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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25345, 19 November 1947, Page 5

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STOCK EXCHANGES

MARKETS AGAIN QUIET Markets continued quiet on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday, but price levels on the whole were well maintained. Recorded dealings were chiefly in Government loans, industrials, and chain stores, and in these stocks there were no price movements of any note. DOMINION TRANSACTIONS CHRISTCHURCH Sales on 'Change £ s. d. Varia-

Mt. Lyell (200) (cum div.) .. • • 110 7 N.C. AUCKLAND Sales.—ls/6/47-49, 2J per cent. (£1500), £lOO 2s 6d; 15/9/52-55, 3 per cent. (£400), £lOO 2s 6d; 15/4/56-59, 3 per cent. (£3200) £99 15s; 15/11/57-60, 3 per cent. (£320). £99 10s; 15/9/47-60, 3J per cent. (£485), £102; National Savings Bonds, 3/10/49 (£100), £lO6 ss; Union Bank (100), £11; Devonport Ferry (800). 30s; Huddart Parker (50), 60s 6d; Felt and Textiles Aust. (950), 61s; Colonial Sugar (24). £57 10s; Consolidated Brick (200), 14s 4d; Charles Begg, rights (500), 8s; H.B. (200), 355; McKenzies (100), 68s; Reid Rubber (100), 28s; William Cable (200), 345; Woolworths, Sydney (112), 24s 6d; Arahura (100), 35s 6d; Emperor (150), 18s 3d. WELLINGTON Sales.—Late Monday: 2J p.c. 15/6/47-49 (£1000), £lOO 2s 6d; N.Z. Guar. Corpn. (300), 5s 3d; William Cable and Company, ord. (200), 345; Woolwoiths. Ltd., 2 sales (400), 24s 6d; Brown, Ewing, 565. Yesterday-: 2J per cent. 15/6/47-49 (£260), £lOO 2s 6d; Mount Morgan (50), 10s lOd; 3 per cent. 15/2/55-58, 2 sales (£400), £lOO ss; National Mortgage “A” (50), 97s 9d; Woolworths, Ltd. (600), 24s 7d; William Cable and Co., ord. (100), 21s 7d; Macdtiffs, Ltd., 2 sales (200), 58s; Felt and Textiles. N.2.. pref. (100), 28s 6d. Unlisted: Whakatane Paper Mills (425), 8s; Self ridges, N.Z., 16s paid (200), 16s Id. DUNEDIN Sales.—Brown Ewing, pref. (100), 25s Dd; McKenzies Stores (100), 68s 7d; Mount Lyell (50), 31s. Sales Reported.—Macduffs, ord. (300). 58s; Brown Ewing, ord. (100), 565; Chas. Begg, rts. (500), 8s 3d; 3 per cent., 195659 (£1000), £99 15s; Liberty Bonds (£6O). 22s 6d; Felt and Textiles N.Z., pref. (300). 28s 9d; Macduffs, ord. (50), 58s. LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d.

MELBOURNE Sales.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 22s 3d; Dunlop, 41s 9d; Associated Pulp, 33s 6d; Australian Cement, 52s 3d; A.C.1., 62s 3d; Felt and Textiles, 62s 3d; G. J. Coles, 83s; United Provisions, 19s 9d; Broken Hill Pty., 54s 9d; Mount Morgan, Ils.

tion. 3 p.c., 1955-58 (£200) .. 100 5 0 — Kaiapoi Woollens, 17s paid (200; 100) 1 7 0 N.C. Macduffs (50; 60) 2 18 0 N.C. WTwths. (122) (odd) .. 4 6 N.C. Mt (100; 100) 1 10 7 N.C. Sales Reported 3 p.c., 1960-63 (£500) .. 99 15 0 — Com Bk. of Aust. (200) 2 3 + 3d Con. Brick (200) 0 14 4 — N.Z. Paper Mills (200) (ex div.) 2/ 6 3 —• W’lwths., N.Z. (250) (ex div.), L.S.Y. 1 10 4 —

