STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 183, 1 May 1936, Page 14

STOCKS AND SHARES

Government Loans Wanted INDUSTRIALS ACTIVE No special activity was noted in the Wellington stock and share markets, which, apart from a keen demand to Government loans, was inclined to be quiet. Government stocks were firm at late rates, but supplies were very scarce and the only recorded business was a sale of 4 per cent, bonds, 193 d, at ±lO4. The remainder of the day’s sales was confined'to industrial and trading issues and mining shares. Banks were quiet and a shade ea «* er ’ E., S. and A.’s were 2/- down at £b/3/-, sellers £6/7/-, and New Zealands were marked down 6d. to 45/-. Union Steam preference were a little firmer at 26/6, no sellers. Kaiapoi Woollens showed signs of hardening, and Wellington Woollens were steady at the recent advance. "Breweries were firm, New Zealands soilin’ at 52/3. Staples were quoted 6d. higher at 34/-, sellers asking 34/9. There was it' good demand for miscellaneous industrial and trading issues. Australian Glass eased (kl. to 88/6, but seller# held for 92/-. Broken Hill Proprietary had sales at 61/-. Mount Lyells were firm on business at 25/-. WELLINGTON EXCHANGE Yesterday’s Quotations The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow . N.Z. GOVT. LOAN'S.

Australian Produce Markets (Received April 30, 8.45 p.m.) Sydney, April 30. Wheat: At country sidings, 3/2} a bushel, equal to about 3/9 ex trucks Sydney. Flour, £9/15/- <a ton. Bran and pollard, £6/5/- a ton. Potatoes: Tasmanian, to £lO a ton; others. £B. Onions: Victorian brown, £ll/10/- ton. Maize. 4/4 a bushel. Adelaide. April 311. Wheat: Growers’ lots. 3/7 a bushel. Flour: Bakers’ lots, £9/12/0 a ton. Bran and pollard, £6/5/-a ton. Oats: Algerian. 1/9 to 1/10 a bushel. Barley, about 1/11 a bushel.

Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ st. d. qi nc laser. Stock, March, 1939-43 .... 101 10 0 3} p.c. ditto. Sept., 1930-43 I 01 u — 33 p.c. ditto, March, 1941-43 101 lv V — 33 p.c. ditto, September, 1941-43 J" " — 34 p.c. ditto, 19.38-.i2 .. Juz la 0 34 p.c. ditto. 1939-32 .. 192 la u —— 33 p.c. ditto, Xovember, " 1941-52 10- 10 u — 34 “p.c. ditto, May, 1941-52 I"- 1*’ ” 34 p.c. ditto, 1930-52 .. 102 la 0 4'p.c ditto, 1937-40 .. 102 2 0 102 10 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1943-10 .< 104 o- 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1946-49 .. 10.4 0 ( — 4 p.c. ditto, 1952-55 .. 03 12 , 102 10 0 4 P.c. ditto, 1943-40 .. 103 0 () —— 4 p.c. ditto, 1940-49 .. 104 o o —- 4 p.c. ditto. 1952-55 .. 103 1- 6 — 5 p.c. Hural Bonds, 1947 102 U 9 LOCAL BODIES’ DEBENTURES. Foxton B.C., 44 p.c., 1946 — 104 10 0 OTHER DEBENTURES Amalg. Brick (Wgtn.), 73 p.c., 31/3/44 .... - 100 0 0 BANKS. Contrci. of Aust., ord. —■ 10 3 Ditto, pref. 9 ■ a o Eng., Scot, and Aust. *0 3 0’ 15 I 0 National of N.Z 3 16 0 National of Australasia, £5 paid ‘J .8 « 7 12 6 New South Wales .... *33 0 0 2 5 9 Ditto, D long term 18 0 1 11 0 Union of Aust 9.14 0 9 18 0 FINANCIAL. Equitable Bdg. Co. .... 0 10 6 0 12 0 Goldsbrough, Mort and Qq 1 11 10 Mortgage Corporation 0 10 1 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 a 4 0 5 8 Wgtn. Invest., I. & A. 0 9 2 —— Wgtn. Trust, Loan .. a 4 9 GAS. ■i ■ — 0 8 9 Wellington, ord 2 0 0 — Ditto pref 1 1 « INSURANCE. New Zealand 3 0 3 3 4 0 MEAT PRESERVING. Gear Meat n 77 N.Z. Refrig., £1 paid 0 19 10 110 10 0 Wgtn. Meat Exp. ... 0 17 6 TRANSPORT. Huddart, Parker, pref. 1 ;> 3 Union Steam, pref. • *1 6 6 WOOLLEN. w... A.aiap01, , << O P A Ditto, contrib. ..... 0 6 0 — Ditto, 7/- pd., 10/deposited — 0 16 6 Manawatu — 1 17 0 Prestige N,Z„ pref. .. — 14 0 Wellington, ord ”00 6 3 0 Wellington, pref. 9 2 2 (5 6 0 12b COAL. —— Kaftangata" 17 6 TIMBER. T — - ■ 13 7 Levland-O’Brien — 13 5 0 7 6 Taringamutu 0 9.0 — Taupo Totara, ord. .. 0 9 9 BREWERIES. — ——. Staples and Co. 1 14 0 1 14 9 Tui 2 3 0 — MISCELLANEOUS. Anthony Hordern ... — 10 3 4 12 0 British Tobacco 2 0 6 2 10 Broken Hill Pty *3 0 3 3 13 Burns, Philp and Co. — 3 9 3 Claude Neon Lights, N.Z — 2 3 0 Colonial Sugar 41 10 0 — Dcnhard, pref 0 17 0 10 6 DIC ord 0 15 0 Dunlop Perdriau .... 0 15 8 0 15 10 General Industries 0 18 2 0 19 0 3 13 0 — N.Z. Newspapers ... — 2 2 9 0 10 United Provisions .... 0 13 0 — Wilsons N.Z. Cement — 2 4 0 Woolworths Ltd., ord. (N.Z.) 5 15 0 6 0 0 Ditto, pref. (N.Z.) . — 1 18 0 - — .Wellington Cordage ,. — 0 10 6 Henry Jones Co-op. .. — 2 10 MINING. Big River 0 2 0 0 2 3 Gillespies Beach — 0 1 2J King Solomon — 0 3 3 — — 0 0 4 Wa’ilii Investments .. 0 11 O’ 0 17 Ditto, new issue .. — " 0 10 - Mount Lyell 1 4 11 15 1 Mount Morgan 0.16 0 0 16 5 Placer Development . 5 12 6 — Bundi — 0 16 0 •Cum dividend. Unofficial List Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d Woolworths Ltd. (mornIng) ,............ > — 8 3 0 Ditto (midday) .. — 8 4 0 Ditto (afternono) . 7 19 0 8 2 0 Dominion Farmers’ Institute — 5 0 0 Hawke’s Bay Farmers' Co-op - — 3 12 6 National Magazines, pref. ............ •— 110 Security Press Stud — 0 8 0 John Fuller and Son, .. debentures — 87 10 0