DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE

Evening Star, Issue 23354, 25 August 1939, Page 6

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE

THIS MORNING'S GALL LATEST QUOTATIONS

DIVIDEND AND CALL LIST. DIVIDENDS DDE. Dominion Investment and Bank-

FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON NEW ZEALAND CURRENCY BASIS The Bank of New South Wales, Dunedin, quoted the following rates for purchases and sales of foreign exchange (all rates subject to alteration without notice)

DOLLAR RATES. The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) to-day quoted the following dollar rates on a New Zealand currency basis. They are subject to alteration without notice:— U.S.A. CANADA. (Ber £1 N.Z.) (Per £l, N.Z.) SELLING— T.T. (dol) ... 3.72 1-16 3.74 5-8 O.D. (dol) ... 3.72 5-16 3.74 7-8 BUYING— O.D. (dol) ... 3.77 7-8 3.80 5-8 AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, August 24. The Stock Exchange was affected by “ war nerves,” with ample signs of selling pressure. Dealing in all sections of the investment market to-day were characterised by further weakness.

OIL EXPLORATION LONDON GEOLOGIST ARRIVES [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 24. Appointed to the staff of geologists associated with the New Zealand^ Qjl Exploration Company, Mr J. B. Han-son-Lowe, of London, arrived by the Rangitane. Mr Hanson-Lowe expects to do much work in connection with neologies! survey, but is ■ not aware where he will be stationed or how long his appointment will last, nor could he discuss the prospects of oil production in New Zealand. In recent years Mr Hanson-Lowe has accomplished much in China and Eastern Tibet, collecting data, and he has written on -his work in technical | journals.

Buyers. • Sellers. £ . S. d. £ s. d. N.Z. GOVERNMENT LOANS— 3£ p.c. Stock, Sept., 193943 ... 99 15 0 4 p.c. Stock, March, 194043 — 100 0 0 4 p.c. Stock, .194346 — 98 5 0 4 p.c. Stock, 194649 — 99 5 0 4 p.c. Stock, Nov., 97 1949-52 ... ... ... 5 0 UANK1NGNew Zealand (£1) ... — 2 0 0 Commercial (10s) — 0 16 1 E.S. and A. (£3) ... — 5 0 0 National of N.Z. 8 (£2 10s) F— 2 3 Union of Australia 0 Ltd. (£5) 7 16 INSURANOENational (7s) ... ... — 0 16 10 New Zealand (£1) ... 2 11 6 — Standard (£1) 2 15 3 2 16 3 SHIPPING— U.S.S. Co.' (pref., 6 £1) ... ... 1 4 -J MEAT PRESERVING— N.Z. Refrigerating (paid, £1) 0 16 5 N.Z. Refrigerating 8 (cont., 10s) ... ... — 0 2 Southland Frozen (paid, £1) ... . ... 1 7 0 —; South Otago Freezing 6 (£5) 4 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— National Mortgage 0 0 (£2) — 2 Otago Farmers Co-op. (3s 4d) 0 1 10 — Otago Farmers’ Co-op. (A pref., £1) — 1 0 0 Wright, Stephenson (pref., £1) 0 19 6 COAL— Westport (10s) 1 1 3 Westport-Stockton (pref., 10s) “ 0 8 2 OIL— Taranatu (£1 4s 7d) — 0 6 6 WOOLLEN COMPANIES Bruce (pref., £1) ... — 1 0 0 Kaiapoi (ord., 17s) ... — 0 12 6 Oamaru (£1) 0 15 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Australian Con. Ind. (£1) — 1 16 9 (rights) — 0 7 0 Broken Hill Pty. (£1) — 3 6 6 Brown, Ewing (pref., £1) — 1 1 6 D.I.C. (ord., 10s) ... —. 0 14 9 D.I.C. (pref., £1) ... Donaghy’s Rope and — 1 2 0 Twine (£1) —- 2 9 0 G. J. Coles (ord., £1) 5 15 8 5 18 6 Milburn Lime and Cement (£1) ... 1 15 6 — M’Leod Bros. (£10) — 28 5 0 N.Z. Drug Co. (£2) — 3 9 6 N.Z. Paper Mills (£1) ... ... 1 5 9 1 6 6 • Otago Daily Times ’ (£1) 2 0 0 Wilsons Cement (10s) — 0 17 5 VVoolwortbs (Sydney, 1 4 3 1 5 0 Woohvorths Properties (ord., £1) — 1 5 3 BREWERIES— New Zealand (£1) — 1 16 9 OVERSEAS MINING— Broken Hill South (5s) ... — 1 8 9 Electro. Zinc (pref., £1) — 2 17 0 Electro. Zinc (ord.. £1) ... — 2 14 0 Mount Lyell (£1) ... — 1 8 0 Mount Morgan (2s 6d) 0 9 4 0 9 9 N.Z. MINING— , Austral N.Z. (£1) ... — 1 4 0 Big River (Is) 0 0 8 0 1 0 Clutha River (2s) ... 0 1 0 — Maori Gully (Is) ... 0 0 51 — New River ... — 0 1 0 Nokomai (5s) — 0 2 0 Waihi Investments — 0 7 0

