WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 291, 6 November 1934, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES.

A substantial turnover of Government 4 per cent, stocks was the principal fea™re. of „ the business on the Wellington stoclc Exchange yesterday, all maturities being dealt in at firm -rates. Active lading in shares was also recorded, the maikets generally showing considerable strength and buoyancy. Keen interest oweloped in bank issues. New South Wales sold firmly at £32, cum the final quarterly dividend to be announced this month. Union of Australia were slightly easier, a. sale made late on Saturday at £9 5s 6d being reported and buyers staying in at £9 4s. National of New Zealand firmed to 71s, but sellers showed no interest. In the financial section- New Zealand Guarantee Corporations were actively traded at 5s sd. Insurance shares wore slightly easier, South British being bid for at 88s, New Zealand at 68s, National at 21s 6d and A.P.A.’s at 10s 3d. New Zealand Refrigerating paid were firm at I9s lid, sellers 20s 3d, and buyers were offering 72s 6d for Southland Meat. Mosgiel Woollen advanced to £ll cum dividend and Wellington ordinaries wore firm at £5 11s 6d. Kaiapoi were a shade better at 14s lid for the 17s paid and 4s 8d for the contributing. Brewery shares were a firm market. Tui advanced to 60s without drawing sellers. Queensland were traded at 28s 7jd and 28s 9d. Now Zealand were steady at 49s 9d, sellers Is higher, and Staples were sought at 30s 6d. Industrial and trading issues were mostly firm. Sales reported as made late oil Saturday included British Tobacco at 41s 9d, Consolidated Brick at 11s, and Dunlop Perdriau slightly easier at 19s Bd. There was a fairly good inquiry for mining shares.

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow: — Buyers. Sellers.

N.Z. GOVT. LOANS — £ s. cl £ s. d. 4 p.c. Bonds, 1949 ... — 109 12 6 5 p.c. Rural Bonds, 1947 103 5 C — 31 p.c. Ins. Stock, 1938-43 — 110 12 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 104 12 6 105 5 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 108 15 0 109 2 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 — 109 5 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1855 — 113 12 6 DEBENTURES— Well. Citv, 41 p.c., 1944 106 5 0 — Well. Gas Co 103 10 0 — Amid. Brick (Wellington) — 104 15 0 Wright, Stephenson ... 98 10 0 — BANKS— Australasia 11 10 0 — Comrel. of Aust ■ — 0 16 3 Comrel. Banking Co., Sydney 18 0 0 National of N.Z 3 11 0 — National of Australasia, £5 paid *6 3 0 — New South Wales ... *61 17 0 32 10 0 New Zealand 2 8 9 2 9 2 Ditto, D long term ... 1 13 9 1 14 3 Reserve Bank of N.Z. 6 11 9 — Union of Aust 9 4 0 9 6 0 FINANCIAL— Dalgetv and Co — *9 7 0 Equitable Bclg. Co. ... 5 10 0 3 1 0 National Mtge., “A” N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 5 4 0 5 6 Well. Invest., T. & A. 0 8 9 — Well. Dep. and Mtge. 0 4 0 0 6 0 General Finance — 10 0 GASAuckland 1 6 7 — Christchurch, contrib. . — 0 17 0 Gisborne — 0 12 3 Wellington, ord 2 1 0 — INSURANCE— Aust. Prov. Assce. .. C 10 3 0 10. 9 National of N.Z *116 12 0 New Zealand 3 8 0 — South British 4 8 0 4 10 6 M EAT PRESERVING— Gear Meat — 17 3 N.Z. Rcfrig., £1 paid 0 19 11 10 3 Ditto, 10s paid 0 10 0 Southland 3 12 6 • TRANSPORT— P. and 0. def. stock 116 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi, prof — 116 Ditto, paid 0 14 11 — Ditlo, contrib 0 4 8 — Mosgiel *11 0 0 — Wellington, ord 5 11 6 — COAL— Ivaitangata 1 1 3 12 0 Tau pin' 0 12 3 Westport — 0 19 3 Wcstport-Stock ton, pref 0 4 6 TIMBER— Lev land-O’Brien 1 2 3 1 3 0 National 0 14 3 0 15 0 Taupo Totara 0 5 6 BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries 2 9 9 2 10 9 Staples and Co 1 10 6 • — Tooth and Co — 2 12 0 Tooheys - - Tui 3 0 0 19 0 — Monticths — 0 14 0 MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco 2 1 8 2 2 3 Colonial Sugar *76 10 0 77 5 0 Con. Brick and Pipe — 0 11 1 Den. and Med. Sup. 0 7 9 Dominion Fertiliser ... 1 0 6 Dunlop Perdrian 0 19 6 0 19 10 Electrolytic, 8 p.c. part pref — 1 16 0 i Farmers’ Co-op. Auct. — 3 19 0 Henry Jones Co-op. ... — *1 16 6 N.Z. Drug 3 19 3 : N.Z. Farm. Fertiliser — 0 19 6 Sharland and Co., ord. *16 0 — Ditto, pref *16 0 Woolwortlis N.Z., ord. 8 5 0 8 15 0 i Ditto, prof — 2 0 9 ; National Electric 0 8 1 Broken Hill Ptv — 2 11 3 1 OIL— f Taranaki 0 0 7 0 1 0 MINING— I Alexander, contrib. ... — 0 16 3 1 Bell Hooper — 0 0 6 s Bell Kilgour 0 0 2 0 0 4 Big River — 0 1 9£ Black water 113 0 — Central Shotover 0 0 5 — Consol. Goldfields 0 15 0 0 17 0 King Solomon 0 3 7 0 3 9 Mataki ; 0 2 7 0 2 9 Mount. Lycll 0 18 9 0 19 3 Nokomai 0 3 6 f Skippers 0 0 6 — c. Talisman Dubbo 0 11 6 Waihi Grand Junction 0 4 3 0 4 5 f Waitahu 1..... — 0 4 1 a Bulolo — 9 0 0 Worksop — 0 4 1 Mossy Creek 0 2 0 — Nevis Diesel 0 0 4£ — s *Cum, dividend. c