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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24591, 13 June 1945, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGES Markets continued Ann and active on z s" N Z. Government 3J per cent. Stock, in -Pinn sc* 235 Wood Bonds, 1/2/49. 19s 9d (2); 100 Bank of New Zealand, 47 s 50 South British Insurance, 85s 3d. 200 Kaiapoi (Woollens Paid) 8s 3d, Booth Macdonald (pref.). 8s 9d. cher Holdings, 31s 6d; 100 Maoouns (P Sales Reported.—Usted Stocks: 150 Bank Woollens Boxes! 12s; 30«.Macduffs.Ltd. (ord.). 16s 6d: 200 Macduffs, Ltd. <P r « f ->* *,?• oQO Sales Reported.—Unlisted Stocks; »0 Whakatane Paper Mills (ord.), 7s. ' latest quotations N.Z. Govt, Debenture*: 2i per cent. Ins.. 1946, b. £99 18s; 2i per cent. Ms IMS. b £97 12s 6d; 3 per cent. Ins., 1951 M, b, £9B ss; 3 per cent. Vietory Sco u fi QQ ins* 31 per cent. Ins., 1957-wi, hj ’ £IOO 5s " £IOO 10s; 4 per cent. Ins. 1949-52 b # J£lO2; Wool Bonds, V 2/48* b. ilte’ad- Wool Bonds. 1/2/49. b. 19s 9d. s £1 0s 3d Banks: Adelaide, b. £6 2s 9d; Commercial of Sydney, b. £2Ol 17s; M, National of New Zealand, s. £2 18s, new Zea and b £2 7s sd, s. £2 7s 6d; Queensland National b. £5 2s 6d, s. £5 ss. Loan Jsid Agency: Dalgety and Company, s. £9 ss; Goldsbrough, Mort (cum diy.), b £1 Hs 9d; National Mortgage A (cum div.). b £3 10s, S. £3l2s6d. Wp. Sing: Huddart Parker, b. £3 2s 9d. Frozen ieat: Canterbury, b. £l4 la^ed* lens: Felt'and Textiles, b. £2 14s .80, Kaiapoi (17s paid), b. £1 3s s. £1 3<? 7d* Kaiapoi (7s paid), b. 8s 2d» Kaia not fnref 1 b £1 3s Bd. Coal: Westport, s £l P 6s 9d; Refiown, s. 12s 6d. Gas: Ashburton, s. £4 12s “. Breweries: New 7oalanH dlV.)< b. £2 3S 2d, S, ma •>“ nri- Westland b £1 6s 6d, s. £1 7s 6d. Miscelfanmis’: Allied Motors, b. 14s 9d; Allov Steel (N.Z.). b, £2*Bs; Beath and Company, b. £1 14s 9d; Canterbury Roller Fl oT s IBs 3d; Colonial Sugar, b. £SB 17s 6d; Dunlop Rubber, b. £1 6s; Electro. Zinc b. £2 16s 9d; Electro. Zinc (Pref.), b £2 17s 3d; Fletcher Holdings, b. £1 11q a £i 12s 3d; Gordon and Gotch, b. £3* 18s 6d; Frozen Products, b. 17s; Heniy Jones Co-op., b. £2 11s 3d. s. £2 12s 6d, K.D.V. Boxes, s. 12s 3d; Masonite, b. £1 12s* Metiers, b. £1; Milburn Lime, b. £1 16s T £1 17s 3d: Morris Hedstrom (cum div ). b. £2 9s 3d. s. £2 11s; Macduffs, b. 16s 4d, s 16s 9d; McKenzies, Ltd. (cum dlv.), b. £3 4s 6d. s. £3 N.Z. Farm. Fertiliser (pref.). b. £1 6s 9d, Otago Daily Times, b. £2 11s, United Provisions, b. 16s 6d; W. £2 4s s. £2 6s. Australian Mining. North Broken Hill, b. £2 10s 6d. AUCKLAND Sales.—War Loan. 1/10/53. 2i per cent. (£710). £94 7a 8d; Ins. Stock, 1/8/51-54, 3 per cent. (£290), ss; Überty Loan. 15/12/53-56, 3 per cent. (£1000), £9B 455, Waitemata County, 31/3/61. 41 per cent. (£400), £llO 10s; Commercial Bank of Australia (200), 18s: Union Bank (50), £8 IQs; Kaiapoi (con.) (800), ■Bs 2d; N.Z. Breweries (500), 43s 3d (2); A.C.I. (505), 54s 6d (2); Fletcher Holdings (400), 31s 4d; Fletcher Holdings (150), 31s Jd, K.D.V. Boxes (200), 12s; Macduffs (265), 10s 6d; Silknit (200), 245; Woolworths, NZ (200). 24s (2); Woolworths, Syd. (200), 23s 3d; Arahura (100), 355; Emperor (500). 14s (2); Mount Lyell (100), 26s 9d; Rawang Tin (300), Bs. Unofficial List: Taramohau (600), 4s 6d.. WELLINGTON Sales.—Late Monday; Ins. Stock, 15/5/5356. 3 per cent. (£1000). £97105: Ins. Stock, 15/12/53-58. 3 per cent. (£1000), £9B Ws: Ins. Stock, 15/4/46-49, 4 per cent. (£250 . £lOl 2s 6d; McKenzies Dept. Stores (300), G6s. Yesterday: Ins. Stock, 15/2/55-58, 3 per cent. (£2750), £9B 15s (3); Fletcher Holdings (100), 31s 6d. DUNEDIN Sales Reported.—P. and O. Colonial deferred Stock (£7l). 535; Ins. Stock. 1953-66, 3 per cent. (£1000), £97 10s, Macduffs (pref.) (200), ; 265; N.Z. Drug (£2 paid) (20), £5 2s 6d. LEAD AND ZINC PRICES (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 11.* , The maximum price of lead fixed by the British Ministry of Supply has been raised by £5 sterling to £3o,_and zinc, (spelter) by £5 10s to £3l ss. RESERVE BANK RETURN (P.A.) WELLINGTON, June 12. The Reserve Bank return for the week ended June 4, with the figures for the previous week in parenthesis, Is: — , Liabilities.—General , reserve: - fund, £1,500,000 (same); bank notes, £40,600,137 (£40,715,900); demand liabilities: State, £12,214,457 (£10.925.331); < „L banks. £41,583,479 (£44,002,265); other, £3,751,037 (£2,170,053); liabilities In currencies-other than New Zealand currency, £3529 (£5262); other liabilities, £3,218,816 (£2,498,756). Total, £( N.Z.) 101,871,456 (£101,818,166). % _ Assets.—Gold, £2,801.877 (same); sterling exchange (New Zealand currency), £55,341,763 (£54,892,787); subsidiary coin, £29,209 (£29,165): advances: to the Marketing Department, £3,728.142 (£4.068,704); for other purposes, £24,000,000 (same); investments, £14.341,363 (same);' other assets. £1,629,102 ,(£1.684.270); total, £(N.Z.)101,871,456 (£101,818.166). Proportion of reserve to notes and other demand liabilities, 59.846 per cent. (59.979 per cent.). ,