PRICES STEADY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 76, 26 February 1938, Page 4

PRICES STEADY.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. REDUCED TURNOVER. Business on the Wellington share market wax; less active yesterday after the “flurry” of Thursday. ' There was a reduced turnover o,f shares, but prices were generally steady. Interest in gilt-edged securities was more pronounced, and dealings were more active than of late. Sales included four parcels of Government loans and tlireo of local body debentures, all at firm rates. Banks were dull with an easy tone. New Zealand were done at 435, and National of Australasia, £lO paid, were' quoted a shade firmer at £l4 10s. Now South Wales cased to £3l 10s, ex dividend of 6s per share. Others wore quiet and unchanged. Trading in Woolworths was activo, prices of the Sydney issue easing a shade. Woolworths (N.Z.) were firm at 21s 6d. G. J. Coles had 'dealings at 82s and 82s 3d. Metals issues attracted little interest.

Dealings /Recorded on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday were as follow: £SOO Wellington Harbour Board, 53 p.c., 28-2-40, *£lo3 ss; £IOOO Wellington City, 43 p.c., 1-2-56, *£los 15s; £SOO Blenheim Borough, 43 p.c., 1-3-55, *£los; 100 Bank of Now Zcalund, *£2 3s; 100 Woolworths, Ltd., ord., *£l 7s 2d; 200 Woolworths (N.Z.), Ltd., ord., *£l Is 6d; £350 Inscr. Stock, 33 p.c., 1953-57, £9B 2s 6d; £350 ditto, 4 p.c., 15-2-43-46, £lO2 7« 6d; £4OO ditto, 4 p.c., 15-4-46-49, £lO4 ss; £I2BO ditto. 33 p.c., 1938-52, £103; 150 N.Z. Breweries (2), £2 5s 9d; 100 Henry Jones Coop., £2 9s; 100 Dunlop Pdrdriau, £1 3s; 50 G. J. Coles, £4 2s; 50 ditto, £4 2s 3d; 200 Woolworths, Ltd., ord., £1 7s: 60C ditto (4), £1 6s 9cl; 200 ditto, £1 6s’ lOd; 100 Mount Lycll, £1 11s; 50 ditto, £1 10s lid. *Late sale Thursday. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow: —

Sales recorded on Wellington Stock Exchange s'esterday are shown in the following list: Wellington.—lnscr. Stock, 3j p.c., 195357, £9B 2s 6d; 3| p.c., 1938, 52, £103; 4 p.c., 15-3-43-46, £lO2 7s 6d; 4 p.c., 15-4-46-49, £lO4 ss; Wellington Harbour, 44 p.c., 28-2-40, *£lo3 ss; Wellington City, 44 p.c. 1-2-56 *£los 15s; Blcnhein Borough, 44 pc. 1-3-55, *£los; Bank of N.Z., *£2 3s; N.Z. Breweries (2), £2 5s 9d; Dunlop Perdriau, £1 3s; G. J. Coles, £4 2s, £4 2s 3d; Henry Jones Co-op., £2 9s; Woo.worths (N.Z.), *£l Is 6d; Woolwortlis Ltd., *£l 7s 2d, £1 7s, (4) £1 6s 9d £1 6s 10d; Mount Lyell, £1 11s, £1 10s lid. *Lato sale .Thursday.

Improved prices wero realised for “marked” calves at a sale in Pukekohe when 116 entries were offered. Although the rough weather affected the appearance of the calves, bidding was brisk throughout the sale, prices ranging from £3 to £6 2s 6d. The 103 calves sold averaged approximately £4 2s in comparison with £3 19s lOd last year. The butterfat backing of the dams of the calves offered averaged 3291 b fat as against 3391 b last year. |

