STOCK AND SHARE MARKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 1 February 1936, Page 12

STOCK AND SHARE MARKET

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE FRIDAY, 31st JANUARY, 1936 Morning Call Buyers. Sellers.

Reported sales, this day.—3£ per cent. Inscribed Stock (19521. £1.03; 4 per cent. (1955), £105; 4 per cent. Bonds (1946), £lO4 12s 6d; New Zealand Insurance*, £3 3s; Burns, *Philp, £3 8s 6d. Sales on ’Change.—New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paicl)*, 10s lid. Sales reported, late yesterday.—Do- ■ minion Brewery, 19s: Mount Morgan, I ■lßs 3d. < *Cum div. fEx div. UNOFFICIAL LIST i i Buyers. Sellers.

£2 7s 3d reported in yesterday’s issue ( should have been £2 7s'6d, three sales. C

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK

EXCHANGE

ITEMS FROM THURSDAY’S QUOTATIONS

J Buyers. Sellers.

“THOU TAMER OF THE HUMAN I BREAST” | —Gray. , Only Baxter’s Lung Preserver can ' fsoothe and quieten a cold in the chest. , Time after time “Baxter’s” is praised j for the speedy way in which it soothes ' and relieves coughs, colds and sore throats. “Baxter’s” is unbeatable—it’s pleasant to take—everybody likes it. Be sure it’s "Baxter’s.” Sold in three sizes, pocket size 1/6, handy size 2/6 and economical family size 4/6 at all chemists and stores.

UNLISTED STOCKS

NEW GUINEA GOLD LONDON, 30th January. Sales of golH-mining shares include:— New Guinea, 4s 4£d.

WELLINGTON EXCHANGE [By Telegraph—Press Association] .... 31st January. Midday Call.—Sales : Reserve Bank, £5 13s 3d; Broken Hill Pty., £2 19s ?gd; Mount Lyell, £1 3s; Mount Morgan, 18s Id.

AUCKLAND, 31st January. : —Devonport Steam 21s '6d; Northern Roller Mills (pref.), 23s 6d; Kauri Timber, 245; New Zealand Newspapers, 41s 6d; N:Z. Breweries, 53s 6d, 53s 3d ; New Zealand Insurance, 635; Australian Glass, 87s 3d ■ 31 per cent Stock (1938-52), £lO2 15s; Woolworths (Sydney), £6 6s 6d, £6 7s; Mt. Lyell, 235; Loloma Mines, 265; Blackwater, 29s 6d; Martha, 20s 9d; Bank of New Zealand, 47s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 59s 6d.

CHRISTCHURCH, 31st January. Sales.—New Zealand Government 4 per cent, bonds (1949), £lO4 10s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 19s (cum div.) ; National Bank of New Zealand, 725; New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 pair, cum div.), 22s 2d; Australian Glass, 88s; .Mount Lyell, 23s (3), 23s Id (2); Mount Morgan (2s 6d paid), 18s (2) ; Nevis Diesel Electric, Id. Reported —Bank of New Zealand, 47s 6d; Kauri Timber, 24s Id. Sales of unlisted stocks —Woolworths (Sydney, ord.). £6 7s 6d (3) Reported.—Woolworths (Sydnev, ord.), £6 7s.

DUNEDIN, 31st January. Sale reported: Bank of New Zealand, £» 7s 6d.

SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE •C-ned Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, 31st January. Sales on the Sydney Stock Exchange include. Bonds, 4 per cent. (1938), £lOl 11s 3d; 4 per cent. (1941), £lO2 11s 3d; 4 per cent. (1944), £104; 4 per cent. (1961), £lO6 7s 6d; Toohe.v’s, 30s 6d ; Tooth’s Brewery (rights), 31s 6d; Associated News (pref.), 235; Australian Glass, 88s 3d; British Tobacco, 42s 3d; Colonial Sugar, £43 12s 6d ; G. J. Coles, 73s fid; Henry Jones, 39s’ 9d.

