STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 112, 5 February 1935, Page 12

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Market Firm

TRADING MORE ACTIVE Active trading was done yesterday in the Wellington stock and share market, a substantial turnover being recorded. Prices generally were at full late rates, the market being firm. Government loans were strongly traded, business including 4 per cent, stock, 1946, at £lO6/10/-. 1949’s at £lO7 and £lO6/15/-, and 1955’s at £lO9/5/-. The market showed a firmer tendency yeSterflay. . x- XT Banks were again fairly active, Aew Zealands selling at 50/10 and 51/- and the D mortgage shares at, 31/6._ New South Wales were 5/- up at £3l/5/- following announcement of the quarterly dividend. Unions were 1/- better at £8 19/-, sellers asking £9/2/. National of Australasia, £5 paid, again sold at £6/8/-. New Zealand Guarantee Corporations were firm on further dealings at 5/11. Wellington Trust, Loan and Investment were reported done at £5/12/-. National Insurance advanced to 23/-, sellers 24/-. Shipping shares were firm, buyers offering 36/9 for Huddart-Parker ordinaries and 27/6 for the preference. Union Steam preference firmed to 27/1, sellers holding for 28/-. Pukemiro Collieries were traded at 26/6 and 26/7. Westport Coals were wanted at 21/9, sellers asking 22/6. Breweries were a firm market. New Zealands were quoted at 51/-, sellers 52/3. Tooths were 3d. up at 50/6, sellers 51/3. Little change was seen in miscellaneous industrial and 'trading issues, which were mostly firm. There was a slightly improved demand for mining shares. Waihis were wanted at 39/-. WELLINGTON EXCHANGE Yesterday’s Quotations The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow:—

