SHARE MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 19, 23 January 1943, Page 6

SHARE MARKET

INVESTMENT MARKET

A Arm lone has marked transactions on the Stock Exchanges of the Dominion this week. Some of the prices paid, with rates ruling last week in parentheses, are as follows :— Bank of New Zealand, 40s (40s 6d); Union Hank, C 7 12s 6d (£7 12s); Commercial Bauk, IBs 8d (16s sd) ; N.Z. Insurance, 77s (775) ; Auckland Gas 7s 5d (7s sd); Gear Meal. 20s 3d (20s 3d); N.Z. Kefrlgerating (£1), 24s 6d (24s 3d) ; Wilson's Cement, 18s 3d (18s 3d). Other sales recorded this week Include: — South British Insurance, £3 7s 9d; Consolidated Brick, 8s 9d; N.Z. Breweries. 36s 3d; Dominion Breweries, 32s 6d. New Zealand-held Australian shares, in the sales this week included:—Broken Hill, 39s 10y>d; Colonial Sugar. £53 10s; Felt and Textile, 40s 6d. - GOVERNMENT LOANS. Tlie market for New Zealand Government Stock is on a -firm Oasis. Approximate prices at this time last year and for the week ended January 15. 1942, with the highest prices this week, are as follows:— Per Jan. Jan. 15, This cent. Year. 1942. 1943. week. "fi £ £ » .... 1951-54 98V4 100 100 3 .... 1952-55 — 99 Vi 99% 3 .... 1953-56 — 991,4 99% 3Vi .... 1957-60 101 102 102 31,4 1953-57 101% tlo2Vi 102 Vi 4 .... 1943-46 102% 101% I{>lK 4 .... 1948 101% 104 7 104,* 4 .... 1949-52 105% 105% 105k 4 1916-49 103% 104% 104% War Loan, 1953 86% 93M: 93% tEx interest. Interest shortly due on Government Loans; — i/a per ceut. (1946) and 3 per cent. (1951-54). on February I; 2% pei cent. (1937), 3 per cem (1946-4S), 3 per cent. (1952-55). and 3% per cent (1957-60). on .March 15.