STOCKS AND, SHARES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 152, 24 March 1938, Page 14

STOCKS AND, SHARES

Wellington. Markets Quiet PRICES A SHADE BETTER Dullness continued in the Wellington stock and share markets yesterday. Trading was inactive, but a slightly firmer trend was noticeable in prices. Government loans were quietly steady, dealings being confined to small parcels of 4 per cent, stocks., 1946-49 and 1902-oa. There was little doing in banks. Aew Zealands were firm at 43/6, several lots being sold at that price. E.S. and A. s were traded at £5/4/6. Australasias were still easy at £9/18/-, sellers not being interested. South British Insurance firmed to business at 46/-, cum dividend. Industrial and trading issues continued dull, with the exception of G. J. Coles, which showed some activity at 81/- to 80/11. British Tobacco sold, better _at 48/10. Australian Glass were weak at 90/6 and the preference was wanted at 40/-, with no offers from holders. Metals issues were neglected. __ Wilsons Cement eased to business at 17/10. Dealings! recorded on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday were as folio wk : -

WELLINGTON EXCHANGE Yesterday’s Quotations The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follows:— N.Z. GOVT. lOANS.

Unofficial List

No. of shares. £ s. d. £200—Inscr. Stock, 4 p.c., 15/4/46-49 *104 5 0 £200—Ditto, 4 p.c., 15/6/52-55 •104 7 6 150—Bank of New Zealand .. ♦2 3 6 100—British Tobacco ♦2 8 10 100—Radio (1930) £500 —Inscr. Stock, 4 p.c., *0 19 3 15/4/46-49 al04 7 6 50—E.S. and A. Bank .... a5 4 6 150—Bank of N.Z. (3) 2 3 G 100—Auckland Gas 1 0 3 100—South British Insurance 2 G 0 130 —Kauri Timber 1 1 G 100—G. J. Coles 4 1 0 200—Ditto (2) 4 0 11 200—Ditto (2) a4 0 11 400—Wilsons Cement (2) ... 0 •Late sale Tuesday, a Reported after last call. 17 10

Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. 3 p.c. Inscr. Stock, 7/1939-41 3i p.c. ditto, 3/1939-43 ■ — 98 0 0 100 7 6 Ditto, 3/1941-43 .... 100 0 0 — Ditto. 9/1941-43 .... 100 0 0 Ditto, 11/1938-52 ... 103 2 6 Ditto, 5/1939-52 .... 103 2 6 Ditto, 11/1941-52 ... 103 2 6 — Ditto. 5/1941-52 .... 103 2 6 4 p.c. ditto, 4/1946-49 104 0 0 Ditto, 6/1952-55 .... 104 0 0 —— 31 p.c. Sends, 1/1953-57 98 0 0 —■ 4 p.c. ditto, 4/1946-49 104 0 0 —— Ditto, 6/1952-55 .... 104 0 0 —

LOCAL BODIES’ DEBENTURES. Wgton. Harbour Bd., z 102 0 5i p.c., 28/2/40 ... - Makerua Dge., 4J p.c., 0 1/8/53 — 100 10 0

