COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23801, 21 November 1942, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGES ACTIVE CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS The Christchurch Stock Exchange has had another busy week, the market responding quickly to the daily news ol further Allied successes. Business has taken place in many different stocks, anr usually at a figure higher than the last recorded sale price. Business was almost evently divided between Australiar and New Zealand shares, the formei stocks reflecting the improvement ir prices on the Australian stock exchanges. Sales on . ’Change.—Listed stocks: 5( South British Insurance, 64s 3d; lOC Christchurch Gas, 22s lOd; 50 New Zealand Fanners’ Co-op. (Ist pref.), 72s 6d; 200 Goldsbrough, Mort (cum div.) (2), 28s; 55 Broken Hill South. 25s 3d. Sales Reported.—Listed stocks: 20C Felt and Textiles, 39s 9d; 100 Hay’s, Ltd. 30s; 500 Woolworths, Ltd., 15s 8d: 10C Broken Hill Pty., 40s; 100 New Zealand Farmers’ (B pref.), 295. LATEST QUOTATIONS N.Z. Government Debentures.—Llbertj Bonds, b. IBs; War Loan, 1/10/53, s. £9( 10s: 2i p.c. Ins,, 1947, b. £9B; 3 p.c. Ins. 1952-55, b. £99, s. £99 10s. Banks.—Adelaide, b. £5 ss; Australasia b. £Bl7s6d; Com. of Aust., b. 15s, s. 15s 2d; Natl, of A/asia. (£lO paid), b. £ll 16s; Natl, of A/asla, (£5 paid), b. £5 10s 6d; New South Wales, b. £3O; New Zealand b. £2, s. £2 Is; Union of Aust., b. £7 7: 6d, s, £7 15s. Insurance.—National, b. £1 Is; New Zealand, b. £3 14s 3d; South British, -b £3 4s 3d; Standard, b. £3 9s, s. £3 10; 6d. Loan and Agency.—Christchurch Building, b. £l7 10s; Dalgety and Co., b. £( 15s; Goldsbrough, Mort, b. £1 Bs, s. £1 9s Invincible Building, b. £4 7s, s. £4 15s: Mutual Benefit, b. £ls; National Mortgagf (A), b. £2; National Mortgage (B), b £1 3s 6d. Shipping.—Huddart-Parker, b, £2 5s 6d P. and O. Def. Stock, b. £2 0s 6d; Unior (pref.), b. £1 9s. Frozen Meat.—Canterbury, b. £l2 15s Canterbury (pref.), b. £7 12s 6d; Gear, b 17s 6d; N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid), b. £1 4s 3d s. £1 3s; N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid), b. 10s 9d s. 10s lid; North Cantby. Freezing (pref. cum div.), b. £1 2s; Southland, b. £1 15s Wellington, b. 8s 9d. Woollens.—Bonds Hosiery, b. £1 8s 3d Bruce, b. £1 4s; Felt and Textiles, b. £1 19s 9d; Kaiapol (17s paid), b. 18s 6d, s 19s 3d: Kaiapol (7s paid), b. 6s lid, s 7s 4d; Kaiapol (pref.), b. £1 0s 3d, s. £: Is 6d; Manawatu (cum div.), b. £1 10s s. £1 15s;'Mosgiel, b. £H TOs, s. £ll 16s Timaru (cum div.), s. 19s; Wellington, b £7 7s Gd: Wellington (pref.), b, £7 12s 6d Coal.—Kaitangata, b. £1 12s 9d; Westport. b. £1 4s 6d; Westport-Stockton, b 2s sd, s. 2s 8d; Westport-Stockton (pref.) s. 9s. Gas.—Christchurch, b. £1 2s 9d, s. £1 3s 3d. Breweries.