WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 15 May 1936, Page 6

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS AND PRICES. A slightly firmer tendency was shown yesterday on the Wollingttn stock anci share market, gains being shown in several sections. A fairly substantial turn* over was recorded. Government loins con. tallied firm on an active demand. Kecordcd business comprised u. good parcel of 3ji per cent stock, 1938-52, at £lO3 15s, a rise of 5s since Wednesday. The 4 per cent stock, 1952-55, was stronger at £lO5 12s 6d, and 2s 6d more was offered for tho bonds. Bank ofg New Zealuid ordinary issues made a slight recovery at 45, 3d. an advance of 9d, but sellers showed no interest. The D long term mortgage issue eased to 29s 6d, a fall of 6d, sellers holding for 30s 9d. Australasia were quoted Is 6d better at £ll 19s. Commercial of Australia preference eased Is to £9 ss. National of Australasia £lO paid advanced 7s 6d to £ls 17s 6d, and the £5 pad were it shade firmer at £7 6s. Union Steam preference firmed to 26s lOd. Oaniarii Woolien advanced to business at 21s 9d, Tooth and Co .were 6d better at 52s 6d. Broken Hill Proprietary advuiced to 625, no sellers, and the 10s paid new issue to 36s 6d, sellers 375. G. J. Coles were firm!er on business at 74s 6d, but Colonial | Sugar sold at £4l 2s 6d. Tho Woolworth [ isuos were strong and active. The New Zealand old mines had sales at £6 2s. The Sydnoy issue advanced on sales (rein £8 8s to £8 10s, and at the afternoon call "shot up" to buyers £9 15s, sellers £lO ss, following news of the bonus share distribution. Tho follow'tig list shows the sales recorded yesterday with the number of i shares and the price paid in each case:—j £505 shares. p.c. N.Z. Government ' Stock, 1938-52, *£lo3 10s; £3OOO, 3i p.c. j N.Z. Government Stock, 1938-52, £lO5 15s; 5. Bank of N.S.W., +£33; 250, Oaniarii ! Woollen, £1 Is 9d; 100, British Tobacco j (Aust.), £2; 10, Colonial Sugar, *£4l 2s j 6d; 100, General Industries, 19s Id; 100,1 G. J. Coles. *£3 14s 6d; 150, Wool worths (N.Z.), ordinary (2) *£6 2s. j

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow Bttvers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ «. d. £ s. d. 3j p.c. laser. Stock, March, 1939-43 101 15 0 3) p.c. ditto Sept., 1939-43 101 15 0 3j p.c. ditto, March, 1941-43 .',Ol 15 0 3j p.c. ditto Sept., 1941-43 101 15 0 3| p.c. ditto, 1938-52 ...103 10 0 104 5 0 4 p.efl ditto, 1937-40 ...102 7 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1943-46 ....103 10 0 —- 4 p.c. ditto, 1946-49 ...103 12 6 4 p.c. ditto, 1952-55 ...105 12 6 4 p.c. Bonds, 1937-40 ..102 7 6 4 p.c. dilto, 1943-46 ...103 10 0 4 p.c. ditto, c 1946-49 ...103 12 6 4 p.c. ditto. 1952-55 ...105 15 0 5 p.c. Rural Bonds,

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YESTERDAY'S SALES. Wellington.—lnscr. StocK, 3£ p.c, 193852, *£loi 10a, £lO3 15s: Hank of N.8.W., £33; Onjnani Woollen, £1 Is 9d; British Tobacco, £2; Colonial Sugar, *£4l 2s 6d; GenoriU Industries, 19s I'd; G. J. Coles, *£3 14s 6d; Woolwortlis. N.Z. (2), *£6 2». *Lilte snlo Wednosday. Auskiand. —N.J4. Fanners' Co-op,, 4j p.c., 1940, £9l 10», 1941, £9l 15s; Coiuni. Bank Aust., 19s 6d; E.S. and A. Bank, £6 3s 9d; Bank of N.Z., £2 ss, £2 5s 6dj N.Z. Insurance, £3 0s 9d; Farmers' Auct., B prof., £1 2s: Renown Coal, 10s 6d; Auckland Gas, £1 6s Id; Northern Steam, contr., Is 8d; Kauri "Timber, 0,1 3s lOd: Ley! nd O'Brien (2), £1 3s; N.Z. Breweries, ,C2 13s 111; Broken Hill Pty., new issue, 10s paid, £l 16s 6d; Dunlop-Per-

J driau, 19s 6cl; Fanners' Trading' (6), 9s

6c!: G. J. Coics, £3 14s, £3 14s 6d: Woolworths (N.Z,), £6 2s 6d, £6 4s 6cl, £6 ss; Wailii Investments (2), lis 3d. CliristchuTch. —Goidsbrough Mort, £1 lis sd; Mortgage Corporation, 10s 3d; N.Z. Breweries (4), £2 13s 2d: British Tobacco, odd lot, £1 19s 7cl, £l 19s 9d; Broken Hill Pty., £3 Is 3d: G. J. Coles, £3 14s sd, £3 14s 6d (2) £3 14s 7d; Hume Pipe (Aust.) (3), 17s Id; N.Z, Fimnore' 00-op., 4| p.c, 1940, £9l 15s: Mount Lyoll (2), £1 4s 2d, £1 4s 3d; Mount Morgan, 15s sd; N.Z. Farmers' Co-op., p.c, 1941, £9l 10s, 1940 £9l 15s. Dined n.—Wooluorlhs, Ltd, ord., £8 6s 9d, £8 7s.

