SMALL TURNOVER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 100, 28 March 1939, Page 5

SMALL TURNOVER.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE There was little change in the Wellington stock and share market yesterday, business being quiet, with a small turnover. Prices showed no improvement, and in several sections the trend was slightly weaker. Government loans had a fair inquiry' at steady rates. Some holders were prepared to sell, but no dealings were reported. There were buyers in for Wellington City and Auckland | City debentures. Bank shares were weak on a slack demand. Now Zealand were quitted at 38s to 38s 6d, buyers staying in at 3Ss. Commercial of Australia were steady at 16s, but Commercial of Sydney were 10s down at CIO 15s. E.S. and A. were easy at £5 and National of Australasia were wanted at £l3 ss. sellers asking 10s higher. Pastoral and financial issues attracted little or no attention. Goldsbrnugb Mort were on offer at 29s 6d, and N.Z. Loan and Mercantile ordinary stock was available at £27 10s. Gas shares were unwanted, and there were no quotations of insurance shares. Buyers showed little interest in any New Zealand -industrial issues. N.Z. Breweries were done at 38s, buyers staying in at 37s lOd. Carlton wore firm at R7s, and Tooths were wanted at 555. Reid Rubber (N.Z.) had inquiry at 245. and Wilsons Cement at 1.5 s 6d. Leading Australian issues wore fairly well supported at about late rates. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. Tho latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on tho Wellington Slock Exchange were as iollow: — Buyers. Sellers.

YESTERDAY’S SALES. Wellington.—3oo Wink of N.Z., a£l lbs £1 18s; 100 British Tobacco, £2 10s : 200 Consol. Brick, 3s 8d; £0 G. J. Coles, *£3 18s. *Late sale Saturday, a Reported after bust call. 'Die sale of McKenzie’s Department Stores, reported by the Wellington Stock E'-.chango on Saturday, should have been 40s 9d. Auckland.—Govt. Bonds, 4 p.c., 15-2-43-46, *£9B 10s; Inscr. Stock, 4 p.c., 15-4-46-49, £99 10s; 15-5-49-52 (2), £99; 15-6-52-55, £9B 15s; Franklin E. Power Bd., p.c., 1-6-60, £94: Bank of N.Z., *£l 18s 6d, £1 18s 6d D niort., *£l 8s 6d; N.Z. Insur., £2 12s; Sou Ur British Insur. (2), £2 4s 3d; Auckland Gas, 16s 6d ; Broken Hill Pty., *£2 18s 9d; Colonial Sugar (2), £4B 10s; Dunlop Perdriau, £1 Is 6d ; Farmers’ Trading, 17s 9d; G. J. Coles, *£3 18s; Macky, Logan, 18s; Milne and Choycc, deb., 14s. *Late sale Saturday. Christchurch. —Malvern Power Bd., 4i p.c., 31-5-44, £100; N. Canty, Freezing, prof., 16s; N.Z. Breweries (2), £1 18s; Electro. Zinc, ord., £2 7s; Mount Lyeil, £l. 7s; Mount Morgan, 10s lid. Dunedin. —Standard Insurance, £2 12s; N.Z. Breweries, £1 18s. LOSS FOR YEAR. SYDNEY, March 27. Sclfridgo’s (Australia), Ltd., disclose a loss of £20.981 for the year ended January 31. The directors claim that the second half of tho year showed a prolit of £2884.

