STOCK AND SHARE MARKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 19 December 1935, Page 14

STOCK AND SHARE MARKET

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE WEDNESDAY, 18th DECEMBER, 1835 Morning Call

First Call This Day.—Sales on ’Change: 4 per cent. Government Stock (1940); £lO2 10s; 4 per cent. Stock (1949), £lO4 ss. Reported Sales.—4 per cent. Stock (1949), £lO4 ss, and (1955) £lO5 10s; Commercial Bank yof Australia, 18s; Anthony Hordern, 20s 4d. Late Reported Sales, Yesterday.—Dun-lop-Perdriau Rubber, 15s lOd, 16s; N.Z., Drug, 80s; Woolwortlis (N.Z.), £5 16s; United Provisions, 12s 6d; N.Z. Breweries, 53s 6d; British Tobacco*, 40s; Broken Hill Proprietary, 58s 6d (2); Union Steam Ship (pref.), 275. *Cum div. fEx div.

*Cum div. Mid-day call.—Sales.: Bank of New Zealand, £2 7s 9d; Guarantee Corporation, . ss. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE ITEMS FROM TUESDAY’S QUOTATIONS

D. R. Edwards (F. and D. Edwards, Lid.), Sharebroker, Country Member of Wellington Stock Exchange, Trafalgar street. Telephone 208. F. G. Twiss, Sharebroker, Country Member of Wellington Stock Exchange, 100 Trafalgar street. Telephone 427. BRITISH UNDERWRITERS (NELSON), LTD. SHAREBROKERS AND COMPANY ORGANISERS Fell and Harley’s Buildings, Telephone 939. Hardy Street. Associate Companies in Christchurch, Dunedin, Tiinaru and Invercargill. SHARE MARKET (By Telegraph—Press Association) AUCKLAND, 18th December. Sales.—Renown (pref.), 2s B£d; Commercial Bank, 17s lid; Morris Iledstrom, 255; Mount Morgan, 375; Bank of New. Zealand, 48s; Broken Hill,-59s 6d; New Zealand Insurance, 62s lOd; Reserve Bank, £5 15s 6d, £5 15s; W'oolworths (Sydney), £6 Is 6d; Transport Board, £lO3 10s. CHRISTCHURCH, 18th December. Sales on ’Change.—Anthony Hordern, 20s 3d; Mount Morgan (cum. div.), 36s lid. 375. DUNEDIN, 18th December. Sales reported.—Reserve Bank, £5 15s; New Zealand Insurance, £3 3s ; Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.), 14s 6d; Stock (1938-52), £lo2s 10s (21. AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, 17th December. The expansion .in business-on'the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day was evidence of a desire on the part of investors to secure stocks and shares to hold over the holidays in the expectation that the market will open strongly in the New Year.

Sales.—Bank of New South Wales, £32 15s; Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, £lB ss; National Bank of Australasia, £5 paid, £7; Queensland National Bank,, £5 10s; Colonial Sugar, £42 15s; Associated News, 245; Howard Smith, 18s 9d; Bums, Philp, 645; Australian Gas, A, £8; British Tobacco, 41s 6d; Tooths, 565; Carlton Brewery, 535; Australian Iron and Steel, pref., 25s 3d; Goldsbrough Mort,-31s 10£d; Farmers, 27s 3d; Anthony Hordern, 20s 4£d; Amalgamated Textiles, 11s 3d; Henry .Jones, 37s 3d; Edwards Dunlop, 445; W. H. Paling, ex dividend, 16s. 2d; Morts. Dock, 7s; Richardson and Wrench, 30s 3d; Mauri Brothers, 'sss; United Provisions, 12s.,bd; Yellow Express, 5s 8d; Peters, 43s 6d; Marcus Clark, 7s 6d; Metropolitan Gas, £l4 4s; Broken Hill South, £5 14s; Zinc Corporation, 755; Kuala Kampar Tin, •15s 6d; Rawang, 8s lOd; New Occodental Gold, 16s l£d; Tavua, 2s 7d ; Emperor, 19s 4£d; Koroere, 12s 4d; Mataki, six weeks, 4s.' : i.V. 1 • •*