1947 103 0 0 — DEBENTURES— Amalg. Brick, WeL. 7i p.c., 31/3/44 — 100 10 0 BANKS— Australasia 11 15 0 — C'omvcl. of Au.it., oicl. — 0 19 10 Ditto, pref 9 5 0 Conirel. Banking Co., Svtlnev 20 0 0 20 12 6 National of N.Z — 3 14 0 National of Australasia, £10 paid *15 7 6 — Ditto, £5 paid *7 6 0 7 10 6 New South Wales ... — *33 5 0 Now Zealand 2 5 3 — Ditto, ]> long term ... 1 g 6 ] 10 9 Union of Aust — 9 16 0 FINANCIAL— Abraham and William?, pref — 5 0 0 Dalgetv and Co — *9 10 0 Equitable Ildg. Co. ... 0 10 0 0 12 3 Goldsbrough, A Ion and Co 1 11 2 — Mortgage Corporation 0 10 1 0 10 4 N.Z. Guarantee C'orp. 0 5 4 0 5 6i Well. Invest., T. & A. 0 9 0 — Well. Trust. Loan ... 5 4 0 — Newton King, pref. ... 0 6 0 — GAS— Christchurch — 1 14 3 Wellington, pref 1 4 0 — Colonial Gas Corpn. .. — 1 8 6 INSURANCE— National of N.Z 0 18 6 C 19 3 New Zealand 3 0 (3 — South British — 4 11 9 Standard 5 0 0 3 4 <J MEAT PRESERVING — Goar Meat — 1 0 2 N.Z. Ref rig., 10r paid — 0 9 6 Well. .Meat Ex., pref. 0 17 6 1 0 0 TRANSPORT— Huddart, Parker, nref. 1 7 0 1 9 0 Union Steam 1 6 10 1 7 6 Kclburn Tramway ... — i 7 9 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi, ord 0 15 3 0 15 8 Manawatu * 1 17 0 Wellington, ord — C 6 0 Ditto, prcl — 6 6 0 Oamaru 1 1 6 1 2 9 Bontta Hosiery Mills . 0 18 6 — COAL— Grev Valiev 0 10 6 — Renown, 12o paid 0 10 0 — TIMBER — Kami 1 3 0 1 4 3 Lcvland-O'Brien — 1 3 6

Taringamutn 0 9 0 — Tatipo Totara, ord. .. 0 10 0 — ErtUSWliRIIibiN. //, Breweries *2 12 9 2 13 6 Tooth and Co *2 12 6 2 13 3 Tui 2 3 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— Anthonv. Hordern 0 19 6 0 19 9 Ansi. Class 4 8 9 4 10 0 Bril ish 'J'oliacoo 1 19 9 — Brokon Hill I’ty *3 2 0 — Ditto, contrib n 16 6 1 17 0 Barns, l'hilp and Co. *3 8 6 — Colonial Sugar 41 0 0 41 7 6 Dominion fertiliser ... *1 5 2 1 6 0 U.J.C., ord 0 15 6 — Dunlop I’ordfiau 0 16 0 0 16 3 Blcotrolyt.io Zinc, ord. — 1 17 9 Concral Industries ... — 0 19 2 C. J. Coles 3 14 3 3 14 6 llcnrv Jones Co-op. ... *1 19 6 — Howard Smith, ord. ... 0 16 6 — N.Z. Fann, Fertiliser 1 0 5 — Taranaki Oil 0 0 6 — Wilsons N.Z., Cement 2 4 6 2 6 0 Wool wort Iis N.Z., ord. 6 2 6 6 10 0 Ditto, prof — 1 17 0 Dirio. second prof. ... 1 4 6 I 5 3 Hume l’ipe 0 17 0 0 17 4 Drug Houses (Ansi.) — 1 10 6 MlNl.sU— Big River 0 2 0 0 2 2i Gillespie's Beach 0 1 i — King Solomon — 0 3 0 Mcnsv ('rook 0 1 3 0 1 7 Waihi Investments ... — 0 12 0 Antonios 0 0 6 — Argo *0 1 4' 0 1 7 Mount Lvoll *1 4 0 1 4 6 Mount Morgan 0 15 4 0 15 6