N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Buyers. Seller 3 p.c. Inficr. Stock, 7-1939-41 — 98 5 0 p.c. ditto, 3-1939-43 — 102 5 0 Ditto, 3-1941-43 .01 15 0 — Ditto, 9-1941-43 .01 15 0 —- Ditto, 11-1341-52 102 15 0 — Ditto, 5-1941-52 132 15 0 — Ditto, 1-1953-57 97 15 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 4-1946-49 — 104 10 0 Ditto, 6-1952-55 — 104 10 0 DEBENTURES— Makerua Dgc., 4i p.c.. 1-8-53 — 100 10 0 Chcli. Dgc., 4j p.c., 30-9-65 105 0 '0 — BANKS— Australasia . 10 6 0 Comrcl. of Aust., ord. 0 16 6 0 16 9 Eng., Scot, and Aust. 5 16 — National of Australasia, £10 paid 14 10 0 — Ditto, £5 paid — 7 4 6 New South Wales ... *31 10 0 — New Zealand 2 2 10 2 3 i N.Z., D long term ... — 1 10 i Union of Aust — 9 1 0 FINANCIAL— Dalgoty and Co 8 5 6 — Equitable Bdg. Co. .. 0 10 7 0 11 6 Goldsbrough, Mort. ... 1 10 3 1 10 10 Nat. Mortgage “A” .. — *2 8 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. — 0 4 6 N.Z. and River Plato — 0 18 0 Well. Invest., T. & A. — 0 9 3 Woll. Trust Loan — 5 12 6 Newton King, pref. .. — 0 9 6 Wright, Stephenson, pref 10 9 — GAS— Christchurch — 1 9 6 Feilding 0 3 0 — Napier, contrib 5 2 6 Wellington, ord 1 16 9 — INSURANCE— National of N.Z 0 16 11 — Now Zealand — 3 1 0 Queensland — 2 16 6 South British 2 5 6 — MEAT PRESERVINGCanterbury — 10 10 0 Goar Meat 0 16 0 —

1 Well. Meat Export ... 0 8 0 — V TRANSPORT— *2 5 9 Huddart, Parker, ord. 2 6 Ditto, prof Union Steam, pret. ... P. and 0. def. stock Kclburn Tram., old. WOOLLEN— •1 8 6 1 9 0 10 6 0 18 6 "17 1 0 0 17 6 Bond’s Hosiery Mills Kaiapoi, prof — 0 6 Prestige, N.Z.,- pref. . 1 • 0 16 'J imam Wellington, ord - 5 6 0 Ditto, pref 5 6 0 COAL— Grey Valley — 0 11 0 TIMBER— 0 18 0 4 Lcvland-O'Brien —- , 0 Rotoiti, pref — 0 18 0 15 6 Taupo Totara, ord. ... 0 6 0 18 0 14 Ditto, pref. ...'. Ditto, 16? paid _ 6 BREWERIES— *3 6 0 Carlton 1 17 2 5 6 2 6 0 Tooth and Co 2 14 10 2 15 1 11 9 MISCELLANEOUS— Aust. Glass 4 11 9 4 12 6 British Tobacco — 2 9 Broken Hill Pty 3 16 5 2 Ditto, contrib 1 12 6 1 13 0 Burns, Philp and Co. — 2 15 Colonial Sugar — 46 7 Con. Brick and Pipe 0 7 0 ' Denhard, pref 10 9 Den. and Med. Sup. 0 14 6 ~~ 0 D.LC.’, prof Dunlop Pcrdriau 13 6 13 3 1 3 7 Electrolytic Zinc, ord. — *2 7 — G. J. Coles 4 2 6 4 3 Henry Jones Co-op. .. — 2 9 1 1 McKenzie’s — 3 13. 0 4 6 0 Moturoa Oil — National Electric ' 0 15 N.Z. Drug — 3 10 1 19 N.Z. Newspapers — Sharland and Co., ord. — 0 0 19 Taranaki Oil 0 6 1 0 6 6 Unitod Provisions .... 0 7 IVoolworths N.Z., ord. — 1 1 IVoohvorths Ltd., ord. *16 9 1 6 11 Northern Holler Mills — 1 1 0 Victoria Laundry 0 19 6 • 0 Kadio (1956) Ltd. MINING— *0 1 10 *0 11 1 1 Argo Big River 0 1 4 OVERSEAS LISTINGS--Woolworths Holdings 0 14 9 , — Waihi Investments ... 0 9 5 — 0 0 10 "’•Cum dividend. +Ex dividend. ! YESTERDAY’S SALES.