COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25446, 18 March 1948, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGES DEALINGS RESTRICTED Prices generally were well maintained on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday, but dealings were restricted to a few stocks. Broken Hill Proprietary showed signs of recovery with late buyers at 555, sellers holding out for 55s 9d. Altogether it was a very quiet, day. DOMINION TRANSACTIONS CHRISTCHURCH Sales on ’Change . • £ s. d. Varfri. Mount Lyell (100) .. 110 S -7d Sales Reported E. S.» and A. Bank (20) (odd) .. « iS 0 N.C. Dominion Brew. (150) 3 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (41 p.c.Stk., 1950) (£400) 100 15 0 AUCKLAND Sales.—l/10/53. 21 per cent. (£4380). £93; 1/3/51-54, 3 per cent. (£700). £99 17s 6d; 15/9/52-55, 3 per cent. (£1200). £99 10s; 15/12/53-56, 3 per cent. <£2so>. £lOO ss; 15/2/55-53, 3 per cent. (£250 . £O9 12s 6d: 15/4/56-59. 3 per cent. (£2OO . £lOO ss; 15/4/60-63, 3 per cent. (£3235). £lOO ss; 15/6/52-55. 4 per cent. (£850). £104; Dominion Breweries (100), 61s; National Insurance (ISO). 245; N.Z. Insurance (250). 94s 6d, and (205) 9.4 s 3d; F. A pi. (100), 26s 6d; Feltmc N.Z.. pref. (100), 26s 3d; BJf. Pty. (160). 54s 6d; Farmers' Trading (750), 37s 3d; Fletchers (100), 35s 6d; N.Z. Drug. rts. (41), 30s; Northern Holler Mills, pref. (1175).. 27s 9d; B.H. South (100). 42s 6d. Unlisted: National Tobacco, new issue (100), 32s 4d; Boss and GlendlningdOO). 52s 3d: Tip Top, pref. (200). 23s 3d: Walker and Hall (130), 33s 9d. WELLINGTON, Sates.—24 Per cent, 15/4/50-51 4£250), £o9Tls 6d; 2J per cent., 4 eales-d/W/SS (£4240), £96: 21 per cent., VlO/53 (£MO). £9B; 3 per cent., 15/2/65-58 (£1500), £99 12s 8d; 3 per cent. 15/9/52-55 (£260), £99 7s 6d: 3 per cent., 15/4/56-59 (£200), £lOO Ss; 3 per cent., 15/4/60-63 (£3236). £lOO ss; N.Z. Guarantee (300), 5s 3d; Burns Philp (100), 68s 6d; Donaghy's Rope (200), 565; G. J. Coles (50). B9s; Morris Hedstrom (300), 565; Northern Roller, pref. (125), 27s 7d. Unlisted.—Skellerup, pref. (200), 235. DUNEDIN Sales.—New Zealand Drug, rights (77), 30s; Mount Lyell (100), 30s 6d. Sales Reported.—Union Steam Ship. pf. (500), 33s «d; 24 per cent., October, 1953 (£650), £93; New Zealand Drug, rights (30), (47), 30s; Mount Lyell (300), 30s 9d. INVERCARGILL Sales Reported,—December, 1953-56, 3 per cent. (£500), £lOO 2s 6d; Acetone Welding, pref. (500), 235; Dunlop N.Z., pref., £1 paid (75). 20s 3d.

OTHER EXCHANGES SYDNEY The demand for industrials slackened on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, and Tuesday’s brighter tone was not fully maintained. , „ . „ „ _, Sales.—Commercial Bank of £24 4s; Tooths, 78s; Tooheys, 375; Associated News, 17s 6d; Wilcox, Moffiin, 17s 4Jd; Woolworths, 235; A.C.1., 60s 9d; Broken Hill Pty., 55s 6d: North Broken Hill, 87s 9d; South Broken Hill, 43s 9d; New Broken Hill, 48s 3d; Dunlop, 38s 3d; Electro. Zinc, 69s 6d; Felt and Textiles, 59s 6d; Howard Smith, 25b; Mount 3lB 4Jd; Mount Isa, 39s 9d; Loloma, 23s 9d; Mount Morgan, Ils 9d; Wellington, 4s 8d; Oil Search, 6s lid.

MELBOURNE Sales.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 21s lid; National Bank (12s 6d paid), 20s; National Bank (20s paid), 31s 9d; Australasian Paper, 35s 6d; A.C.1., 61a; Cox Bros., 8s 9d; Electro. Zinc (pref.), 70s; Felt and Textiles, 60s; G. J. Coles, 795; Gordon and Gotch, 92s 6d; Herald. 735; Hume Pipe, 255; Myer, 475: New Broken Hill, 47s 6d: North Broken Hill, 88s 6d; Mount Lyell, 31s; Mount Morgan, Ils JOd; Wellington ABuvials, 4s; Oil Search, 7s.

LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers. Sellers. £ s. 1. £ 8. d. Banks— Comm, of Aust. .. 1 1 3 — Pref. 10 17 6 — Comm, of Sydney 24 0 I) MM E., S., and A. 6 12 n 6 17 5 Nat. of A’asia, £1 1 11 6 — 12s 6d MM 1 0 6 Nati: of N.Z. 3 2 9 MM New South Wales 36 15 l> MM Union Breweries— 10 10 0 11 0 0 Ballins —— 1 12 0 Dominion 3 15 0 .3 18 3 Pref. MM 3 3 0 Dunedin 2 1 5 MM. New Zealand MM 2 14 9 Westland — 2 3 0 Renown Coal. pref. 0 3 3 Kaitangata - — 1 16 0 Tauplri — 4 5 Pukemiro* Frozen Meat— 15 10 1 15 9 Canterbury Pi;ef Gear 0 — 1 14 6 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid) 10s paid 1 18 o 0 17 6 Southland 3 4 0 3 5 3 Waitaki / .. Gas— — 8 15 0 Auckland, 5s paid 0 2 6 • “ Christchurch MM 1 6 9 (10s paid) •MM 0 12 3 _ Wellington .. — 1 11 0 F.A.M.E. 1 3 3 1 < 6 National 1 4 : 2 1 4 11 New Zealand MM 4 16 0 South British MM 4 5 0 Standard Loan and Agency— 4 3 0 4 5 0 C.F.C.A., pref. 2 10 0 —— Dalgety «M 11 7 6 Goldsbrough, Mort 1 13 ? — N.Z.F. Co-op. 0 11 0 12 0 1st pref. “A’’ pref. 6 2 6 MM 4 16 0 5 0 0 41 p.e. Stk., 1930 100 10 44 p.c. Stk., 1035 100 13 CT.C.A, (pref.) .. . — 0 — 1 6 9 Perm. Invest. 11 5 0 Wright, Steph. Shipping— — 1 18 0 Huddart Parker .. MM 3 1 0 Pref MM 1 13 0 P. and O. Woollens— 3 2 6 — Felt and Textiles, of N.Z. 2 10 0 2 13 0 Kalapoi fl7s paid) Pref. -Wellington 1 6 0 1 6 6 10 0 0 AHoy "steel (N.Z.) 2 10 0 — Begg and Co. (new) MM 1 14 0 Beath and Co., x.d. MM 2 11 0 Is paid, x.d. MM, 1 1 0 Booth, Mac. MM 0 3 8 Pref. MM, 0 14 0 Broken Hill Pty. 2 15 0 2 15 9 Bulleid MM 1 3 6 Canty. Roller Flour, c.d. Colonial Sugar .. Consolid. Brick 58 10 0 58 17 6 MM 0 14 0 Donaghy’s Rope .. D.I.C. (10s paid) MMM 2 17 6 1 12 0 1 14 3 1 Dunlop (N.Z.) Pref. — 1 0 3 0 18 9 t Hallenstein Bros. MM 1 15 0 Fletcher Holdings. ft a G. J. Coles' .. MM 4 0 0 Greater Crystal .; 1 2 0 1 6 .0 s Hay’s, Ltd. 3 0 0 o e Howard Smith .. Hume Pipe (Aust.) Mason, Struthers, £1 1 5 6 e paid 14s paid 0”16 0 3 — 10s paid 0 12 0 Milburn Lime, c.d. M.K. Manufacturers Macduffs — 1 15 o 14 9 0 d 2 11 0 2 13 3 McKenzies 3 6 0 e National Electric .. MM 2 17 0 s N.Z. Drug MM 5 7 r N.Z. Express MM. 0 14 i N.Z.F. Fertiliser .. N.Z. Forest Products , Pref. 1 8 6 — 0 5 2 0 11 0 d e n N.Z. Newspapers .. Otago Daily Times Quill Morris (1936) Procera Bread 2 n 1 17 3 6 2 8 0 “o 6 - Radio (1936) 0 16 0 0 18 0 1 Selfridges .. Standard Cement 2 7 1 7 6 - Taringamutu Timb. 0 19 Taupo Totara 1 0 Turnbull and Jones -M1 15 United Provl. MM 0 19 Whit, and Tombs 8 2 6 Wm. Cable MM 1 14 Wilsons Cement .. 0 17 •W’worths., ord. 1 3 0 1 3

Buyers. £ s. 4. Sellers. £ &. d. N.Z., ord. 17 0 w Properties •« —— 1 11 0 (WJL), c.d. —— 4 7 6 W. R. Cooke and Son 0 8 6 Zealandia Soap .. 0 17 6 0 19 0 UNLISTED Buyers. Sellers. £ s d. £ s. d. Aust. MOt. Petrol 15 0 — Avon Metal •MB 18 0 Pref. 14 0 Beath and Co. (Is pel.. 19s on dep.) Il "O 2 10 Mt. Cook Tours .. 0 10 0 Mack., Caley Phoe. Theatres (A pref.) — 2 3 6 0 18 6 (B pref.) 0 5 0 —— Scales, “C” (pref.) Skellerup Indus«Mi 0 6 6 tries 12 9 13 3 Selfridges, cont. .. 0 15 0 0 17 0 Waikari Lime Whakatane Paper 0 ~6 10 1 12 6 0 7 3