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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 280, 25 October 1940, Page 8

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WELLINGTON QUOTATIONS

YESTERDAY'S SALES. 'Wellington.—£749 Govt. Stock. 4 p.c„ 15 2-43-46, £103; £I4OO Napier Harbour, 4J p.c.. 31-3-67, £107; 200 Commercial Bank Aust., 15s; 250 Westport Coal, £1 3s 3d; 50 Broken Hill Pty„ £2 6s 3d, 175 £2 6b Gd; 250 Pelt and Textiles, rights (3), 11s 3d; 100 McKenzie's Dept. Stores, £2 ss. Auckland. —Govt. Stock, 4 p.c.., 15-2-43-46, £103; National Insurance (2). 18s fid; N.Z. Guarantee Corporation, 2s !>d; Dominion Breweries (2), £1 9s fid; N.Z. Breweries, £1 12s 9d; Toolieys, Ltd.. £1 10s; Broken Hill Pty., £2 6s 3d; Woolworths (N.Z.), 10s; Woolworths, Ltd., ISs 2d. Christchurch. —Timaru Woollen. 14s 6d; Westport Coal, £1 3s fid; N.Z. Breweries, £1 12s 6d; Woolworths (N.Z.) (3), 16s. Sales reported: Inscr. Stock, 4 p.c., 1954-53, £lO6 17s fid, £lO6 15s; 1940-43. £lOl ss; National Insurance (2), 18s fid; N.Z. Insurance, £3 Is 4d; Broken Hill Pty. (31. £2 6s fid; Colonial Sugar, £52 12s fid; Dominion Fertiliser, £1 8s; Woolworths. Ltd., ord., 18s 2d; Woolworlhs (N.Z.), Ills. Dunedin. —Broken Hill Pty.., £2 Cs Cd; N.Z. Breweries, £1 12s 9d. v AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES. SYDNEY, Oct. 24. To-day the investment market was firm and fairly active. Sales; —Commercial Banking Co., Sydney. £l9 18b; HuddartParker, 525; Standard Cement, 20s fid; Kandos, 325; Pelt Textiles, 34s 9d; ditto, rights. 12s 7d, New Zealand delivery. 12s lid; Consolidated Industries, contributing, 24s 9d; Woolworths. second, pref.. 25s 6d; Henry Jones. 56s 9d; Electrolytic Zinc. 52s 3d; Placer Development, 58s fid. Melbourne Sales—Commercial Bank of Australia, 14s 7(1; Consolidated Industries (ex dividend), 37s fid; Pelt Textiles, rights, 12s fid; Heralds, 545; Coles, 695; Loloma, 22s fid.

The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow Buyers. Sellera. GOVT. LOANS- £ s. i i. £ 8. d. 3 p.c. Stock. 15*7-1939-41 ... 99 15 0 — 3J p.c. ditto, 15-1-1953-57 ... .101 0 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 15-3-1940-43 "A, 101 0 0 — Ditto, 15-2-1943-4G 102 15 0 — Ditto, 30-11-194.3 104 10 0 — Ditto, 15-5-1949-52 — 10G 7 II Ditto, 31-5-1954-53 — 107 7 G 3 p.c. Bonds, 15-7-1939-41 ... 99 IS 0 — 31 p.c. ditto, 15-1-195:1-57 ... .101 0 0 — 3} p.c. State Advances, 1-0-1944 . 99 5 0 — War Loan, 1-10-53 . 78 0 0 82 5 0 DEBENTURES— Amalg. Brick, Wgtn., 6 p.c., 31-3-44 . 99 0 0 BANKS— Australasia . 8 0 0 8 7 G Comrcl. of Aust., ord. ... . 0 14 11 — Eng., Scot, and Aust. .. — 4 10 0 National of N.Z — 2 0 3 National of Australasia, £5 paid -— cG 2 G New South Wales C-S 10 0 — New Zealand — c2 2 3 Ditto, D long term , cl 8 0 — Union of Aust — 7 1 0 FINANCIALEquitable Bdg. Co — 0 12 6 National Mortgage. A .. — 1 18 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corn. ... x2 5 8 — Wgtn. Invest., T. and A — 0 9 G Wgtn. TruBt. Loan i — 5 0 (1 Wright, Stephenson .“... — 1 0 6 Ditto, pref . 0 19 6 G AS — Christchurch 1 4 G Christchurch, contrib. .. — 0 11 G Wellington, ord . 1 12 0 — Ditto, pref. . 1 2 0 — INSURANCE— New Zealand — 3 1 9 South British — x2 9 u Standard . 2 19 0 MEAT PRESERVING— Gear Meat 0 15 0 N.Z. Refrigerating — 1 0 (i Ditto, ]0a paid — n 9 5 Southland — 1 16 4 TRANSPORT— .Huddart, Parker, ord. ... . 2 10 0 2 12 G Union Steam, pref . 1 G 0 —. P. and 0. defd. stock ... — 1 4 0 Silverton Tram . . 1 12 G WOOLLEN— Felt Textiles, rights . 0 11 4 — Kaiapoi, contrib — 0 5 0 Manawatu 1 0 0 — Timaru . 0 14 0 — Wellington, ord , 6 12 G — Ditto, . pref . G 18 G — COAL— Westport — 1 3 9 TIMBER-Leyland-O’Brien 0 .14 0 _ Rotoiti — 0 Taringamutu 0 13 3 Taupo Totara, ord — 0 5 0 Ditto, pref , 0 10 0 BR EWERIES— Dominion — 1 9 9 N.Z. Breweries 1 13 0 Toohoys — 1 11 0 Swan . 1 0 9 MISCELLANEOUS— Aust. Consol. Industries — 0 British Tobacco — 2 10 3 Broken Hill Ply c2 6 0 2 6 8 Den. and Med. Supply 0 14 G — Dominion Fertiliser . 1 7 0 — D.T.G.. ord . n 12 4 — Dunlop Pordriau . 0 19 0 — Farmers' Trading — 1 0 6 General Industries 0 18 G G. J. Coles — 3 11 6 Howard Smith, ord . 1 o 0 — Macduffs, pref . 0 J7 3 — Moturoa Oil — 0 4 3 Ditto, pref — 0 4 3 N.Z. Drug . 3 15 0 — Sharland and Co., pref. xO 15 6 . — Taranaki Oilfields — 0 G 2 Taranaki Oil Develop- . ment — 0 3 9 Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement ... . 0 19 i Woolworlhs Ltd., ord. ... — 0 18 3 Woolworths (N.Z.), ord. — 0 16 0 N.Z. Drug, rights . 1 6 8 — Mason Struthers . 0 12 0 Berlei (N.Z.) 3 2 0 — Selfridges (A’asia) . 0 14 0 — Booth MacDonald, pref . 0 4 G — MINING— Alexander — 0 5 0 Big River o o 02 Grey River — 0 17 0 Maori Gold — 0 0 5 Waihi Investments — 0 3 8 North Broken Hill . 2 0 0 — Placer Development — 3 10 0 OVERSEAS LISTINGS— Woolworths Holdings (South Africa) . 0 13 0 0 14 0 c Cum dividend. x Ex dividend.