FINANCIAL

Feilding Star, Volume 2, Issue 317, 22 August 1924, Page 5

FINANCIAL

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. At the morning call yesterday -sales were reported of Bank of NewyZea-,.; land: shares at £2 1.7 s and £2 17s 3d arid at the afternoon call a, sale of Griffin and Sons rights at 2s fid was. made on ’Change, and the sales reported were South British Insurance at 425, "Wilson’s Cement shares pit; 30s, and Zeeha m Consol id a ted ! a t 7s Oil. Government stocks and bonds were quiet, the 41 per cent, stocks were quoted at £97 I7s fid, and the 4s. per cent bonds at £.98. Bank shares were firm and in good demand. Bank of Australasia shares were ’unchanged at £l3 lfis, National Bank shares at £0 13, Bank of New South Wales shares at £4l 10s. cum dividend, Bank of New Zealand shares, at £2 17s an d van on of 3d, and Union Bank shares at £l4 lfis. The rights to Goldshrough and Co.’s new issue shares were in demand at Bs. Insurance shares were firm, with buyers of National Insurance shares at £3 T2s fid, New Zealand Insurance at 29s 4d. and South British at 41s fid. Meat shares were neglected. There were buyers of Huddart-Pnrker ordinary shares at 44s fid and P. and O. Deferred Stock at £3OO. AVaipa .Coal .shares Were very firm at 19s fid. There were buyers of Kauri Timber shares at 29s fid. Deviant! O’Brien Timber shares at 43s fid, Rotoiti Timber shares at 23s lOd and Tafingamut uTo tar a at '33s. British Tobacco ordinary shares were again in demand ut 42s fid, and Howard Smith shares at 33s 3d. Ward and Co. Brewery shares' were unchanged at fils 9d.