COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24568, 17 May 1945, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGES

Markets continued firm and active on call yesterday, and business was well spread. The following transactions were recorded:—

Sales on ’Change.—:Listed stocks: £4OO 3 p.c. Victory Loan, 1955-58, £97 17s 6d; 200 Comm. Bank of Australia (ord.), 17s 8d; 104 National Bank of N.Z., 58s (odd parcel); 100 New Zealand Breweries,. 445; 800 Australian Foundation Investment, 5s (2). . . Sales Reported.—Listed stocks: £4OO N.Z. Govt. 3 p.c. Stock. 1952-55, £97 17s 6d; £2OO 3 p.c. Victory Loan, 1955-58, £97 17s 6d; 50 Standard Insurance, 83s; 100 Goldsbrough, Mort (late sale Tuesday), 31s 8d; 200 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid): (late sale Tuesday), 29s 4id; 200 Christchurch Gas (fully jjald), 26s 6d; 150 Broken Hill Pty„ 46s 3d (2), 465; 100 Frozen Products, 16s 6d; 700 Woolworths (N;Z.) (ord., cum div.), 23s 3d. 23s 4d. LATEST QUOTATIONS - '

N.Z, Govt Debentures: 3 p.c. Inscr., 1952-55, b. £97 17s 6d; 3 p.c. Victory Loan, 1955-58, b. £97 17s 6d, .S. £9B; 3| p.c. Inscr., 1957-60, b. £99 15s, s. £IOO 2s 6d; 3) p.c. Inscr., 1960, b. £lO2 Ss. Banks: E., S„ and A., b. £4 13s 3d, a. £4 14s 6d; National of N.Z., b. £2 IBs; New Zealand (cum div.), b. £2 7s 6d, s. £2 Bs. Loan and Agency: Goldsbrough, Mort, b. £1 11s 7d; National Mortgage (A), b. £3 9s. Frozen Meat: Canterbury, b. £l4 10s; N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid), b. £1 9s 2d, s. £1 9s sd: Southland, b. £2 12s. Woollens: Kalapoi (17s paid), b, £1 3s; Kaiapol (7s paid), b. 8s 2d, s. 8s 6d; Timaru, b. 19s 6d, s. £l. Coal; Westport, b. £1 7s 3d, s. £1 9s 6d. Gas: Christchurch, b. £1 6s 3d. Breweries: Balllns, b. 16s, s. 17s 6d; New Zealand, b. £2 3s 6d, s. £2 4s. Miscellaneous: Aust. Found. Invest, b. 4s lOd, s. Ss; Aust. Iron and Steel (pref.), b. £1 11s 9d; Beath and Co., b. £1 12s 9d; Berlei (N.Z.). b. £4 18s; Booth, Macdonald, b. Is So; Booth, Macdonald (pref.), b: 8s 9d, s. 8s lid; British Tobacco, b. £2 10s; Broken Hill Pty„ s. £2 6s 6d; Crystal Ice, b. £2 13s 3d; Dom. Fertiliser (cum div.), b. £1 4s 4d. s. £1 7s 6d; Dom. Rubber, b. 12s 9d. s. 17k 6d; Dunlop Rubber, b. £1 5s 7d: Electro. Zinc, b.' £2 16s 4d; Electro. Zinc (pref.), b. £2 17s 6d; Frozen Products, b. 16s 3d; 1.C.1., Aust. and N.Z. (pref.). b. £1 6s 9d. s. £1 7s 9d; Macduffs, b. 15s, s, 17s; Macduffs (pref.), b. £1 5s lOd, s. £1 6s Sd; McKenzies, Ltd. (cum div.), b. £3 3s 6d; New Colosseum, b. £2 Is 3d; N.Z. Forest Products, b. 5s 6d. s. 6s 6d; N.Z. Forest Products (pref.), b. 9s 9d; N.Z. . Newspapers. b. £2 3s 4d; Taranaki Oilfields, b. 6d, s. Is; Whitcombe and Tombs, s.: £6 15s; Woolworths (Syd.) (ord.), b. £1 3s; Woolworths (N.Z.) (cum div.), b. £1 3s, s. £1 3s 3d. Overseas listings: Woolworths (S. Africa),, b. £1 8s 3d. Aust Mining: Mount Lyel), b. £1 6s, s. £1 7s 9d.

