CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19691, 7 August 1929, Page 12

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Firm but inactive conditions prevailed on call yesterday. Bidding for most classes of stocks was spiritless. The recorded turnover was below normal and exclusive of vestibule business included: — 10 Bank of Australasia. 125 Kaiapoi Woollen, 7s paid. 440 Staples Brewery. 200 Timaru Brewery, 5s paid. 400 Mt. Lvell. 200 Bartholomew Timber. 200 Winding Creek, 6d paid. Government issues were firm at recent rates. Bank of Australasia shares weakened to £.14 10s, market closing £l4 8s 6d buyers, £l4 12s sellers. National Bank of New Zealand were wanted at £6 19s, yesterday's business figure, sellers at £6 19s 6d. New Zealand Insurance shares were marked ex dividend of lid per share, buyers 47s 4d, no sellers. Goldsbrough, Morts were firmer with buyers at 475, sellers at 47s 4d. Kaiapoi Woollen 7s paid shares realised 5s Id, closing quotations 5s buyers, 5s 3d sellers. Staples Brewery shares had dealings at 54s 3d, 54s 4d, and 54s 6d, buyers staying in at 54s 4d, sellers at 54s 9d. Timaru Brewery 5s paid shares remained at 8s sd, sellers and business, buyers at 8s 4d. Ward's Brewery shares, ex distribution of 5s per share, were quoted 28s buyers, 33s sellers. Mt. Lyells were active with dealings at 435. Bartholomew Timber shares realised 20s 7id. Winding Creek 6d paid shares were released at 2s, closing quotations Id on either side. Bank of New Zealand hardened to 61s 8d and 61s 9d.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. (Figures in parentheses after sales indicate ijumber of sales.) Sales on 'Change—Bank of Australasia, £l4 10s; Kaiapoi WoolleD (7s paid), 5s Id; Staples Brewery, 54s 3d, 54s 4d; Timaru (5s paid), 8s 5d (2); Mt. Lyell, 43s (8); Winding Creek (6d paid), 2s. Sales Renorted Staples Brewery, 54s 3d, 54s 6d; Bartholomew Timber, 20s 7Jd; Bank of New Zealand, 61s Bd, 61s 9d.

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LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers Sellers £ s. d. £ a. d. N.2. Government Debentures— 1£ per cent. Inscribed, 1936 99 15 0 100 tf 0 4J per cent. Inscribed, 1939 99 15 0 100 0 0 4J pei cent. Bonds. 1931 90 6 0 — 4J per cent. Bonds, 1938 99 17 6 _ 5i per cent. Inscribed. 1941 99 15 0 5J per cent. Inscribed. 1932 99 10 0 — 5J per cent. Inscribed, 1933 99 17 S 5J per cent. Inscribed, 1933 101 5 0 — 5J per cent Bonds, 1933 101 5 0 _ 5J per cent. Inscribed. 1936 101 12 6 6J per cent. Bonds, 1936 101 12 6 — Other Debentures— JS'.Z. Breweries, Inscd. 1 6 3 1 8 6 N.Z. Breweries, Bonds 1 8 4 1 8 6 Gisborne Sbee planners' 7£ per cent., 1931 95 0 0 97 10 0 Banks — Adelaide 10 1 6 10 4 0 Australasia 14 8 6 14 12 0 Comm. of Aust. 1 9 11 1 10 1 Comm. of Aust. (pref.) 7 8 0 7 10 0 Comm. of Aust (new, contr.) — 0 19 4 S., and A. 8 8 0 8 10 0 National of Australasia (£W> paid) 19 14 0 19 1« 0 National of Australasia (£5 paid) 9 14 0 9 14 9 National of N.Z. 6 19 0 6 19 6 New South Walee 51 12 6 New Zealand 3 1 7 S 1 9 Union of Aust. 15 0 0 IS 2 6 Insurance— A.P.A. 0 18 3 _ Mercantile Mutual .. 1 13 6 National 0 16 4 0 16 6 New Zealand (ex dir.) 2 7 4 Queensland S S 6 S 5 0 South British 3 6 6 3 8 0 Standard 3 6 0 United 10 10 0 — Loan and Agency— Dalgety and .Co. 15 1 6 15 4 0 Goldsbrough, Mort .. 2 7 0 2 7 4 National Mortgage 4 5 0 4 6 0 N.Z. and Biver Plate 1 10 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corpn. 0 9 3 0 9 4 United Building Society 0 IS 0 0 16 0 Shipping— Devonport Ferry — 1 « 6 Huddart-Parker a s 1 2 S 9 P. and O. Deferred Stock 9 u s — Frozen Meat— Canterbury (ord.) 8 12 ft 9 1 0 Gear 2 3 8 2 4 0 N.Z. Rafrig. (£1 paid) 0 16 2 0 16 5 N.Z. Befrig. (10s paid) 0 7 2 0 7 4 North Canty. Freezing — 1 1 0 Woollens— Kaiapoi (17s paid) 0 14 9 Kaiapoi (7a paid) .. 0 5 0 0 6 3 Kaiapoi (pref.) ,, — 0 16 9

Coal— Taupiri .. .. 16 0 _ West port .. .. 1 13 0 Stockton (ord.) .. 0 3 3 Stockton (pref.) 0 4 0 0 4 8 Grey Valley .. — 1 7 6 Gas— ' Auckland 14 0 1 S 0 Christchurch (10s paid, ex div.) 0 13 0 — Breweries— Monteith'a (cum dir.) — 1 2 6 New Zealand .. 4 4 3 4 4 6 Staples a 14 4 2 14 9 Tima.ru 0 15 4 0 16 0 Timarri (5s paid) 0 8 4 0 8 5 Ward (ex distrib. 5s) 18 0 1 13 0 White Star 0 8 S 0 13 9 Miscellaneous— Australian Distilleries (ex div.) 110 Australian Iron and Steel (pref.) 12 4 1 2 9 Beatb and Co. 1 11 3 1 11 9 Beath and Co. (Is pd.) 0 9 3 0 9 6 British Tobacco 2 8 3 2 8 4 Burns, Philp 2 6 3 2 7 0 Colonial Sugar 57 7 6 57 10 0 Electro. Zinc (ord., cum div.) 1 18 5 1 18 8 Electro. Zinc (pref., cum div.) 1 19 4 1 19 9 Cireater Crystal Palace 110 Glenmore Brick and Tile — 1 13 0 Henry Jones Co-op. .. — 1 15 0 Holden's Motors 19 4 1 10 0 Howard Smith 1 5 0 Kauri Timber 0 18 0 1 1 0 Mt. Lyell 2 2 13 2 3 0 N.Z. Drug Co. — 3 17 4 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (103 paid) 0 2 8 0 3 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. ("A" pref.) 3 7 6 3 10 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. ("B" pref.) 3 2 6 3 3 3 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (SJ per cent Stock, 1940) 91 10 0 __, N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (64 oer cent. Stock, 1945) 91 0 0 N.Z Farmers' Fertiliser 13 1 1 4 0 N.Z. Pacer Mills 10 0 1 0 6 Quill. Morris 0 17 0 0 18 0 Taranaki Oil 0 3 0 Victoria Nvanza Sugar (cum div.) 2 7 0 3 8 0 Wilson's Cement 3 4 3 CroTrJon and Gotch .. 1 17 6 _ MiningMs hakitsawa .. 0 0 4 0 0 4J Ofun^muri 0 3 6 o in s Okarito OI7 0 2 4 Wi'rdinT Cre*k C6s pd.) r prem.) 0 1 11 0 2 1 Winding Creek (la pd.) 0 1 8| 0 2 1