SYDNEY, 18th December. Transactions on the Sydney Stock Exchange are as followsßonds, 4 per cent. (1953), £lO4 18s 9d; 4 per cent. (1955), £lO3 12s 6d; 4 per. cent. (1959), £lO4 17s 6d; Bank-of New South Wales £32 17s 6d; Anthony Hordern, 20s 4|d (pref.), 24s d 3; Associated News, 245; British Tobacco, 4ls 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 60s 9d; New Zealand delivery, 60s 9d; Goldsbifough (ex dividend), 31s 6d; Howards Smith, 19s; Morris Hedstrom, 255. v MELBOURNE,, 17th . December. Sales on the Stock Exchange to-day included:—Commercial Bank of Australia, pref., £9 12s; Adelaide Steam, 31s; Australian Cement, 345; British Tobacco 41s; Gordon and Gotch, . 455; G. J. Coles, pref., 355; “Herald and Times” 63s 6d; Australian Glass, 83s 6d; Mt. Lyell, 20s 9d; Enterprise, 72s 6d; Mt. Morgan, 375; Koroere, 12s; Loloma, 34s 9d; Emperor, 19s 2d; 1 WHEAT CARGOES LESS ACTIVE LONDON, - 17th December. Wheat cargoes are less active but there is still good inquiry for Austra-. lians on United Kingdom and Continental account at about 3d advance. M,anitobas are neglected and are now 3d; lower. . ; , .., Brattdal part cargo of 7480 tons sold at 30s; Holystone, 8100 tons, at about 30s l£d; Ramsey, 7200 tons, at 29s 41,-d; Anglo-Saxon, 8800 to 9200 tons, at 29s 3d. All New South Wales parcels of wheat are in active request. There have been heavy dealings in Australians at 6d over late rates. Offers of Europeans are withdrawn. Manitobas are buyable at lgd to 4|d less. Wheat ex Bullaren, Aller, Orama, Orford and Balranald all sold at 30s. Futures; Jjondon, February to April 27s 6d per quarter; Liverpool, December 6s 5d per cental. March to May 6s 2|d.

Buyers. Sellers, j N.Z. Govt. Loans— 3J% In. Stk. 15/5/ £ s. d. £ s. 1939-52 4% In. Stk. 15/1/ 102 0 0 0 1937-40 4% In. Stk. 15/2/ 102 7 6 102 10 1943-46 4% In. Stk. 15/6/ 104 12 b 1952-55 Other Debentures— Amalgamated Brick 105 0 0 0 and Pipe (Wgtn.) — 101 0 Gisb. Slieepfarmers Banks— 101 0 0 Australasia Comm, of Aust. 11 6 0 (ord.) 0 17 10 0 18 3 Nat. Austlsa. (£5) — 0 7 0 0 New Zealand 2 7 2 8 0 Reserve Bank N.Z. 5 12 6 — Union of Aust. ... Financial— Farm. Co-op. Auct. 9 12 0 (B pref.) Goldslirough Mort. 1 1 b and Co.t 1 11 i —• Mortgage Corpn. .. 0 5 0 0 5 3 N.Z. Guaran. Corp. Gas— 0 5 0 0 5 3 Christchurch 1 16 0 — Wellington (ord.) . 2 0 3 — Wellington (pref.) 1 3 9 1 5 b New Plymouth ... Insurance— 7 1 0 National of N.Z. ... — 0 19 7 Queensland 2 14 0 2 17 0 Standard Meat Preserving— 3 10 0 N.Z. Rfg. (10s) ... Transport— 0 10 8 0 10 10 Union Steam (pref.) 1 6 3 1 7 6 Kelburne Tramway Woollen — Prestige (New Zea-' 1 7 3 0 land) (pref. ) • 1 3 Wellington (ord.) . 5 15 0 6 3 0 Wellington (pref.) Coal— 5 15 (5 6 3 0 Grey Valley Timber— 0 8 0 — Kauri — 1 2 10 Leyland-O’Brien ... 1 2 0 — Rotoiti 0 6 0 0 7 6 Rotoiti (pref.) r o 6 — Taupo Totara (ord.) — 0 9 3 Taupo Totara (pref. Taupo Totara (16s 1 0 0 Pref.) Breweries— 0 16 0 Carlton — 2 15 0 N.Z. Breweries ... Tooth and Co. (cum 2 13 3 2 13 9 rights) 2 15 4 2 17 0 Sunshine Miscellaneous— 0 2 7 Anthony Hordern . 1 0 0 1 0 4 Aust. Glass . 4 4 0 Brit. Tob. (Aust.)* 2 G 3 2 1 3 Broken Hill Pty. ... Consold. Brick and 2 19 0 2 19 9 Pipe — 0 11 2 D.I.C. (pref.) — 1 3 9 Electro. Zinc (ord.) Electro. Zinc (8% — 1 15 6 part pref.) 1 19 0 1 19 3 N.Z. Drug Procera Bread, ven3 19 0 4 2 0 der (ex rights)! . — 2 2 0 Taranaki Oil 0 0 4 — Wellington Cordage Wilson’s (New Zea- — 0 10 3 land) Cement ... Woolworths (N,.Z.) 2 3 6 — (ord.) 5 15 0 5 17 0 Denhard (pref.)f .., 0 19 0 1 2 6 Derthard (ord.) .... ' 0 6 3 — National Electric . — 0 13 0 United Provisions . Mining— — 0 12 7