—Ballins (15s paid), s. 14s Dunedin, b. 19s 3d; New Zealand, s. £1 15s lid. Miscellaneous.—Anderson (Ist pref.), b 18s 6d; Beath and Co., b. £1 2s 10d; Beat! and Co. (pref.), b. £1 3s 3d; Berlei (N.Z.) b. £3 8s 6d; Broken Hill Pty, b. £1 19s 6d s £2 0s 6d; Booth, Macdonald (pref.), b 6s 4d; Colonial Sugar, b, £52, s. £53 Griffin and Sons (cum div.), b. £1 0s 6d Dominion Fertiliser, b. £1 Is 3d, s. £1 2s 6d; Donaghy Rope, b. £2 11s; D.I.C. (10: paid), b. 14s 6d; Evans Atlas Flour, b. £1 4s, s. £1 6s - G. J. Coles, s. £2 16s 6d; Hay’s, Ltd., b. £1 9s 6d, s. £1 12s; Kaur: Timber (cum div,), b. £1 3s 3d, s. £1 ss; M.K. Manufacturers, b. ,5s 9d; Macduffs b. 6s; Macduffs (pref.), b. 17s 9d; Nationa: Electric, b. £l4sfld; N.Z. Drug Co. s. £4 3s; N.Z. Drug Co. (£1 paid), b. £5 6s; N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (Ist pref.), b. £t 7s 6d; N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (£2 10s pd.) b. 6s 6d; N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (10s paid) s. 6d; N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (A pref.), b £1 15s; N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (B pref.) b. £1 Bs, s. £1 11s; N.Z. Farmers' Co-op (4J p.c. Stock, 1950). b. £93, s. £95; N.Z Farmers' Co-op. (4} p.c Stock, 1955), s £95; N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser, b, 17s 7d, s 18s 6d; N.Z. Newspapers, b. £1 14s; N.Z Paper Mills, b. £1 14s; Northern Rollei Mills, b. £1 2s: Otago Dally Times, b. £5 2s, s. £2 4s 6d; Taranaki Oilfields, s. 6: 3d; Urlwins (pref.), b. £1 2s: Whltcombe and Tombs, b. £4 3s; Woolworths, Ltd., s 15s 9d; Woolworths (N.Z.), b. 14s lOd; Woolworths (N.Z.) (pref.), b. £1 18s 6d Woolworths Properties, b. £1 4s 9d. Overseas Listing.—Woolworths (S.A.), b 19s, s. £1 0s 6d. Australian Mining.—Broken Hill South b. £1 5s 3d; Mount Lyell (cum div.), b £1 8s 9d; Mount Morgan, b. 8s 3d; Mourn Morgan (pref.), b. £1 0s 6d, s. £1 3s. New Zealand Mining.—Arahura, b. £1 6s; Barrytown, b. 11s: Blackwater, b. 15s; Grey River, b. 13s 7d; Kanieri, b. 19s; Ngahere, b. 6s; Slab Hut (5s paid), s. 5s 7d; Snowy River (5s paid), b. 6s 9d, s 7s. Unofficial List—Christchurch Press, b £8 10s, s. £10; N.Z. Oil Concessions, s. £1 10s; Reece, Ltd., E. (pref.), b. 4s 9d. AUCKLAND Sales.—Auckland Gas Perpetual Debentures, 3i p.c., £B9;. Bank ol N.Z., 40s 9d; Union Bank, £7 12s 6d (2); N.Z. Insurance, 755; Auckland Gas, 7s 2d; Broken Hill Pty., 395: Colonial Sugar, £sl 10s (3). £sl 12s 6d; Consolidated Brick, 8s 6d; M.K. Manufacturers, 6s; N.Z, Drug, 82s; Reid Rubber (new issue), 245; Woolworths (Syd.), 15s lOd, 15s 9d. WELLINGTON Sales.—Bank (.1 New Zealand. 40s 10d; British Tobacco, 43s 6d: Broken Hill South, 265. DUNEDIN Sale.—Waltahu Gold (2), 4d. Sales Reported—South British Insurance, 645; N.Z. Drug (40s paid), 82a,