TRADE AND FINANCE

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1927, Page 11

TRADE AND FINANCE

PRODUCE AND MARKET REPORTS FROM DAY TO DAY,

"Evening Post," 4th February.

The course of the stock and share market during the past week may be seen in the folloiving gales for the past seven days, tho prices realised up to 10.30 a.m. to-day being given-in order of time:—4% per cent, j Government stocks (1939), £96 10s; 5Yi per cent. Government stock (1933), £101 to £101 ss. Bank shares have attracted considerable attention, and business has been done on 'Change or reported as follows:—Bank of New Zealand, 59s sd, 595, 59s 3d: and the long-term mortgage shares, 5s paid, at 11s 9d. Union Bank, £15 3s. £15 3s, £15 3s, £15 3s Cd. National Bank of Australasia, £18 17s 6d. Commercial Bank of Sydney, £26, £26 10s, and rights at £11 ss. Commercial Bank of Australia, 33s 3d, cum. dividend and cum. rights. English, Scottish, and Australian, £8 (is 6d. Bank of New South Wales, £47. ss, £47 12s. Bank of Australasia, £14 6s. Bank of Western Australia, 5/s 6d. The turnover in insurance shares has been steady, with no sensational advances, sales Veing effected at the following rates:—New Zeuland, 37s 6d. bouth British, 56s Cd, 56s 3d. Standard, 57s 3d. National, 745. Other shares have changed hands at the following prices: Ctoldsborough, JMort, 50s; P. and 0 deferred, £205; Huddart-Parker, ordinary 47s 3d; Northern Steamship, 13a 6d- Wellington Investment, Trust, and Agency, 10s 6d; Kaiapoi Woollens, 9s 9d; Milburn Cement lights, 3s lOd, 4s, 4s Id; Wilson's Cement, 25s 6d 35s 3d, 365; Burns, Philp, 40s od, 41s; Kempthorne, Prossers, 70sAuckland Gas, cum. dividend, 23s 9d, 23s Bd, 23s 9d; Christchurch Gas, cum. dividend, 26s 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating (£1), 13s 9d and (10s) 6s 3d and 6s sd; JSew Zealand Guarantee Corporation (8s paid), 10s 4d, 10s sd; Staples Brewery, ■»s 6d; New Zealand Brewery debentures 24s 4d; Mount Lyell Mining, 28a 6d; Electrolytic Zinc, cum. dividend, 375, 36s Gd, 36s sd, 36s 6d. The quotations as compared -with last week show 4i per cent, bonds (1938) easier by 2s Gd, at £96 7s 6d buyers sellers asking £96 15s. New Zealand Brewery bonds have sellers at 24s 9d, a concession of 3d on the week. National Bank of New Zealand sellers are £7 2s 6d a decline in their price of 6d. Gear Meat shareholders are prepared to sell at 365, as last week. Union Steam Ship 5% per cent, preference shares are wanted at £1, but holders stand put for 6d more. Ward and Co. Brewery shares ex dividend are 2s 6d better value in holders' ideas than they were last week. Colonial Sugars are wanted at £55 to £56. Sharland holders are prepared to quit at 22s 6d, and Wairarapa Farmers £5 shares are available at £4 Is.