SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 22636, 30 April 1937, Page 6

SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE AUSTRALIAN MINING- SECTION ACTIVE Australian mining was tho only active section on the local share market this morning, all other sections remaining quiet. Woolworths (N.Z.) slipped 2s after the 11s rise yesterday, and buyers’ offer of £7 14s attracted no sellers. G. J. Coles had business late yesterday at £5 6s 2d, the market easing to-day to £5 3s 6d and £5 6s, the latter being sellers* quotation yesterday. National Insurance had reported business at 17s 7d, and. Anthony Horderns at £l. Shares in the Australian mining section eased all round. Lyells dropped 6d and 8d to £2 4s 8d and £2 ss, a sale being transacted at £2 4s 9d. Morgans, after two sales late yesterday at 15s, closed with buyers at that prico and sellers Id away. Placer Development dropped further by 2s to £4 16s, with no buyers appearing. Broken Hill South had a sale and buyers at £2 6s, sellers wanting £2 7s, while both issues of Electrolytic Zinc dropped 9d to Is on. all quotations, with business in the preference issue at £2 17s. Local gold mining was quiet. There; was a good inquiry for all Government stocks, the 4 per cent. 1952-55 issue recovering to £lO4. SALES reported. —Late Yesterday.— Woolworths (Sydney, rights), £4 14s. Broken Hill South, £2 9s. Mount Lyell, £2 5s 3d.. , —This Morning.— Queensland National Bank, £5 14s. Dunedin Brewery, £1 8s (Australian currency). National Insurance, 17s 7d. ■ Anthony Hordern, £l. SALES ON ’CHANGE. —Late Yesterday.— G. .J. Coles, £5 6s 2d. Mount Morgan, 15s (2). —This Morning.— Broken Hill South, £2 6s. Electrolytic Zine (pref.), £2 17s. Mount Lyell, £2 4s 9d. ' SALES AFTER CALL. , —Late Yesterday.— 4 per cent, stock, 1943-46, £lO3. Quotations as under

DIVIDENDS DUE British Tobacco (Aust.) Ltd.Quarterly, pref., at 6J per cent, per annum ... ... ... Apr. 30 Claude Neon Ltd., Sydney—lnterim half-yearly at 15 per cent, per annum Apr. 30 Drug Houses of Aust.—lnterim, 3 per cent Apr. 30 United Provisions—lnterim preference at 8 per cent, per annum Apr 30 North Kalgurli (1918) Ltd. —Interim, 6d sterling a share ... Apr. 30 Associated Newspapers—lnterim, pref. and ord., 2 per cent. ... Apr. 30 N.Z. Investment, Mortgage, and Deposit Co.—Fiaal, 3 per cent., making 5 per cent, per annum May 3 Mosgiel Woollen—lnterim at rate of 8 per cent, per annum ... May 13 E.S. and A. Bank—lnterim, 3j per cent, (sterling) ... May Imperial Chemical Industry—ord., final 51 per cent June 1 Bank of New Zealand—Final, ordinary shares, Is June 11 National Bank of Australasia At 6 per cent, per annum on both issues

