WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 196, 20 July 1936, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

LAST WEEK’S BUSINESS AND PRICES.

Business in Australian industrial and trading issues dominated the markets last week. A substantial turnover was recorded, and Australian Glass and Broken Hill Proprietary touched record high levels. The former went to 96s 6d. but eased later to 945, Broken Hill Proprietary sold to 76s 9d, the market easing Is at the week-end. The raising of the dividend to 10 per cent, sent Electrolytic Zincs up to 44s for the preference and 42s fid for the ordinaries. The market was disappointed in G. J. Coles, which although actively traded weakened from (he high level of Ihe previous week. Dunlop-Perdriaus showed fractional changes. Mori's Dock were firm and well traded. New Zealand Drugs developed weakness, and sold at from 78s 9d to 77s 3d. A feature of the week’s trading was a sharp finning in Mount Lyeli. which moved ui> from 24s 3d to 27s 4d. a gain of 3s Id, doubtless due to the improved market for copper. The Sydney Wool worths were actively traded, but cased during the week. Mount Morgan shares weakened from 15s fid fo 14s 10d. Bank shares were a dull market. particularly New Zealand, which weakened to business at 40s, compared with 51s 9d a year ago. Commercial of Australia fell away from 18s lod to 18s 4d and 18s 6d. and E.S, and A Bank sold down to £6 3s and £6 2s. National of New Zealand were weak on a sale at 665, as against 70s a year ago. Other banks showed little change. Pastoral and financial issues were quiet and Goldsbrough Mort eased from 31s Id to 30s 7d. Insurance issues were sparingly dealt in. Breweries were generally firm. Government loans were quiet, and little changed.

SAT UR DAY’S QUOTATIONS

The latest buying and selling quotations recorded on Saturday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follows: Buvers. Sellers. N'.Z. GOVT. LOANS- £s. d. £ s. d.

YESTERDAY’S SALES.

Wellington.—New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, *ss 7d ; South British Insurance, *£4 12s 3d; Broken Hill Pty., *£3 los 9d ; Consolidated Brick, *9s 10R1, 9s 10id; Mount Morgan, 14s lOd. ,*Late sale Friday. Auckland. —Auckland Bower Board. 4J per cent.. 1949, £lO4 10s; Bank of New Zealand, £2 Os 4d ; National Insaurance, 18s 6d; South British Insurance, £4 12s; Dominion ■ Breweries. £1 7s 3d; New Zealand Breweries. £2 13s 9d ; Tooth and Co.. £2l3s 9d : Auckland Gas. £1 os 8d ; Renown Coal. 11s 9d; Taupiri Coal, pref., £1 2s 9d; Kaiapoi Woollen. 7s paid, 6s: Australian Glass, £4 14s; Broken Hill Pty., cent., £2 16s 3d: Farmers’ Fertiliser, £1 2s 7d; G. J. Coles, £4 Is 6d. £4 Os fid; Morts Dock 12s lOd; Taupiri Coal, los 6d: Anthonv Hordern, 18s lid; Klectro Zinc, £2 2? lid; Emperor, 16s Id.

Christchurch. —Comm. B-aiik o! Aust.. 18s sd-; Goldsbrough. Mort., £1 10s 7d; New Zealand Breweries, £2 13s lid; Anthonv Hordern. 18s 9d; Dominion Fertiliser. £1 6s Id, £1 ss; Electro. Zinc., pref., £2 4s; Hume Pipe, £1 Os lid. £1 Is; Mount Morgan, 14s lid, 14s lOd. .Sales reported: Comm. Bank Aust., 18s Gd; Staples and Co., £1 14s 6d; Australian Glass, £4 14s; Drug Houses, Aust., £1 10s 9d ; Dunlop Perdirau. 18s fid; Hume Pipe, £1 Is; Mount Lye)], £1 7s 4d. Dunedin. —-Klectro. Zinc., old.. £2 Ik 9d; National Electric, 13s; Mount Tivell, £1 7s; Emperor Mines, 15s idici.

31 p.c. Riser. Stock, 1938-52 102 15 0 — 34 p c. ditto, 1939-52 . .102 15 0 — 3J p.c. ditto, Nov. 1941-52 102 15 0 — 34 p.c. ditto, May, 1941-52 102 15 0 — 32 p.c. ditto, 1938-41 ...101 2 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1957 40 ...1UU 10 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1946-49 ... — 105 5 0 4 p.c. ditto. 1952-55 ... — 105 5 0 31 p.c. Bond**, 1938-41 101 2 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1937-40 ...100 12 6 * 4 p.c. ditto, 1943-46 . .104 17 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1946-49 ... — 105 5 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1952-55 ... — 105 5 0 DEBENTURES— Ainal. Brick (Wgtn.), 74 p.c.. 31/3'34 — 100 15 0 BANK: — Australasia — 12 0 0 Control. of Aust., ord. *0 18 4 — Comrel. Banking Co., Svdncv — 20 10 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. — 6 3 0 National of Australasia, 1*5 paid 7 0 0 7 4 0 New South Wales ... — 32 17 6 New Zealand 1 19 10 2 0 4 Ditto, L) long term ... 1 8 0 — FINANCIAL— Equitable I’dg. Co. ... 0 11 0 Coldsbrough, Mort. ... 1 10 0 1 11 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. — 0 5 8 Well, Trust. Loan ... 5 4 9 5 10 0 Newton King, pref. ... — 0 7 9 Wellington, ord — 2 1 0 INSURANCE— National of N.Z 0 18 5 0 18 9 New Zealand — *3 ‘3 6 South British .. 4 11 9 — MEAT PRESERVING— Gear Meat — 0 19 6 N.Z. Refrig., 20s paid 1 0 0 — J)it 1 o, 10s paid 0 9 6 — TRAN,SPURT Huddart, Parker, pref. 1 8 6 WOOLLEN— Oamaru — 1 1 0 Prestige N.Z., pref. ... 1 3 0 — COAL— Grey Valley o y 0 —* Westport 1 2 6 1 3 2 Renown, pref — 0 3 3 TIMBERKauri — 1 4 S Taringaniutu 0 11 0 — Taupo Totara, ord. ... 0 11 0 BREW EIUES— Dominion 1 7 0 — N.Z. Breweries 2 13 6 2 14 0 Staples and Co 1 13 H — Tooth and Co 2 13 6 2 14 0 MISCELLANEOUS - Au<$t. Olas-s — 4 14 6 British Tobacco — 2 1 0 Broken Hill Pty — 6 15 9 Ditto, contrib — 3 17 0 Burns, Philp and Co. — 3 15, 6 Claude Neon (Sydney) — 2 11 6 Colonial Sugar 43 0 0 43 7 6 (‘on. Brick and Pipe +0 9 8 0 10 0 D.I.C., ord 0 15 6 — Dunlop Perdriau 0 18 4 0 18 11* Klectroivtic Zinc. ord. — £ General Industries ... 0 19 8 — CL J. Coles 4 0 0 4 1 p United Provisions 0 14 1 — Whsons N.Z..' Cement — 2 0 9 Wool worths N.Z., ord. 5 9 0 — Humo Pipe 1 0 6 MINING— Brian Bom — U u King Solomon 0 1 8 — Martha — 0 19 C 0 1 4 — Skippers .... 0 5* U U 4j 0 1 1 6 10 '!■ 7 i Mount Morgan *0 14 6 0 14 11 Placer Development . 5 5 0 — *Cum dividend. +Ex dividend.