SHARE MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 65, 18 March 1943, Page 3

SHARE MARKET

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1943

Buyers' prices; ".oilers' qUotatious in paren tiieses:—

N.Z. Government Loans.—2Ms p.c, 1940, £93: 3 p.c, 1945, £99 10si 3 1/! P-c, 1956-59. £100 17s Od; 3,4 p.c, 1957-OU, £100 10s; 3"/ 3 p.c, 1953-57, £103; 4 p.c, 1913-16, (£101); 4 p.c, 1918, £101 7s tid; 4 p.c, 1946-49, £103 15s; 4-p.c, 1949-52, £105 ss; 4 p.c, 1952-55, £106 10s; 4 p.c, 1954-58, £107 10s; WaJLoan, 1/10/53, (£94 15s); 3»/ 2 P.C, 1953-57:, £103;-4 p.c, 1943-46, £100 lOs; Liberty Bonds, 15/9/49, 18s Ud; 3*>i S.A., 1/0/44, (£101). ■ Banks, Insurance, Finance.—Comm. Bank, (Ids 9d) ; Nat. of. N.Z., £2 10s; Bank N.S.W.; (£32'2b «U) ; Bank N.Z.. £2 0s Ud (£2 ls) J Bank N.Z. ."D," £1 lis 6d; Union Bank, (£7 15s) : Nat. Aust. t£10), £12. 10s ;• Nut. Aust. j (£s")7* £s'l2s;. National Insurance, £1 2s!; Queensland Insurance, £2 14s.tid; Equitable Bldgs. (£1), £1; Eiiultable. Bldgs*. (10s), 10s ; : Goldsbrough,. Mart, £1.7s tid; Newton King (pref.), (17s 3d) ; N.Z. Guarantee, 3s Sdj; W.P.C.A.- (pref.), 6s.6d;Wgton. Invest. T_ & A.,' 7s Dd:;.' "Wright, Stephenson, £1 Is. j Oth^r Shares.^-Chrletc'hurCh Gas, (£1 65),; Wellington GaS (pref.-) , £1 2s ; 6d; N.Z. Refrig. (£1),"?£1 fc 4d; N:z: Refrig.: (10s), 10s 4di; Wgton. Meat Export, Bs-9d; -Huddart Parkerf. £2'6s'-6d.'U.S.S, (pre L),' £1 9s;: Westpor^ Coal, £1 ■;4s 9d;-Felt and ..Textile*, £2?2s 6d;. Oamaru Woblle'n, £_, 3s 3d; Timaru Woollen, 19s ldj('£l.r Wellington-Woollen. £7 IBs 6dj Wellington Woollen - (prfef.), £8 3s;. Leyiand Timber, -£1 0s ■ 6d; ■ Rotoiti' Timber, 4s 3d:, Dominion .Breweries,. (£1 ? 14s) ; Carltoh Brewery. ~£3 9s Od; Ballins (15s pd.), I4a!. Tui' Brewery. £1 9s; A.C.1.,* (£2 lis 6d) . Aust. Paper-and Pulp,. (£*V 0s 3d); Burns\ Philp,1 £2 i4s;.'D.I,C. (pref.). £1 ss; Electro; Zlric (o.d.)*. £2' 13s 3d; G. 3. Coles, (£2 18b 9d); Griffin and' Sons (£l),. 17s; Griffin and Sons (10s):, Bs6d; General Industries, 19s 6dj Gordon and Gotdh,'. £2 8s; (pref.), £1 4s >9d;. Mac Duff- (ord;), 9s, ,3d; * MacDufffe (pref.'). *' £1: OS 9d; MclJehgie's,' £2 ,3s 9d Metters (N:Zf.), 15s 6d (17s); .Myof Emßortum (£1 iOa 6d) ;, N.Z. Newspapers. £1, 15s 6d N.Z. Paper Mills,' £1 ljgs; Tingey (pref.), £ 1 3s'6d; Sharland (ord.)/ £.1 ss=6d: Sharland (p'ref.)/ £1 "6s; Taranaki' Oilfields', (4s 2d)) Wilson's Cement,. (lSs 9d).; Cable (pref.), £1 3s? 3d ; W6olwbrths, Ltd.ti ?(17s); Wro6lw6«hs| (16s)1;' WdblWorthS Holdings (Sbuth Africa)' £l 2s' 9d; Arahura, -(£-1 7s) ; Mt; Morgan) (9s.'6d); .North BpoUbii .Hill;-£2,6s..: ■ " *| Sales Made at First Call Today.—loo British Tobaccot,-.£2 % Bfe-. 200 Wilspn's Cement, ,18s 6d; Sales' made after going to Press yesterday: — £200*3 'p.c- Inscribed Stock (15/5/53-56); £99 2s»6d; -I'Ottl-Bfchk of N;Z., £2 Os 9d;100 National Mortgage "A"*;, £2 lbs 6d; 200 MaeDuff's :(pref;)t,.« £1 Is; 200" Dunlop Rubberf,' £1 2s 6dj, 200 .Gear Meat, £1 ls 3d; 100 Farmers' Trading, £1 Is ij.d. ".'" *Cum div.' .'■*:.' tEx div. Grey River return, 490^ oz 'for' 257 hours and 143,837' yaxds. Okarito retiirn, Boz 9dw. for 51* hours and 1866' yards.-; * .>'<■■■ (P.A.) • * • AUCKLAND; This Day. Sales, (morning call):' Bank of Zealand, 40s 10d; .Newjton, King ,*(pref.), il7s,; Dominion Breweries, 33s ,6d; - Farmers' ,Ti;ading, ; 21s lid. '■'~-*,.'. . CHJRISTCHURCH. This j Day. ! Sales: Wellington City .Council,. 4% per cent.' (1953),' £i 10; Electrolytic; Zinc (pref.j cum div.), 56s' 6d. •''■■ ■■■->■■ ■■■'' • " : .; : • . i' . 1 .DUNEDIN,' This Day. ; Sale.reported.:; Dpminlon'Breweries,' 335. 6d. SHARE PBJCES IN SYDNEY, j (By . Telegraph—rPress .Association—Copyright.) '.*> ?■ , ■ ' i ' *•- .7 Sydney, March 17. ' Buyers outnumbej-ed sellers in", quiet trading on the Stock Exchange today. Sales:—Felt and Textiles, ' 40s Gd; Australian Consolidated Industries, 50s' ftd 5 Farmers, 26s 3d; Morts D0ck,..20s 3d; Tooths, 565; Millaquin Sugar; 41s- 3d; Broken Hill Pty., 40s; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 575." : New business ,written by the. National Mutual Life. Association .for. New .Zealand for yea? ended September, '30. numbered 20,029 policies, assuring '£7,683,902 3s 8d at single and annual prerntiiiris *of £319,550. The sum of. £143.019.watt reassured. Iri consideration of £65,47 1, /there -.were -59 .immediate annuities granted, securing ..£5824. 18s 6d per annum, and, 332 'deferred' annuities t securing £23,790 lis -3d' per annuta .were also' granted in consideration tof -single and annual premiums amounting to j. £41,518 3s ; 3d. Payments td poticy-liblders were, £3,690,127, Including £240,000 payable, under policies which became claims as a direct -result of wari- v*