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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25955, 8 November 1949, Page 8

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STOCK EXCHANGES WEEK OPENS ON QUIET TONE Markets opened the week on the Christchurch Stock Exchange yesterday on a very quiet tone. Prices generally showed’little variation. DOMINION TRANSACTIONS CHRISTCHURCH Sales Reported £ s. d. Var’n. Felt and Textiles N.Z. (10) 1 16 6 N.C. AUCKLAND Sales.—ls/9/57-60, 31 per cent. (£1560), £lOl 15s; Auckland Gas, 4 5 per cent. perp, deb. (£100), £lOO 2s 6d; Auckland Gas, 10s paid (206), 8s 2d; South British Insurance (50), 89s; New Zealand Shipping, pref. (44), £l4; Kaiapoi Woollens (200), 28s 3d; Berlei, N.Z. (200), 23s 7d; Con. Brick (100), 9s 3d; Dunlop, N.Z. (100), 18s; Fletchers (150), 31s 6d; Coles (960), 18s 6d; Skellerup, pref. (925) , 21s 7d; Emperor (200), Ils 9d. Unlisted: British Standard Cement, 10s paid (500), ss; Huntly Brick, 17s 6d paid (100), 21s 6d. WELLINGTON Sales.—3 per cent.. 52-55 (£600), £lOO 2s 6d; 3 per cent.. 57-60 (£1525). two sales. £101; N.Z. Breweries (500). 43s 9d; Felt and Textiles. N.Z. (500). 36s 6d; W.F.C.A.. pref. (500). 20s 6d; Dominion Fertiliser (100), 28s 6d; G. J. Coles (1160), three sales, 18s 6d; Mt. Lyell (100). 21s; North Broken Hill, cum div. (50), 775. DUNEDIN Sales.—3 per cent.. 1960-63 (£900). £99 15s. Sales Reported.—Coulls. Somerville, Wilkie (100), 355; Electrolytic Zinc. pref. (250), 655; G. J. Coles, late sale (120), 18s 3d; Mt. Lyell, late sale (100). 21s: National Mortgage “A” (1000), 9s 3d; D.1.C., pref. (100), 27s 6d; J. Coles (500), 18s 6d; Woolworths, Ltd. (200), 21s 6d; North Broken Hill (50), 775; Clutha River (100), Is lid; 3 per cent., 1951-54 (£200), £lOO

LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Banks— £ s d. £ s d. Adelaide, x.d. 6 15 0 Australasia 9 5 q Comm, of Aust. 1 2 Pref. 10 5 0 Natl, of N.Z. 2 15 3 Union 8 15 o Breweries— Ballins .. 1 9 o Dominion 3 3 6 New Zealand 2 4 3 Westland 2 ~0 3 Coal— Pukemiro .. 1 18 0 Frozen Meat— Canterbury 16 7 6 Pref. 8 7 6 8 15 0 N.Z. Refrig.(10s pd.) — 0 19 6 Nth.’Cant, (pf.) .. 1 2 0 Southland 2 17 6 Waitaki 8 10 0 GasAuckland (5s pd.) 0 3 0 Christchurch 1 5 3 — Timaru .. 0 10 0 0 12 6 Insurance— National 1 3 3 1 3 9 New Zealand 4 18 6 South British 4 9 0 Standard 4 2 9 Loan and Agency— C.F.C.A., ord. 1 6 0 Pref. 3 3 0 ■— Dalgety 0 9 11 Trustees Executors 5 15 0 Invincible Bldg. .. 5 10 0 ___ Mutual Benefit 18 15 0 Nat. Mort. “A” .. 0 9 3 ~ - ■ *’B” 2 3 0 N.Z.F. Co-op. 0 10 9 1st pref. 7 0 0 _— “A” pref. 4 10 6 . “B” pref. 4 10 0 4J p.c. Stk., ’55 .. — 03 0 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. .. 0 5 0 0 5 1 N.Z.L. and Merc. (ord.) 100 0 0 «_ Perm. Invest. 12 15 0 _.— South Island Fin. 1 2 6 United Bldg. __ 1 4 6 Wright, Stephenson 2 8 0 __ Pref. 1 6 6 Shipping— Huddart Parker .. 2 6 0 — Union (pref.) 1 10 9 Woollens— Felt and Textiles of N.Z. 1 16 3 1 16 9 Pref. 1 4 6 Kaiapoi (17s pd.) .. 1 8 0 1 8 6 Pref. 1 8 0 — Wellington 9 9 0 __ Miscellaneous— Andersons (1st pf.) 1 5 6 Avon Metals __ 1 2 6 Beath and Co. — 2 10 0 Is paid 1 0 9 Booth Mac. 0 3 3 Pref. 0 15 0 Bulleid —. 0 18 3 Canty. Saleyards . 1 17 6 Claude Neon, N.Z. 2 8 3 Colonial Sugar 55 15 0 Dom. Builders 0 10 0 0 12 0 Dem. Fertiliser 1 8 3 — Dom. Rubber 0 9 0 —» Donaghy's Rope .. 2 17 0 D.I.C., 10s paid 1 8 0 Pref. 1 7 6 — Dunlop, N.Z. 0 17 9 0 19 0 Pref. 1 0 4 Electro. Zinc, pref. 3 4 6 — General Indust. — 1 9 0 G. J. Coles 0 18 5 0 18 9 Hay’s, Ltd. 3 3 0 — Lustre, rights 0 9 3 — KD.V. Boxes 0 10 3 0 12 0 Mating, pref. 1 0 3 1 1 3 Mason, Struthers, £1 paid 1 8 9 —* 14s paid 0 19 0 0 19 6 Matches (N.Z.) 0 12 9 Metters (N.Z.) 1 3 9 Midland Motors, pf. 1 1 9 — Morris, Hedstrom — 2 10 0 Macduffs 0 12 0 McKenzies 3 3 6 McLeod Bros. 2 13 0 — Nat. Elec. 3 0 0 — N.Z. Drug 5 2 6 N.Z. Newspapers .. — 2 11 9 Northern .Roller Milling — 1 13 0 Quill, Morris (1936) 2 2 0 — Radio (1936) 0 15 0 __ Reid Rubber ■ i 0 15 0 Sharland 2 7 0 — Silknit 1 5 6 1 7 6 Simpson and Williams, c.d. 2 15 0 — Skellerup, pref. 1 2 0 Weeks 1 5 0 — Whit, and Tombs 1 1 8 1 2 6 Wm. Cable, x.d. 1 12 6 — Wilson’s Cement .. 0 17 0 —• W’worths., ord. ■— 1 1 7 (N.Z.). ord. 1 3 5 — W. R. Carpenter .. 1 18 3 — 5s paid 0 16 0 — UNLISTED STOCKS Amalg. Batteries .. 1 3 0 — Pref. 1 4 0 1 8 0 Andrews and Beaven, pref. 1 3 0 —— Ass. Mot. Pet., pf. 1 12 0 1 16 0 Beaths (Is paid, 19s deposit) 1 17 0 2 0 0 Carbonic Ice 2 19 0 ■ Korma Text., ord. 0 12 0 —- Lane, Walker, Rudkin 2 18 0 3 2 6 Mackintosh, Caley, Phoenix 1 13 3 — Mackintosh, Caley, Phoenix, con. — 0 11 0 Reece, Ltd., E., ord. 0 1 0 — Reece, Ltd., E., pf. 0 11 0 — Scales “C,” pref. .. 0 7 0 0 8 6 ■Selfridges, con. — 0 11 0 Whakatane Board Mills 0 17 0 0 18 3 Williamson, Jeffrey 1 9 0 —