SHARE MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 48, 26 February 1945, Page 3

SHARE MARKET

(South Africa) 18 6 — *Cum div. tEx dlv. Sales made after going to press on Friday:— £1000 2y- per cent. Stock, 15/2/49-50, £96; £2000 3 per cent. Stock, 15/2/55-58, £97 2s bd; £285 3 per cent. Stock, 15/2/55-58, £97 *s 6d; 225 Wool Bonds, 1/2/48, £1 0s 2d; 310 Wool Bonds, 1/2/49, 19s od; 150 New Zealand Insurance, £4 10s 6d; 50 McKenzies, £3 Is 9d; £650 3 p.er cent. Stock, lfi/4/60---li 3, £97; 111 Yarra Falls, £2 ss; 78 New Zealand Breweries, £2 3s 6d. Unofficial List. —(b) buyers, (s) sellers: British Standard Portland Cement, 5s 3d, Is 2d (b) ; Radio Corporation of New Zealand, 11s 6d*(b) ; British Standard Portland Cement, 15s, 4s 6d (b) ; Selfridges (N.Z.), 16s paid, 12s 3d (b) ; Keystone Investments, 3s 6d (b) ; Apex Investment, 3s 6d (b) ; Wellington Mortgages, 8s (b), 9s 3d (s) ; Wellington Publishing, 89s (b) ; A.P.A., 20s (s).

NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE. As a result' of the transactions of the National Mutual Life Association for the year ended September 30, 1944, the assurance fund was increased by £2,199,348 to £55,978,228. The total net income for the year was £(>,584,447. Policy holders or their representatives received £3,(533,894 from the association during the year. The total of assurances in force at the end of the year, excluding bonus additions, was £130,728,676, and during the year 24,001 new policies were issued, assuring £10,740,546. These figures refer to ordinary business only, as. the association does not transact industrial business.

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ a. d. Government Loans— 2y 2 p.c.. 1/8/46 98 10 0 — 2% p.c, 15/9/47 98 12 6 — 2Vz p.c. 15/6/47-49 .. 96 12 6 — 2Va p.c, 13/2/49-50 ... 95 17 6 — 2% p.c., 15/4/49-51 ... 96 0 0 . — ~Vs P.c, 1/10/53 94 13 0 — 3 p.c, 15/9/46-48 .. 100 5 0 — 3 p.c, 15/5/53-5(5 .. 97 12 6 „ — 3 p.c, 15/12/53-56 — 97 17 G 3 p.c, 15/2/55-58 ,. 97 0 0 — 3i,i p.c, 15/l/56-5y .. 100 0 0 — 3Vi p.c, 15/9/57-60 .. 101 2 6 101 7 6 3V» p.C, 15/1/53-57 .. 101 10 0 — 4 p.c, 30/11/48 ..... 102 15 U — 4 p.c, 15/4/46-49 .. 101 12 6 — 4 p.c, 15/5/49-52 .. 103 5 0 — 4 p.c. 15/0/52-55 .... 104 15 0 — 4 p.c. 31/5/54-58 .... 105 15 0 — Liberty Bonds, 15/9/49 10 1 — Wool Bonds, 1/2/48 .. 10 2 ~ Wool Bonds, 1/2/49 .. 0 19 5 — Banks, Financial, Insurance— N.S.W — 33 17 6 New Zealand — 276 New Zealand "U" .... — 1 12 6 U.B.A _ 8 4 0 tiiiuli. Bldgs 119 — General Finance — 0 13 0 Golds. Mort — 1 12 0 Newton King (pref.) .. 13 0 — N.Z lUV M. Ac D 0 10 9 — Loan and Merc, (pref.) 101 0 0 — W.F.O.A. (pref.) 0 10 9 — Wn. Inv. T. and A. .. — 0 9 6 Wn. T. and Loan .. 4 10 — W.S. and Co. (ord.) .. 17 0 — New Zealand Insurance . — 4 11 0 Other Shares— Wgtn. Gas lord.) — 1 12 9 Wellington (pref.) ... 1 5 9 — Feilding 0 2 0 — Canterbury Meat .... — 15 7 6 N.Z. Refrig. (10s) ..f 0 13 2. — Wstn. Meat Exp 0 13 6 — Huddart Parker • 3 2 6 — Bruce Woollen ...... 1 13 0 —- Felt and Textiles ... 2 12 0 — Manawatu 2 5 9 — Timaru — 1 1 ° Wellington — 8 • T 6 Wellinnion (pref.) ... 8 8 6 — Leyland Timber 14 6 — Kotoitl Timber 0 9 3 — Taupo Totara — 0 ° 9 Kauri .. .......... 1 « a » N.Z. Breweries 23 7 — Tooheys — 1 12 6 Berlei (N.Z.) 48 0 — Broken Hill — ,2 4 6 Burns Philp (S. Sea) 16 0 — i Colonial Sugar — 58 0 0 David Jones 119 6 — • Dental & Medical 119 — D.I.C. (pref.) 16 0 — Denhard — 0 7 1 Fletcher Holdings — 1 5 » Frozen Prod — 0 16 6 G J. Coles — 3 10 0 Griffin & Sons (£1) . 1 12 0 — GrifflD & Sons (10s) . 0 16 0 — Henry Jones — 2 14 6 Howard. Smith — 15 6 .1 I. Niven — 1 1 •> K.D.V. Boxes — . ... 0 12 0 McKenzie's — 3 2 8 Alacky Logan , _ 1 16 0 Metters (N.Z) 0 18 3 . — Morris Hedstrom 2 7 0 — National Electric .... 1 10 0 — . N.Z Farm. Fert. (pref.) 15 0 — Peter's Ice .....,.....* 1 4 3 . Sharland ? 1 12 0 — SharlatH' (pref.) 1 12 U — Radio, 1936 0 18 0 — T.O. Fields — 0 10 Wilson's Cement 0 IS 6 — Woolworths, Ltd 117 — ! Woolworths (N.Z.) .... 12 2 — Woolworths (pref.) .... 2 0 0 — Martha Mine — .0 9 6 Wai hi — ° 5 4 Broken Hill South 17 6 — Mt. Morgan — 0 7 0 North Broken Hill 2 11 9 — Woolworths Holdings