QUOTATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28491, 22 January 1958, Page 15

QUOTATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH

HILL AND PLUMMER IN LIQUIDATION

(New Zealand Pres» Association) AUCKLAND, January 21. Shareholders of Hill and Plummer, Ltd., formally approved of the company going into voluntary liquidation at an extraordinary meeting today. Mr H. Steen, public accountant, of Auckland, was appointed liquidator. Last August, shareholders accepted an offer by Taubmans Industries, Ltd., Sydney, for the company’s 50 per cent, share in Hill and Plummer (Merchants), Ltd., and for the Federal street building, and in November the directors announced that the Queen street building had been sold “highly advantageous price.” It was stated then that the liquidation value of the shares would be more than <2 IM

Hide and' aheepskin Sale.—Abattoir ox hide, eased at the fortnightly Auckland auction yesterday, and the top price of Mid per lb was the lowest since last April. In contrast, country butchers* ox (which were offered in reduced quantities at the previous sale) and farmers' ox hides rose id and Id per lb respectively. At 231 d -the top-priced country butchers' yearlings were at their best since May last year. There was a smaller offering of salted sheepskins, and, apart from pelts, which were unchanged, other .lots were down by 3d or fid a skin. Quarter wools made Us 3d, half wools 16s od, and three-quarter wools 20s.— (PA.) Lane, Walker, Rudkin.—Bonus Shares will participate easily with existing ordinary shares for the flrial dividend in respect of the year ending June IS. UH.

Buyere. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT.— 3 px, 15/8/59-61 — 3 px, 15/4/80-63 — 94 9 0 92 15 0 3 PX, 19/4/80-63 — 3 pxu 15/7/61-63 — 3 p.C, 15/7/83-85 88 10 91 0 0 90 0 0 0 87 0 0 3 px, 15/5/84-66 88 2 3% px, 15/9/59 ..MS 3 ” 8 6 — 0 — 0 — 6 — 3| px, 15/9/69 .. 89 10 35 px, 19/9/74 86 12 4 p.C, 31/5/54-58 — 4 p.C, 15/8/65-68 94 0 41 p.C, 15/6/81 .. 98 10 4« PX, 15/6/66-67 97 0 — 6 — 100 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 41 p.c, I960 .. 100 10 4% PC„ 67-60 .. 99 5 0 — 0 — LOCAL BODY, CO. DEBS/— Chch. City 4 p.c. 95 15 0 14/9/M — Waitemata E.P.B, 4 px, 10/12/61 — Ch.Ch. Drainage, 97 0 0 4 px, 31/3/65 — 95 15 0 BANKS— AJtZ. .. — 118 0 BREWERIES— Bailing, ord. •• — Dominion .. — New Zealand .. 2 8 Tooths .. — Westland 2 1 15 0 4 11 0 6 2 9 0 2 0 0 0 — FROZEN MEAT— pref.. g . N.Z. Refrigerating, CJi. .. 2 6 6 — Southland, c.d. .. — 3 10 0 Waitaid .. 1 19 8 — GAS— Christchurch .. — Cont. •• — 1 0 3 0 15 6 Wellington .. — > 1 16 6 0 19 3 INSURANCE— F.AJH.E, pref •. — National .. 11 New Zealand, cxl. 4 19 0 9 — 3 4 3 0 South British 4 6 Standard 11 0 4 T 3 9 12 3 LOAN * AGENCY— CJXLA, ord. -- 2 14 9 ~ Chch. Bldg. i. 19 0 Dalgety, El 1 13 0 16 0 0 6 1 15 0 Goldsbrough. Mort — Nat_ Mortgage, 18 0 0 8 3 •*TV* 0 1 0 — N-ZJ. Co-op. .. 0 11 0 0 16 9 “A" pref. 0 11 9 — M B” pref. 0 1! 10 0 16 9 414 PX. Stk. '50 85 0 100 0 0 4«i p.c. Stk, -80 95 Newton King, pf. — 0 — 13 0 SHIPPING— ► Huddart Parker 2 Pref. .. 0 Ifl 6 — Union, pref. • • 11 9 “ TIMBER— Kauri .. 0 17 8 — _ Taupo Totara •• — WOOLLENS— Bonds .. 0 16 0 — Bruce .. 1 13 0 — Feltex .. 1 N.Z. 1 11 9 — 0 — Lane. Walker Ind, pref. .. I' 6 110 Manawatu . - 4 Mosgiel .. 2 Oamaru .. 2 Tekau. rts. .. 0 Tlmaru .. 1 6 4 3 0 3 — 3 — 0 — 0 15 0 Wellington .. — 2 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Amal. Batt. 11 Ampol ..0 1 L 0 1 12 0 9 — Cont. .. 0 6 — Andrews and Bev. — 18 8 Bycrofts •• 2 4 0 — A.WJL .. 0 9 9 . . Beath and Co. .. — 1 15 6 Pref. ..100 — B L. Hart Email .. 0 1 18 6 SO 0 6 3 Broken HUI Pty. 1 1 13 1 16 6 Rights 0 1 10 0 18 3 Cox Bros. .. 0 I 8 — Cyclone Fence •• 11 pom. Builders •• 0 fiom. Fertiliser .. 11 III

