SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 25724, 22 February 1946, Page 6

SHARE MARKET

INSURANCES CLOSE STRONG BANK STOCK STILL FIRMING The Bank of New Zealand Stock, 15/11/1957-60, again provided the feature of mai-ket operations this morning with business in £1,865 worth, and buyers at £IOO ss, with best sellers asking £IOO 7s 6d. The stock has risen 5s in the last week, and 12s 6d since it was officially quoted a fortnight ago. Insurances remained strong this morning, with Nationals moving forward, while other sections retained a firm i( trend. Selected; quotations are as follows:,— Buyers. Sellers.

SALES ON 'CHANGE: THIS DAY. Dunedin.—Sales reported, late yesterday: Bank of New South Wales, £35 15s (20); New Zealand Breweres, 50s (50). This morning: 3 per cent. Stock, 1957-60, £IOO 5s (£1,865); Bruce Woollen (ord.), 38s 3d (60); Barningham and Co., 6s (400; unlisted). . ■ . . Auckland—Morning call: Commercial Bank of Australia, 20s; B.S. and A. Bank, 995; New Zealand Guarantee, 4s 6d; Pukemiro Coal, 18s 6d; Claude Neon (New Zealand), 465; Consolidated Brick, 10s 7d; G. J Coles, 81s 9d; 3 per cent. Stock (1956-59), £IOO 12s 6d; 2£ per cent. Stock (1953), £9B 7s 6d. Noon call: National Bank of Australasia, £7; National Insurance, 28s; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, £80; Con. Brick. 10s 7d; George Court, 57s 9dj Woolworths (Sydney), 26s 9d; Martha, 9s 4d; Emperor, 18s; 3 p.c. Stock (195356). £IOO 2s 6d; ditto (1956-59), £IOO 12s 6d. Christchurch.—3 per cent. Stock (195760), £IOO ss; 2± per cent. Stock (1947-49), £99 12s 6d, 3 per cent. Victory Loan (1956-59). £IOO 7s 6d; Commercial Bank of Australia, 20s, National Insurance, 28s; Beaths, 40s; Reid Rubber, 32s lOd. Reported: Claude Neon (N.Z.), 465. Unlisted: Associated Motorists' Petrol (pref.), 355; Felt Textiles (N.Z.), 435. Wellington.—2£ per cent. Stock (1953), £9B 7s 6d; 3 per cent. Stock (1953-56), £IOO. Reported: New Zealand Refrigerating (ex div.), £1 12s 3d; New Zealand Refrigerating (cont., ex div.), 15s 8d; Woolworths Ltd., £1 6s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary, £2 8s; G. J. Coles, £4 Is; Martha Gold. Mines, 9s 3d. Unofficial: Modern Plastics, £1 lis.

£ s. . d. £ s. d Banking— N.S.W ... 35 10 0 36 0 0 Comm 0 19 10 1 0 3 E.S. and A. 4 17 6 Union — 9 5 0 Insurance— National 1 7 10 1 8 3 New Zealand 5 5 0 / 5 10 0 Standard ... ... 4 6 0 — Meat and Agency— N.Z. Refrig. (pd.) 1 12 0 — N.Z. Refrig. (cont.) 0.15 6 — Southland Fr6zen (ord.) 2 18 6 3 1 0 Waitaki ... .„ ... 7 10 0 — Golds. Mort ... — 112 0 BreweriesNew Zealand 2 9 9 — Dominion 3 2 6 3 4 0 Dunedin 1 10 6 112 6 Tooths 3 7 0 — Westland 1 14 0 — N.Z. Industrials— Westport Coal ... 1 6 7 1 7 0 Bruce Wool, (ord.) 1 18 0 — Kaiapoi Wool. (ord.) 1 3 0 — Brown Ewing , (ord.) 1 8 0 — Consol. Brick 0 10 3 — D.I.C. (ord.) ... 1 4 9 — D.I.C. (pref.) ... 1 8 6 — Dom. Fertiliser ... 1 6 0 1 7 0 'Donaghy's 3 10 0 — Fletcher's (ord.) 1 15 3 1 16 0 Fletcher's (pref.) 1 14 0 — Milburn Lime ... 1 15 9 117 6 Nat. Electric 1 16 0 — 'O.D.T.' 2 13 0 2 15 0 Wilsons Cement ... 0 19 5 0 19 10 Woolworths N.Z. 1 5" 9 — Australian IndustrialsAnthony Hordern 1 2 0 — British Tobacco ... 2 13 6 —- B.H.P 2 7 9 2 8 6 Colonial Sugar ... 59 5 0 — Dunlop Rubber ... 1 8 6 — G. J. Coles 4 0 6 — LCI. (pref.) ... 1 6 0 — Woolworths Syd. 1 6 9 1 7 0 Mining— B.H. South 1 1110 1 12 9 El. Zinc (ord.) ... 3 2 3 — El. Zinc (pref.) ... 3 3 3 —■ Mt. Lyell 1 5 0 1 5 6 Mt. Morgan : o 8 0 ■ 0 9 0 North B.H 3 1 0 —- Clutha River 0 3 4 0 3 8 UnlistedFelt and Tex. N.Z. 2«2 6 — M. Caley Ph. ... 2 4 .0 2 10 0 A. and T. Inglis 0 16 0 0 17 6