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Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26633, 19 January 1952, Page 9

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STOCK EXCHANGES PRICES EASE ON QUIET MARKET Prices eased again yesterday and the market on the Christchurch Stock Exchange was quiet. DOMINION TRANSACTIONS

CHRISTCHURCH Sale on ’Change Humes (N.Z.I, pl., (3Uu) 12 5 +2d wooiwoitns xn.Z. properties, pref. (206, 100) 116 N.C. Sales Reported N.Z. Govt. 2) p.c. btK., 158/54 (iteix,) .. 98 5 0 Berlei iN.Z.) (160) .. 115 9 —3d Sales Reported, Unlisted Ross ana Giendining (100) .. 2 10 0 -1/-

AUCKLAND Sales.—ls/2/55-ad 3 per cent. (£800), £97 as, and £l5OO at £97 Ivs; Aucklanu Harbour Boaru, 9/7/61, 4J per cent. (£3oo), £lO3 10s; Bank of New Soum Wares (15), £36 15s; Dominion Breweries (10v), 7«ts; New Zealand Insurance (xuo), £6 2s; South British (250), ais; Northern Steam (isu), bs 6a; Jacquard Textiles (30b), 21s 6d; British Tobacco (100), 32s 6d; farmers' Trading (100), 41s 6d; Henry Berry (100), 245; Humes N.Z., prei. (150), 22s 6d; McKenzies (50), 575; Wilson’s Cement (100), 18s 6d; Arahura Gold (300), 15s 2d. Unlisted: Hellaby, £5 12s per cent. pref. (120), 25s 9d. WELLINGTON Sales.— Wright, Stephenson, ord., rights (30), late sale Thursday, Us 6d; 3 per cent., 1951-54 (£300), £99 10s; 3 per cent., May, 1953-56 (£800), £9B 2s 6d; 3 per cent., Dec., 1953-56 (£1625), 2 sates, £9B: 3 per cent., 1955-58 (£800), £97 15s; 4 per cent., 1952-55 (£500), £99 17s 6d; Sth British Insurance (50), 57s 3d; W.F.C.A.. ord. (300), Us; J. J. Niven (200), 2 sales, 58s 6d; Woolworths N.Z. (250), 2 sates. 25s 6d; Woolworths N.Z. Properties, pf. (300), 21s 6d. Sates after call': South British (300), 57s 3d. DUNEDIN Sales.— Wright, Stephenson Co., pref., rts. (300). 3s 9d; Woolworths Properties, N.Z., pref. (100), 22s 3d. LATEST QUOTATIONS Buyers. Selters. £ s. d. £ s. d.

OTHER EXCHANGES

SYDNEY Prices showed a further decline in a restricted market on the exchange yesterday. Sales.—Tooths, 80s 6d: Aust. Paper, 28s. new 27s 6d. and rights Is sjd; Bradford Cotton. 40s 3d, and new 38s 6d; 8.H.P., 49s 6d, and contributing, 38s 3d; David Jones, 40s 6d; Dunlop, 40s 3d; Electro. Zinc, 29s 6d; Wilcox, Mofflin, 7s Id; Carpenter, 19s 6d; Yarra Falls, 525; British Tobacco, 39s 6d; Colonial Sugar, £55, and contributing, £44; Drug Houses, 44s 9d; Feltex, 39s 6d: General Industries, 455; Coles, 20s 3d; Goldsbrough, 46s 6d; HenryJones, 62s 6d; Howard Smith, 29s 6d; 1.C.1., 38s 3d; Woolworths, 20s 7Jd; New Broken Hill, 33s 9d; Broken Hill South, 695: Mount Morgan, 22s 6d; Oil Search, 4s; Rawang, 13s lid; Placer Development, 20s sd. MELBOURNE The sale's volume on the investment market was about average yesterday, and several movements were recorded. Sales.—A.N.Z. Bank, 43s 6d; E.S. and A. Bank. £6 10s; Goldsbrough, 45s 6d; Ampol, 9s 3d; A’asian. Paper, 28s 3d; A.C.1., 53s fid; British Tobacco, 39s 9d; Courtaulds, 19s 9d; Drug Houses, 445; Feltex, 39s 6d; Coles, 19s lid; Humes, 36s 9d; 1.C.1., 37s 6d; Kauri, 40s; Olympic Tyre. 18s 9d; Broken Hill Pty., 49s 9d; Mount Isa, 565; Mount Lyell, 235; Emperor, 10s lOd; Loloma, 335; Mount Morgan, 21s 9d; Oil Search, 4*.

