VALUES ON STOCK EXCHANGE

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23131, 21 September 1940, Page 11

VALUES ON STOCK EXCHANGE

FORMER LEVELS COMPARED

OTHER QUOTATIONS

N.Z, Govt. Debentures—3 p.c. Ins., 1941, ■ b £99 15s; 3J p.c. Ins.. 1953-57. b. £ 100 ]6.s; 3J p.c. Bonds, 1953-57, b. £IOO 12s 6d; 33 p.c? Bis., 1941, b. £101; 4 p.c. lus„ 194043, b. £101; 4 p.c. Ins.. 1943-46, b. £lO3. 4. p.c. Ins., 30/11/48, b. £105; 4 l?n C :.„ In f:’ 1946-49 b £106; 4 p.c. Ins., 1949-52, u. £IOO 10s; 4 p.c. Ins.. 1952-55, b. £107; 4 p.c. Ins,, 1954-58, b. £lO7 IBs; 4 p.c. Bonds, 1949, b. £106; Rural Bonds. 5 p.c., 15/9/47, Other Debentures —Lyttelton Harbour. 4.1 pc. 1/4/40, b. £lO4 10s: Auckland Gas, 5 p’.c. Perpetual, b. £lOl 13s.’s. £W2 sb\ Booth. Macdonald, 5 p.c., 1/6/41. b. £lO 10s; N.Z. Refrig., 4.\ p.c., 1/8/40-4J, b. £ Banks—Australasia, b. £9, s, £10; Com. of Aust., b.. 15s: Com. of Aust. (pref.L b. £9; Comm, of Syoney, b. £l9 ss, s. £.O 10s; E„ S., and A„ b. £4 ss. . Insurance —Mercantile Mutual, s. £1 lls Loan and Agency—Goldsbrough, Mort, b £1 4s; Mutual Benefit, s. £l4 3s Od, N.Z. Guarantee Corpn., s. 3s 8d: Perm investment, b. £9 9s; Wright, Stephenson (pref.), b. 19s fid, . „ Shipping—Huddart-Parker, b. £- l*s 3d Frozen Meat— Canterbury, b. £lO 10s, s. £11; Canterbury (pref.), b. £6 12s 6d, North Cantby. Freezing (pref.). b. IBs 6d, Waitald.' b. £4 15s. , . , Woollens—Felt and Textiles (rights), s. 14s; Kalapoi (7s paid, cum citv.), s. 5s Od; Kaiapoi (pref., cum div.), b 17s s. 18s: Mosglel, b. £ 10; Oamaru. b. £1 0s 3d; Timaru, b. lls; Wellington, s, £7 2s 6d Coai— Westport-Stockton, b, 2s, s. 2s 4d; Westport-Stockton (pref.), b. ss, s. 7s bcl. Gas —Napier (£lO paid), s. £B, Napier (£5 paid), s. £4 10s. Breweries —Balllns (15s paid), b. 10s 9d, s. 12s; Gwan. b. £1 0s Od: hj. £1 7s* Tooths, b. £2 10s, s. £2 14s od, Ward’(in liqdn.), s. Is Od; Staples (m ''itlfsccllaneoiis—Aust. Alloy Steel, b, ss: Allov Steel (N.Z.), b. £1 12s; Anthony Hordern, s. 14s; Aust Con. l ‘L 6S 'i/ £2; Aust. Con. Industries (cont.). b. 15s 7d; Aust. Iron and Steel (pref.), b. £lss 9d s. £1 6s 9d: Berlei (N.Z.). b. £3. Booth. Macdonald (pref.). b. 4s 4d, s. 3s. British Tobacco, b, £2 8s 3d. s. £2 10s. Burns Philp b. £2 lls; Claude Neon (NZ.), b. £1 0s 3d; Cumberland Paper, s. £1 lls: Dominion Builders, s. 5s 6a; Donaghy Rope, b. £2; 14s, s, £2 18s; . Du i?2 lop Rubber, s. IDs; Electro. Zinc. b. £2 lls; Electro, Z(nc (pref.), b. 12s. £2 13s; Evans Atlas Flour, b. £l, G. Coles, b. £3 6s 6d; s. £3 17s General Industries (ex div.). b, 17s, a. £l, Ltd., b. £1 2s: Hay fi. Ltd. (coni.), b. 17s fld, Millanuin Cngnr b £2 5s 6dj Morris HCu** ST IWfld' s. £1 6s; Macduffs, b. 10s 3d. s. lls: Macduffs (pref.), b- 18s od. s 19s 0d; McKenzies, Ltd,, b. £2 os. National Electrlp, b. 17s; N.Z. Drug y l ®'’’ b £1 7s: N.Z. banners Co-op. (4i p.c. Stock. 