Buyers. Seilers. £ s d iB S- d ■ Miscellaneous (continued)— DJ.C. 0 17 8 0 17 9 Pref. 10 6 MM Dunlop. N2. 1 2 9 15 0 EZ 0 16 6 16 9 Fletcher Holds. 1 9 3 19 4 Gillman Packing 1 S U MM G. J. Coles MM 0 15 11 Gord. and Gotch 0 17 4 MM Wallenstein Bros. 1 16 0 MM A. S. Paterson mm 18 0 Hauraki Whaling — 0 1 0 Hay’s, Ltd. ■ 16 0 Henry Berry — 14 0 Pref. mm 10 9 Humes MM 2 9 0 I.CJ. A, c.d. , .. 2 7 0 MM J Gadsden, pref.. x.d :.. 10 6 MM J. Wattle Cans. 1 5 10 MM KJ*. Drugs 5 2 0 5 4 0 M.CJ» 0 4 0 MM Maling. pref. .. 0 19 0 Love Constn. 12 3 MM Mercer Ind. 113 12 6 McKenzies 0 18 9 MM McLeod 2 2 9 MM Midland Mot., pf. 0 18 0 MM McDonald Wines M» 0 19 0 National Dec. .. 7 0 0 M. N.Z -Cement 0 19 6 Fertiliser —— 1 17 6 NZ. Forest Prod. 0 16 8 0 16 10 NZ. Indust. Gas 2 0 0 —— NZ. Newspapers 1 18 9 MM NZ. Paper Mills 1 9 0 North’n. Roller MM 2 2 0 Norvic Shoes 0 17 6 — Otago Daily Times 2 11 9 — NZ. Packing ... 13 0 MM Roas and Glen. Relax, pref. 19 3 13 0 1 All Silknit Skellerup, pref. 0 14 0 0 19 9 Toppa 0 3 3 . MM Tasman -MM 017 6 Tip Top Ice Truth, NZ. 0 14 6 1 18 0 Ultimate-Rkeo .. 018 0 0 18 0 0 18 0 Weeks 17 0 MM Pref 0 19 7 MM Whakatane, ord. 14 5 MM Pref. Mm 12 6 Whit and Tombs. 18 0 19 0 William Cable Hdgs. MM 14 3 Will. Jeffrey, pf. 0 19 0 10 8 W’worths., ord. 0 15 3 0 15 4 N.Z., ord. MM 0 18 6 , Pp.. pf. .. 10 9 MM W. R. Cooke and Son 110 MM AUST. MINING— C/wealth. 0 8 2 MM Mount Isa 13 6 Timor Oil 0 4 3 MM MINING— Waihi —“ 0 3 0 UNLISTED STOCKS Beaths, 19s on deposit 17 6 Booth Macdonald Oil MM Canty. Seed MM .1 7 0 Kaiapoi Woollen 19 0 MM Matea Forests .. 0 2 1 MM Rink Invests. 1 10 0 Scales MM 0 13 6 Tudor Hosiery MM 10 0 Woolston Tanns. —— 0 11 0