STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 22, 21 October 1937, Page 14

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Markets Dull A WEAKER TENDENCY Keacting to overseas intiuenees the stock and share markets yesterday were dull with a weaker tendency m most sections. Nevertheless, there was a fairly substantial turnover, which covered a wide range, and included several parce.s of Government stocks. The demand for the latter was irregular and possibly a shade were quiet with an easy trend in quotations. National of New Zealand sold at 58/3 and New Zealands at 43/J, more being wanted at those prices. Commercial of Australia eased to -*■</"> ers 17/3, and New South Wales to £32 12/6, sellers £33/5/-. . . .. Pastorals, insurance and most industrial and trading issues were dull. Broken Hill Proprietary eased to 60/-, cum div.,, and ex rights, buyers staying in at 04/V, and quoting 28/- for the rights to the new issue of one for three at a premium ot 10/-. Metals issues sagged heavily, Electrolytic Zinc ordinaries selling at 00/uBuyers remained in at 50/-, and offered 52/6 for the preference. Mount Lyells had unsupported buyers at 37/-. Dealings recorded on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday were as follows :—

WELLINGTON EXCHANGE ■' Yesterday’s Quotations The latest baying and Belling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follows: —

No. of shares. . , , £ EU d. £1100— Govt. Bonds, 4 p.c., 10/4/ 6 75—Broken Hill Pty •3 16 9 *4 12 9 £500 —Inscr. Stock, 4 .p.c., 15/2/ . . 102 17 6 £2260—Ditto, 3J p.c., 1938-52 .. 104 5 0 £2010—Ditto, 34 p.c., 5/41-52 .. WH 7 400—National Bank of N.Z. (2) 2 18 6 300—Bank of New Zealand .. 3 9 100—Auckland Gas 1 1 9 300—Broken Hill Pty., cum div., ex rights 5 0 6—Colonial Sugar 146 17 6 100—Electrolytic Zinc, ord. 10 3 4 11 0 150—McKenzies Dept. Stores (3) e 6 4 6 6 200—Woolworths (N.Z.) Ltd. 0.) 5 1 0 100—Drug Houses of Aust., 1 6 300—Grey Klver, 6/3 paid 0 7 11 Unofficial list: 250—Matters (N.Z.) Ltd •0 1U l) 1 9 9 •Late sale Tuesday. ■{•Reported after last call.