D. R. Edwards (F. and D. Edwards, Ltd.), Sharebroker, Country Member of Wellington Stock Exchange, Trafalgar street. Telephone 208. F. G. Twiss, Sharebroker, Country Member of Wellington Stock Exchange, 100 Trafalgar streot. Telephone 427,

BRITISH UNDERWRITERS (NELSON), LTD. SHAREBROKERS AND COMPANY ORGANISERS Fell and Harley’s Buildings, Telephone 939. Hardy Street. Associate Companies in Christchurch, Dunedin, Timaru and Invercargill.

PRICES OF METALS LONDON, 29th January. The official London (middle) quotations for Wednesday, as reported by i the Australian Mines and Metals Association, compare with those previously cabled as follows. Jan. 27. Jan. 29. Per ton. Per ton.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE PRICES MELBOURNE, 31st January. Wheat, 3s a bushel; flour, £l2

> 10s a ton; bran, £5 10s; pollard, £6; oats, 2s 2d to 2s 3d a bushel; barley, English, 2s lOd to 2s 10^d; maize, 5s 2d to 5s 3d. Potatoes, £5 15s to £6 5s a ton; onions, £4 7s 6d to £4 15s. SYDNEY, 30th January. Wheat at country sidings is quoted at 3s Igd a bushel, which is equal to about 3s 8d ex trucks, Sydney. Silo grain is unquoted. Flour, £l2 2s 6d a ton; bran, £5 10s; pollard, £5 15s. Potatoes. Tasmanian, to £7 a ton' onions, Victorian Globe. £5 to £6; maize, 5s 9d to 6s a bushel. ADELAIDE, 30th January. Wheat, growers’ lots. 3s 71d a bushel; flour, bakers’ lots, £l2 10s a ton; bran and pollard, £5 12s 6d ; oats, Algerian, Is 8d to Is 9d a bushel; barlev, to Is lid. . ' ‘ THE WHEAT MARKET INACTIVE LONDON, 30th January. I Wheat cargoes are inactive and easier and parcels are inactive. Futures : London, March 30s 51,(1 a quarter; July 30s 2d ; Liverpool. March 6s 32d a cental : May 6s l|d, July 6s 2^d. The spot trade is quiet. Australian ex ship 33s to 33s 6d. Flour is quiet, Australian ex store 235. Chicago wheat futures: May 991, cents a bushel; July 88 cents; September 871, cents.