1949), b. £B2; N.Z. Farmers Co-op. (4J p.c. Stock, 1950), b. £B2. s. £9O. N.Z Farmers’ Co-op. (4J p.c.. Stock, 1055), b. £B2 10s, s. £9O; Otago Daily Times, b £1 18s; Quill. Morris (1936), b. 17s 6d. Shailand and Co, (pref.), b. Los Bd: Sharland and Co (ord.), b. 15s 9d; Standard Cement,’b. £1; Taranaki Oilfields, b. 5s lid, s. 6s 6d; United Provisions, b. 6s 9d, Woolworths (N.Z.) (pref., cum div.) b. tl ms; W, R. Carpenter, b- £1 l?s, s. £2 4s 6d Australian Mining—Emperor Fiji, b. Us 3d, s. 13s 6d; Mount Lyell, b, £1 7s 9d, s. £1 8s 9d Mount Morgan, b. fjs 2d, Mount Morgan (pref.), b. £1 Is: Placer Development, b. £3 2s fid: New Broken Hill, b. 14s. s. 16s lid. N.Z. Mining—Addison s flat. I b. is, s Is 6d; Argo. b. fitd, s. Bid; Austral(N.Z.l, Mining/b. £1 3s, s. £1 12s’. Big River, b. 4d; Golden Sands, s. lid; 16s 6d, s. 17s: Maori Gold. s. fid. Martha, b. 6s 6d: Moonlight Goldfields, s. fid, Nemona. s. 6d: New River, s. sd; Ngahere, b. 17s 6tj, s. £1 Is 3d; Worksop Extended, s 4d * Unlisted Stocks—Ass. Gold Dredg. (10s paid), s. 9s 6d: Ass. Mot. Pet (pref). 6s 6d; Aust. Mot. Pet., s. 14s 6d; Whakatane Paper Mills, s. 4s. AUCKLAND Sales—N.Z, Govt. Bonds. 15/1/53-57, 3i pc., £IOO 12s fid; do.. 13/0/58-55, 4 p.c., £107; N.Z. Govt. Stock, 31/5/54-58, 4 p.c.. £108: Bank of N.Z., 4?s 4d; Dorn- Investment and Banking, 17s 6d (2): Booth. Macdonald (pref.), 4s 3d; Broken Hil Pty.. 4Gs 3d; Farmers’ Trading, 20s 3d,_ N.Z. Farmers’ Fert. (pref,), 235; Wilsons Cement, 19s 9d (3): Woolworths (Syd.), 18s 3d JBs 2d; Martha, 7a 6d; Broken Hill South, 265. WELLINGTON Sales —Bank of New Zealand, 42s 6d; Commercial Bank (ord.), 14a 10d (both late Thursday): N.Z. Govt. 4 P.c. 1055, £lO7 ss; N.Z. Govt. 3 PC. Stock. 1941. £O9 17a 6d; Auckland Harbour Board. 41 p.c., 10/6/59. £108: Mount Lyell, 28s fid, Taranaki Oil Develop., 3s 2d. DUNEDIN Sales—Union Bank. £7; N.Z. Refrig. 20s 9d; Macduffs (ord-). 10s Bd; N.Z. Drug (rights), 275; N.Z. Drug. 74a; Woolworths (Sydney), 18s 3d; N.Z. Breweries, 34s fid. Taranaki Oil, 6s fid. SYDNEY ■ To-day’s Commonwealth elections caused i slackening in trading on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday. Price levels of front-rank investments, however, remained steady. , . _ , „ Morning Sales—Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l9 2s; Australian Gas A, £5 9s: Australian Consolidated Industries, 35s 4Jd; Australasian Paper, 29s 7Jd; Broken Hill Pty., 445; Dunlop Perdriau, 18s; Hud-dart-Parker, 50s fid, . Afternoon Sales —Tooths, 49s 9d; Amalgamated Wireless (con.), 41s; Australian Paper Manlacturers (pref.), 25s 4dj Hackshalls, 10s fid; Mark Foy, 16fi fid; John McGrath, 295; Sargents. 24a; Electrolytic Zinc SOs fid; Aust. Consolidated Industries (con.) (N.Z. delivery), 16s 7d. MELBOURNE Sales—Aust. Consolidated Industries, 35s 3d; United Provisions, 6s 2d; Myers, 30s; Metropolitan Gas, £l3 10s; Broken Hill Pty., 445: Loloma, 23s 3d. LONDON, London Stock Exchange business is very restricted, but the general tendency of leading stocks is considered satisfactory. foreign exchange