ing—Final, A. B, and C, 5 per cent, B, 0 (3rd issue), 23 4 per cent. Aug. Associated Newspapers, Sydney —Interim ord. and pref., 2 per cent Aug. 30 •Emperor Mines (Fiji)—Fourth of Aug. 31 6d a share Bank of New South Wales—Interim quarterly, 6s a share Aug. 31 Austin Distributors Ltd., Sydney—Pinal, ord 74 per cent.,' making 15 per cent, per anAug. 31. num, and pref. 3 per cent. ... Carlton and United Breweries— Interim half-yearly, pref. and ord., Is a snare ... Aug. 31 Carlton Brewery.—Half-yearly, 74 per cent Berlei Ltd., Sydney—Final pref. Aug. 31 at 8 per cent., ord. at 10 per Sept. cent per annum ... t Elder Smith, Adelaide—Final at 7 Sept. per cent, per annum ... ... 1 Standard Insurance—Final, Is Sept. 3d a share ... — — 4 Loloma Mine (Fiji)—Is a share ... Huddart, Parker—Interim, pref Sept. 8 3 per cent., ord. 7 per cent. ... Sept. 14 Woolworths (W.A.) Ltd. —Interim, half-yearly, 74 per cent. Electrolytic Zinc — Half-yearly, Sept. 15 ord., and pref., at 9 per Sept. 15 rent »er annum Winchcombe, Carson, Wool Brokers—Final, half-yearly, 3jr per cent., making 7 per cent, per Aug. 31 annum •••, Austin Distributors Ltd., Sydney —Final, ord. 74 per cent., making 15 per cent, per annum, and pref. 3 per cent. Broken Hill South—6d a share ... Aug. 31 Sept. 15 Woolworths (W.A.) Ltd.—Interim half-yearly, 74 per cent. ... Sept. 15 Foster Brewing Co. Ltd. —Interim half-yearly, 64 per cent. ... Sept, lb Apex Investment Trust—Final, 44 per cent, per annum sept, zi Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Co. —6 per cent, per -annum North Broken Hill—Quarterly, Sept, co 6d a share : Sept. 27 CALLS PAYABLE. Dunedin Brewery.—5s, making Sept. 15s paid — Broken Hill South—6d a share ... Toohey’s Ltd.—8s a share, making 16s paid , — I Sept. 15 Sept. 21 G. J. Coles—10s a share, making Jan. 15 £1 paid

