COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24960, 22 August 1946, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGES MARKETS QUIET Markets continued quiet on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday, but there was a moderate turnover, chiefly in Government loans, industrials and chain stores. Sales on ’Change.—Listed Stocks: £5OO N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, 1956-59, £lOO 10s; 100 Ballins Breweries, 32s 3d; 100 Ballins Breweries, 32s 3d; 100 Macduffs, Ltd. (ord.), 275; 150 United Provisions, 28s 6d.

Sales Reported.—Listed Stocks: £l3lO 2J per cent. War Loan, 1953, £9B 7s 6d; £2OO N.Z. Govt. 3 per cent. Stock, December, 1953-56, £lOO ss; 15 National Bank of Australasia (£lO paid), £l5; 9 Bank of New South Wales, £3B 5s (ex div.); 100 Ballins Breweries, 325; 100 Consolidated Brick, Ils 9d; 200 Frozen Products, 25s 3d; 200 Sharland and Co., 425; 50 Shetland and Co. (pref.), 425. Latest Quotations N.Z. Government: 2| per cent. War Loan, 1/10/53, b. £9B ss; 3 per cent. 15/12/53-56, b. £lOO ss; 3 per cent., 15/4/60-63, b. £lOO 10s; 4 per cent. 15/6/52-55, b: £lO5 12s 6d; Wool bonds, 1/2/49, b. £1 Is 3d. s. £1 Is 4d. Banks: National of A’asia. (£10), b. £l4 15s. Insurance: New Zealand, b. £5 ss. Loan and Agency: N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (Ist pref.), b. £5 17s 6d; Wright, Stephenson, b. £1 18s. Shipping: P. and 0., b. £3 9s 3d. Frozen Meat: Canterbury, b. £l6 ss; Waitaki, b. £8 10s, s. £9. Woollens: Felt and Textiles of N.Z., b. £2 15s 3d. Gas: Christchurch, b. £1 7s; Christchurch (10s paid), b. 13s; Gisborne* b. 5s 60. Breweries: Ballins, b. £1 12s, s. £1 12s 3d; Dominion, s. £3 10s 6d. Miscellaneous: Aust. C. 1., b. £3 Is 9d; Aust. Found. Invest, (cum div.), b. 6s 6d; Booth Macdonald, b. Is 8d; Booth, Macdonald (pref.), s. 12s; Canterbury Roller Flour, b. 15s 6d; Claude Neon (N.Z.), s. £2 9s; Colonial Sugar, b. £6l ss. s. £62 7s 6d; Consolidated Brick, b. 11s 6d, s. 11s 9d; Electro. Zinc (ord.), b £3 9s; Electro. Zinc (pref.), b. £3 10s, s. £3 Ils 6d; John Bulleid, b. 18s, s 18s 7d; G. J. Coles, b. £4 Us,

s. £4 12s 6d; Hadfields, s. 14s 6d; Hay’s, Ltd., b. £3 2s; Hay’s, Ltd. (15s paid), b. £2 19s; Hume Pipe (Aust.), b. £1 4s 6d, s. £1 5s 6d; Kauri Timber, b. £1 13s 9d, s. £1 14s 6d; Morts Dock, b. £1 14s 6d, s. £1 17s 6d; Macduffs, b. £1 7s, s. £1 7s 2d; McKenzies, b. £3 6s 6d; N.Z. Express, b. 10s 9d; Quill Morris (1936), b. £1 15s; Sharland and Company (pref.), b. £2 Is 6d; Sanford, b. Ils 9d; United Provisions, b. £1 8s; Whitcombe and Tombs, b. £8 10s, s. £9 2s 6d; Wilson’s Cement, b. 19s 3d: Woolworths, N.Z. (ord.), b. £1 8s 6d; Woolworths Properties, b. £1 13s 6d. Australian TWining: Broken Hill South, b. £1 18s 3d, s. £1 18s 6d; Mount Morgan, b. 8s Bd. Mining: Arahura, s. £1 13s; Ngahere deferred, b. 5s 6d. AUCKLAND Sales.—lns. Stock, 15/6/47-49, 2L per cent. (£1560), £99 17s 6d; Ins. Stock, 15/2/55-58, 3 per cent. (£550), £99 10s; Ins. Stock, 15/4/36-59, 3 per cent. (£200), £lOO 10s; Auckland Gas Perp. Deb. (£100), £9O 10s; Bank of New South Wales (9), £3B ss; National Insurance (100), 295; Standard Insurance (150), 88s 6d; Newton King (pref.) (200), 275; Loan and Merc, (ord.) (£850), £B3; Auckland Gas (250), 7s 7d; Felt and Textiles of N.Z. (100), 565; Ballins Breweries (200), 325; Carlton Breweries (75), 81s 6d; N.Z. Breweries (400), 58s 3d; A.C.I. (282), 625; Broken Hill Pty. (100), 50s 3d; Consolidated Brick (600), Ils 7d; Electro. Zinc (ord.) (50), 69s 6d; Fletcher Holdings (125), 38s 9d; Frozen Products (200), 25s 3d; G. J. Coles (50), 91s; N.Z. Drug (150), £5 10s; Reid Rubber (300), 32s 6d; Wilson’s Cement (120), 19s 3d; Woolworths (N.Z.) (600), 28s 9d; W. R. Cooke (500), 15s; Broken Hill South (200), 38s 6d; Emperor (50), 19s 6d; Placer Development (10), £6 17s 6d; Korma Textiles (pref.) (300), 13s lid (unlisted); Korma Textiles (pref.) (400), 14s.

WELLINGTON Sales.—Late Tuesday: National Bank of A’asia. (£lO paid) (15). £l5; Newton King (pref.) (cum div.), (200), 275; Broken Hill Pty. (50), 50s 3d; Farmers’ Trading (100), 355; Macduffs, Ltd. (250), 26s 6d. Yesterday: Ins. Stock, 15/6/47-49, 2J p.c. (£800), £99 17s 6d; A.C.I. (282), 61s 9d; Selfridges (A’asia) (100), 43s 6d; Sharland and Co. (ord.) (257), 42s 3d; Traders’ Finance (con.) (500), 8s 4d; Reid Rubber (200), 32s 6d. DUNEDIN Sales.—Westport Coal (200), 25s Id (2). Sales reported: Union Steam Ship (pref.), (143), 33s 6d; Mount Lyell (100), 25s 6d; Ins. Stock, Dec., 1953-56, 3 per cent. (£900), £lOO ss; Loan and Mercantile (ord.), (£850), £B3; Ins. Stock, 1955-58, 3 per cent. (£580), £99 15s.