Telegraphic rates of exchange on overseas centres yesterday are supplied by the Bark of New South Wales as follows (the first quotation being the buying one and the second the selling:—On: New York, del. to EN.Z.. 3.2542. 3.2050: Montreal, del. to £N.Z„ 3.6039, 3.5290: Greece, drachmae to EN.Z., —. 412.70: Java, florins to EN.Z., 6.187, 0.004; Hong Kong. N.Z, pence to dol.. 181, 19; India and Ceylon, N.Z. pence to'rupee. 22 19-64. 22 45-64; Shanghai, N.Z, pence to dol.. —. 5 11-64; Singapore. N.Z. pence to dol., 34 53-84, 35 37-64; Manila, pesos to EN.Z., 6.559, 6.442.

CHRISTCHURCH RATES, SEPTEMBER 20, 1940

■ Return (j fl on Approx investmarket meat at paid Approx price a veai C3 £ «£ Dividend approx market Companies. Eil'o Buyers Sellers price ago o payable price r £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. N.Z. . curr. Banks— 0 0 3 G 4 Jan.-July 5 0 0 Natl. o£ N.Z. .. N.S.W. New Zealand .. Union 20 J 1 5 26 7 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 2 3 6 27 0 2 2 / 1 29 1 8 0 18 0 0 9 0 G 10 7 Jan.-July Jan.-July Jan.-July 4 8 10 4 14 8 Insurance — National New Zealand .. South British .. Standard 7s 1 10s 1 3 2 0 17 0 6 3 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 39 3 1 2 10 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 14 2 3 2 14 7 0 0 0 10 5-7 10 14 1-G 121 May-Nov. Feb.-Aug. Apl.-Oct. Mch.-Sep. 3 18 11 3 5 G 2 16 8 4 6 2 Loan and Agency — 0 6 1 3 11 5 Dalgety and Co. United Building a 1 i 0 3 1 0 3 0 6 5 Ocf.-Apl. 4 18 9 Frozen Meat— Gear N.Z. Refrig. N.Z. Ref rig., con. 10s 1 10s 0 ] 0 14 0 9 0 G 4 0 1 0 15 1 9 G 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 9 e 9 6 0 0 0 12 17 8 0 0 3 0 5-0 5i 5i July-Oct. Feb. Feb. 4 0 5 5 0 0 5 15 9 Gas — Auckland 10s — -- 0 8 3 0 14 9 4i 41 July-Fcb. July-Feb. 5 9 1 7 2 2 Auckland, (con.) 5.s ‘ 3 7“ Aug.-Feb. 5 12 0 Christchurch • ■ — U 1 «> 3 7 5 14 3 Ch.Ch. (con.) .. 10s i n 1 0 8 Aug.-Feb, 5 3 2 Wellington Coal — o 16 6 7i May-Nov. 7 6 4 Taupiri Westport IDS 1 2 C 1 4 0 1 2 9 I i 3 10 May-Nov. 4 7 10 Woollens— 1 0 1 7 10 7 5 6 Bonds Hosiery 1 7 10 Mch.-Sep. — Felt and Text. Kaiapoi 1 17s 0 15 G 0 15 6 — 4 Sept. 4 7 0 Breweries— i i 1 11 1 14 6 3 12 Dec.-July 7 12 4 Dominion New Zealand .. 1 14 0 1 14 3 1 a 0 8i Jan.-July Miscellaneous— i i 0 15 2 6 0 3 48 o Mch.-Sep. 6 9 0 Beath and CO. Broken Hill Ply. 2 G G 2 G 8 G 11 0 12£ 8‘ Nov.-May Nov.-May 5 7 6 - „ Colonial Sugar 20 51 1 7 1 1 1 9 1 10 3 3 0 19 0 1G 0 18 0 cf 4 7 3 Dom. Fertiliser N.Z. Drug Co. 1 o i i — 0 3 3 15 0 it 8 n 17 0 0 a 6 Scp.-Apl. August 4 5 4 5 14 3 Farm. Fertiliser N.Z. Nawspapers 10/(1 9 n 0 G i 12 0 3 7 Nov.-May Nov.-May 4 13 4 N.Z. Paper Mills 1 — 0 9 0 2 n 6 Mch.-Oct. 4 15 2 Whit. & Tombs Wilson’s Cement Woolworths, N.Z. Woolworlhs lOh 5s 5 s 0 0 0 19 1G 18 G G 1 0 0 1G 18 8 2 i3 0 1 Hi 17 2 fl 8 Hi Nov.-June July-Jan. Oct.-Apl. 3 15 11 4 17 0 Where no approximate price Is given, return IS’ worked on mid-market price. unless only one juotc is given