COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23515, 18 December 1941, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

-— — MEAT EXPORT

FIRST TWO MONTHS’ KILLINGS

The official figures of killings for the present season at the Dominion’s freezing works from October 1 till November 29, as issued by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, show that lamb killings total 383,370 carcases, compared with 156,835 carcases for the first two months of the 1940-41 season. Wether mutton killings are 30,658 carcases, and ewe mutton killings 10,252 carcases, compared with 1050 and 3240 carcases respectively for the same period last season. Details of the lamb and mutton killings in the North and South Islands, with figures for the previous season in parenthesis are as follows: North Island —Lamb (c/cs.), 328,079 (156,810); wether mutton (c/cs.), 29,945 (1046); ewe mutton (c/cs.), 10,038 (3240). South Island—Lamb (c/cs.), 55,291 (25); wether mutton (c/cs.), 713 (4); ewe mutton (c/cs.), 214 (nil). Frozen beef production is 9592 qrs. compared with 14,257 qrs. last season. Porker killings total 16,840 carcases, an increase of 13,741, while baconers total 56,734 carcases, a decrease of 10,713.

STOCK EXCHANGES

MORE LOCAL ACTIVITY

Markets were brighter on call yesterday, and there was an increased volume of reported business. Apart from vestibule business, the following transactions were recorded:— Sale on ’Change: Listed Stocks.— £4OO, 4 per cent. Ins., 1943-46, £lO2 ss. Sales Reported: Listed Stocks.— £ISOO, 3 per cent. Ins., 1951-54, £9B 10s; £SOOO 4 per cent. Ins., 1949-52, £lO5 ss; 10 Mosgiel Woollens, £lO 15s; 300 New Zealand Breweries, 35s 3d (2); 100 New Zealand Breweries, 355; 200 Woolworths, Ltd., 15s 6d; 100 Hays, Ltd,, 30s 6d. Improved Inquiry New Zealand Government 3 per cent, stock (due 1951-54) changed hands Rt £9B 10s, and there were further unsupported sellers at £9B 15s. New Zealand Government, 4 per cent, stock, due 1946, had business at the advanced price of £lO2 ss—that due 1949-52 remained unaltered at £lO5 ss. Mosgiel Woollens were steady with buyers and business at £lO 15s, New Zealand Breweries had dealings at 35s 3d and 355, and there were further buyers at 34s 6d, but sellers were reticent. Sellers of Broken Hill Proprietary reduced their limits to 37s 6d, but buyers wanted 365. Sellers of Colonial Sugar came down to £49. Hays, Ltd., which have been off the sales list for some considerable time, changed hands at 30s 6d, market closing 30s buyers, 32s 6d sellers,/. Woolworths (Sydney, ordinary) remained unaltered with business at 15s 6d, closing quotations 15s 8d buyers, 16s sellers. LATEST QUOTATIONS N.z. Govt. Debentures.—2l p.c. War Loan, 1/8/46, s, £9B; 3 p.c. Ins., 1046-48, s. £99 15s; 3 p.c. Ins., 1951-54, s. £9B 15s; 3i p.c. Ins., 1958-59, s, £lOl I7s 6d; 3J p.c. Ins., 1057-60, b. £IOO 17s 6d, s. £lOl 10s: 3J p.c. Ins., 1953-57, b. £102; 3J p.c. Ins., 22/5/60, b. £101; 4 p.c. Ins., 1943-40, b, £102; 4 p.c. Ins., 1952-55, b. £105; 4 p.c. Ins., 1954-50, s. £lO6 10s; 4 p.c. Bonds, 1946, b. £102; Rural Bonds, 5 p.c., 15/9/47, s. £105; War Loan, 1/10/53, s. £B7 10s. Municipal Debentures. —Waimairi C.C., 41 p.c.. 1/2/44. s. £lO3 15s; Springs-Elles-mere 31 p.c., 1/10/66, b. £lOl, s. £lO2 Ss; Westport Borough, 4) p.c., 1/6/45, s. £lO2 15s;> Waimakariri River Trust, 41 p.c., 1/10/43, b. £lOl, s. £lO2 ss. Banks—Adelaide, s. £5 19s; Comm, of Australia, s. I3s Gd; E., S., and A., s. £4; National of New Zealand, b. £1 17s 6d, s. £1 19s; New Zealand, b. £1 19s; Union of Australia, s. £7. Insurance. —New Zealand, s. £3 10s: Standard, b. £3 4s. Loan and Agency.