London — £100 stg. N.Z, T.T. O.D. £124 7/6 £123 18/9 £125 £124 19/6 Australia— £A to £100 N.Z. T.T. O.D. £100 10/ £100 10/ £100 £100 Fiji— £P to £100 N.Z. T.T. O.D. £90 £90 ' £88 12/6 £88 12/6 New York— Dollars to £1 N.Z. ... .7. T.T. O.D. 3.7743 3.7793 3.7310 3.7320 Montreal— Dollars to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 3.7968 3.8055 3.7668 3.7678 Belgium— Belgas to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D, 22.311 22.386 22.001 22,006 Denmark — Kroner to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 18.140 18.200 17.830 17.832 Finland— Marks to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 184.88 185.28 179.08 179.18 France— Francs to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 142.98 144.23 140.48 140.50 Germany— Reichsmarks tc £1 N.Z. ... i T.T. O.D. - 9.334 9.336 Greece— Drachmae to £1. N.Z. ... T.T, , O.D, - 429.20 429.35 Holland— Florins to £1 N.Z, T.T. O.D. 7.062 / 7.102 6.912 6,914 Italy— Lire to £1 N.Z T.T. — O.D. — 70.98 71.00 Java— Florins to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 7,049 7.089 6.899 6.901 Norway— Kroner to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 16.130 16.190 16.840 16.843 Noumea — Francs to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 145.48 146.98 138.73 138.77 Papeete— Francs to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 144.88 146.38 138^88 138.92 Sweden— Kronor to £1 N.Z T.T. O.D. 15.728 15.788 15.433 15.436 Switzerland— Francs to £1 N.Z. ... ... T.T. O.D. 16.822 16.922 16.552 16.555 Hongkong— N.Z, pence to 1 dollar ... T.T. O.D. 18 3-64 18 1-64 18 27-64 18 27-64 India and Ceylon— N.Z. pence to T.T. 1 rupee ... O.D. 22 7-32 22 3-16 22 1-2 22 1-2 Japan— N.Z. pence to 1 yen T.T. O.D. ,,, 17 37-64 17 37-64 Manila — N.Z. pence to 1 peso T.T. O.D. 31 15-32 31 3-8 32 11-64 32 11-64 Singapore— N.Z. pence to 1 dollar ... T.T. O.D. 34 27-32 34 34 35 21-64 35 21-64 South Africa— £N.Z. to £100 S.A. T.T. O.D. £124 4/3 £122 17/ £124 17/ £124 T7/

£ s. d. Bank of New South Wales 1 7 10 Comm; Banking of Syndey 18 0 0 Colonial Sugar ... 43 12 6 Mercantile Mutual Insur. 1 8 6 Burns Philp 2 9 3 British Tobacco ... 2 9 6 Tooths 2 9 3 Aust. Consol. Industries ... 1 12 2 (rights) 0 5 4 Dunlop Perdriau 0 17 7* Anthony Hordern 0 13 0 Stedman 0 11 10 Atkins 1 2 0 Peters 2 9 0 Goldsbrough, Mort (New Zealand delivery) 1 4 10 Henry Jones 2 9 0 Electrolytic Zinc 2 7 6 (pref.) 2 7 9 Mount Morgan ... 0 8 9 Mount Lyoll 1 4 9 Broken Hill Pty. 2 18 3 (new) 0 15 6 North Broken Hill 2 2 0 South Broken Hill 1 4 6 Larut 0 5 0 Emperor 0 8 11 Loloma 1 3 3 MELBOURNE, August 24. £ s. d. Comm. Bank of Australia 0 14 2 Aust, Consol. Industries ... 1 12 9 Hume Pipe 0 18 3 Associated News ... 0 17 3 British Tobacco ... 2 5 0 Dunlop Perdriau 0 17 11 Imperial Chemicals (pref.) 1 1 6 G. J. Coles ... 3 10 0 Kauri Timber ... ...» 1 0 9 North Broken Hill ... ... o 2 0 South Broken Hill 1 4 6 Emperor 0 8 11 Loloma 1 3 6