STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 262, 3 August 1939, Page 12

STOCKS AND SHARES

Wellington Market Quiet SLIGHTLY LARGER TURNOVER The Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday was slightly more active with a larger turnover. There was a good demand for Government loans, and a fair turnover, 'rhe Bank of New Zealands sold at 39/11, and Commercials of Australia at 16/8. Broken Hills were steady at 69/6. Woolworths, Ltd., changed hands at 24/3 and 24/2, and G. J. Coles at T9/3. WELLINGTON EXCHANGE Yesterday's Quotations % The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follows:—

FINAL DIVIDEND Wellington Investment, Trustee And Agency Co. in their annual report to be presented at the annual general meeting on August 19 tiie directors of the Wellington Investment, Trustee and Agency Co., Ltd., state that the net profit for the year ended June 30, after providing for income tax, amounted to £3551/12/9 An inter, m dividend of 2j per cent, for the half-year was paid in December last, and there is a balance available, including £2l-0/9/4 brought forward from last year, ot £4<--?/l which the directors recommend should be dealt with as follows: Payment of a further dividend of 2} Per cent., makin- 5 per cent, for the year. £lsao; transfer to general reserve, £1000: to carry forward, £2172/2/1. The directors regret to advise that, owin'- to continued ill-health, Sir George Troup found it necessary during the year to retire from the board. The .retiring directors are Sir George Shirtcliffe and Mr. G. G. Gibbes Watson, who offer themselves for re-election. Wai) Street Turnover By Telegraph.—Prose Aesn.—Copyright. NEW YORK, August 1. The turnover on the Stock Exchange today was 580,000 stocks and shares. Dunedin Regent Theatre By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, August 1. The Regent Theatre is paying a final dividend of 3i per cent., making 6 per cent, for the year.

N.Z. GOVT. LOANS. Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. 3 p.c. laser. Stock, 15/7/1939-41 97 0 0 —• 31 p.c. ditto, 15/9/ J939-43 99 2 6 Ditto, 15/3/1941-43 .. 99 2 6 Ditto, 15/9/1941-43 .. 99 2 6 3jf p.c. ditto, 15/11/ 1938-41 98 5 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 15/3/ 1'940-43 99 D 0 —- Ditto, 15/2/1943-46 .. 99 6 99 10 0 Ditto, 30/11/1948 — 99 lu 0 Ditto, 15/5/1949-52 .. 96 2 6 — Ditto, 15/6/1952-55 .. 95 10 0 — Ditto. 31/5/1954-58 .. — 97 0 0 31 p.c. Bonds, 15/11/ 1938-41 9S u — State Advances Corp., 3i p.c., 1/6/44 ... 93 10 0 — LOCAL BODIES’ DEBESICBES. Lyttelton Ur. Bd., 4j 101 ■ p.c., 31/3/54 ..... — 0 Wgtn. Hospital Bd.. 4 p.c., 10/12/43 .... — 98 10 0 Wanganui Hr. Bd., 4| 99 p.c.. 1/4/55 — 5 0 Wgtn. City, 41 p.c.. 1/2/45 98 10 0 —— Ditto, 1/2/48 98 10 0 New Plymouth Hr. Bd., 102 4J p.c., 1/9/53 ... — 0 0 BANKS. Comrci. of Aust., ord. —— eO 16 9 National of N.Z 2 6 0 — New Zealand 30 7 6 30 17 6 Ditto, D. long term 1 19 1 19 11 Union of Aust 1 6 u — , FINANCIAL. General Pittance — 0 17 6 National Mortgage, B. —— 1 3 0 1 Newton King, pref. . N.Z. Invest., /Mort. and —-- 0 8 0 Deposit 0 9 6 GAS Wellington, pref. ... — 1 0 INSURANCE. 13 New Zealand C2 12 0 ■W 0 South British — 4 3 MEAT PRESERVING. Gear Meat 0 11 8 ——— N.Z. Refrig., 10/- pd. — 0 8 6 TRANSPORT. p. and 0. defd. stock — 1 8 0 ’ WOOLLEN Kalapoi, contrtb. .... — 0 4 9 Oamaru —— 0 15 3 Prestige (N.Z.), pref. —. 1 2 11 Tlmaru — 0 Wellington, ord •> 0 0 — Ditto, pref 5 0 0 — COAL Westport — £ 1. 0 Westport- Stockton .. • 0 3 10 0 4 1 Renown 0 9 6 — TIMBER. Kotoiti 0 3 0 — Ditto, pref 0 16 0 — Taringainutu 0 13 4 Taupo Totara, 16/- pd. — 0 13 0 brbwebibs. Carlton o 14 0 — miscellaneocs. Aust. Consol. Industries, cum rights . —- 4J 0 Aust, iron and Steel 1 10 6 —— British Tobacco, Aust. 2 11 3 ——■ Broken Hill Pty 3 9 0 3 9 6 Dental & Medical Sup. 0 10 6 —— Donaghy’s Rope .... — 8 0 —- D.I.C., pref 1 1 0 — Dunlop Perdriau .... -— 1 w 0 Electrolytic Zine, ord. Ditto, 8 p.c. pt. pref. I’elt and Textiles .... ——- 0 14 0 — 17 — 1 13 0 — G. J. Coles — x4 0 Henry Jones Co-op. . — w 16 0 McKenzie's — 2 0 — Moturoa Oil, pref. .. — 0 0 N.Z. Drug —— 3 13 0 N.Z. Newspapers .... —— L 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .... 1 4 6 Sharland and Co., ord. —-- 0 15 0 Taranaki Oilfields .. —- v 6 9 "Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement — 0 17 8 Woolworths Ltd., ord. ■ 1 4 1 1 4 3 Woolworths (N.Z.), ord. —— 0 18 3 Woolworths Properties — 1 1 C. M. Banks, pref. .. — 0 13 9 (Strand, Ltd —— , 0 12 6 Cox Bros., ord — 0 12 0 Assoc. Newspapers, pref -- 1 □ 0 R, G. Kain, pref 0 3 n 0 12 6 MINING. Mossy Creek —— 1 1 Waihi investments ... —- 0 7 0 Australian Mining. Mount Lyell — 1 8 6 Mount Morgan — 0 10 OVERSEAS LISTINGS. Woolworths Holdings (South Africa) ... x Ex dividend, c u Cum dividend 14 11 - Unofficial List Buyers. .Mier a. £ 8. d B. a. Assoc. Motorists’ Putrol, pref. ■■■■■■■ 1 — 0 Golden Bay Cement, A. debs J. J. Niven and Co. . 0 9 0 0 0 19 10 0 9 Melters (N.Z.) Ltd. . Wgtn. Perm. Building E. W. Mills Ltd u 13 18 0 0 !) 16 0 Frozen Products Ltd. 0 0 Scoullar and Co. — 3 Blackball Creek — ... —