Buyers. Sellers. .£ 'S. d. £ 8. d. BANKING— New Zealand ... ... 2 4 0 2 4 6 Commercial ... , ... — 0 19 8 E.S. and A. ' ... ... — 612 0 National of New Zealand ... 3 2 0 , National of Austral- ' asia (cont.); — 7 18 0 Union of Australia ■ Ltd. ..., ... ... ... 11 5 , 0 11 7 6 INSURANCE- . National. ... .... <.. 0 17 6 0 17 9 Standard ... ... ... 2 17 0 — SHIPPING— Huddart, Parker (ord.) ... .... ... y a 2 0 0 U.S.S. Co. (pref.) ... .1 6 6; — MEAT PRESERVING— Gear ... ... ... ... 0 17 3 N.Z. Refrigerating (cont.) ... 0 8 TO — LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldsbrough, Mort ... 1 17 9 1 18 6 Mortgage Corporation 3| p.c. Stock 98 10 0 National Mortgage ... — 2 15 0 * N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord.) ... ... 49 15 0 50 10 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corporation — ; -0 ■4 8“ 0 ■4 11 Otago Farmers’ Co-op. 0 4 0 Otago Farmers’ Co-op. (•A pref.) — 1 1 0 Wright, Stephenson (ord.) ... ... ... 1 0 0 - — Wright, Stephenson (pref.) 1 0 0 COAL— Westport ... 1 3 6 Westport-S tockton (ord.) ... ... ... 0 2 2 —y W est port-Stockton (pref.) ... ... ... 0 4 6 GASAuckland 1 1 3 - WOOLLEN COMPANIES Bruce (ord.) 0 13 0 Kaiapoi (cont.) 0 5 0 0 5 6 Mosgiel ... 10 0 o — MISCELLANEOUS— Anthony Hordern ... 1 0 0 1 0 9 Associated News 1 3 6 — Associated News . (pref.) 1 3 9 — British Tobacco ; — 2 9 9 Broken Hill Proprietary — 4 1 0 Broken Hill Proprie- . tary (cont.) 3 12 6 3 14 0 Brown, Ewing (ord.) 1 0 0 — Brown, Ewing (pref.) .. 1 2 6 — Colonial Sugar Co. ... 45 0 0 — Consolidated Brick ... —. 0 8 6 D.I.C. (ord.) 0 16 9 0 17 0 D.I.C. (pref.) 1 3 9 — Dominion Fertiliser ... 1 3 9* — Donaghy’s Ropo and Twine 2 13 9 — Dunedin Stock Exchange Proprietary :2 0 0 — Dunlop Perdriau Rubber i 0 8 1 1 0 G. J. Odes 5 3 6 5 6 0 Hume Pipe 0 19 0 1 0 0 Kauri Timber — 1 4 0 Milburn Lima and Cement 1 16 6 1 18 0 Moturoa Oil (ord.) ... — 0 3 0 National Electric 0 13 3 0 14 3 N.Z. Drug Co — 3 15 6 N.Z. Fanners’ Fertiliser 1 0 3 — N.Z. Newspapers ... N.Z. Paper Mills ... “ 1 18 .6 17 9* ‘ Otago Daily Times ’ — 2 7 0 Shillings Ltd 0 17 0 — Whitoorabo and Toombs 3 0 6 — Wilson’s (N.Z.) Cement 1 14 0 Woolworths (ord.) ... 7 14 0 — Taranaki Oil 0 3 3 — BREWERIES— New Zealand 2 19 0 2 19 0 Staples’ — 1 16 0 Dunedin — 1 9 0 UNLISTED STOCKS— MTntosh, Caloy, Phcenix ... 0 5 0 — National Tobacco (ord.) ... — 2 18 3 Woolworths (Sydney, ord.) 7 2 6 7 5 0 Woolworths (Sydney, rights) ... ... ... 4 13 0 4 15 0 Selfridges — 1 16 9 Woolworths (Sydney, 2nd pref.) 1 6 0 — OVERSEAS MINING— Broken Hill South (53) 2 6 0 2 7 0 Electrolytic Zinc (pref., £1) 2 16 9 2 17 6 Electrolytic Zinc (ord., £1) 2 16 3 2 17 0 Mount Lyell (£1) .... 2 4 8 2 s 0 Mount Morgan (2s 6d) 0 15 0 0 15 1 North Broken Hill (5s) .... ... 3 10 0 3 12 6 Placer Development -r4 16 0 Rawang Tin (10s) ... 0 10 3 0 12 0 Austral N.Z. Mining “ 0 11 6 GOLD MINING— Big River (Is) — 0 2 0 Gillespie’s (Is) — 0 1 7i Goldfields Dredging (Is) ... ... — 0 0 4 Maori Gully (Is) ' ... 0 0 7

Nckomai (5s) 0 2 2 0 2 4 Okarito (5s) 0 3 0 Paddy’s Point (5s) ... 0 2 0 Sandhills (Is) 0 0 1 0 0 4 Skippers (Is) 0 0 4 Waimurau Sluicing (Is) 0 ■ 0 11 __ Waitahu (5s) ... ... — 0 2 0 N.Z. GOVERNMENT LOANS34 p.c. Stock, Nor, 1938-52 101 10 0 34 p.c. Stock, March, 1939-43 ... 100 5 0 34 p.c. Stock, Sept., 1939-43 ... 100 5 0 — 3i p.c. Stock, March, 1941-43 ... 100 10 0 3i p.c. Stock, Sept., 1941-43 • ... 100 10 0 — 3J p.c. Stock, May, 1941-52 101 10 0 —' 34 p.c. Stock. Nov., ‘1941-52 101 10 0 4 p.c. Bonds, 1943-46 102 15 0 4 p.c. Stock, 1945-46 102 15 0 — 4 p.c. Bonds, 1946-49 102 0 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, 1946-49 102 0 0 4 p.c. Bonds 1952-55 104 0 0 4 p.c. Stock. 1952-65 104 0 0 3 p.c. Bonds, 1939-41 96 0 0 5 \ p.c. Bonds, 1953-57 98 0 0 3i p.c. Stock, 1953-57 98 0 0 *cum div.