COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24366, 19 September 1944, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGE deaungs restricted ; Markets were quiet- on call yesterday, and the recorded dealings were restricted to a few, stocks In which the volume of business was small. . ■ ‘The following business was reported • Sates on ’ ’Change.—Listed stocks: 100 Anthony Hordern, 19s lid; 200 Macduffs, Ltd. (ord.), 16s 6d, 16s 9d. n i Sales Reported;— Listed stocks: ,400 National Insurance, 24s 2d (2); 100 Alloy Steel (N.Z.), 81s; 100 Canterbury Saleyards, -255; 145 .Bank of New Zealand, 3d, • ! Latest Quotations - j N.Z. Govt, Debentures: 2i per cent. Ins., 1947-49, s. £97 15s; 3 per cent. Ins., 1945, b. £99 10s. Banks; Australasia, s. £9 8s; Comm, of Australia, s. 18s 7d; Gomm. of Australia (pref,), b, £lO 12s gd, ‘lnsurance; New Zealand, b. £4 Bs. Loan and Agency:. National Mortgage <"A"),' b; £3 7s 6d; N.z; Loan and, Mercantile (ord, stock), s. £74. Shipping: P. and .D. Deferred- Stock, b. £2 11s 6d. Frozen Meat: Gear, s. £1 6s 6d; • N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 -paid),, s. >£l .'Bs _ 6d. Woollens: KaiapoT (17s paid), b. £1 3s 6d, s, £1 4s; Oamaru, b. £1 2s 9d, s. £1 10s; Timaru, s. £1 0s 9d. Coal: Westport, b. £1 5s 3d. Gas: Auckland, b. 8s Breweries; Dominion, s. £2 4s 6d. Miscellaneous: Alloy Steel, b, £2 Us; Anthony Hordern, b. 19s 10d,vs. £1; Aust. Consolidated Industries, b. £2l7s 3d; Begg and Cp., b; £1 5s ,6d; . Bums, Philp, b. £3 6k; Bums, Philp (South Sea), b. £1 5s 3d; Dominion Builders, b, 7s 9d, s. 8s 3d; Dominion Fertiliser, b, ;£1 6s, s. £l7s 6d; Donaghy Rope, s. £3 9s 8d; Dunlop Rubber, b. £l4s 6d; s. £1 5s 3d; Elec-, trolytlc Zinc.'b. £2 16s 6d: General Industries, b.'£l;:4s 3d; Greater Crystal, b. 17s 9d; Hadffelds, ta. 9s, s. I2s 6d: Mason, Struthers (£l"pald).,s. £1; M.K. Manufacturers; br 7s Macduffs, b. 16s 6d, s. 18s 9d; New Colosseum, b. £1 18s Bd-v N.Z, Obtest Products: (pref.), b. 10s 3d; N.Z. Paper MHl?,.b. £2 Is 3s, s. £2 Is lOd: Otago Dally Times, s. £2 Us 9d: Sllkhit,vsV £1 7s 3d; Tlngey (pref.). b. £1 Bs, s, £1 11s 3d; Weeks, b. £lO 10s: Wilson's Cetnent, s. £1; Woolworths l(Syd.) (ord.), (cum dlv.), s. £1 Is 2d; Woolworths (N.Z.),"b. £1 0s lid, s. £1 Is 3d: W. R; Carpenter, br. £2 ,2s, s. £2 8s 6d, * AUSt. ' Mining: Rawang Tin, s. 8s 3d. N.Z; Mining: Austral N.Z., s. 15s; Slab Hut. s. 3s 9d, I ■ AUCKLAND • Sales.—3rd Liberty; Loan, 15/12/53-56. 3 p.c.. £9B; Bank of N.Z.. 44s 3d; N.Z. Insurance, 88s; South'Britlsh, 78s: Newton King ; (pref.ii vcum dly,).- -245.60; - North Auckland Farmers (B pref;), ,18s: National Timber (odd lot), 9s; Farmers’ Trading, 26s 9d: Fletcher Holdings,. 265; Forest Products; 6s 9d; McKendrlck (pref.), 265; N.Z. Newspapers. 42s 3d} 9s Id; Loloma, 225. Unofficial List: Australian Motorists’ Petrol (ex dlv.), 20s 2d: Selfrldges (N.Z.).; 12s; -Whakatane Paper Mills; 7s 6d; Whakatane Paper Mills (pref.), 255. , WELLINGTON . . Sales.—Late . Friday : r Inscr. Stock, 15/12/53-56.' 3 p.c., £9B: Bank of N.Z.. 44s 3d: South British. 795. Yesterday: Inscr. Stock. 15/12/53-58, 3 p.c., fiOSrlnscr. Stock, 1/8/54, 3 p.c.. £9B ss; Bank of N.Z.) 445; 3d; South British Insurance, 78s, DUNEDIN .Sale Reported.—N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord. stock), £73. MINING Slab Hut.—The return for the, week ending September 15 ; was 55oz‘ from 21.850 yards In 125 hours. Associated Gold Dredges (N.Z.), Ltd.— For the week ended September 16 the company’s dredges recovered 255J0z from 77,150 yards in 345 dredging hours. Clutha River.—For the week ended September 15. the dredge of the Clutha River Gold Dredging, Ltd;, at Alexandra, worked 93 hours and-recovered 180 ounces.—(P.A.) Blackwater Mines, Ltd.—Return for four weeks ending September 8, 1944: crushed 2662 tons yielding 10450? of gold from all sources, the value of which, when taking gold at 168s a fine oz, was £8778. Working expenses not including ordinary or war duty were £6827. Development expenditure. was £B6i; .and capital expenditure was £327. .'