WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 166, 15 June 1936, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

LAST WEEK’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. Business was exceptionally brisk in the stock and share markets last week, and the volume of trading on the four metropolitan exchanges was again very large, especially in Australian industrial and trading issues. The markets were generally firm and gains were made by several Australian issues, a feature of the week’s trading being the strong advance in Broken Hill Proprietary shares. On tiie Wellington Stock Exchange industrial and trading issues accounted for more than three-quarters of the dealings in company shares. Apart from Government loans, of which nearly £35.000 worth was sold, a total of 20,117 shares were sold, this figure including 15,244 shares in industrial and trading concerns. Bank issues were dull and inclined to ease, a total of 893 shares being dealt in. New Zealand weakened on sales from 45s Oil to 45s and the D mortgage issue to 28s 9d. Insurance issues were a shade firmer, a total of 850 shares being traded. Business in financial and pastoral issues accounted for 3130 shares. Broken Hill Proprietary were actively traded and advanced from 68s to 73s 3d, later business being done at from 71s to 72s 6d. The new issue", 10s paid, moved up on sales from 45s 3d to 50s 6d. Australian Iron and Steel preference sold at 25s to 25s Gd, and Australian Glass firmed from 92s to 945. Hume Pipe (Australia) were a firmer market and sales were made at from 19s o.d to 20s 9d. The Wool worth issues were slightly less active, but the market was firm, the New Zealand ordinaries selling to £9 5s and Sydneys to £5 los. Mount Morgan recovered from 14s 2d to 15s Gd.

SATURDAY’S QUOTATIONS. The latest buying l and gelling quotations recorded on Saturday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow: — Buyers. Sellers.

SATURDAY’S SALES. Wellington. —National Insurance, *lßs 2d, *lßs 3d; Oaniaru Woollen, *£l Is Gd, Tattpo Totara, *10s; Dominion Breweries, *£l 6s lid; British Tobacco, £2 Is 2d; Consolid. Brick (2), *los 6d; G. J. Coles, *£4, £4; Wool-worths New Zealand, £9; Mossy Creek (2), *ls od; Mount Morgan, *lss sd, *lss 7d. *Late sale Friday. Auckland.—Bank of New Zealand, I) mort., £1 8s 9d; Burns, Philp, £3 12s, £3 12s 3d; New Zealand Breweries, £2 13s; Broken Hill Ptv., £3 12s Gd, new issue, 10s paid, £2 10s 3d; Devonport Ferry, £1 Is 9d; Peters Ice Cream, £1 4s 6d; Woolworths (New- Zealand), £9 ss; Mount Morgan, 15s sd; Auckland City, 41 per cent., 1944-67, £lO5 15s; Devonport Borough, 41 per cent., 1961, £105; New Zealand Loan and Merc., odd lot. £3l; Northern Steam, ss; Colonial Sugar, £4l 17s 6d; Golden Dawn, 4s; Maori Gully, Hid; Skippers, 3Jd. Christchurch.—lnscribed stock, 4 per cent., 1937-40, £lO2 12s 6d, 4 per cent., 1943-46, £104; 4 per cent., 1946-49, £104; Comm. Bank Aust., 19s 2d; Goldsbrough. Mort., £1 11s 1 Od; New Zealand Refrigerating, 19s lOd, 19s lid- British Tobacco, £2 Is; Broken Hill’ pty., £3 12s 2d; Dunlop Perilriau. 17s 8d; Hume Pipe (Aust.), £1 7d; Worksop Ext., 2s: Mount Morgan, 15s Cd. Sales reported: National Insurance, 18s 3d: New Zealand Refrigerating, 19s lOd, 10s paid, 9s 9d ; Wellington Woollen, ord., £6 4s 6d ; Broken Hill, Pty., new issue. £2 10s 2cl; Hume Pipe (Aust.), £1 ‘Gs 9d ;, £1 0s Bd, £1 0s Gd. Dunedin. —National. 18s -Id ; I ootli and Co.. £2 12s 3d; Broken Hill Pty., £3 12s Gd; new issue. £2 10s; Dunlop Pcrdriau, 17s lOd ; \\ ilsons Cement, *£2 ss. *Late sale Friday.

SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. SYDNEY, June 13. Sales on the Stock Exchange to-day included:—Commonwealth Bonds, 3 per cent, 1948, £9l 10s; 4 per cent,

1941, £101; 1957, £IOO 17s 6d; 1961, £lOl 11s 3d; Australian Gas, A, £7 12s; Anthony Hordern, 18s 6d; Associated News, pref., 22s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 73s new issue, 50s 9d; Colonial Sugar, £42 2s 6d; Fairymead Sugar, 45s 6d; Howard Smith, 19s Od; James Stedman, 19s 41d.

N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. "d. £ s. d. 3* n.c. laser. Stock, March, 1939-43 — 103 5 0 3A p.c. ditto, Sept., 1939-43 — 103 5 0 p.c. ditto, 1938-52 .. 132 10 0 103 5 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1937-40 .. 102 12 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1943-46 ... 104 0 0 — 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1946-49 .. 104 0 0 104 15 4 p.c. ditto, 1952-55 .. 105 15 0 106 10 0 4 p.c. Bonds, 1937-40 . 102 12 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1943-46 .. 104 0 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1946-49 .. 104 0 0 104 15 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1952-55 ...105 15 0 106 10 0 BANKS— Australasia — 12 0 0 Ooinrcl. of Aust., old 0 19 0 0 19 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. 6 4 0 — National of N.Z — *3 12 6 National of Australasia, £5 paid 7 4 0 7 7 0 New South Wales .. — 32 12 6 National of Australasia, £5 paid 7 4 0 7 7 0 New South Wales — 32 12 6 New Zealand — +2 4 0 Union of Aust — 9 14 0 FINANCIAL— Equitable Bdg. Co. .. 0 10 0 — Goldsbrougli, Moi't and Co *1 11 10 1 12 3 N.Z. Guarantee Corp 0 5 3 0 5 7 Well. Invest., T. & A. — 0 9 6 Well. Trust. Loan .. 5 3 0 — Newton King, pref. .. — 0 9 6 GAB— Christchurch 1 12 6 — 0 Wellington, ord 2 0 0 2 1 INSURANCE— National of N.Z 0 18 2 0 18 5 Sonlli British MEAT PRESERVING4 10 3 — 0 Gear Alcafc — *1 0 N.Z. Refrig.. 20s paid 0 19 6 10 0 Ditto, 10s paid 0 9 6 — TRANSPORT— Huddart, Parker, pref. 1 6 0 18 5 P. and 0. del. stock 1 5 0 — WOOLLEN— Manawatu — i la u Oamaru — *1 2 0 COAL— Grcv Valiev C 10 0 — Westport-Stockton, pref 0 2 2 — Renown 0 10 0 — TIMBER— . _ — 1 4 6 National — 0 15 0 Taringainutu Taupo Totara, ord. .. 0 9 6 — 0 9 10 0 10 BREWERIES— Carlton 2 16 0 — Dominion *1 5 3 — Staples and Co 1 14 3 —■ Tooth and Co 2 12 0 — Tui 2 3 0 MISCELLANEOUS— .. .. — u ia iu Aust. Glass *4 13 3 4 14 0 British Tobacco, Aust. *2 0 10 2 1 2 Broken Hill Pty 3 12 3 3 13 0 Ditto, contrib 2 9 3 — Burnt, Philp and Go. 3 12 0 — Claude Neon Lights, N.Z 2 2 0 Con. Brick and Pipe 0 10 6 — 0 -- 1 6 D.I.C., ord 0 15 6 — Dunlop Pcrdriau 0 17 6 — General Industries — 0 19 5 G. J. Coles 3 19 9 4 0 0 N.Z. Drug — 4 0 0 N.Z. Farm. Fertiliser 1 1 6 — N.Z. Paper Mills — 1 8 6 Woolworths N.Z., ord *8 15 0 9 1 0 Ditto, pref — 1 17 0 Ditto, Ltd., 2nd pref — 1 6 6 Hume Pipe 1 0 6 10 9 Wilcox Mofflin 0 11 0 0 11 6 MINING— Big River 0 1 11 — Mossy Creek 0 1 Skippers 0 0 3j 0 0 4 *1 4 3 Mount Morgan Turn dividend. i 0 15 6 0 15 8 Ex dividend.