BANKS. Australasia c9 18 0 — Comrcl. of Aust., ord. — 0 16 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. — 5 6 0 National of N.Z. ..... ——• 2 14 9 National of Australasia, £10 paid ........ 14 2 6 Ditto, £5 paid .... — 7 0 0 2 3 4 , -— * Ditto, D. long term 1 9 9 ■ —1 .|l 8 17 6 FINANCIAL. Dalgety and Co 8 15 0 Equitable Bdg. Co. .. 0 12 0 Goldsbrough, Mort .. . — 1 10 7 National Mortgage, A. — >2 4 0 Newton King, pref. .. 0 8 9 0 9 6 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. CO 4 3 0 4 6 N.Z. Invest., Mort, and 0 8 9 ■ N.Z, and Biver Plate . 0 17 6 Wgtn. Invest., T. & A. O 8 9 Wgtn. Trust, Loan .. — 5 12 0 GAS. 1 0 0 —- 1 8 0 MM0 4 9 MM INSURANCE. National of N.Z 0 17 4 — 2 19 6 i ■ MEAT PRESERVING. ' ■ 10 7 0 0 16 6 N.Z. Refrigerating .. 0 18 0 0 18 6 Ditto, 10/- paid ... — 0 8 4 Southland — 1 8 6 Wellington Meat Exp. 0 8 0 — TRANSPORT. Huddart, Parker, pref. 1 8 6 — Union Steam, pref. .. 1 7 3 Kelburne Tram., ord. 1 1 0 — WOOLLEN. Bonds' Hosiery Mills —— cO 19 10 — 0 12 3 Ditto, pref 0 17 3 Prestige N.Z., pref. .. — 1 2 9 Timary ............. MM 0 15 3 Wellington, ord. ..... — 5 8 0 Ditto, pref 5 10 6 — COAL, Pukemiro ... 0 18 0 MM Westport ' 1 2 9 — TIMBER. "In" * l LI i* I 1 1 3 Leyland-O'Brien .... 0 18 0 Rotoiti —— 0 4 0 Ditto, pref —— 0 18 3 — ■■■ 0 15 1 Taupo Totara, ord. .. — 0 6 3 ■1,1 0 18 Ditto, 16/- paid pref. — 0 14 6 BREWERIES. Sunshine, contrib. ... MM 0 3 6 1 17 0 1 18 0 N.Z. Breweries 2 9 Tooth and Co M— 2 15 3 M» 2 12 0 MISCELLANEOUS 4 10 (1 Ditto pref 2 0 0 —M British’Tobacco .... c2 8 2 8 5 Broken Hill Pty —— 3 0 9 Ditto, contrib — 111 6 - Burns, Philp and Co. — 2 14 6 Claude Neon (Sydney) — 2 10 6 Colonial Sugar 45 17 6 46 7 6 Consol. Brick & Pipe — 0 8 0 1 1 0 D.I.C., pref 1 3 9 — Dunlop Perdriau .... cl 2 6 . 1 2 8 Electrolytic Zinc, ord. — 2 4 3 Ditto, pref 2 6 9 2 7 9 Panners’ Trading ... 0 19 9 General Industries .. MM c0 19 4 0 10 4 0 11 Cl 0 6 MM 3 10 6 —M 0 4 0 National Electric .... ■ 0 15 3 Procera Bread, ord. .. — 0 12 6 Radio (1936) —— 1 0 0 - - - 0 18 0 Taranaki Oil 0 6 0 0 6 5 Woolworths Ltd., ord. Cl 1 10 1 2 4 Ditto, first pref. .. 2 1 0 MM Ditto, second pref. . — 1 8 5 Woolworths (N.Z.),ord. 1 2 0 Victoria Laundry .... 0 19 0 1 1 6 Northern Roller Mills MM 1 1 0 Griffen and Sons .... — 0 16 0 MM 0 8 3 MINING. Big Ki ver i 0 1 0 - ■ - Grey River 0 12 — Australian Mining Broken Hill South .. 1 11 0 1 12 0 Mount Lyell ■ 1 9 10 0 9 10 Ditto, pref., 4/- paid — 0 5 6 North Broken Hill ,. — c2 11 3 OVERSEAS LISTINGS. Woolworths - Holdings MM 0 15 11 c Cum dividend.

—— Aus. Motorists’ PelBuyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. rol, ord Dominion Farmers’ In0 17 6 1 1 6 stitute' ..... — 4 12 6 Frozen Products Ltd. —. 0 10 0 Fur Trading Co. of N.Z. — 0 15 0 Matters (N.Z.) Ltd. .. 0 10 0 National Tobacco .... N.Z. Fisheries Ltd. .. N.Z. Perpetual Forests, 0 12 3 2 15 u contrib 0 17 3 Selfridges (A/asia.) .. Thyrodone Ltd 1 11 0 1 7