Big ;River 0 1 10 0 2 2 King.-Solomon 0 3 5 — Maori. Gully 0 0 11 0 1 1 Mossy Creek* ...i.. 0 13 — Martha 0 19 0 — Australian!— Mount Lyell — 1 0 10 Mount Morgan* .. 1 17 0 1 17 6

UNOFFICIAL LIST Buyers. tellers. £ s.d. £ s. d. Wool worths, Ltd.* Bonds Hosiery Mills 6 0 0 6 0 6 Ltd N.Z. Woolpack & — 1 0 9 Textiles 0 11 6 . Hutuma Lime Dominion Life Assurance (10s shares, 6s paid), sales 3s. 1 1 0

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Mining— Alexander (£1) ... — 0 18 9 Alexander (15s pd.) — 0 12 6 Antonio’s Hydraulic (9s paid) — 0 0 81 Bendigo Goldlights (Is) — 0 0 4 Big River (Is) 0 1 11 0 2 1 Brian Boru (Is) ... 0 0 1 0 0 2 Bundi (25s) Gillespie’s Beach — 0 19 6 (Is) — 0 1 1 Holden Hawn (5s) . 0 2 41 — Golden Sands (cum div., Is) Goldfields Dredging 0 2 4 0 2 8 (Is) 0 0 U 0 0 21 King Solomon (Is) .0 3 2 — Lawson’s Flat (Is) . 0 0 Maerewhenua (Is) . 0 0 1 0 0 2 Mahakinawa (6d) .. 0 0 02 0 0 1 Maori Gully (Is) ... 0 o m 0 1 01 Moonlight Goldfields (Is) 0 0 7 0 0 10 Mt. Morgan (cum div.. 5s) 1 16 10 1 17 0 Mt. Morgan Developments (2s) . 0 4 6 Nokomai (5s) Okarito (ex div., 0 2 3 0 3 2 5s) 0 5 5 Kawantr Tin (10s) 0 8 8 0 8 10 Up. Watut (4s pd.) — 0 7 0 Skippers (Is) 0 0 3 0 0 31 Up. Shotover (lOd paid) 0 0 3 Waihi Tnvst. (5s) . 0 16 0 Waihi Grand June. (2s) , 0 4 0 Waitahn (5s) Worksop Extended 0 2 9 0 3 2

(cum div., Is) ... 0 2 3 — • Martha (5s) “71 1 0 UNLISTED STOCKS Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Argo Gold Dredg. 0 14 0 1 5 Boil Ledi (Is pd.) . 0 0 1 —