CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18921, 9 February 1927, Page 10

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Sale:- Ilrportcd—Comm. Bank of Aubt. (rights), 3s Gd, 9a 7d; Bank of Xcw South Walej (cum div.) £SO: '\Vi!.«on'e Cement, I'iCs 6d; Mt. Lyeil, 25s 7d; Jf.Z. Insurance (cum div.), 37a Gd. Sales on 'Change—X.Z. Insurance (cum div.), r.Ts 6d; X.Z. Rcfrig. (contr.). 6s 2d (2 parcels); JT.Z. Breweries, 523; Mt. Lycll, 2S« 7d.

OTHER EXCHANGES. (FBKSS ASSOCULTXOX TELZOKAHB.) AUCKLAND, February 8. Share market sales—National Bank of Australasia, £lB 7s; Union Oil Boap and Candle Co., 435; Wilson's Cement, 88s sd; Moanataiari (con.), 4s 4d. WELLINGTON. February 8. Sales Reported—Western Australian Bank, 58s; Union Bank, £ls 6s. T DUNEDIN, February 8. Sale on 'Change—Mount Lyell, 28s 6d. Sales reported—Western Australian Bank, 56s 9<l; New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.), to 2d; 4J per cent. Bonds, 1930, £97 10s; Wilson's Cement, 36s 6d.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. (BI CABLE—MESS ASSOCIATION—COriKIOnt.) (Australian ano ir.z. cable assocutios.) LONDON February 7. Tho exchange rates on London are aa follows:

to £1 .. Montreal, dol. to £1 1.86} 4.85 13-16 4.858 New York, dol. to £1 4.562 4.85 1-32 4.54 15-16 Yokohama, st. to yen 24.5 24 3-16 21 i Rome, lire to £1 .. 25.22J 113.37 113.63 Calcutta, et. to rpe 16 to gold £

17-15-16 18 Hong Kong, st. to dot. * 25} 25J Amsterdam, fl .. 12.107 d 12.18} 1-2.13 Batavia • Governed by price of silver. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (Received February Bth, 10.55 p.m.) SYDNEY, February 8. At the wool sales an exceptionally strong market ruled with values fully equal to late rates and still tending in the sellers' favour for superfine sorts, under keen competition very full and satisfactory clearances were made. Greasy merino fleece wool to 30Jd.

METALS. (Keeeived February Bth, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 7. Copper—Spot £52 18s 9d a ton, forward £53 lis 3d. Lead-Spot £26 8s 9d a ton, forward £27 Is to. Spelter-Spot £29 6 S 3d a ton, forwsrd £29 8s 3d. Tin-Spot £302 17a 6d a ton, forward £295 7s 6d. Silver—Standard 27 7-16 d per os, fine 29id. SHARES. LONDON, February 7 P. and O. Shares are quoted at £273.

LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyc rs. Scllci ■s. i : j. d £ a. d. N.Z. GOVT. DEBENTURES41 per cent. Inscribed, 1938 96 5 0 96 10 0 U per cent. Inscribed, 1939 — 96 10 0 i'< per cent. Bonda, 1930 — 98 0 0 •1J per cent. Bonds, 19:« .. •• DG 10 0 96 15 0 5 per cent. Inscribed, 1923 98 7 6 99 0 0 5 per cent. Bonds, 19-27 99 5 0 — 5V per cent. Inscribed, 1933 103 15 0 101 5 0 jj per cent. Bonds, mi .. .. 101 0 0 101 10 0 5} per cent. Inscribed, 193G — 101 5 0 OTHER DEBENTURESChristchnrch Drainage, 5J per cent., 1973 .. — 101 10 0 Christchurch Drainage, 6} per cent. 193S-73 95 0 0 97 10 0 New Brighton Borough, 5J per cent., 1955 .. — 101 0 0 Makerua Drainage, 6 per cent., 194G — 101 0 0 N.Z Breweries, Bonds 1 4 4 1 4 U Glnxo, GJ per cent., 1915 87 0 0 — Booth, Macdonald, 6h per pent., 1932 72 0 0 80 0 0 BAXKSAdelaidc 9 5 0 9 15 0 Auat. Bank of Comm. 1 12 9 Australasia 14 7 6 14 14 0 Comm. of Aust. (ex div and rights) 1 10 3 1 11 0 Comm. of Aust. (rights) 0 9 6 0 9 7 Comm. of Aust. (prcf.) 6 18 0 — Comm. of Sydney (rights) 12 0 0 12 5 0 Comm. of Sydney (ex rights) — 26 0 0 E., S., and A. S 4 0 _ National of Australasia (£10 paid) .. 18 0 0 18 8 0 National of Australasia (£5 paid) .. 9 1 0 9 4 0 Notional of N.Z. 7 0 0 7 2 6 New South Wales (cum div.) 49 10 0 50 6 0 New Zealand .. 2 19 4 •J 19 8 New Zealand (mortgage shares) 0 11 7 0 11 10 Royal (£1 paid) 1 18 7 1 19 3 Royal (£4 paid) Union of Aust. 7 6 0 — 15 5 6 15 7 0 Victoria (ord.) 9 18 D 10 0 0 Western Australian .. 2 18 0 2 18 9 INSURANCENational — 3 14 3 New Zealand (cum div.) 1 17 3 1 1? 7 Qceens'and .. 2 15 6 3 0 0 South British ... •2 15 6 2 16 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. 15 2 6 15 5 0 Goldsbrough, Mort 2 10 6 2 10 10 Mutual Benefit 12 0 0 — National Mortgngo 3 0 0 3 5 6 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord. stock) .. 92 15 0 98 0 0 N.Z. and River Plato 1 4 0 — SHIPPING— Howard, Smith 1 12 0 1 12 9 Huddart-Parkor 2 6 9 2 7 6 Huddait-Parker (prcf.) 1 0 6 — P. i:nd 0. Deferred Stock 262 0 0 269 0 0 Unior. (prcf.) 1 0 0 1 1 0 FROZEN MEATCanterbury 7 10 0 8 5 0 Canterbury (prcf.) 4 14 9 4 16 6 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid) 0 13 0 0 14 o N.Z. Refrig. (contr.) .. 0 G 0 0 G 2 WOOLLENSKaiapoi (17a t.nicl) 0 9 G 0 U 0 Kaiapoi (7s paid) 0 3 3 0 3 7 Kaiapoi (pref.) 0 14 9 0 15 6 COALWestport 1 15 0 1 15 9 GASAuckland — 1 4 0 Christchurch (cum div.) — 1 5 10 DKEWERIESCrown — 0 16 9 Manning 0 19 D 1 0 6 Monteitbs 1 0 6 1 2 3 New Zealand .. 2 11 6 2 12 3 Staples 1 16 9 1 18 0 Ward 2 1 9 2 6 0 CEMBNTSWilson's 1 16 0 1 16 8 T1MBERKatin 1 6 6 — MtSCELLANEOUSAtlicd Motors — 1 5 (i Aust, Glass 1 18 6 2 0 O Beath and Co. 1 11 7 1 11 9 British Tobacco 2 12 6 2 13 0 Burns, Philp 2 1 0 2 3 0 Colonial Sugar 57 5 0 58 0 0 Electro. Zinc. (ord. cum div.) 1 1G 0 1 1G 8 Electro. Zinc (prcf. cum div.) I 16 10 ' 1 17 2 Glenmore Brick and Tile (cum div.) 1 8 0 1 11 9 Henry Jones Co-op. .. 2 8 3 2 10 0 Mason, Struthera (£t paid) 1 1 3 1 2 3 Mason, Struthera (14s paid) 0 It 3 — Mason, Struthera (10s paid) 0 10 0 O 10 9 More. Financs (£1 paid) — 0 19 6 N.Z. Drug Co. 3 8 6 3 10 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6} per cent. Stock 1930) 75 0 0 ~ N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (6J per cent. Stock 1931) 75 0 0 80 0 0 Whilcombe and Tombs 3 11 6 — Union Soap and Oil .. 3 2 0 — Eclipse Petrol (£1 paid) — 0 12 0 B.A.W.R.A 0 12 0 0 13 0 M1NINGKawarau 0 3 3 0 8 6 Mt. Lyell 1 8 6 1 8 8 Waihi — 0 17 6

Par. Feb. 3. Feb. 7. Paria, fr. to £1 21.22} 123.25 123.37 Brussels, belgastofl 5 34.88 34.87 Oslo, kr. to £h 19.159 16.81 18.79 Copenhagen, kr. to £1 ,18.159 18.20 18.19 Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.139 18.18 18.17 Berlin, Reichmarken