —— •• 1/14/0 Anthony Hordern — •• 1/0/6 Aust. Consol. Industries — • • 2/18/0 Brown Ewing 1/1/0 .. 1/3/0 Broken Hill Pty. 2/4/4 .. 2/5/3 j Bycroft 2/13/0 .. 2/15/0 1 Colonial Sugar — •• 58/5/0 Dominion Pictures 14/9 .. — | Dunlop Rubber 1/4/10 .. 1/5/6 j Farmers' Trading 1/6/9 .. 1/6/11 j Fletcher Holdings (ord.) 1/5/9 .. 1/6/0 j Fletcher Holdings (new) ....... 1/5/0 .. 1/5/9 Gear Meat — .. 1/6/6 General Industries . 1/4/0 .. Hadfields Steel — •• J3/9 H.M. Arcade 14/0 .. 15/3 K.D.V. Boxes 11/0 •• 12/0 McKenzies • • 3/6/6 Milne and Choyce (deb.) 1/7/6 .. Morts Dock — •• 1/8/0 i N.Z. Drug (cont.) . 2/18/0 .. N.Z. Newspapers 2/2/0 .. 2/3/0, N.Z. Refrig. (cont.) 13/7 .. — | J. J. Niven • 19/0 •• ~~~ _ Reid Rubber 1/6/6 .. 1/7/0 Robinson Ice Cream ........... 1/9/0 .. — • j Sanford (ord.) — 8 / 3 •• 8/9 Union Oil * - •• Wilsons Cement - I 9 / 3 *' 19 / b Woolworths (N.Z.) 1/1/0 •• Woolworths (Syd.) 1/0/6 ~ Woolworths Holdings — -• 1/11/0 Waihi Investments 5/5 .. — Broken Hill south 1/6/0 ~ 1/0/0 Emperor 13/6 •• 14/0 Snt Lyell I/JO/" - New Broken HiU 16 /° •• 17/6 S 'lB/4/49-51, 214 PC 95/0/0 .. 96/15/0 15/5/53-66, 3 p.C. 98/0/0 ..98/10/0 15/1/53-57, 314 P.C 101/17/6 .. — 15/5/49-52, 4 p.C 104/0/0 ..104/10/0 Liberty Bonds, 15/9/49 1/0/0 .. 1/1/0 Auckland Gas (perp.), 3',2 p.c. 87/10/0 .. —