Stock Exchange Sales

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 270, 13 August 1942, Page 3

Stock Exchange Sales

Dealings in stocks and shares recorded on New Zealand Stock Exchanges yesterday were as follows; tho number of shares in each lot being shown in the case of Wellington WELLINGTON.

AUCKLAND. Bank of New Zealand. (2), £l/19/0; Auckland Gat>, con., 2/6; New Zealand Inmirance, £3/9/0; South British Insurance, £3; Broken Hill Proprietary (2), £l/16/-, Colonial Sugar, £4B; Consol. Brich, </-, M.K. Manufacturers, 5/0; Radio (IDBbj, 12/-; Sanford, 4/0; Woolworths (A.Z.), 14/1; Una HIU, 4d. DUNEDIN. Insc. Stock, 4 Per eenL, 1952-55. £lOO 15/-: ditto, 4 per cent., 1904-i>S, £loi , Knitaugata Coal. £l/12/-; Aust, consol; Industries, £2/6/0; Wilsons Cement, li/o, Woolworths (N.Z.), HZ I ; Martha, 8/-, Wailii Investments, o/l. "■ CHRISTCHURCH. NZ. Refrlg., £1 paid, £l/1/6;-Broken Hill Pty., £l/16/3.. London Stock Exchange (Bv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) ' * LONDON, August 11. On the Stock Exchange quotations of bank shares ’and other corporation debentures and stocks compare with previous

Wellington Alluvials

“Because of increasing shortage’ of manpower .the company may be forced to cease dredging operations," said the Wellington ’ Alluvials, Limited (New South Wales). Mr. T. G. Darling, at’the annual meeting in Melbourne. .In December dredging had to be curtailed because of acute shortage of water. Since the balancing date the water supply had improved and was now normal. Higher working, costs, combined with the lesser yardage dredged, had resulted in a higher cost of 5.77 d. a cubic yard, compared with 4.96 U. for the previous period.

Comm. Bank Of Sydney Net profit of the Commercial Banking Company of -Sydney for the year ended June 30 was £377,162, compared with £384,589 for 1940-41. Dividend is unchanged at 7J per cent., requiring After writing down premises by £-0,000, the carry-forward is £119,165. against £L-,-429 .brought forward. The balance-sheet shows paid capital at £4.738,012 and total assets £70,665,805. Lejmslts stand at £61,052,978 and advances £<4>,6Jv,t>U3. Prestige, Ltd., Profits Prestige, Ltd., Melbourne, for the year ended March 31, earned a profit of £19,.X>6, after providing £8585 for additional atlon in respect of the previous year, ihe profit includes £3597 from subsidiaries. For 1940-41 profit "-as £29,414. Consolidated profit was £29.58->. against ill the previous year. Pref, dividend, S p.c., ordinary, 10 p.c., unchanged.

No. of Sale price. shares. £ s. d. £350 Inscr. Stk., 3 p.c.. 19ol-ul 09 0 0 £500.Ditto, 4 P.O.. 1054-58 ...' •'107 10 0 10 Liberty Bonds 0 18 0 100 N.Z. Befrig., £1 paid . 1 1 fl •JOO McKenzie’s Dept, stores 1 19 0 500 WoolWOrthS (N.Z.) ..... 0 14 1 0 14 2 “Late sale Tuesday.

quotations as follows:July 28. Aug. 11. Banks— £ s. d. £ s. d. 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 8 0 2 7 0 'Uui’on of Aust 3 17 6 3 17 6 NSW 18 10 0 17 0 0 National of N.Z 14 0. 13 0 10 0 17 0 Others— British Tobacco 1 O 9 13 9 Goldsbrough Mort ... 0 15 0 O 15 0 3 10 0 3 15 0 P. aud 0. def 1 7 14 1 8 0 N.Z. Loan aud Merc., 4 p.c., deb 67 10 0 b8 10 0 N.Z. Loan aud Merc., ord 19 10 0 19 10 0