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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24094, 2 November 1943, Page 6

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STOCK EXCHANGES MODERATE TURNOVER REPORTED Thpre was a moderate turnover yesterday Snthf Christchurch Stock Exchange and markets generally were Arm at late rates. Transactions included.— Sales on ’Change.-LlstedStocks. £SOO N.Z. Govt. 4 p.c. Stock, 1946. £lOl 10S. 100 Dunlop Rubber, 23s lid. _ , Sales Reported.—Listed Stocks. 100 G. • Coles, 59s 9d; 100 United Provisions, 13s 9d Sales Reported.— Unlisted Stocks; 500 Fletcher Holdings (ord.). 25s 3d.

Quotations Govt. Stock: 3 p.c.. 1951-54, b. £9B| Si P .C., 1953-57. b. £lO2 15s: 4 P.c.,1943-48. b £lOl ss; 4 p.c., 1946-49. b. £W2 ||; Banks: Adelaide (cum div.), b. »s i&s. E„ S„ and A., b. £4. s. £4 S 2H|" Wales, b, £33 15s. Insurance: New Zea land, b. £4 ss; Queensland, b. £3 is. Standard, b. £3 15s 9d. Invincible Building, b. £ 4 16s, N; at i°? a * Mortgage (“B”), s. £1 14s 6d, N.Z. Loa and Mercantile (ord. stock), b. £45. s. £4B; United Building, b. £1 Is 9d, Wright. Stephenson, b. £l4 s 3d Frozen Gear, s. £1 4s; Waitaki, b. £6 6s, Wei lington, b. 11s 9d. Woollens: Bruce (ex div.), b, £l’9s; Bruce (pref., ex div.), b. £1 6s; Timaru, b. £1 0s 6d, s. £11®; Coal: Kaitangata, b. £1 14s 6d, s. £1 16s, Westport, b. £1 5s Bd. Gas: Christchurch, b. £1 4s 9d, s. £1 5s 6d. Breweries: Baliins (15s paid), b. 16s; Dunedin, b. £1 is 6d; Swan, b. £1 ss. Miscellaneous; Auckland Laundry, s. 19s 3d; British Tobacco, b. £2 Ts 9d; C.F.C.A. (Pref.), b. £ 1 16s, Dom. Builders, b. ss, s. 10s; D.I.C. (10s paid), b. 18s; D.I.C. (pref.). b. £1 5s 6d, Dunlop Rubber, b. £1 3s 9d; Electro. Zinc (ord.), b. £2 15s, s. £2 16s 6d; Electric and Plumbing (ex div.),_b. 7s; Hays, Ltd., b £1 16s; Howard Smith, b. £1 2s 6d, Mason, Struthers (10s paid), s. 7s 9d; Macduffs (ord.), s. 13s 10d; McKenzies, Ltd., b £2 7s 6d, s. £2 9s; N.Z. Farm. Fertiliser, b. £1 Is 6d; Peters (N.Z.) Ice. s £1 3s 6d; Reid New Zealand Rubber, b. £1 9s: United Provisions, b. 13s 6d, s. 14s Id; Wilson’s Cement, b. 18s 10d; Woolworths (Syd., ord.)» b. 18s, s. 18s 4d. N.Z* Mining: Ngahere, s. 10s 6d. AUCKLAND Sales.—War Loan, 1/10/53, 2J per cent., £94; Auckland Gas (perpetual debentures), 3i per cent., £BB 10s; Bank of N.Z., 42s (2); Northern Steam, 10s 8d (2); Westport-Stockton. 2s 9d; Bycroft, 51s 3d: Roller Mills, 22s 3d; Robinson Ice, 275; Union Oil, 30s 3d; Broken Hill South, 275. Unofficial List.—John Fuller, 1949, 4J per cent.. £BS. WELLINGTON

Sales.—Late Friday: Selfridges (Aust.X, 25s 9d; Colonial Sugar (ex div.), £56 10s; Woolworths, Ltd., 18s; Fletcher Holdings (new Issue), 25s 3d Yesterday: Ins. Stock, 1/8/46, 2i per cent., £9B 7s 6d; Ins. Stock, 15/9/47, 2i per cent., £97 7s 6d; Wellington Gas, 32s 6d" Woolworths Properties, 28s; Ins. Stock, 15/5/48, 2} per cent,, £9B; Ins. Stock, 1/JO/53, 2i per cent., £94; Ins. Stock, 15/12/53-56, 3 per cent., £9B 10s; Ins. Stock, 15/2/43-46, 4 per cent., £lOl 7s 6d; Colonial Sugar (ex div.), £56 10s; North Broken Hill, 475; New Broken Hill Consolidated, 16s 9d.

COMPANY NEWS Broken Hill South.—Broken Hill South, Ltd., has declared a dividend of 10s a share.—(P. A.). Morris HedstrOm.—Morris Hedstrom announce that an interim dividend of 4J per cent, has been declared, payable on ordinary shares on December 31.—( P.A.) Burns, Phllp.—Burns, Phllp announce an interim dividend of 10 per cent, per annum, equal to Is a share, payable on November 15, for the six months ended September 30. 1943.—( P.A.) Bruce Woollen.—Bruce Woollen announce a dividend of 5 3-5 per cent, on preference shares, and 6 per cent, plus a 2 per cent, bonus on ordinary shares.— (P.A.)

MINING Slab Hut.—The return for the week ended October 30 was 760z from 16,000 yards In 104 hours. Associated Gold Dredges (N.Z.), Ltd.— For the week ended October 30, the company's dredges recovered 237 ounces from 77,940 yards In 331 dredging hours. Martha Gold.—The following Information has been cabled to the London,office of the Martha Gold Mining Company (Waihl), Ltd.: “For the period ended October 16, 14,206 tons of ore were crushed, for a result of 29000z of gold, and 22,493 oz of silv€ r ."—(P.S.S.)