WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 287, 1 November 1934, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS AND PRICES. There -was a firm tone in the Wellington stock and share market yesterday. Government loans wero quiet, with a preponderance of sellers. Bank shares were fairly active. Reserve Bank advanced to sales at £6 11s 6d, and New Zealand were done at 48s 9d. Australasia were wanted at £ll 10s, and Commercial of Sydney at £l7. National of New Zealand were firm at 70s. No change was seen in the financial section. New Zealand Guarantee Corporation sold at 5s 5d and 5s ssjd. Christchurch Gas wore firm at 345, and the 10s paid were quoted at 16s. Wellington Gas were unchanged at 41s. Queensland Insurance were Is up at 525. Standard Insurance eased to 69s 6d, and National were wanted at 21s. Kaiapoi Woollen advanced to 14s 6d, and Wellington Woollen preference to £5 12s 9d, tho ordinaries being unchanged at £5 11s 6d. Breweries were firm, Staples moving to 30s 6d, and luis to 57s 6d. New Zealand were quoted at 49s 6d, sellers 50s 6d. Timber issues were in better demand, Kauri at 19s, LeylandO’Bricn at 22s 3d, and National at 14s 3d. Industrial and trading issues were the most active section of the market. Colonial Sugar had two sales at £77 10s, and Henry Jones were firmer on a deal at 33s 6d following the dividend announcement. ’ Wool worth (N.Z.) preference sold at 40s, and the ordinaries advanced to £8 2s 6d, sellers coming m at £8 Ids. Australian Glass gained Is 6d at 54s Electrolytic Zinc preference firmed to obs, ana Dental and Medical Supply to Bs. Mining shares were in stronger demand. Waihi eased to 375. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS.

The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow: Buyers. Seller®

N.'Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. d £ S. d 4 p.c. Bonds. 1940 ... 105 15 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 109 12 6 . 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 — 109 15 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 113 7 6 114 0 0 5 p.c. Rural Bonds, 1947 103 0 0 — 3j p.c. Ins. Stock, 110 7 1938-43 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 104 15 0 105 10 0 110 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 113 5 0 113 12 6 DF h ENTURES — Well. City, 4i p.c., 0 1944 106 5 — Well. Gas Co 103 10 Andd. Brick (Welling0 105 0 105 15 0 0 ton) Ditto, Auckland Wright. Stephenson, 5 p.c., prior lien y8 5 0 BANKS— 11 14 0 Australasia 11 10 0 Comrcl. of Aust., ord. — 0 16 o Ditto, pref — Comrcl. Banking Co., 10 2 17 9 0 0 Sydney 17 0 0 National of N.Z. ...... 3 10 National of Australasia, 0 *12 12 £10 paid 0 6 Ditto, £5 paid *6 3 — New South Wales 32 5 0 New Zealand 2 8 9 2 9 0 Ditto. D long term ... 1 14 1 1 14 4 Reserve Bank of N.Z. 6 11 0 6 12 0 Union of Aust FINANCIAL— 9 7 0 Abraham and Williams, 0 pref 4 14 Dalgety and Co ' *9 7 6 Goldsbrough, Mort and Co .?. 1 10 6 — National Mtge., “A” 3 1 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 5 4 0 5 6 Well. Invest., T. A A. 0 K 0 Well. Trust, Loan ... 5 12 6 6 0 Well. Dep. and Mtge. 0 4 0 0 6 0 General Finance — GAS— , . 0 Christchurch 1 14 — Ditto, eontrib 0 16 0 — Gisborne ~ Wellington, ord 2 1 0 0 12 INSURANCE0 National of N.Z 1 1 — New Zealand ' 3 9 b Queensland 3 12 0 3 17 9 0 South British 4 13 Standard 3 9 MEAT PRESERVING— 6 1 7 6 N.Z. Refrig., £1 paid 0 19 8 1 0 0 TRANSPORT— Union Steam, pref. ... 1 7 7 . woollen— Kaiapoi, paid 0 14 6 — Wellington, ord 5 11 6 Ditto, pref 3 12 CO AC— 0 0 Kaitangata 1 1 1 2 Westport Westport-Stockton, pref 0 4 6 0 3 TIMBER— 0 0 19. 6 Leyland-O'Bricn 1 2 6 1 3 0 National 0 14 0 0 15 0 Taupo Totara PJOOVI’RIES0 b 2 10 N.Z. Breweries 2 9 6 6 Staples and Co. 1 10 6 — Tm' 2 17 6 MISCELLANEOUSBritish Tobacco 2 1 2 2 1 6 Colonial Sugar 10 *77 7 6 Con. Brick and Pipe 0 10 — Den. and Med. Sup. 0 8 0 — „ \ Dunlop Pcrdriau — 9 1 0 Electrolytic Zinc, ord. 1 7 1 8 6 Ditto, 8 p.c. pt. pref. 1 lb 0 1 16 b Farmers’ Co-op. Auct. 0 . 6 19 Henry Jones Co-op. *1 16 1 1 17 0 Howard Smith, ord. 0 16 3 N.Z. Farm. Fertiliser — 0 0 19 6 N.Z. Paper Mills *1 12 — Prestige N.Z., pref. ... *1 0 0 — Sharland and Co., ord. *1 6 0 Ditto, pref *1 6 0 — Wilsons, N.Z.. Cement — 1 14 6 0 Woolworths N.Z., ord. 8 2 6 8 15 Nth. Roller Mills 1 12 0 — 0 Australian Glass *2 14 0 2 15 Broken Hill Pty *2 12 3 OIL— Taranaki 0 0 MINING— 7 0 0 Bell Hooper 6 Bell Kilgnur 0 0 2 0 0 4 Big River, cum rights 0 1 8 0 1 10 Blackwatei .1 13 6 1 15 b Brian Boru 0 1 0 — King Solomon 0 3 7 0 3 9 Mount Lyell 0 19 3 Nokomai 0 3 3 0 5 10 Okarito 0 8 4 u a y Talisman Dubbo 0 11 b •— Waihi *1 1^ 0 — Waihi Grand Junction 0 4 2 — 0 4 1 Golconda Mines 0 0 5 0 0 9 Mossy Creek 0 1 10 — Worksop 0 3 2 — Nevis Deisel — 0 0 5 *Cum. dividend.