THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 21994, 2 April 1935, Page 7

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE Conditions generally were quiet but firm ,ou the market this morning. Bank ot New Zcalands maintained a buying inquiry at 48s 6d without revealing a seller. Buyers offered 3d more for Reserves and drew a seller at £6 12s. There was stronger inquiry for meat preserving shares, and South Otagos moved up to £6 11s. Xittle interest was displayed in Loan and Agency shares. Perpetual Trustees were, offered for sale at 68s, but buyers quoted their usual figure. Kaitangata Coals were on offer at 21s with buyers at £1 and Wcstports at 21s 6d without buyers. Bruce Woollen ordinaries eased to sellers at 14s, and the only other noticeable change in the miscellaneous section was -a hardening tendency in New Zealand Drugs. New Zealand Breweries moved up to buyers at 51s, with sellers Sd away. Both Electrolytic Zinc ordinaries and Mount Lyells had unsupplied buyers. Quotations were more numerous in the gold, raining sectioij, though few changes were recorded. Big Rivers were inclined to ease slightly, as were King Solomons. Persistent inquiries for Clutha River and Molyneux River shares, controlled by English syndicates* fail to reveal a seller. Okaritos remained in a weakened state, but Waihis continued to advance. Several sellers of feur per cent. Government Loans appeared this morning, and buyers advanced their quotations without result. Quotations as under: — , Buyers. Sellers.

dividends due. Death’s—Pref., 2!> p.e., onl. < p.c. April 2 Mount Morgan—Sixth, 6d Brit. cur. ... April 10 Amalgamated Zinc —Interim, 2$ p.c ••• Apr. 13 South British insurance —Interim, Is 4cl a share April Howard Smith (ord.) ~ p.c., year ended December 31 last April 16 13.5. and A. Bank—lnterim, per cent ... May I Smith and Smith Bid (prei.lAnnual, 5 per cent. June I

£ >. d. £ s. d. BANKINGAustralasia — 31 5 0 ' New South Wales ... — 30 10 0 New Zealand 2 8 6 — New Zealand (Long D) ... ... 1 12 0 — 0 Commercial — 0 16 National of New Zealand 3 6 0 3 10 0 National of Australasia (cont.) — 6 5 0 Reserve 6 10 9 6 12 0 Union of Australia Ltd — 8 12 0 INSURANCENational — 1 0 10 Soutli British — 4 16 3 A.B.A. ... ... ... ... 1 0 6 — SHIPPINGU.S.S. Co. (prof.) ... 1 7 0 1 7 6 MEAT PRESERVING— N Z. Refrigerating (paid) ... 0 39 3 — N.Z. ■ Refrigerating (cont.) 0 8 6 Southland Frozen (paid) 3 15 6 5 17 6 Southland Frozen (cont.) — 119 0 South Otago Freezing 6. 11 0 — LOAN AND AGENCYDalgety ... — 8 10 0 Perpetual Trustees ... 3 1 0 3 8 0 Wright, Stephenson (prof.) — 1 0 0 COALKaitangata 1 0 0 1 1 0 Westport — 1 1 6 Westport-Stock ten (ord.) ... ■ — 0 2 0 W estport-Stockton (pref.) 0 3 8 — MISCELLANEOUS— Associated Nows — 1 2 6 British Tobacco — 1 16 4 Broken Hill Propi-y. 2 8 0 — Bruce Woollen Co. — 0 14 0 D.I.C. (ord.) ■0 14 6 — ' D.l.C. (pref.) — 1 6 6 Domini on Fertiliser 1 1 8 1 2 0 Dominion Fertiliser Debs. 105 0 0 — Dunedin Stock Lxchange Proprietary — 2 3 6 Kaiapoi Woollen (cont.) 0 4 30 — Milburn Lime and Cement 2 2 6 2 3 0 N.Z. Drug. Co 3 19 6 4 1 0 N.Z. Paper Mills — 1 14 6 ‘ Otago Daily Times ’ — 2 12 0 Regent Theatre — 0 19 6 Smith and Smith (prof.) ‘ Sun ’ Newspapers 1 1 0 — 0 4 £ Woolworth’s i (pref.) — 2 2 0 Wool worth’s (ord.) — 10 2 0 Woolworth’s (Sydney) 4 8 0 4 11 0 Woolworth’s (West Australia) 6 15 0 “ BREWERIES— New Zealand ... ... 2 11 0 2 11 6 . Timaru 0 8 4 0 9 0 Carlton — 2 10 0 OIL— Moturoa (pref.) ... — 0 5 0 AUSTRALIAN MINING Electrolytic Zinc 0 (ord.) 1 2 — Mount Lyell 0 19 6 iOLD MINING— Bcll-.Hooper 0 0 i 0 0 3 Bell-Kilgour — 0 0 1 Bendigo Goldlight ... 0 0 11 0 i. Big River 0 2 Si 0 2 5| Blackwater — 1 12 u Brian Born 0 0 3 — Central Shotover — 0 0 b Charleston ... — 0 0 7 Chitha River ... ... 0 1 9 — 8i Gillespie’s ... 0 1 6 0 1 Golconda Holdings — 0 1 8 Kildare 0 3 (1 0 3 6 King Solomon 0 4 0 0 4 2 Lawson’s Flat ... ... 0 0 1 0 0 4 Mahakipawa ... ... 0 0 13 Molyneux River 0 1 b — Moonlight-Nelson 0 0 Creek — i Nevis Diesel — 0 0 6 Nokomai 0 1 6 0 2 3 Okarito ... 0 6 3 0 7 0 Paddy’s Point ... ... 0 0 9 — 6 Sandhills ... 0 0 2 0 0 Skippers ... 0 .0 5 0 0 4i Waihi 2 2 6 — Waitahu 0 2 4 N.Z. GOVERNMENT LOANS (Bonds quoted are £10( bonds). 3t p.c. Stock, 19381943 103 15 0 106 0 0 31 p.c. Stock, 19331943 ... 0 0 103 15 0 106 0 1943 ... 103 15 0 106 0 Sj p.c. Stock. 19383952 106 0 0 — Si p.c. Stock. 19391952 ... 106 0 0 — 3i p.c. Stock, 19411952 106 0 0 — 4 p.c. Bonds, Jan. 15, 1940 102 10 0 103 10 0 4 p.c. Stock, Jan. 15, 1940 102 17 6 103 2 6 4 p.e. Bonds Feb 15. 1946 105 15 0 — 4 n c Stock, Feb. 15. 1946 106 0 0 103 s 0 4 p.c. Bonds, April lb 1949 108 15 0 — 4 n.c. Stock. April Jb 1949 108 15 0 — 4 nBonds, June 15. 19'5 m 5 0 — 4 p.e. Stock, June 15. 1915 110 5 0