FINANCE & COMMERCE STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 189, 7 May 1937, Page 14

FINANCE & COMMERCE

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Business Brisk AUSTRALIANS FIRMER I firmer tone in Australian industrials was the principal feature in the markets on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday. Broken Hill Proprietary held their'recent gains, and sales were made at 84/-. Electrolytic Zinc, preference, moved up to business at 60/-, and Mount Lyel s were active at up to 4</6. Colonial Sugars firmed to £45/15/-, and Australian Glass were stronger at 50/6. G. J. Coles sold to £t>/10/-, with later business nt £5/9/-. Woolworths (N.Z.) maintained their higher level and the Sydney issue had business at £</</-. Government loans were fully firm, but banks were neglected. New Zealand industrials were dull. Gear Meats were weak on business at 16/-. , Sales recorded on the XX elhngton Stock Exchange yesterday were as follows: —

No. of shares. d. £450— Infer. Stock, 4 p.fl., 0 0 50—N.Z. Breweries •2 Hi 0 100 —Australian Glass (2) .. 10 6 5—Colonial Sugar 15 0 100—Consolidated Brick .... ♦0 8 - 1 100—Shillings Ltd. ♦0 18 0 £1515—Inscr. Stock. 4 p.c., 15/2/43-46 (2) 103 6 103 0 0 £200—Wgtn. City, p.c., /o? 104 0 0 200—B*ank of N.Z. (2) ..... £200—N.Z. Loan & Mercantile 50 4 0 1 0 200—National Insurance ... 0 17 6 200—Huddart, Parker, ord. * 0 0 200—Gear Meat 0 100—Broken HUI Pty. (2) . 4 4 0 50— Electrolytic Zinc, pref. 3 0 0 50—G. J. Coles 5 D 6 100—Ditto (2) 0 10 0 45—N.Z. Drug, odd lot .... 3 12 6 300— Shillings Ltd. (2) ..... 0 18 6 27—Woolworths (N.Z.) Ltd. h 0 3 200—Martha Mine (2) 0 19 0 100—Mount Lyell 2 0 200—Ditto (2) 7 b 200—Ditto (2) Unofficial list: . 00—Woolworths Ltd., odd lot 7 4 0 5—Ditto, rights ■1 16 3 300 —Grey Biver, 3/9 paid .- 0 4 3 ♦Late sale Wednesday.