COMMERCIAL

Evening Star, Issue 20555, 6 August 1930, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE,

A parcel of Waihis changed hands this morning at Is lid, this being the only transaction recorded. Bank of New Zealand® were in demand at £2 15s 9d, and sellers offered them at £2 16s 6d. N.Z. Insurances were quoted ex dividend of Is, an had an unsupplied buyer at £2 4s. The announcement of a proposed dividend of Is 3d failed to attract any buyers or sellers of Standard Insurances. Westport Coals were offered at £1 13s 3d, and ordinary Westport-Stoektoa share® at 2s 3d, without a buyer quoting in either case. Sellers of Australian Iron and Steel offered to quit at 19s, but no buyers quoted. N.Z. Drugs were offered at £3 3s without a- buying offer. There was the usual list of buyers of Government Stocks and Bonds without sellers. Sale on ’Change.—Waihi, Is lid. Quotations as under; — Buyer*. Seller*. £ *. d. £ s. d.

DATES OF DIVIDENDS PAYABLE. Now Zealand Farmers’ Fertiliser (final), Is 7 l-sd, payable this month. Commercial (final), 9d, August 8 (approx.). Bank of New South Wales (interim), 10s, August 8 (approx.). Victoria Nyanza Sugar (final), Is 6d, end of August. _ ■ m Electrolytic Zinc (final), 9 3-sd, beptemher 4. , Standard Insurance (final). Is 3d, September. MOTORUA OILFIELDS. The progress report of the Motorua Oilfields, Ltd., for the week ended August 2 reads: Motorua well sealed off gas by circulating mud fluid, and worked Sin casing free. All damage caused by. blow-out at 1,700 ft repaired, and resuming drilling operations August 5, ________ CHICAGO WHEAT QUOTATIONS. Press Association —By Telegraph—-Copyright. NEW YORK, August 5. (Received August 6, at 12.5 p.m.) Chicago wheat: September, 91| cents per bushel; December, 97-j; March, 102; May, 105. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Pm* A»*oci*tion —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 5. , (Received August 6, at 12.5 p.m.) Bank of Australasia, £lO 8s l£d; Bank of New South Wales, £32 10s; Union Bank of Australia, £9 3s 9d; National Bank of New Zealand, £5 6s 3d (ex div.); Bank of New Zealand 4 per cent., £94; Bank of New Zealand (four shares), 545; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 4 per cent, debentures, £69 10s; Loan and Mercantile ordinary stock, £94.

BANKING— Bank of N.S.W. (cum div.) 9 37 5 0 Bank of Now Zealand 2 15 2 16 6 Commercial Bank (cum div.) 1 1 4 B.S. and A. Bank ... — 5 19 0 National Bank of New Zealand 5 13 0 5 17 6 INSURANCE— National Insurance Co. 0 14 2 N.Z. Insurance Go. (ex div. Id) ... ... 2 4. 0 SHIPPING— Huddart, Parker (ord.) 1 18 d Huddart, Parker (prof.) ... 1 0 0 — U.S.S. Co. (pref.) ... 1 0 6 „ COAL— Westport Coal Co. ... „ 1 15 5 Weslport-Stockton (ord.) — 0 2 3 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldsbrougb, Morfc ... 1 8 0 National Mortgage (B issue) 1 15’ (I Wright, Stephenson (ord.) 1 1 0 Wright, Stephenson (pref.) — 0 15 r MEAT PRESERVING— N.Z. Refrigerating (paid) 0 10 0 0 11 9 N.Z. Refrigerating (cont.) ... 0 -1 8 0 5 2 MISCELLANEOUS— Aust. Iron and Steel 0 19 0 British Tobacco — 1 18 0 Brown, Ewing (pref.) 1 0 0 — Bruco Woollen Co. (ord.) 0 9 6 0 12 0 Crystal Ice Co. 1 1 0 — D.I.C. (pref.) ... ... 1 0 6 — Donaghy’s Rope and Twine, 1 13 6. 0 15 Dunlop, Rubber — 0 Kaiapoi Woollen (cont.) 0 4 0 0 4 6 Kauri Timber — 0 14' 6 Milburn Lime and Cement (cont.) _ 1 14 3 Mosgiel Woollen Co. 6 5 0 — National Electric — 0 10 6 N.Z. Drug Co — 3 3 0 N.Z. Express (ord.) ... — 0 13 9 Regent Theatre ... ... — X 3 9 BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 2 9 6 2 10 9 N.Z. Breweries, Debentures ... 1 1 0 0 Dunedin Brewery ... ■ — 1 8 MINING— Kawarau 0 0 r> Waibi 0 1 10 — .Electrolytic Zinc (prof., oum div.) i :> 6 —

Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord., cum- dir.) 1 0 0 _ Mount Lycll (ex rights ”) 1 3 0 1 4 0 Mount Lyell (“rights”; ) 0 1 0 0 1 8 Kildare ... — ■ 0 0 6 0 1 0 Okarito 0 6 7 0 7 0 Stony Creek — 0 0 1$ Cornish Point — 0 0 6 WAR BONDS (Bonds quoted aro £100 Bonds)— 1938 44- p.c. Bonds ... 99 12 6 __ 1939 41 p.c. Bonds ... 99 12 6 •— 1941 4k p.c. Bonds ... 1938 4| p.c. Inscribed 99 12 8 99 10 0 — 1939 4| p.c. Inscribed 99 10 0 — 1956 54 p.c. Inscribed 99 5 0