N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ e d. £ S. d. 3 p.c. inscr. Stock. . 15-7-1939-41 96 5 0 — p.c. ditto, 15-5-1939-43 97 7 6 — ♦Ditto, 15-5-1939-52 ... — 99 12 6 ♦Ditto, 15-11-1941-52 ... 99 10 0 — ♦Ditto, 15-5-1941-52 ... 99 10 0 — Ditto, 15-1-1953-57 ... — 91 12 6 4 p.c. ditto, 15-3-1940-43 97 10 0 98 0 0 Ditto, 15-2-1943-46 ... 98 0 0 98 12 6 Ditto, 15-4-1946-49 ... — 99 15 0 Ditto, 15-5-1949-52 ... — 99 12 6 • Ditto, 15-6-1952-55 ... — 99 2 6 3j p.c. Bonds, 15 1-1953-57 91 10 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 15-2-1943-46 98 5 0 — Ditto, 15-4-1946-49 .. — 99 15 0 ♦'lax freo to first dale, then 4 p.c. Optional maturity three years before final date. DEBENTURES— Wgtn. Citv, 4J p.c., 1-3-43 100 2 6 109 10 0 Wgtn. Hospital Bd., 4i p.c., 13-9-43 — 100 5 0 Auck. City, 41 p.c., 1-1-44-51 100 5 0 — Ditto, 1-1-44-58 100 5 0 — BANKS— Comrcl. of Aust., ord. 0 16 0 — Comrcl. Banking Co., Sydney 19 15 0 — Eng., Scot - , and Aust. 5 0 0 — National of Australasia, £10 paid 13 5 0 13 15 0 New South Wales — 30 5 0 New Zealand 1 18 0 1 18 6 Ditto, 1) long term ... 1 6 2 — Union of Aust — 8 4 0 FINANCIALEquitable Bdg. Co. .. 0 9 11 — Ditto, perp. deb. stk. — 0 18 6 Goldsbrough, Mot 1. ... — 1 9 6 National Mortgage B — 1 6 0 Newton King, pref. .. — 0 8 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. — *0 4 4 N.Z. Loan and Mere., ord. stock — 27 10 0 Wgtn. Trust, Loan ... 4 14 0 5 1 0 Wright, Stephenson, paid — 1 0 0 United Bdg., Auck., A — 1 1 0 GAS— Auckland, contrib. ... — 0 11 3 Eeilding 0 1 10 — Wellington, ord — 1 10 6 Ditto, pref — 1 3 6 Timaru, paid — 0 14 6 MEAT PRESERVING — Gear Meat 7 — 0 13 9 N.Z. Refrigerating ... — 0 15 6 Ditto, 10s paid — 0 7 0 Wellington Meat Ex. 0 7 9 — TRANSPORT— ifuddart, Parker, ord. — 2 14 6 Union Steam, pref. ... — 1 5 0 P. and O. def. stock — 1 8 6 Kclburn Tram., ord. .. — 1 3 0 WOOLLENBond’s Hosiery Mills — 1 0 0 Wellington, pref. ... 5 0 0 — COAL— Westport — 1 1 0 TIMBER— Kauri — 1 4 0 Levland-O’Brion 0 8 3 Kotoiti 0 2 3 — Ditto, pref — 0 16 6 Taringamutu 0 12 6 — BREWERIES— Carlton 3 7 0 — N.Z. Breweries 1 17 10 — Tooth and Co 2 15 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Aust. Consol. Industries — 1 12 0 British Tobacco, Aust. *2 9 7 2 10 3 Broken Hill Pty 2 17 6 2 18 9 Burn*. Phi Ip and Co. 2 15 9 — Claude Neon Lights (N.Z.) 1 0 6 Colonial Sugar 48 5 0 48 15 0 Con. Brick and Pipe — 0 3 10 Electrolytic Zinc, ord. — 2 7 0 Ditto, pref — 2 10 6 Farmers’ Trading — 0 18 11 Fanners’ Trading • — 0 18 11 Felt and Textiles ... *1 11 9 — General Industries ... — ♦0 19 6 G. J. Colee 3 18 6 Ilenry Jone* Co-op. .. 2 10 3 — Howard Smith, ord. 0 19 0 — MaechifFs, ord 0 2 0 — Ditto, pref — 0 7 9 McKenzies 2 0 0 — Reid Rubber (N.Z.) ..14 0 — Taranaki Oil 0 9 0 0 9 6 Wilsons N.Z.. Cement 0 15 6 — Wool worth* "Ltd., ord. — *1 2 8 Bcrloi (N.Z.) — 3 5 0 R. & E. Tingey, pref. — 1 0 3 C. M. Banks — 0 14 0 MINING — Big River — 0 1 0 (Mossy Creek — 0 1 2 Mount Morgan 0 10 6 — OVERSEAS LISTINGS— Woolworths Holdings (South Africa.) ... — 0 14 LI *Omn dividend.