SHARE MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1944, Page 7

SHARE MARKET

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

Sales since going to press yesterday.—£s3s N.Z. Government 4 per cent. Stock, 15/4746----49, £102 2s 6d; 41 (odd lot) Nat. Bank of N.Z., £2 15s; 200 Bank of N.Z.,. £2 4s 9d; 104 Union Bank, £8 7s; 150' (2 sales) N.Z. Insurance, £4 9s; 100 Henry Jones Co-op., £2 12s 6d. - Sales made late yesterday: 30 Union Bank; £8 7s; 300 P. & 0., £2 12s 6d. Sales made today: 48 (on call) Sharland & Co. (ord.), £1 13s. P-A. AUCKLAND, This Day. Sales.—Bank of New Zealand, £2 4s 9d; H.M. Arcade, 15s; Farmers' Fertiliser, £1 4s 6d; Northern Roller, £1 Is; Sanford, 8s 3d. Noon call: Dominion Breweries, £2 4s 9d; Auckland Laundry, 18s; Fletcher Holdings (old), £1 5s 9d; Caro's Stores (ord.), £1 4s 9d; Caro's Stores (pref.), £1 4s 6d; Reid Rubber, £1 8s 3d. DUNEDIN, This Day; Reported.—Macduffs (ord.), 16s; Mt. Lyell, £1 11s 9d; Wool Bonds (1348), £l-0s 2d* Wool Bonds (1949), 19s 4d; Gear Meat, £1 5s lOd; New Zealand Breweries, £2 2s 3d; Westport Coal, £1 6s 90,

GOLD DREDGING

Grey River Dredging Co., Ltd., reports the following return for the fortnight ended October 11: 133' hours, 88,652 cubic yards, 277.55 ozs. September totals: 437 hours, 245,076 tcubic yards, 681.27 ozs.

DIVIDEND DECLARED".

, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., 'have declared a- flnal dividend for the -halfyear ended June 30 of 5 per cent.,' payable on November 10.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, October 12. Tho market for Britisli Government securities and New Zealand and Australian issues is quiet but steady. Prices, compared with those of October 6, are a* follows-:— Oct. 6 Oct. 12. Consols, 2% p.c 79% 79% Fund. Loan, GO-90 ... 112 3-16 112 9-16 | War Loan, SM- p.c. .. 104% 104% Cony. Loan, Gl, 3% p.c. 104 3-16 104 5-16 Victory Bonds, 4 p.c . 112% ' 112% N.Z., 1949-58, 4% p.c. 105 105 N.Z., 1945, 3 p.c 100% 100% *Ex interest. Consols, at September 2G, were: 3% per cent.' War Loan, 104%; 4 1/- per cent., N.Z, 104%; 3 per cent. N.Z., 100%. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. (By Telegraph—Press Association-—Copyright.) _. „. LONDON, October 12. The Bank of England return for the week ended October 12, compared with that for the week ended October 6, is given in millions of pounds, as follows:— Oct. 6. Oct. 12. £ £ T _ (millions.) (millions.) Issue DepartmentNotes in circulation ...11517 1160 4 Notes in Banking Dept. «■ 41.5 , 39.8 Govt. debt no ' no Govt. securities 1188.3 1188*3 Other securities 07 07 Fiduciary issue 1200.0 12Oo!o Gold coin and bullion ... 0 2 0 2 Banking DepartmentCapital 14i5 14-5 Rest <<t< 35 35 Public deposits ....""'. 31.86 31.87 Bankers' deposits .... 177.8 177.9 Other accounts. ...... 3 8 .3 " 55.8 Govt, securities ...... ig G . 9 195.9 Advances and discounts . 7 5 7 5 Other securities ......, 14 3 14 5 Notes and coin 43*6 42 1 Proportion, p.c iv'gs 17-34 Bank-rate, 2 per cent, since October 26, 1939. 1r i inn on e fl nnlrculation on September 28' was IwThnSnn 00 ' a.^ for <L ctober 13' 1943 > was

MASTERTON RACING CLUB . (Registered) . SPRING MEETING RACES'— at — RACES OPAKI RACECOURSE TOMORROW (SATURDAY), OCTOBER 14, 1944 FIRST RACE 11.45 A.M. 'Win and Place Betting — Excellent Fields. H.M. Forces in Uniform Admitted Free to Course. ■'•■- ' ' N. H. JAMES. Secretary.