—Ch.Ch. Building, b. £l7; Goldsbrough, Mort, s. £1 7s; Invincible Building, s. £4 11s; Mutual Benefit, b, £ls; National Mortgage A, b. £1 IBs; N.Z. Loan and Merc. (ord. stock), b, £3O, s. £4O; Perm. Investment, b. £10; United Building, b. £1 Is 6d. Frozen Meat.—N.Z. Refrlg. (10s paid), b. 8s 6d. s. 9s 3d. Woollens.—Felt and Textiles, s. £1 18s 6d;' Katapol (17s paid), b. 17s 3d, s. 18s: Kalapol (7s paid), b. 6s 3d, s. 6s 9d; Kalapoi (pref.), b. IBs; Mosgiel, b. £lO 18s; Grey Valley, s. 7s: Westport. *• £1 ss: Westport-stockton. s. 2s lid; West-plrt-Stockton (pref.), s. 7s. Gas.— Auckland, s. 7s 3d; Christchurch, s. £1 2s 6d: Christchurch (10s paid), b. 10s, s. 11s 6d. , Breweries.— -Balllns (15s paid), b, 11s 3d, s. 13s; New Zealand, b. £1 Msl 6d. Miscellaneous.— Alloy Steel (N.Z.), b. £1 17s 6d: Australian Alloy Steel, b. 7s; Andersens (pref.), s. 17s Gd; A.C.1.. s. £2 6s; Beath and Co., s. £1 Is: Beath and Co (pref) b £1 Is: Booth. Macdonald (pref.), b. 4s 9d, s. 5s 6d; British Tobacco, s. £2 3s: British Tobacco (pref.). s. £1 Us Gd; Broken Hill Pty., b. £1 Ms, s. £1 17s Gd; Colonial Sugar, b. £47 5s s. £49; Consolidated Brick, s. 8s; Dominion Fertiliser, b. £1 3s Od: Dunlop Rubber, b. £1 s. £1 3s: Electro. Zinc, s. £2 10s; Hay’s, Ltd., b. £1 10s, s. £1 12s 6d; Hay s, Ltd. (con.), b. £1 ss: Herald and Weekly, b £2 10sr Howard Smith, s. £1 2s; Hume Pipe (Aust.), b. 14s, s. 15s 6d: MX. Manufacturers, s. 7s; MacdufTs, s. 9s 3d: N.Z, Farmers' Co-op., 4J p.c. Stock. 1050, s. £B9; N.Z. Newspapers, s. £1 15s: Otago Daily Times, b. £1 19s; Standard Cement, s. £1 Is; Weeks, b. £B. s. £10; Whitcpmbe and Tombs, b. £3 17s; Wilcox, MolTlin. b. Rs 9d; Wilson’s Cement, s. 18s Gd; Woolworths, Ltd., b. 15s Bd, s. 16s; Woolworths (N.Z.), s. 15s 3d; Woolworths Properties (prof. ord.. cum div.), b. £1 5s Gd; W. R. Carpenter, s. £2 0s 3d. Overseas Listing.—'Woolworths (S.A.), s. Ms 6d. • „ Australian Mining.—Mount Lyell, s. £1 Gs; Mount Morgan, s.-8s 9d. ■ N.Z. Mining.—Alexander, s. 3s Gd; Arahura, s. 30s; Argo, s. 3id; Barrytown. s. 10s Gd; Big River, s. 9d: Grey River, s. 15s 3d; Moonlight, b, 2d, s. 4d; Ngahere, b. ss, s. 9s; Slab Hut (5s paid), s. 5s Gd: Snowv River (5s paid), b. 5s Gd, s. 7s Gd. Unofficial List.—Apex Ice, s. 17s 6d: Amalgamated Batteries, s. 10s; Assoc. Gold Dredges (15s paid), b. 12s. s. 13s 9d; Carbonic Ice. s. £1 14s; Lange’s Mobile Gas. b. Is; Mikonui (3s Gd paid), s. Is 3d: National Tobacco, s. £1 12s 9d; Reece. Ltd.. E. (pref.), b. 4s Gd: Urlwin’s, b. £2 2s; Westland Breweries, s. £1 4s. AUCKLAND Sales.—War Loan, 1/8/51-54, 3 p.c., £9B (late sale); Ins. Stock, 30/11/48. 4 p.c.. £lO4 ss; City of Auckland, 1/1/44-51, 4) p.c., £103; Tauplrl Drainage, 1/4/66, 41 p.c., £lO4 ss; E., S., and A. Bank, 75s (late Sale); Bank of New Zealand, 395; Dom. I. and B„ 19s; Mosgiel Woollen, £lO 15s (late sale): Dominion Breweries. 295; Farmers’ Trading, 225: Morts Dock. 20s (late sale): Woolworths (Sydney), 15s 8d: Arahura. 25s (2). WELLINGTON Sales.—4 p.c. Ins, Stock, 1949, £lO3 12s Gd: Farmers’ Trading, 225: Arahura Gold (ord.), 28s (all late Tuesday): 4 p.c. Ins, Stock, 1946, £lO2 ss; 4 p.c. Ins, Stock, 1949, £lO3 12s Gd; 4 p.c. Ins. Stock. 1949-52, £lO5 10s; Bank of N.Z., 395; N.Z. Breweries, 35s 3d. DUNEDIN Sales.—Donaghy’s Rope (con.), 34s 6d: New Auckland Laundry, 14s.