WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 293, 8 November 1934, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. A fairly active demand on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday saw minor changes in quotations, the markets geenrally being steady. Government loans were rather quiet after the heavy trading at the start of the week, but holders showed no disposition to make concessions. Local body and company debentures were quiet but firm. Bank issues were in good demand, quoted prices being mostly firm on late rates. Buyers eased to 15s 9d for Commercial Bank of Australia, but sellers held for 16s. Reserve Bank sold strongly at £6 12s. New Zealand at 49s and New South Wales at £32 -were slightly firmer. E.S. and A. were sought at £5, sellers asking 7s 6d better. In pastoral shares, Abraham and AVilliams preference were stronger at 965. Dalgety were wanted at £9, and Goldsbrough Mort at 31s. Gas, insurance, meat, shipping, woollen and coal issues were quiet. Queensland Insurance were reported sold at 74s 6d. New Zealand Insurance were easier at 68s 3d, as were South British at 89s. Brewery issues were firm and active. Industrial and trading issues were much sought after, quotations being firm with no concessions from sellers. British Tobacco had sales at 4Ls 9d, and Colonial Sugar sold on ’change at £76 ex dividend.

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. Ihe latest buying and selling quotations rccordod yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow:

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, Nov. 6. On the London Stock Exchange quotations of bank shares and other corporation debentures and stocks compare with previous quotations as f0ll0W: - Oct. 23 Nov. 6

Buyers. Sellers; N.Z. GOVT. LOANS- £ s. fi p.c. Rural Bonds, d. £ s. d. 1947 103 10 0 3j p.c. ditto, 1938-43 ... — 110 0 0 3-g p.c. ditto, 1938-52 ... — 110 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 104 10 0 105 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 108 15 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 103 15 0 109 5 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 113 0 DEBENTURES— Wellington City, 4 4 0 p.c., 1944 106 5 Wellington Gas Co. ...103 15 Amid. Brick (Welling0 — 0 — ton) — Grand Central Bids., 105 0 0 second niort — 75 0 0 Wright, Stephenson ... 98 10 BANKS— 0 — Australasia — 11 15 0 Comrcl. of Aust., ord. 0 15 Comrcl. Banking Co., 9 0 16 0 Sydney 17 2 6 — Eng., Scot, and Aust. 5 0 National of Australasia, 0 5 7 6 £10 paid *12 7 6 12 12 0 Ditto, £s paid *6 4 6 — New South Wales *32 0 0 32 12 6 New Zealand 2 9 0 2 9 9 Ditto, D long term ... — 1 14 4 Reservo Bank of N.Z. 6 11 0 6 12 6 Union of Aust 9 0 FINANCIAL— Abraham and Williams, 0 9 6 0 pref *4 16 0 — Dalgcty and Co *9 0 Goldsbrough, Mort and 0 9 17 6 Co 1 11 0 1 11 9 National Mtgo.. “A” * l 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 5 5 0 5 7 Well Invest T. & A. 0 9 0 — Well Dep. and Mtge. — •0 6 0 General Finance ...... — GAS1 0 0 Wellington, ord ....... 2 1 INSURANCE— 0 Aust. Prov. Assce. ... 0 10 4 — New Zealand 3 8 3 — South British 4 9 MEAT PRESERVING— 0 — Gear Meat ■ — 1 7 0 N.Z. Rrefrig., £1 paid 0 19 9 — Ditto, 10s paid — TRANSPORT0 10 0 Iluddart, Parker, ord. 1 16 0 Union Steam, pref. ... 1 7 8 —

WOOLLEN— Wellington, ord 5 11 6 — Bruco, ord 0 12 3 — COAL— Taupiri 0 12 0 0 14 6 Westport — 0 19 2 Westport-Stockton, pre£ 0 4 10 0 5 3 TI .MM lilt— Bartliolomew — 0 18 0 Kauri — 0 19 3 Leyland-O’Brien — 1 3 0 National —• 0 15 0 llotoiti 0 3 0 — BREWERIES— Carlton 2 9 0 2 12 0 N.Z. Breweries 2 9 fa 2 10 9 Staples and Co 1 10 6 Tooth and Co -— 2 12 0 Tooheys — 0 1 9 6 Tui 2 19 — MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco 2 1 8 2 1 10 Burns, Philp and Co. *217 3 76 5 Colonial Sugar +75 17 6 0 Consol. Brick and Ripe U 10 6 0 11 0 Dental & Medical Sup. 0 7 6 — Dominion Investments 1 14 0 — Dunlop Rerdriau 0 19 6 0 19 11 Electrolytic Zinc, ord 1 4 Farmers’ Co-op. Auct. — 9 1 b 0 3 iy Henry Jones Co-op. ... — *1 16 0 Howard Smith, ord. ... 0 15 9 0 lb 3 N.Z. Rapor Mills *1 14 6 — Prestige N.Z.. pref. ... 1 0 4 — Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 13 10 1 14 6 Wool worths N.Z., ord. 8 5 0 *2 16 Australian Glass 9 United Provisions 0 8 6 0 9 0 OIL— . , h Taranaki 0 1 l MINING— „ , Alexander, contrib. ... — Big River " 0 1 94 Central Shotover 0 0 5g Consol. Goldfields 0 0 17 t> Mount Lyell 0 19 0 19 0 9 4 0 Okarito ® ® 9 Skippers 9 ? 6 Waihi Grand Junction 0 4 3 Waitahu ' _ „ r Nevis Diesel 0 0 Worksop 4 u u *0 3 6 Moonlight Nelson u Mossy Creek • 0 . 7 , *Cum dividend. +Ex dividend.

£ s d £ s d Australasia 8 18 9 9 0 0 6 6 New South Wales . 25 1U 0 25 2 Union of Australia 6 17 6 6 17 National of N.Z. . 2 17 6 a 10 0 0 6 E.S. and A — 0 4: JLU Bank N.Z. shares N Z. Loan & Merc. 2 1 2 89 . 2 15 0 0 4 n.c. debent. ... 84 0 N.Z. Loan & Mere, (ord.) 37 0 0 41 0 0