AUCKLAND Sales.—War Loan, 1/10/53, 2} p.c. (£830), £94 2s 6d; Liberty Loan, 15/9/47, 21 p.c. (£300), £9B 10s; Liberty Loan, 15/6/47-49, 21 p.c. (£1000), £9B 2s 6d; Victory Loan, 15/2/49-50, 21 p.c. (£500), £96 10s; Liberty Loan. 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c. (£200), £97 15s; Victory Loan, 15/2/55-58, 3 p.c. (2) (£37,605), £9B; Inscr. Stock, 15/5/49-52, 4 p.c (£600), £lO2 ss; Inscr. Stock, U/6/5255, 4 p.c. (£200), £lO5 15s; Mt. Albert Borough. 1/7/51, 41 p.c. (£200), £lO5 10s; Comm. Bank of Sydney (30), £2l ss; Bank of N.S.W. (20), £35; Bank of New Zealand (50), 47s 9d; Union Bank (20), £8 10s; Auckland Gas (con.) (200),: 3s 2d; Howard Smith (200), 25s 3d; N;Z. Breweries (50). 445; Tooths (SO). 60s; A.C.I. (100), 565: Broken Hill Pty. (100),/46s 3d; Colonial Sugar (10), £59 ss; Con. Brick (100), 10s Id; 'Fletcher Holdings (2) (300), 29s 6d; Henry Jones (100), 51s 3d; Milne and Choyce (deb.) (2) (200), 30s; Wilson’s Cement (3) (800), 19s; Aust Foundation Investment (800), ss; Mt. Lyell (100), 27s 3d: North Broken Hill (100), 62s 6d. WELLINGTON Sales.—Late Tuesday: Ins. Stock, 15/9/47, i\ per .cent. (£300). £9B 10s; Ins. Stock, 15/2/55-58, 3 per cent. (£5500), £9B (2); Woolworths, Ltd. (250), 23s (2); Frozen Products (350), 16s 6d (2). Sales yesterday: Commercial Bank (300), 17s 8d (2): Wellington Gas (100), 32s 3d; New Zealand Breweries (100), 445; Ins. Stock. 15/12/53-56, 3 per cent. (£240), £OB 10s; Ins. Stock, 15/2/55-58, 3 per cent. (£37,005). £9B; Ins. Stock, 15/1/56-59, 3) per cent. (£500). £IOO 15s: Ins. Stock, 15/1/53-57 3$ per cent (£350), £lO2 ss; Ins. Stock, iS/5/49-52, 4 per cent. (£345), £lO2 ss: Ins. Stock, 31/5/54-58, 4 per cent (£600), £107; National Bank of New Zealand UO4). 58s; Union Bank (20), £8 10s; Fletcher Holdings (100), 29s 6d; Dunlop Rubber (100), 25s Od: Wilson’s Cement (400), 19s (2). DUNEDIN Sale on ’Change.—Wool Bonds, 1949 (55), 19s 3d. Sales Reported.—Mosglel Woollen (IS), £l4 2s; Inscr. Stock, 1951-54, 3 pic. (£300), £9B ss; Inscr. Stock, 1949-50, 2} p.c. (£500). £96 10s; Inscr. Stock, 1955-58, 3 p.c. (£2000), £9B; Bank of New Zealand (50), 48s; Bank of New Zealand (200), 48s Id; Standard Insurance (100), 635; Consolidated Brick (100), 10s Id; North Broken Hill (100), S2s 6d.

MINING Austral-New Zealand.—For the 28 days ended May 12 the dredge operated for 408 hours and treated 191,000 yards, producing 488 ounces of refined bullion.— (P-A.)