CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19769, 6 November 1929, Page 12

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Markets were lively on call yesterday and there was a large turnover of Stocks especially in the Banking Section, and prices generally were firmer. Transactions exclusive of vestibule business included: — £2OO Christchurch Drainage Board 5J per cent. 1938-73. ! 600 Aust. Bank of Commerce. ItjuO Comm. Bank of Aust. 5 Comm. Bank of Sydney, l.j E. S. and A. imi National Bank of New Zealand. 20 Queensland National Bank (cum div\ 40 Union Bank of Australia. 700 N.Z. Befrigerating (10s paid). 23 New.Zealand Breweries. 30 Staples Brewery, s>i British Tobacco. 200 Mt. Lyell. 700 Winding Creek (6d paid). Buvers of Government Stocks were more in evidence than sellers. A parcel of Christchurch Drainage Board 5f per j cent. 1938-73 debentures was released I at £lOl 10b, and more were wanted at [ that price; no sellers offering. Australian Bank of Commerce shares changed hands on the morning call at 32s 6d and on the afternoon call at 325, market closing fractionally weaker. Commercial Bank of Australia had dealings at 27s Pd and 28s, market closing 27s lOd sellers, 27s 8d buyers. Commercial Bank of Sydney shares moved up 5s to business at £.24 10s. English, Scottish, and Australian Bank shares were stronger with business at £ 7 15s, sellers staying in at that figure, buyers at £7 13s". National Bank of New Zealand advanced to £6 15s 9d. Queensland National Bank cum dividend realised £9, and there were further buyers at that price, sellers at £9 10s. Union Bank of Australia changed hands at £l4 10s and £l4 10s 6d. National Insurance shares cum dividend were easier with sellers at 16s 3d, buyers at 15s lid. Dalgety and Company buyers raised their bids to £l4 3s 6d, sellers at £l4 10s. New Zealand Refrigerating Company 10s paid shares were firm at 6s, and there were further sellers at that figure, buyers at 5s lid. New Zealand Breweries recovered to 88s, closing quotations 87s 9d buyers, 88s 6d sellers. Staples Brewery shares were firm with business and buyers at 53s 3d, sellers at 53s 6d. Buyers of White Star Brewery shares raised their I bids to lis, sellers at 12s. British Tobacco shares jumped to 46s 2d, which was mid-market price on closing quotations. There was a firmer market for Electrolytic Zinc and Victoria Nyanza Sugar shares. Mt. lyells were taken at 41s 4d and 41s sd, with further buyers at the higher price, sellers at 41s 6d. Winding Creek 6d paid shares had dealings at Is 5d and Is 4Jd. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyera. Sellers. £' s. d. £ e. d. N.Z. Government Debentures—•4J per cent. Inscribed, i'JJid .. -- 99 17 6 100 6 0 41 per cent. Inscribed, 1939 .. .. 100 0 0 4i per cent. Bonds, IJ3S and 1939 .. 100 0 O li per cent. Bonds, lau ~ .. luo 2 « 5i per cent. Inscribed, 1941 .. .. 99 15 0 5i per cent. Inscribed, 1933 .. .. 5} per cent. Inscribed, 1936 .. ~ 101 6 0 ii per cent. Bonds, 1936 101 0 0 Other Debentures— Christchurch Drainage Board, 51 per cent., 1933-73 .. .. 100 10 0 Christchurch Drainage Board, 5£ per cent., 1&73 .. .. 100 12 6 Grey Electric Power, SJ per cent., 1965 .. 100 0 0 100 10 0 X.Z. Breweries, Inscr. N.Z. Breweries, Bonds 18 0 18 5 Banks— Adelaide (cuta div.) .«< *\ust. of Commerce 111 9 111 11 Australasia .. 13 13 0 13 16 6 Comm. of Aust. 17 8 1 710 Comm. of Sydney „ 24 5 0 24 12 6 K., S., and A. „ 713 0 715 0 National of Australasia (i'lo paid, cum div.) 18 0 0 National of Australasia (£5 paid, cum dir.) 9 0 0 9 1 6 National of N.Z. .. 6 15 0 6 16 0 Xew South Wales .. 48 5 0 48 10 0 New Zealand .. .. 3 0 0 3 1 0 New Zealand ("D" Mortgage shares) .. 18 0 19 0 Queensland National (cum div.) „ 9 0 0 910 0 Union of Aust. 14 8 0 14 12 0 Insurance— A.P.A. .. „ 011 6 013 0 (cum div.) 015 II 016 3 New Zealand .. .. Loan and Agency— Dalsetv and Co. (cum div.), .. .. 14 3 6 14 10 0 Ooldsbrough, Mort .. 2 310 2 311 National Mortgage .. N.Z. Guarantee Corpn. 0 8 6 0 8 8 United Building Society 014 10 015 4 Prozen Meat— Canterbury (ord.l 8 2 6 815 0 Canterbury (pref.) 412 0 417 6 N.Z. Kefrig. (fl paid) 012 8 013 2 N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid) 0 511 0 6 0 North Canty. Freezing 0 7 6 Woollens — Kaiapoi (pref.) 014 7 015 4 Coal — Westpo-t %«• M Giey Valley .. ... 1 4 3 1 7 0 Gas — Auckland •- imi 14 9 i Auckland (contr.) ». 018 0 Cl.rißtchurch .. .. 16 9 Christchurch (10s paid) 013 2 013 5 _ Tiinar j •« •. 14 9 Breweries — Carlton 2 211 336j Monteith's *. New Zealand 479486 Staples 213 3 213 6 Toohcys •» 111 6 Tooths ~ 2 9 0 210 0 Ward •• 0110 017 0 White Star ... - M 011 0 012 0 Miscellaneous — Australian lion and Steel (pref. i .. 10 3 10 7 Bcath and Co. lil 0 112 6 Beath and Co. (Is paid) fl 8 6 0 8 7 Bnti=li Tobacco .. 2 6 0 2 6 4 Colonial Sn«ar 52 0 0 51 17 6 T'.lettro. Z;nc (ord.) .. 1113 115 0 r-'ertio. Zinc (pref.) .. 113 0 115 9 Oicnmore Brick and ■ T jle Creator C'vstal Palace 12 0 13 9 Hay ward's Pictures Jones Co-op. .. 1 13 6 Howard Smith •. 10 6 13 0 • Mt. Lv.-U •• ..215316 Co. *. 313 0 314 0 Farn.ers' Co-op. i£2 103 paid) .. 10 0 N.Z. Fanners' Co-op. ; ist pre:'. > -• N.Z. farmers' Co-op. , "A" pi'f-I.' -- 3 S 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. * pref.i -- 3 3 6 3 9 6 Farmers' Co-op. • ■fA r>er cent. Stocs, 194 „i .... 90 0 0 - N.Z. Farmers Co-op. S* per cent. Stock, 134.V -• .. 89 0 O —. ;r.Z. Farmrrs' Co-on. per cent. Stock, 1339' .. 88 0 0 v 7 FimrV Fertiliser 12 0 12 5 S.Z. Siirar of Milk .'pre? •• 0 17 0 0„;i] Morris -■ *l2 4 015 0 Taranaki O.! ..0 3 0 0 3 9 Victoria Nyanza Sugar 2 3 0 2 3 9 Mining—r : oou 3 0 C 0 31 6° Mahakipawa - ' 4 wfnd'in" C"' cek :Ia 016 018 W nd'nS C-eek (6d pd 1 0 14 0 15i Stone; Creek (6d pud, 0 010 0 0 10J