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I'IUDAY, MAHCH 12. Buyers' prices; sellers' Quotations in parentheses :— New Zealand Government Loans. —Stocks: 2Va |K'r cent., W-lti, £08; 2Mj per ceut., 1947, (£!>!) os); 3 per cent., 1945, £Ul> 10s; a per cent., l'Jul-54, (£i)D 7s Gil); a per cent., 11)52-03, (£9!) 12s lid); 3 per cent., 1953-50, (£99 :>s) ; 3'A Ptr win., 190G-59, £100 15a; '■W'i, jilt cunt., 1957-00, £102 7s Od (£1.03); ;!',- per mil., iyo;}-57, (£lO3 2s tid) ; 4 per font., 19-13-10, £100 3s; -i per cent., 1918, .CiUl 10s, 4 pi-r cent., l!M0-4!>, (£lOl ss); 1 pur cent.. 1951-58, (£108). Bonds: Liberty Uoiiils, HMD. 18s (id ; 3'/s Pur cent. S.A., 1944, (£101). Banks, Insurance, Finance. —National Bank uf Now Zealand, £2 10s; Bank of New South Wiilua, (£32 2s Od) ; Bank of New Zealand, £2 0s lid (£2 Is); Bunk of New Zealand U>), £1 Us Od; Union, (£7 15s); National Bank ot A'aaia (£10). iU2 10s); National Bank of A'asia (£5), £5 11s; Queensland Insurance, £2 14s; Standard, £3 10s; Golds. Mort, £1 7s Od; Newton King (pref.), (17s 3d); New Zealand Guarantee, 3s 2d; W.F.C.A. (pref.), 0s Od; Wellington lnv. T. and A.. 7s sd. Other Shares.—Auckland Gas, 6s 7d; Christuhurch, £1 4s 3d; Wellington Gas (ord.), £1 lls; Wellington (pref.), £1 2s Cd; Gear Meat, £1 0s Od; New Zealand Kef. (10s), (10s Ud) ; Wellington Moat Exp., 8s; Huddart i'arker*, £2 7s 9d; Northern Steam, 0s 8d; West port Coal, £1 4s 9d; Bond's Hose. £1 13s lid; Kelt and Textiles*, £2 3s Od; Kai,tpoi Wool, £1 Is; Oamaru, £1 3s 3d; Prestige (prof.), £1 2s 9d; Tiniaru, 19s (£1); Wellington Wool, £7 17s Od; Wellington (pref.), £8; Leyland Timber, £1 0s Od; Kotoitl, Is; New Zealand Breweries, (£1 18s); Tui Brewery, £1 9s; Anthony Hordern, 10s lOd; Aust. Papers and Pulp, (£2 0s Cd) ; Broken Hill, (£2 Is 3d); Burns, Philp, £2 14s; Claude Xeon (N.Z.), £1 3s 9d; Dunlop*. £1 2s 9d (£1 3s 0d) ; G. J. Coles, (£2 19s Od) ; Griffin and Sons (£1), 17s; Griffin and Sons (10s). 8s Gd; 1.C.1, (pref.), £1 4s 9d; Macduffs (ord.), (10s); Macduffs (pref.ht, £1; McKenzles £2 3s 9d; Macky, Logan, £1 7s 9d; Metters (N.Z.). 15s 6d; National Electric, £1 ss; New Zealand Newspapers, £1 15s Gd; New Zealand Paper Mills. £1 lGs; Tinpey (pref.), £1 3s: Sharland (ord.), £1 5s 6d; Shnrlfind (pref.). £1 Gs: Taranakl Oil Fields. (4s 2d) : Wilson's Cement, (18s lOd) ; Cable (prt't.), £1 3s 3d; Woohvorths Prop., £1 Us: Woohvortlis Hnldlnps (?.A.). £1 2? 9d ; Grey River. 13s (14s) ; Arahura. (£1 7s) : GlHes- [)!(>.■= Beach, 3d; Broken Hill South (£1 8s): North BroKPi) Hill. £2 os. Snles made today at first call: 200 Wellington G;is, £1 lls 0d: 200 (2) Mac Duffs (rod.), ' SSales made after going to press yesterday: £700 3 per cent Inscribed Stock, 15/9/1952-05, £99 10s; 100 Farmers' Trading, £1 Is »a; £23 000 4 per cent. Inscribed Stock. 31/5/54-SH. £107 15s; 175 Bank of New Zealand, fc-s 0s 9d and 100 £2 10s; 50 Union Bank of Australia, £7 14s 3d. •Cum dlv. tEx dlv. ( P a ) AUCKLAND, This Day. Sales (morning call) : Bank of New %e&\&x\&. 40s lOd; N.Z. Insurance, 795; Farmers Trading, 21s lid; Mt. Morgan, 9s 3d. CHIUSTCHUR€H, This Day. Sales: N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid), 10s sd. Sale reported: Bank of New Zealand, 40s 9d. GOLD SHARES ADVANCE. (By Telegraph--Press Association Copyright. I (Uec. 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. "Financial Times" stock and share indices, with previous quotations. are {October 15, 1920 equals 100) :— Govt. Home Indus- Goldsees, rails, trials, mines. March 2 113.9 07.G 1212 i47 6 March 8 113.8 07.5 121.4 148.8 March 9 113.8 67.3 121.6 149.9 March 10 113.7 67.1 121.8 151.4 LONDON BOND MARKET. (Kcc. 11 a.m.) LONDON, March 11. British Government stocks are on a more active market than last week, but only small business is passing-iu Australian and New Zealand loans. Last week. This week. Consols, 2'/j p.c tS2V B 82 Fund. Loan, 00-90 .. 115% 115 9-16 War Loan, 4V- P-C .. 105 Ms 105 7-16 Cony. Loan, 61, 3Va p.c. 105% 105% Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. 113% H3% N Z., 49-53, 4y 2 p.c. . 103% 103 13-16 N.Z., 1933, 3 p.c. .. t99 99*4 fEx Interest. Consols at February 25 were. 82^; 11A P-C War Loan, 105%, and 4% p.c. N.Z., 103%. GOLD DREDGE WORKINGS. Okarito dredge return was lloz 2dwt for 84 hours and 3305 yards. * Associated Gold Dredges, 210y 2 oz for 3GB hours and 76,500 yards. Wellington Alluvials, Ltd., reports dredge laid up; maintenance work carried on. RABBITSKINS MARKET FIRM. Dunedin Stock Agents' and Woolbrokers' Association reports that approximately 40 tons of rabbitskina were offered to a full bench of buyers at last sale, and .met with <i good demand and a firmer market.