N.Z. GOVT. IOANS. Bayers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ a. d. 3J p.c. laser. Stock, 3/1939-43 r •— , 101 12 6 Ditto, 9/1941-43 .... 101 0 0 — Ditto, 11/1938-52 ... 104 5 0 Ditto, 5/1939-52 .... 10-1 5 0 104 15 0 Ditto, 5/1941-52 .... 104 5 0 105 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 2/1943-46 102 15 0 103 2 6 Ditto, 4/1946-49 .... 102 15 0 — Ditto, 0/1052-55 .... 104 15 0 4 p.c. Bonds, 2/1943-46 — 103 5 0 5 p.c. Rural Bonds, 15/9/1947 101 o 0 — DO CAD BODIES' DEBENTURES. Makerua Dge., 4-J p.c.. 101 0 0 1/8/53 OTHER DEBENTURES Amalg. Brick (Wgtn.) — 95 0 0 N.Z. Refrig., 4i P-c. 101 10 0 — banks. Australasia — 11 5 0 Comrcl. o f Aust., ord. 0 17 0 0 17 3 National of N.Z 2 18 3 —— New South Wales .... 32 12-6. 33 5 0, New Zealand *2 3 9 Union of Aust , — 9 1'1 0 FINANCIAL. Abraham and Williams 3 0 0 —- Eaultable Building .. - ■ 0 11 0 Goldsbrough, Mort . v 113 Z National Mort., A. .. — 2 9 0 N.Z Guarantee Corp. *0 4 9 . 0 4 11 N.Z Invest., Mort, and Deposit — 0 9 6 N.Z, Loan and Merc., 36 0 0 ord. stock — Wgtn. Invest., T. & A- e--. 0 9 9 Wgtn. Trust, Loan ... 5 5 0 5 12 6 GAS. Auckland 1 1 .*> —— ’'brlstchurch 18 0 Napier — 10 7 6 Wellington, ord — 1 17 6 Ditto, pref — 1 15 9 INSURANCE. New Zealand • 3 4 3 2 18 0 Queensland — South British — *4 15 o MEAT PRESERVING. Gene Meat • — 0 18 ■ 8 N.Z. 1 Refrigerating ... 102 110 Ditto. 10/- paid ... — 0 9 11 Southland 1 7 1 1.0 0 TRANSPORT. ftuddart. Parker, pref. 1 8 .1 Union Steam, pref. .. 16 3 —— Kelburne Tram., ord. .11 0 — WOOLLEN. Wellington, -ord ■ — 5 13 0 COAL. Pukemiro 0 17 9 — Westport — 16 0 TIMBER. Rotoiti ... — ♦0 4 8. Ditto, pref — •0 19 6 Taringamutu 0 14 9 0 16 0 Taupo Totara, ord. .. — 0 7 0 Ditto, pref . — 0 19 0 Ditto, 16/- pd., pref. 0 15 0 BREWERIES. Dominion — 2 0 8 Ditto, pref — 2 0 8 N.Z. Breweries — 2 9 1 Tooth and Co . — 2 14 9 Tul — 2 15 6 Sunshine — 0 12 6 MISOELLANEOUS. Anthony Hordern .... — 0 18 9 Aust. Glass — 4 11 0 British Tobacco 2 7 9 2 8 3 Ditto, pref. ....... *110 9 — Broken Hill Pty., ex righty *3 4 9 — Ditto, rights 1 8 0 — Burns, Philp and Co. — *2 19 0 Colonial Sugar 47 0 0 Consol. Brick & Pipe 0 8 0 Dental & Medical Sup. 0 12 9 —— Dunlop Perdriau ..... 1 1 10 — Electrolytic Zinc, ord. 2 10 0 — Ditto, pref 2 12 6 —— G. J. Coles 4 12 0 4 13 0 Henry Jones Co-op. .. — 2 S » Howard S-mith, ord. . — 1 1 6 Hume Pipe 1 0 0 1 0 3 Macduffs, pref — 1 6 3 N.Z. Drug — 3 15 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser — .1 0 5 Procera Bread, ord. .. 0 12 0 0 17 0 Sharland &’ Co., ord. —- 0 18 6 Shillings Ltd — 0 18 (S Taranaki Oil 0 0 10 0 7 3 United Provisions .. — 0 7 6 Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement — o 19 10 Woolwortbs (N.Z.), ord. 5 0 0 5 2 0 Ditto, pref — 1 18 6 Ditto, Ltd., 2nd pref. 1 7 6 Ditto, Ltd., 1st pref. 2 0 0 —— Wairakei Ltd 0 7 6 0 8 0 McKenzies Ltd 4 6 3 —- M.oturoa Oil, ord — 0 4 0 Kelt anti Textiles, cum rights 2 0 9 2 16 MINING. Alexander, fully paid 0 11 9 —— Ditto, contrlb — 0 13 6 Argo tO 1 9 -— Big River 0 1 2 —— Gillespie’s Beaeh ... — 0 14 Martha .... 0 15 9 —- 0 10 Xernona .0 1 5 —— Wnihi Investments .. — 0 If 0 Grey River, 6/3 paid 0 7 11 Australian Mining. Broken Hill South ■ — ' 1 19 0 Mount Lyell. 1'17 0 ■ Mount Morgan 0 10 3 —. North Broken Hill .. — 3 0 0 Place? Development . — 3 10 0 OVERSEAS LISTINGS 0 15 9 Woolworths Holdings — •Cum dividend, |Ex dividend. Unofficial List Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Woolworths Ltd. ... 19 4 1 10 0 National Tobacco ... 3 1 0 Ditto, pref 1 7 0 Selfridges (N.Z.). £1 paid o 19 0 1 0 3 Ballin’s Brewery, !;>/- paid 0 14 6 Matters (N.Z.) Ltd. . 0 10 7 Whakatane Paper Mills. £1 .vaid ... 0 6 <>