Banks— Australasia , 11 5 0 —— Comm, of Aust. . 1 2 3 2 5 Comm, of Sydney 25 0 0 E., S., and A., c.d. — 7 0 0 Nat. of A'sia (£1) x.d. 1 13 0 (12/6) x.d. 1 2 0 Natl, of N.Z. 3 11 0 — N.S.W., x.d. 38 0 0 38 12 6 Union —. 11 2 0 Breweries— Ballins —* 2 0 0 Dominion 3 14 0 — Pref. 3 14 0 3 16 0 Dunedin 1 19 0 — New Zealand 9— 2 19 0 Swan, c.d. — 2 3 0 Tooths 3 19 6 —~ Coal— Kaitangata — 1 18 0 Taupiri — 4 13 0 Frozen Meat— Canterbury 16 0 0 16 15 0 Gear 1 14 9 — N.Z. Refrig. (10 paid) — 1 0 1 Nth. Cant. (pref. 1 3 6 — Southland — 3 12 6 GasChristchurch 1 6 0 10s paid 0 12 3 Timaru . — 0 11 9 Insurance— F.A.M.E. 1 5 3 Pref. — i 7 0 National 1 5 0 1 6 0 New Zealand 5 0 0 Standard — 4 10 0 Loan and Agency— C.F.C.A., ord. 1 7 0 Dalgety 11 0 0 — Invinc. Bldg. . 5 10 0 — Mutual Benefit 19 5 0 Natl. Mort. "A” . 4 16 0 — “B” 2 7 3 — N.Z.F. Co-op. — 0 11 5 “A*’ Pref. 4 11 0 “B” Pref. 4 11 0 — 41 p.c. Stock, ’50 — 103 5 0 4i p.c. Stock, 195. 102 12 6 — N Z. Guar. Corpn —— 0 5 4 Perm, invest. 11 10 0 Shipping— Huddart Parker . 3 0 0 — Pref. 1 12 6 — Union (pref.) 1 13 9 — Woollens— Felt and Textiles . 3 1 0 3 2 0 Felt and Text. N.Z 3 0 0 Kaiapoi, 17s pd. . 1 6 9 1 7 2 Timaru, c.d. 1 10 0 — Miscellaneous— Alloy Steel (N.Z.) — 2 16 0 Aust. F I. 0 6 0 — Beath and Co. 2 10 0 —— (Is paid) 0 15 0 — Booth, Mac. 0 3 0 —- Pref. — 0 14 0 Broken Hill Pty. . 2 14 0 2 15 0 Burns, Philp -— 4 4 0 Chas. Begg, rts. . — 0 8 0 Canty. Roller Flou 0 15 0 — Colonial Sugar 57 10 0 — Consolid. Brick 0 14 6 Dunlop Rubber 2 1 6 —— •Dunlop, N.Z. 0 14 4 —— Pref — 0 16 0 Electro. Zinc, ord 3 10 0 3 12 0 Pref.. • . 3 10 6 3 12 6 David Jones 2 18 0 — Frozen Products . 1 0 0 __. G. J. Coles 4 3 0 4 3 6 Hadfields 0 15 6 —— Hay’s, Ltd., N.F.P — 3 10 6 Henry Jones 3 8 6 —.. Hume Pipe (Aust.) 1 5 3 — Mas. Struthers, £ • paid 1 A 6 14s paid 0 16 3 — Metters (N.Z.) 1 6 0 — Morris, Hedstrom c.d. 2 16 0 Macduffs 2 18 0 —•— McKenzies 3 8 6 National Electric . 2 16 0 N.Z. Drug — 6 1 0 N.Z. Newspapers . ' 2 9 9 — N.Z. Paper Mills . 2 5 9 2 6 3 Reid Rubber 1 7 9 1 8 3 Part paid 0 10 6 —— Silknit 1 9 6 — Taringamutu Timb 1 0 0 Taupo Totara 0 17 6 Turnbull and J. . — 1 10 0 Tingey, pref. 1 12 0 — Wilcox, Mofflin 0 19 0 Wilson’s Cement . —— 0 19 0 W’worths, ord. 1 4 6 I 4 8 (N.Z.), ord., x.d 1 10 6 W. R. Cooke and Son 0 6 0 — Zealandia Soap 0 16 9 — UNLISTED STOC Amal. Batteries 1 *6 — Pref. 1 0 6 — Aust. Invest. Trust — 0 18 0 Aust. Mot. Petrol . 1 4 9 — Carbonic Ice 2 15 0 —— Christchurch Pres. 13 12 6 13 17 6 Mt. Cook Tours — 0 10 0 Marathon Rubber 1 6 6 — Prud. Building — 1 6 National Tobacco . ■ 16 8 N.Z. Fisheries 0 19 0 Reece, Ltd., E., ord 0 . 1 3 0 1 6 Reece, Ltd., E., pf. 0 11 6 — Regent Theatre — 0 0 Scales ”C” pref. . — 0 0 Selfridges, con. — 0 16 6 Whakatane Paper 0 7 10 — OTHER EXCHANGES