N.Z. Government— 2} p.c. War Loan, 1/10/53 .. 99 10 0 —— 21 p.c. Ins., 15/8/54 3 p.c. Ins , 15/2/55- — 99 0 0 58 3 p.c. Ins., 15/11/57- — 98 0 0 60 3 p.c. Ins., 15/8/59- — 96 0 0 61 96 7 6 3 p.c. Ins., 1960-62 3 p.c. Ins., 15/4/60- — 96 2 6 63 — 96 0 0 3 p.c. Ins., 15/6/6164 3 p.c. Ins., 15/7/62- — 96 0 0 64 3 p.c. Ins., 15/5/64- — 95 0 0 66 31 p.c. Ins., 15/9/57- — 96 0 0 60 —— 99 15 0 3j p.c. Ins., 15/1/5357 100 0 0 BanksAustralia and N.Z. —— 1 19 0 Comm, of Aust., c.d. — 1 1 2 Pref., c.d. Natl, of A’asia., 12s — 8 8 0 6d 0 16 0 N.S.W 36 10 0 — Breweries — Ballins, ord. —— 1 Pref. Dominion — 3 14 0 New Zealand Frozen Meat— 2 6 0 2 7 3 Canterbury 15 10 0 5 q Pref. •. • • Gear N.Z. Refrig., 20s .. 10s 0 15 6 1 1 0 12 15 17 6 0 0 Gas— Christchurch, c.d. .. — 0 0 19 9 3 3 10s paid, c.d. — Insurance— F.A.M.E. 1 2 6 5 4 National — 4 q New Zealand, c.d. South Britsh 2 16 9 Loan and Agency— 1 14 0 C.F.C.A., ord. Chch., Bldg. 21 15 0 0 10 6 Dalgety •• Invincible Bldg. ... 5 0 O o 10 6 Nat. Mortgage A 2 15 0 "B” o 13 0 N.Z.F. Co-op. 5 10 0 “A" pref. 5 10 0 “B” pref. N.Z. Guar. Corpn. 0 2 0 2 6 United Building 3 0 0 Wright, Stephenson 0 11 8 Ord., rts. Pref., rts. Shipping— „ , P. and O .Def. Stk. 0 3 9 — 2 1 8 6 6 6 Union, pref. Timber1 15 0 Kauri • • Leyland O Brien .. 1 11 0 Woollens — 2 2 0 — Bruce -.4' 1 17 9 Feltex N.Z. •• 1 4 9 1 6 9 Kaiapoi, 17s pd. •• q 18 0 Korma Tex., pt- •• o 14 0 0 16 0 Ord. Timaru 1 7 3 Miscellaneous— Amalg. Batteries .. 1 5 0 10 — Rights _ Avon Metal • • Berlei (N.Z.) •• Booth, Macdonald 1 ?5 0 0 0 18 9 13 3 3 6 Brit. Tobacco •— 2 3 0 Broken Hill Pty. .. 10 y Consolid.. Brick ——• 18 o Courtaulds, 10b pd. —— 13 o Dom. Builders 10 o Dom. Rubber D.I.C., 10s paid — 1 18 3 3 Dunlop, N.Z. Pref. Evans Atlas, contr. 0 18 0 0 14 0 Frozen Products .. G. J. Coles 0 16 9 0 17 0 Humes (N.Z.), pf. 1 2 5 Hay'8, Ltd. •• J. Gadsden, pf.. x.d. J. J. Niven — 1 3 3 0 6 6 Maling, pref. ■—• 1 Mason, Struthers £1 pd. McKenzies 2 17 0 1 19 11 0 o Milburn Lime, con. Morris Hedstrom .. 2 6 6 N.Z. Forest Prod. Pref. N.Z. Newspapers .. 0 0 10 11 0 6 0 0 2 10 12 10 8 9 0 N.Z. Paper Mills —— 1 18 0 Northn Roller Mills —— 1 14 Norvic Shoes. 10s paid Quill Morris, 1936 1 0 0 0 13 0 Silk f»it 1 4 6 Skellerup, pref. .. — 1 3 0 Turnbull and Jones. pref. . ■ • Whit, and Tombs .. — 1 1 5 0 Wilson's Cement .. —— 0 18 9 W’worths, ord. . • 0 17 3 0 17 9 Properties —— 1 2 6 (N.Z.), ord. —— 1 5 3 (N.Z.). pref. .. Overseas Listings— 1 1 0 — W’worths, (S.A.) .. Aust. Mining- — 1 0 0 Mount Lyell Mining0 19 6 1 0 6 Grey River 0 2 6 0 3 9 Martha 0 2 0 0 4 0 UNLISTED STOCKS £ s d. e s. d Buyers. Sellers Andrews and Beaven, pref. Beaths (Is paid, 19s •— 1 5 0 deposit) — 2 4 0 Canty. Seed (N.Z.) Mack’h, Caley, 1 10 6 — Phoenix —— 1 19 10 5s paid 0 10 10 Matea Forests 0 3 10 National Tobacco .. —— 1 12 6 Premier Gold —— 0 0 6 Reece, Ltd.. E.. ord. Reece, Ltd., E., pf. 0 1 6 — 0 11 6 —> Ross and Glendining Southern Cross 2 9 6 2 10 0 Assce. 0 2 3 ——. Taramakau 0 1 0 — Tingey (ord.) 0 16 0 —— Victoria Mansions 1 8 0 —— Tudor Hosiery Waikari Lime, 17s — 1 8 0 6d paid Westport Charming 1 10 0 — Creek 1 5 0 —■