COMMERCIAL STOCK EXCHANGES

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25935, 15 October 1949, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

STOCK EXCHANGES

MARKETS LARGELY STATIC Turnover was modest on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday. Markets did not respond to the distinctly improved tone on the Australian markets, but prices, on the whole, were firm. A few stocks dealt in showed an easing tendency. DOMINION TRANSACTIONS CHRISTCHURCH Sales on ’Change i £ s. d. Var’n Skellerup Industries, pf. (100) ... .. 116 —2d Sales Reported Ballins Breweries (200) 110 3 —9d Berlei, N.Z. (100; 100) .. 1 3 8 N.C. Macduffs (400; 500; 700; 400) .. .. 0 12 0 N.C. Whitcombe and Tombs, cum div. (300; 300) 1 2 0 —3d Broken Hill South (100) 2 7 0 N.C. AUCKLAND Sales.—ls/11/57-60, 3 per cent. (£1500), £.lOO 15s; 15/9/57-60, 3'A per cent. (£1030), £lOl 12s 6d; 15/1/53-57, 34 per cent. (£700), £lO2 2s 6d; Bank N.S.W. (10), £37; Dominion Breweries (150), 655; Auckland Gas (250), 7s lid; Wellington Gas (130), 30s 6d, and pref. (100), 25s 9d; National Insurance (300), 235; South British, ex div. (50), 86s 6d; F.A.C., "B” pref. (150), 27s 6d; Felt and Textiles, Aus. (200), 39s 6d; Berlei, N.Z. (200). 23s 8d; Macduffs (1100), 12s; Milne and Choyce, Deb. (300), 45s 9d; Farmers’ Fertilisers (300), 32s 6d; Reid Rubber (100), 15s, Silknit, N.Z. (100), 25s 6d; N.Z. Crown Mines (500), 2s. Unlisted: Onehunga Building Society (35), £2O.

WELLINGTON Sales.—Late - Thursday: Billiards, Ltd. (110), 16s; Dominion Life (500), 8s; Ross and Glendining (100), 495. Yesterday: 3 per cent., 57-60 (£660), £lOO 17s 6d; 3> 4 per cent., 57-60 (£1030), £lOl 12s 6d; Dominion Breweries (150), 655; Ballins (200), 30s 3d; N.Z. Breweries, two sales (200), 43s ,9d; Wellington Gas, ord. (330), 30s 6d; Wellington Gas, pref. (100), 25s 9d; Frozen Products (200), 21s; Macduffs. three’ sales (1700), 12s. Late sale: A.C.I. (100). 53s 6d.

DUNEDIN Sales Reported.—N.Z. Govt., 3 per cent., 1955-58 (£300), £lOO 2s 6d; 1957-60 (£945), £lOO 15s; 1957-60 (£465), £lOO 15s; 196264 (£1500), £lOO ss; 3»/ 2 per cent., 195357 (£200), £102; Macduffs, Ltd. (100), 12s; Reid Rubber (100), 15s; Union Steam Ship, pref. (100), 30s 6d; D.1.C., ord. (100), 29s 9d; Macduffs, Ltd., ord. (500), 12s, and (100), 12s.

LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. N.Z. Govt.— 3 p.c. Ins., 1/8/5154 100 5 0 MM 3 p.c. Ins., 15/9/5255 100 0 0 MM 3 p.c. Ins., 15/5/5356 101 0 0 101 5 0 3 p.c. Ins., 15/12/5356 100 15 0 101 0 0 3 p.c. Ins., 15/2/5558 —— 100 5 0 3 p.c. Ins., 15/4/5659 — 101 5 0 3 p.c. Ins., 15/4/6063 100 17 6 MM 3 p.c. Ins., 15/7/6163 100 0 0 MM 3 p.c. Ins., 15/6/6164 100 0 0 MM 3 p.c. Ins., 15/7/6264 100 0 0 MM 3 p.c. Ins.,, 15/7/6365 100 0 0 — 3i p.c. Ins., 15/1/5357 101 15 0 MM Banks— Comm, of Aust. .. 1 2 0 1 2 6 Natl, of N.Z. 2 13 9 MM N.S.W. 36 15 0 M— Union 8 15 0 MM Breweries— Ballins .. 1 10 0 1 H 0 New Zealand .. 2 3 3 2 4 0 Tooths — 3 11 0 Westland .. — 2 1 0 Coal— Kaitangata — 1 18 6 Pukemiro .. — 1 18 6 Frozen MeatCanterbury 16 7 6 — Pref 8 2 6 8 12 6 Gear 1 8 0 MM N.Z. Refrig. (£1 pd.) 1 18 6 — 10s paid 0 18 9 — Nth. Canty., pf. .. 1 2 0 — Southland 2 18 0 —— Gas— Auckland —— 0 8 0 5s paid .. 0 2 11 — Christchurch 1 5 0 — 10s paid .. — 0 12 0 Timaru 0 10 0 0 12 6 Gisborne .. 0 5 9 — Insurance— New Zealand — 4 18 9 South British, x.d. 4 6 0 —— Loan and Agency — General Finance .. 0 19 0 M— C.F.C.A., ord. 1 5 9 1 7 6 Pref. 3 2 0 3 5 0 Dalgety 0 9 9 0 11 0 Goldsb rough. Mort — 1 15 3 Trustees Exec. 6 0 0 — Invincible Bldg. .. 5 10 0 — Nat. Mortgage “A” 0 8 6 0 9 0 -B" 2 3 0 MM N.Z.F. Co-op., first pref. 6 15 0 —— 4' p.c. Stk., 195060 102 5 0 M— 4i p.c. Stk., 1955 102 7 6 —— N.Z. Guar. Corpn. — 0 5 7 N.Z.L. and Mer., ord. 99 0 0 MM Perm. Invest. 12 15 0 — Perpetual Trustees, x.d. 2 6 6 — South Island Fin , c.d. 1 3 0 — United Building .. 1 4 0 — Wright, Stephenson 2 6 3 — Pref. — 1 6 6 Woollens— Felt and Textiles .. 1 19 3 2 0 0 Felt and g Textiles of N.Z. 1 14 9 — Kaiapoi (17s pd.) .. 1 7 3 — Pref. 1 7 3 — Korma Tex., pref. 0 19 6 — Oamaru 2 2 0 — Miscellaneous— Anderson’s (1st pref.) 1 6 0 —— Aust. C.I. — 2 15 6 Aust. Foun. Invest. — 0 5 9 Beath and Co. (Is paid) 0 18 3 1 1 6 Berlei (N.Z.) 1 3 8 — Booth. Macdonald, pref. 0 14 0 M— Broken Hill Pty. 2 3 3 2 3 6 Bulleid — 0 19 0 Canty Saleyards .. 1 18 3 M— Colonial Sugar 56 0 0 — Consolidatea Brick — 0 10 0 Donaghy’s Rope .. 2 18 3 — Dorn. Rubber 0 9 0 —— D.I.C. (10s pd.), c.d. — 1 10 0 Pref., c.d. 1 8 0 —— Dunlop, N.Z.. pf. .. — 1 0 9 Electro. Zinc, ord. — 3 4 6 Fletcher Holdings 1 10 5 — G. J. Coles 0 18 3 0 19 0 Hallenstein Bros. .. 1 9 0 —— Hay’s, Ltd. 2 19 0 — Mason, Struthers (3E1 paid) 1 7 6 — 14s paid 0 18 0 — 10s paid 0 13 0 — Matches (N.Z.) — 0 12 9 Metiers (N.Z.) 1 3 9 MM Midland Mot. (pf.) ] ] 9 — Macduffs 0 11 10 0 12 1 McKenzies 3 2 0 — National Electric 3 0 0 — N.Z. Drug 5 1 0 — N.Z. Express 0 15 0 M— N.Z.F. Fertiliser .. 1 12 0 1 13 6 N.Z. Forest Prod. 0 5 6 0 5 9 Niven, J. J. — 2 2 9 Procera — 0 10 (J .Quill, Morris (1936) 2 1 0 — Sharland I 9 0 — Silknit U 5 0 — Skellerup, pref. — 1 1 9 Simnson and Williams, c.d. 2 12 6 — Turnbull and Jones 1 14 9 1 16 0 Whit, and Tombs i i 9 1 2 3 Wilsons Cement .. 0 17 3 — Woolworths, ord. .. 1 1 3 1 1 6 N.Z., ord. — 1 4 0 Aust. Mining— Broken Hill South 2 7 0 Mount Lyell 1 0 6 MM Mount Morgan 0 14 1 0 14 3 New Broken Hill —~ 1 15 6 Maude and Yellow Girl 0 4 3 —M North Kalgurli 1 3 0 —— Mining— Austral (N.Z.) .. —. 0 8 6 Grey River — 0 7 0 Martha 0 5 0 MM Ngahere — 0 5 0 Snowy River 0 5 0 —— UNLISTED STOCKS Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d Amalg. Batteries, pref. 1 3 0 1 5 0 Andrews & Beaven, pref 1 3 9 — Ass. Mot. Pet., pf. 1 12 0 — Beaths J Is pd.. 19s deposit) 1 17 0 2 0 0 Canty. Seed 1 5 6 —M Korma Text., ord. 0 12 6 MM Lane. Walker. Rudkin • • — 3 2 0 Mac.. Caley. Phoenix. contr. 0T1 0 Matea Forests • .«■ 0 2 4 0 2 5 Mt Cook Tours. c.d. 0 11 0 0 12 6 Reece. Ltd., E., ord. 0 1 0 — Reece. Ltd.. E . pf. 0 11 0 MM Scales "C,” nref 0 7 0 0 8 6 Selfridges (N.Z.), cont. —— 0 12 0 Whakatane Board Mills —— 0 18 9 Pref. 1 1 3 —