STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 162, 5 April 1938, Page 14

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Markets Dull PRICES LITTLE CHANGED Business opened very quietly ou the stock and share markets yesterday, with little trading in Wellington, where only four sales were recorded. Interest was lacking in Government loans, as in most other sections t of the market. Banks were dull and generally easy, except Commercial of Australia, which were marked up by buyers to 16/-. Others were : changed. Goldsbrough Mort's were a shade firmer at 30/5,. sellers . 30/9. Industrial and tradiikr concerns were-neglected. G. J. Coles firmed to business at . 80/6, as ’ against .78/7 paid on Friday. . Woolworths showed no change. Australian Glass were weak at 89/9, sellers 90/3, and British Tobaccos were quoted at 47/3, sellers 48/-. Broken Hill Proprietary were firmer at 60/-, sellers asking 61/-. Dealings recorded on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday were as follows :—

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

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Tallow, Hemp And Peas Markets The Department of Agriculture has received the following cable from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated April 1:— . . Tallow : Market continues quiet on the spot, with prices unchanged. Hemp: Manila —Market quiet out steady; values unchanged. Sisal—Market quiet and inactive; prices inclined to be easier. Nominal (word mutilated) April-June shipment, £l7/5/-.. New Zealand —Market inactive’ and unchanged; no first-hand sales reported. Peas: Maples—Market quiet, but prices slightly higher. Old crop New Zealand afloat sold on sample, 01/-. l>7/0, according to quality. New crop sold early last month. March-April shipment, 56/-; April-May shipment, 54/-, 55/-. Tas-, manian scarce. March-April shipment sold early last month, 60/6; later AprilMay shipment, 62/-. Blues: Market slow. Slightly better spot demand for lower grade email round new crop Tasmanian. Shippers asking £l3/10/- AprilMay shipment. Buyers ideas £l2/5/-.

No of sharefs. £ s. d. 100 G. J. Coles 0 6 100 Woolworths, Ltd. — . *1 1 4 200 Broken Hili'South (2) . 1 11 6 ♦Late sale Saturday, a Reported after

N.Z. GOVT. LOANS. Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. 3i p.c. Inscr. Stock, 9/1939-43 100 0 0 —— Ditto, 3/1941-43 .... 100 0 0 — Ditto. 9/1941-43 .... 100 0 0 —• Ditto, 11/1938-52- ... 100 0 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 2/1943-46 — 102 10 0 Ditto, 4/1940-49 .... — 104 10 0 LOCAL BODIES’ DEBENTURES. Tolaga Bay Harbour 102 12 Bd., 44 p.c., 10/9/48 — 6 BANKS.. 9 14 Australasia 9 10 0 6 Comrcl. of Aust., ord. 0 16 so Ditto, prefl. 9 9 0 National of N.Z —— 2,15 3 2 3 3 Union of Aust. ....... 8 10 0 — FINANCIAL. Equitable Bdg: ...... 0 12 0 Goldsbrough, Mort .. 1 10 5 •1 10 9 N.Z. Guarantee ’ Corp. N.Z. Invest.,. Mort, and — 0 4 6 Deposit 0 8 9 —— Wgtn. Invest., T. & A. 0 8 9 Wgtn. Trust, Loan .. 5 2 6 — GAS 1 0 0 1 0 3 Christchurch ........ 1 9 0 Ditto, centrib — 0 14 9 0 2 0 ■ .1 Wellington, ord. ..... 1 17 3 INSURANCE. National of N.Z. Mow Zealand 0 17 •5 3 *5 — 6 Queensland — 2 11 0 South British •••»•*• — c2 5 '9 I. 3 O ’ 0 line AT PRESERVING. 10 6 0 N.Z. Refrigerating .. Ditto, 10A paid .... 0~7 9 O 18 0 8 6 3 RmithlAnd. -W 1 8 3 Meat Exp. 0 8 0 . transport. Hnddart. Parker, pref. 1 8 3 Etalon Steam, pref. .. KAlbtnne Tram., pref. 1 1 0 1 7 0 WOOLLEN. 0 18 0 17 Bonds Hosiery - ; Mills Kelapui, pref. ....... 3 0 Manawatu Prestige Tlmaru 1 14 1 2 0 15 6 0 0 Wellington, ord<511 0 5 7 0 CO Al SO 17 3 1 3 3 timber. Rotoiti • • 0 4 0 Ditto, pref. — u 18 3 0 15 Tahpo Totara, ord- •• 0 6 0 18 6 Ditto: 16/- pd„ pref. — 0 14 8 breweries. 1 17 9 N.Z. Breweries ...... 2 4 9 2 5 2 » 2 14 3 2 12 0 MISCELLANEOUS 4 10 4 9 9 3 British Tobacco ..... 2 7 3 2 8 0 >. ■.. 1 10 9 Broken Hill Pty. 3 0 0 3 1 0 Burns, Philp and Co. — 2 14 0 Colonial Sugar —« 47 10 0 Consol. Brick & Pipe 0 7 0 0 7 8 .... 0 8 6 1 -1 0 1 3 3 — Electrolytic' Zinc, ord. 2 2 0 2 5 0 2 6 0 Farmer's'" Trading ... 0 19 9 — 3 19 9 4 0 0 Howard Smith, ord. . 1 1 6 I. 0 19 6 3 9 6 3 10 0 Morris Hedstrom .... 1 4 3 .... O 4 0 National Electric • • • 0 15 c3 13 2 9 Procera Bread, ord. >. — 0 12 0 Radio (ifiSfi) ■ ■ — 1 0 0 Sharland & Co., ord. — 0 18 6 Shillings T/td ! - 0 17 0 6 0 0 6 3 Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement 0 17 10 Woolworths Ltd., ord. cl 1 u 1 X o Ditto, first pref, .. 2 0 6 Ditto, second pref. . Woolworths (N.Z.), ord. — 1 8 9 1 1 3 Northern Roller Mills 1 0 3 Victoria Laundry .... 0 19 0 1 2 0 Griffen and Sons — 0 14 0 MINING. 3 — ■ - 0 1 9 0 0 04 — QiiLp pel D •••••••••• 1 4 q Australian Mining. Broken Hill South .. —— 10 1 11 0 ATrninf "Lyell 1 7. — 0 9 3 “Ditto, pref., 4/- paid 0 5 2 0 5 8 North Broken Hill ... 2 8 0 OVERSEAS LISTINGS. Woolworths Holdings 0 15 2 0 15 6 c Cum dividend. x Ex diviaena.

Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. Dominion Farmers’ Institute —— 4 iz 0 Frozen Products Ltd — 0 1U 0 Fur Trading Go. of N.Z — 0 15 0 Self ridges (N.Z.), 14/ 12 18 paid Ditto, fully paid .. Woolworths (W.A.) Ltd. — 0 0 0 6 4 10 0 — Blackball Creek .... 0 1 4 —