STOCKS AND SHARES

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 137, 6 March 1941, Page 3

STOCKS AND SHARES

Yesterday’s Quotations WELLINGTON EXCHANGE The latest buying and se “ 7ng g®on recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follows.

Unofficial List

British Sales Of U.S. Steel Shares (By Telegraph—Press Assn.— Copyright.) (Received March 5, 7.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, March 4. A block of 203,127 shares of United States Steel common stock, purchased by Smith, Barney and Company from the British Treasury, was offered after the close of the Stock Exchange today at a net price of 57 dollars a share. What part of the Empire holdings was included in the distribution was not ascertained, but Australian holdings listed totalled 1702 common shares. Arahura Gold Dividend Arahura Gold Dredging, Ltd., has advised the Stock Exchange Association that the directors have declared a third dividend of 1/- a share on the ordinary and deferred shares, payable on March 22. The share transfer hooks will be closed from March 17 to 22, both days inclusive. Howard Smith Dividend Howard Smith, Limited, has advised the Stock Exchange Association that, eubject to audit, the directors recommend payment of a dividend for the half-year ended December 31 of 3 per cent, on the ordinary capital of the company, making 5 per cent, for the year. The ordinary share transfer books will be closed from March 19 to April 2, both days inclusive. The usual quarterly dividend to March 31 on the 6 per cent, cumulative preference shares will be paid on April 7. The preference share transfer books will be closed from April 1 to 7, both days inclusive. Stock And Share Indices (By Telegraph.—Press Asen.—< opj right.) LONDON, March 4. “Financial Times” stock and share indices with previous quotations are (October 15,1926, equals 100): —

N.Z. GOVERNMENT LOA] Buyers. 3 p.e Stock, 15/7/1939- * 0 ss. Sellers. £ s. d. SI p.c. ditto, 15/1/195357 — 100 10 0 3f p.c. ditto, 15/11/1938- ’ 41 IvU o 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 15/3/1940- 0 0 — Ditto, 15/2/1943-46 . 101 17 6 — Ditto, 30/11/1948 ... W3 7 6 Ditto, 15/4/1946-49 . 104 0 0 Ditto, 15/5/1949-52 . 104 5 0 — Ditto. 15/6/19a2-55 . 104 la 0 105 Ditto, 31/5/19o4-o8 . — 84 p.c. Bonds, lo/l/ 17 1953-57 100 0 0 ■ 4 p.c. ditto, 15/2/194346 — 102 2 6 35 p.c. State Advances, 6 War Loan, 1/10/53 . 8112 6 82 0 0 LOCAL BODIES' DEBENTURES. Auck. City, 4 p.c., 106 5 Q 15/10 /6S — Waitara Boro., 4i p.c., 1/1/46 — 103 0 0 Ditto, 4} p.c., 1/1/47 — 1(S 0 0 BANKS. Conard. of Aust., ord. 0 14 1 6 Eng., Scot, and Aust. ~~ — New South Wales ... 28 1“ 0 3 2 "1 9 Ditto, D long term 1 9 0 — financial. N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 2 9 0 3 0 N.Z. Invest., Mortgage 0 10 and Deposit ...;. — Wairarapa Farmers, p re f 0 4 10 — Wgtn. invest., T. & A. — 0 9 6 GAS. 1 2 3 Ditto, contrlb — 0 0 11 0 Wellington, ord. ..... — 1 13 0 insurance. 9 — 6 2 11 6 meat preserving. Wellington Meat Exp. — O' 7 6 TRANSPORT. Union Steam, pref. .. 1-6 6 WOOLLEN. Bonds’ Hosiery Mills cl 6 0 —— Felt and Textiles, ord. 1 19 6 Wellington, ord 6 10 0 0 COAL. 0 —-. Virej v uiavj 0 — Westport-Stockton ... — 0 J TIMBER. 6 ~ — TaHngamutu"" 0 13 0 — Taupo Totara, ord. .. — 0 0 0 breweries. N.Z. Breweries 1 J? 1 1 IX 3 rCnnt-K ......... 2 10 0 ■ MISCELLANEOUS. Aust. Consol. Indus6 ■■ '■ Broken Hill Pty. ..... —- 2 2 0 0 V 18 1 Burns, ’ Philp and Co. — 2 12 0 C. M. Banks, pref. ... — Claude Neon Lights 0 12 0 (N.Z.) -j Colonial Sugar 52 15 0 1 0 0 Consol. Brick & Pipe — 0 7 0 D T C ord. 0 13 9 ■ — Electrolytic Zinc, ord. — 2 12 3 General Industries .. — 0 18. 6 3 6 3 1 0 10 1 Ditto, pref — 0 19 3 Moturoa Oil, pref. ... — 0 0 National Electric 1 0 0 1 0 8 N.Z. Drug, 20/- paid 2 9 9 Selfridges (A/asla.) . — 1 1 0 Sharland and Co., ord. 0 18 0 —— 0 ■ 1 - Taranaki Oilfields .... 0 5 11 Taranaki Oil Development — Victoria Laundry .... — 1 0 0 ' Ditto, contrib — 11 0 14 9 Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement 0 18 0 19 3 Wm. Cable, pref. .... 11 0 Woolworths Ltd., ord. cO 17 0 0 17 Woolworths (N.Z.), ord. - — Woolworths Properties, 0 14 T prefd. ord. 1 4 3 Claude Neon Industries — 1 7 6 MINING. 0 1 3 0 16 3 0 — Australian Mining Mount Lyell 1 7 0 Wellington Alluvials . — 0 5 0 ' OVERSEAS LISTINGS. Woolworths Holdings (South Africa) ... 0 14 9 —— c Cum dividend, x Ex dividend.

Buyers'. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. Assoc. Motorists’ Pet17 6 Aust. Motorists’ Pet0 11 0 ■ I - Billiards? Ltd 0 17 0 Colonial Motor Co. . 15 9 Frozen Products .... 0 6 0 0 8 0 Paparoa Coal 0 6 0 Scoullar and Co —-” 0 9 6 Selfridges (N.Z.), fully 0 U 3 ..Ditto, 16/- paid .... — 0 7 0 W. E. Woods Ltd. .. 0 12 0

Govt. ‘ sec’s. Home Hails. Industrials. Gold mines Feb. 5 .. ... 109.2 52 95.8 190.4 Mar. 1 .. ... 109.9 54.1 101.6 195.9 Apr. 1 .. ... ios.c> 55.5 98.2 196.1 May 2 .. ... 110.0 54.8 96.2 198.8 June 3 .. .... 109.6 38.1 77.0 165.1 July 1 .. ... 107.1 33.8 69.4 137.0 Aug. 2 ... 109-2 39.6 75.2 150.8 Sept. 2 .. ... 110.3 37.9 78.3 162.7 Oct. 2 .. ... 110.3 36.6 79.9 168.6 Nov, 1 .. ... 110.0 39.7 82.7 165.5 Dee. 2 .. .„. 112.0 41.8 86.8 175.3 Jan. 30 . ... 112.3 42.6 89.0 174.9 Feb. 4 . 112.3 43.9 88.1 175.4 Feb. 19 . ... 112.2 43.9 84.9 171.2 Feb. 26 . ... 112.1 42.8 85.1 171.2 Mar. 3 . ... H2.2 42.3 85.0 170.5 Mar. 4 , ... 112.2 42.2 84.9 170.1