Unofficial List

Dividends and Calls

N.Z. GOVT. LOANS. Buyers. £ s. d. 4 p.c. Bonds, 1940 .... 103 10 0 Sellers. £ s. d. 104 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 .... 106 5 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 .... 106 10 0 —— 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 109 0 0 —• 5 p.c. Rural Bonds, 1947 104 5 0 —■ 34 p.c. Ins. Stk., 1939-43 106 0 0 —-- 34 p.c. ditto. 1939-52 .. 106 5 0 — 34 p.c. ditto. 1938-43 .. 100 0 0 — 34 p.c. ditto, 1938-52 .. 106 5 0 107 2 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 .... 103 5 0 103 10 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 106 5 0 107 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 .... 106 10 0 107 5 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 .... 109 0 0 — DEBENTURES. Amid. Brick, Wgtn. .. — 102 10 0 Ditto, Auckland . > — 102 10 0 Wright, Stephenson, 5 , p.c 90 0 0 —— Gisborne Sheepfarmers 103 0 0 — banks. Australasia 11 8 0 11 13 0 Centre!, of Aust., ord. *0 16 6 — Comrcl Banking Co., Sydney — * 17 9 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. — 5 4 0 National of N.Z — 3 13 6 Nat. of Australasia, £10 paid — 13 0 0 Ditto, £5 paid .... 6 7 0 6 11 0 New South Wales .... *31 5 0 «'« New Zealand 210 9 2 11 2 Ditto. D long term 112 3 1 13 0 Reserve Bank of N.Z. . — 6 13 0 Union of Aust 8 19 0 9 2 0 FINANCIAL. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co 1 9 5* ■——• N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 5 10 0 6 0 Wgtn. Trust, Loan .. — 5 13 0 Wgtn. Dep. and Mtge. 0 4 3 — GAS. Christchurch *115 3 1 16 0 Gisborne •.. ■ — 012 3 Wellington, ord *2 2 6 —— Ditto, pref 1 5 0 — INSURANCE. Aust. Prov. Assce. .... *0 10 9 National of N.Z. 1 3 0 1 4 0 New Zealand *3 9 Queensland — 6 3 10 6 3 3 0 South British — 4 18 0 MEAT. Gear Meat , — 1 2 3 N.Z. Refrig., £1 paid — 1 1 Ditto, 10/- paid ... 010 0 0 10 J Wgtn. Meat Exp., pref. 1 5 0 1 7 0 TRANSPORT. Huddart, Parker, ord. 110 9 Ditto, pref. 17 6 —• Union Steam, pref. ... 17 1 1 8 0 COAL. Pukemiro 1 6 0 1 7 0 Westport 1 1 9 1 2 6 TIMBER. Bartholomew 0 14 6 —— Kauri — 0 19 8 National 0 13 0 0 14 9 Taringamutu Totara . 0 5 0 —— Taupo Totara, ord. ... — 0 5 *> BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries 2 11 0 2 12 3 Tooth and Co 2 10 6 2 11 3 Dominion 0 14 0 — MISCELLANEOUS British. Tobacco, Anst. — 119 6 Burns, Philp and Co. 3 2 0 —— Colonial Sugar 41 0 0 42 0 0 Consol. Brick and Pipe 0 9 11 0 10 z Dental and Med. Sup. 0 10 6 — D.I.C., paid, ord 0 13 0 —— Ditto, contrlb 0 10 6 0 13 3 Ditto, pref — 1 6 9 Dunlop Perdriau .... — 0 19 9 Electrolytic Zinc, ord. — 1 2 0 Ditto, 8 p.c. pt. pref. *1 13 6 1 14 z Howard Smith, ord. .. — 0 17 0 N.Z. Farmers' Fertiliser — O 19 0 N.Z. Paper Mills — 1 15 6 Prestige N.Z., pref. ... 10 6 — Wellington Cordage . — 0 12 0 Wilson's N.Z. Ceinent 1 13 0 1 14 0 Woolworths (N.Z.) ... 9 0 0 —— Broken Hill Pty — 2 13 0 Gates, Ltd 0 4 0 0 6 6 National Electric .... 0 10 0 0 10 6 MINING. Big River 0 2 Brian Boru 0 0 3 0 2 6 8 0 0 0 Consol. Goldfields .. — 0 16 6 Golden Sands — 0 3 0 King Solomon 0 3 8 0 4 0 Matakl — 0 2 3 Mount Lyell 0 16 8 0 17 6 Okarito 0 7 6 Skippers 0 0 6 —— Waihi 1 19 0 — Waihi Grand Junction 0 4 7 Mossy Creek 0 2 4 0 2 7 •Cum dividend. ■ ■

Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. Woolworths Ltd., ord. 4 11 0 4 12 0 Metters N.Z., Ltd. ... 0 5 0 — Vacuum Products, 5/paid 0 3 10 — Frozen Products .... 0 10 9 ■ ... Kemballs. £50 debs. — 30 0 0

Dividends— Due. Napier Gas, final, 2} p.c., making 5 p.c. for year Feb. 5 A. P. Assurance—2i p.c Feb. Wgtn. Gas Co. — i p.c. final, making 8 p.c. for year .... Feb. 6 Auckland Gas—final, 2-J p.c. Feb. 5 J. Staples and Co. —final, 2j p.c. Feb. 6 N.Z. Refrigerating—5} p.c. ... Feb. 6 Merc. Mut. Ins.—int., halfyearly, 3 p.c Feb 7 Commercial Bank of Aust.—interim, pref. 4 p.c. p.a.; ord. 5 p.c. p.a Feb. 8 N.Z. Insurance—Interim, V- a share Feb. 13 -Queensland Nat. Bank—int., half-yearly, 4 p.c. per annum Feb. 14 Christchurch Gas—final, 3 p.c. — National Mort, and Agency Co., Ltd.—final 5 p.c Feb. 26 Bank of N.S.W.—int., quarterly, 5/- per share Feb. 27 Elder Smith —Interim, Q’ p.c. p.a. ...» Mar. 1 Electro. Zinc—int. pref., 8 p.c. P-a Mar. 13 Broken Hill South—1/6 per ■hare Mar. 15 Hume Pipe So. (Aust.)—halfyear 4 p.c. p.a — G. J. Coles and Co., Ltd., int., quarterly, ord. 2J p.c. and bonus of 6d. per share ••• April 15