THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 25750, 25 March 1946, Page 6

THE SHARE MARKET

QUIET OPENING BREWERIES STEADY The market opened quietly this morning, with only one transaction recorded. Prices showed practically no change, while breweries held last week's closing rates. Selected quotations are as follows:

SALES ON 'CHANGE: THIS DAY. Dunedin.-r-Sale reported: National Mortgage " A," 77s 6d (118, late Friday). Auckland.—Morning call: Auckland jGas, 6s 9d; Northern Steam (con.), 3s 2d; Henry Jones, 58s 6d; Silknit. 31s 6d; Broken Hilt South, 32s 6d; Emperor Mine, 8s; Stock, 3 per cent. (Nov., 1956-59), £IOO 7s 6d; 1957-60), £IOO 10s; National Savings Bonds (Sept., 1949), £IOO. Noon call: Dunlop Rubber, 295; Mount Morgan, 8s 8d; Stock. 3 per cent. .(August, 1951-54), £IOO. Unlisted: Felt end Textiles, 465. Wellington.—Three per cent. Stock (195659), £IOO 10s (2); Commercial Bank of Australia, 20s 2d; Dunlop Rubber (ex div.), 295. CHRISTCHUHCH.—NationaI Bank of New Zeaknd, 56s 6d; New Zealand Brew-

eries, 49s 8d; W. R. Cooke and Sons, 4t lid; Woolworths (Svdney). 24s lOd. Reported : Commercial Bank of Australia, 20s 2d and 20* 3d; Henry Jones (late Fr> dav), 58s 6d.

Buye £ s. rs. d. Selle £ s. rs. d. BankingAustralasia . 9 7 6 — N.S.W 35 15 0 — Commercial 1 0 1 — National N.Z. .« — 2 17 3 Union ... — 9 5 0 Insurance National ... ... — 1 8 3 New Zealand ... 5 2 0 — Standard — 4 7 6 MeatCant, (ord.) ... 15 0 0 16 0 0 Gear 1 8 6 — N.Z. Refrig. (pd.) 1 13 0 — N.Z. R«frig. (cont.) ... ... 0 15 9 — Waitaki 7 10 0 — Agency— . Dalgety ... ... 9 5 0 — Golds., Mort 1 12 4 — Nat. Mort. "A" 3 16 6 — Nat. Mort. " B " 2 1 6 — L. and M. (ord.) — 81 0 0 W.S. (ord.) 1 8 0 — W.S. (pref.) 1 6 6 — Breweries Ballin's ... ... 1 3 6 — New Zealand 2 8 10 2 9 6 Dominion — 3 10| Dunedin ... ... 1 10 0 — Tooth's — 3 9 0 Westland 1 16 0 — Coal— Kaitangata — 1 4 6 Westport — 1 6 0 Woollen— V Bruce (ord.) ... 1 18 6 1 19 6 Bruce (pref.) 1 7 0 — •Mosgiel ... ... 14 15 0 — Miscellaneous-^ A. Hordern 1 2 0 — A. Iron and Steel (pref.) 1 13 0 — British Tobacco ... 2 13 4 — B.H.P — 2 7 6 Brown Ewing (ord.) 1 7 6 — Brown Ewing (pref.) , 1 3 0 — Colonial Sugar ... • — 60 0 0 Consol. Brick 0 10 9 — D.I.C. (ord.) ... 1 5 0 — D.I.C. (pref.) ... 1 8 0 — Dom. Rubber — 1 1 0 Fletcher's (ord.) 1 15 0 1 16 0 Milburn Lime ... > — 115 6 N.Z. Drug ... ... 5 7 0 — Reid Rubber 1 13 3 — Wilson's Cement 0 18 9 — Woolworths N.Z. 1 4 6 — Woolworths Syd. 1 5 0 — Mining— 'B.H. South 1 12 3 — El. Zinc (pref.) ... 3 2 9 — El. Zinc (ord.) ... 3 2 9 — Mt. Lyell — 1 5 6 Mt. Morgan ... . ... — 0 8 9 Placer 5 10 0 —