CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18914, 1 February 1927, Page 12

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Sales cm 'Change-A'»t. Bank of Comuirrcc (right* l , Is t'd (f*o parcels); Wilton's Cement, 33s Sd, 3oi 7d; Burn?, Philo I 1". W; Electro. Zin; (pref. cum div.), 30s s<i (three paicils); N.Z. Drug, 70s; N.Z. Guarantee I'ori'-n., lt>s Id. LATEST QUOTATION!?. Buyen. Sellers. - t- 4.. i: e. d. N.Z. (JUVT. DKBENITRESii per cent. Inscribed, 96 3 0 96 10 0 1J per cmt. Inscribed, li per cent. Bond?, • • SG 10 0 06 lo 0 ■IJ per cent. Bonds, 19311 .. .. y.j io o • _ 5 per cent. Inscribed, 19 - 3 •• •• W, 7 GDS 15 0 J per cent. Bonds, 19 - 7 ..MO 0 100 0 0 55, per cent. Inscribed, 1927-U .. 97 0 0 _ 55 per cent. Inscribed, M 3.1 .. 100 17 G 101 5 o 5J per cent. Bonds, 1933 .. 101 0 0 m 5 o uTHKR DEBENTURES— Christchureh Drainage, 5* per cent-., 1935-73 36 10 0 37 17 6 Makerua Drainape, 6 per cent., 1916 j o i on N.Z. Breweries, Bonds 14 3 1-19 Glaxo, GJ per cent., 1945 .. .. fl (I 0 _ Christchureh Gap JU per cent., 1934 .. IDJ o 0 DANKSAdelaidn .940 Aiipt. Bank of (Jetr.m. 112 6 Ausl. Bank of Coivm. (riehts) .. n ( 6 Australasia .. 11 :) 6 14 In n Comm. of Aunt. 1 13 0 Comm. of Aust. ('rights) 093 099 Comm. of Sydney .. 25 5 l) W li; n Comm. of Sydney frights) 1] 12 G !5 S n E., _S., and A. 8 5 6 S 7 6 National of Aue'.rnhsia '£lo paid) ..MOO National of Australasia (S3 paid) .. 0 2 G 9 5 G National of N.Z. Gl7 fi 7 1 R New Snith Walea 47 0 -17 12 G New Zea'and 219 0 219 G New Zealand fmoitga^c nhares) .. 0 12 0 Ttnval (£1 naid) .. 7 .1 0 7!n 0 ■■""lion of Au«t. 15 t 0 15 7 G Victoria (or'M 10 ! 8 11 J 0 Victoria (pref.) . 2D 4 ft 20 lo 0 Western Australian 2IG 9 219 9 INSURANCE— Mercantile Mutual (mm dir.) .. 1 r. 9 1 7 G New Zealand (cum div.) 117 4 117 6 Oucenslni.d .. 2 13 G South British 2 16 9 Standard .. 21G 6 217 3 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dnlfety and Co. . 15 2 G 15 6 G Oo'.dsbrouch, Mort 210 S 210 lo Mutual B»ne.it .. 12 1 G 13 2 0 National - 3 7 0 Permanent Investment 10 5 0 10 15 0 SHIPPING— Huddart-Parker 2 G 6 lluddart-Parlccr fpref.i 10 4 P. and O. Du'erred Stock .. .. 218 0 0 FROZEN MEATN.Z. Re frig. (£1 pd.) .. 013 n 034 3 N.Z. Rofriff. (contr.) .. 0 6 2 0 6 7 WOOLLENSKaiapoi (17« paid) 0 9 3 010 6 Kaiapoi (7s paid) .. 0 3 3 Kniapoi (pref.) .. 0 U 6 GAS— Christchureh (cum div.) 15 4 16 1 BREWERIES— Carlton .. .. 2 7 0 Crown .. .. 013 6 03G 6 Manning .. 019 M 10 3 Now Zealand .. .. 211 0 2?2 9 Staples .. ! W 3 118 9 Queensland .. •• 1110 CEMENTSWilson'a .. •• 113 7 113 8 TIMBER— Kauri ..160 MISCELLANEOUSAllied Motor* v Beath #nd Co. 111 0 1)2 9 British Tobacco .. 212 3 212 11 Burns, Ptiilp •• Colonial Sui?»r 66 0 0 60 12 6 Dunlop Rubber 1 13 3 Electro. Zinc (ord. cum ,liv.) 116 0 116 9 Electro Zinc. (pro. cum div.) .. 1-16 3 116 6 Glcn:nore Brick and Tile .. ..160 - Henry Jones Co-op. Hume Pipo .. 017 0 10 0 Mason, Struthers (10a paid) .. .. 010 6 011 0 Mercantile Finance Corporation (£1 paid) Mprcantilo Finance Corporation (5b paid) .. 0 4 0 0 4 9 N.Z. Drjf Co. 3 9 6 310 6 2?. Z. Farm era" Co-op. (6* per cent. Stock, , 1930) .. 75 0 0 91 0 0 N.Z. Guarantee Ccrpn. 010 3 010 5 MINING- „ ' „ „ „ Kawara.i -• •• J® 1 Mt. Lvcll :■ 18 5 18 7

OTHER EXCHANGES. (PKES3 ASSOCIATION TEUGBUIS.) AUCKLAND, January 31. Sliaremarket Sales —Soldiers' Bonds, 1033, 51 per cent., £lOl Ss; Bank of New Zealand D shares, lis 0d: Union Bank of Australia, £ls Is; National Insurance, 745; New Zealand Insurance, 37s 6d; Kawarau, 3s 9d. WELLINGTON, January 81. Sale reported—4X per cent. Inscribed Stock (1939), £O6 10s; Wellington Trust Loan and Investment Company, £6 17s _ 6d; Raiapoi Woollen (ord.), 9s 9d; Manning s Brewery, £l* Sales on 'Change—Mllbnrn Lime and Cement (rights), 3s lOd; 4s. DUNEDIN, January 31. Sales—Milburn Limo and Cement (rights), 8s lOd, 4s; Kawarau, 3s 6d.

BANKRUPTCY RETURNS. FIGURES FOR WELLINGTON. i [THB PBESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, January 31. During the year 1926, 217 people filed bankruptcy petitions in the Wellington district. Of these 31 were employers, 88 employees, and 98 working on their own account. The leading occupations wero: Labourers 45, farmers 32 (also five farm labourers), carriers 10, carpenters 7, builders 5, butchers 5, contractors 4, bakers 4, sharemilkers 4, bank officer, civil servant, schoolmaster, accountant, clerk, chemist, horsebreaker, poulterer, licensed interpreter, woolbuyer, and retired farmer one each. There were three women.

' The total assets wcro £23,549 Is 9d, and the liabilities £95,799 0s 4d.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (B? CABLE —PRESS ASIOCIATIOK—COPMIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAK AND H.Z. CABLE ABSOCUTIOH.) (Received January 31st, 10.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 31. At (ho wool sales a strong market ruled, with good support from all sections. Prices, compared with the closing rates of the last series, showed an advance of fully 5 per cent, for the beat descriptions, and 5 to 7i per cent, for ordinary aorts. Limbs' wool was in special request, and comebacks and crossbreds ruled very firm. Merino sold to 30Jd.