£ s. d. £ s. d. N.Z. Govt. Loans— 3A% In. Stk. 15/11/ 1938-52 103 0 0 103 12 6 3J% In. Stk. 15/11/ 1938-41 — 102 0 0 4% In. Stk. 15/1/ 193/-40 4% In. Stk. 15/4/ 100 12 6 - 1946-49 4% In. Stk. 15/6/ 104 0 0 — 1952-55 104 15 0 — 4% Bonds, 15/1/ 1937-40 4% Bonds, 15/2/ 100 12 6 — 1943-46 4% Bonds, 15/6/ 104 7 6 — 1952-55 105 0 0 — Local Bodies Debentures— Makerua Drainage, 4i% 1/8/1958 ... — 101 10 0 Other Debentures— Gisb. Sheep Farm. 101 10 0 __„ Banks... Australasia Comm. of Aust. 11 17 6 — (ord.)* 0 18 10 0 19 2 Eng., Scot. and Aust — 6 4 0 National of N.Z. ... 3 11 6 3 12 6 Nat. Austlsa. (£5) . 7 4 0 7 7 0 New Zealand — 2 7 8 N.Z. D Long Term — 1 11 0 Reserve Bank N.Z. 5 12 6 5 13 9 Union of Aust.t ... Union of Melbourne 9 14 6 — (reg.)t Financial— 9 14 6 Equitable Bldg. Co. Goldsbrough, Mort. — 0 15 0 and Co 1 12 6 1 13 3 Mortgage Corpn. .. 0 4 7 0 5 0 N.Z. Guaran. Corp. 0 5 2 — Gas— 0 12 6 Wellington (ord.)* 2 1 0 Wellington (pref.) 1 3 6 1 5 0 Insurance — National of N.Z. ... 0 18 6 0 19 0 New Zealand* 3 2 6 — South British Meat Preserving— 4 10 6 — Gear Meat — 1 1 9 N.Z. Rfg. (£1)* ... 1 1 9 — N.Z. Rfg. (10s)* ... 0 10 10 0 11 0 Southland 3 16 0 — Transport— Union Steam (pref.) 1 6 0 Woollen— Wellington (ord.) . 5 17 6 Wellington (pref.) Coal— Taupiri 5 17 0 16 6 0 0 17 0 Timber— Rotoiti 0 6 0 Taupo Totara (ord.) 0 9 1 0 9 7 Taupo Totara (pref.) Taupo Totara (16s) 0 19 6 — (pref.) — 0 16 0 Taringamutu 0 6 6 — Breweries — Carlton 2 12 6 Dominion (pref.) ... 1 0 3 — N.Z. Breweries 2 12 9 2 13 6 Tooth and Co 2 12 6 — Tooheys Monteiths 1 9 0 1 1 0 Miscellaneous — Aust. Glass 4 6 6 4 10 0 Brit. Tobac. (Aust.) 2 1 3 — Broken Hill Pty. . 2 19 5 2 19 9 Colonial Sugar Consold. Brick and 42 12 6 — Pipe Dental and Medical — 0 10 6 Supply 0 10 0 — D.I.C. (ord.) 0 15 0 — Dunlop-Perdriau ... 0 15 6 0 16 0 Elect. Zinc (pref.)* • 1 19 6 N.Z. Drug 3 18 0 — N.Z. Newspapers . Woolworths (N.Z.) — 2 1 6 (ord.) Woolworths (l^.Z.) 5 14 0 5 17 0 (pref.) Woolworths, N. Z. 1 17 6 — (2nd pref.) 1 5 3 — Broken Hill (5s pd.) — 1 9 9 General Industries 1 0 6 1 0 9 G. J. Coles Farmers’ Trading . 3 12 0 0 8 3 Victoria Laundry . 1 0 6 1 3 6 Mining — King Solomon 0 3 3 Nokomai' 0 2 0 Okarito — 0 6 0 Wailii Investments 0 15 6 Addison’s Flat Australian — 0 2 2 — Mount Lyell .., 1 2 10 1 3 0 Mount Morgan 0 18 1 0 18 2

£ s. d. £ s. d. Woolworths, Ltd. . 6 7 0 6 7 6 Fuller Hayward Deberiture Stock ... — 82 0 0 Silknit, Ltd — 1 15 0 N.Z. Perpetual Forests 3 0 0 3 5 0 Majestic A Debs. . — 90 0 0 | Paparoa Coal — 0 10 6! Wgtn. Publishing . 5 5 o; Tlie sale of Bank of New Zealand at

£ s. d. £ s. d. Mining— Alexander (£1) 0 14 0 0 18 6 Aotearoa (Is) Bendigo Goldlights 0 0 9* 0 1 6 (Is) — 0 0 3 Big River (Is) Gillespie’s Beach 0 1 8 0 1 11 (Is) 0 0 9 0 1 0 Brian Boru (Is) ... — 0 0 3 Golden Dawn (5s) . 0 2 10 0 3 4 Golden Point (6d) . 0 0 01 — Golden Sands (Is) . Goldfields Dredging 0 2 li 0 2 3 (Is) 0 0 41 0 0 5i King Solomon (Is) . — 0 4 0 Lawson’s Flat (Is) . 0 0 3A Maerewhenua (Is) . 0 0 o? 0 0 2 Mahakipawa (6d) .. Mahakipawa (1929, 0 0 01 pref., Is) 0 0 1? 0 0 21Mahakipawa (1929, pref., Is) ...: 0 0 If 0 0 2 Maori Gully (Is) ... 0 1 O' Mossy Creek (Is) ... 0 1 5 Mount Lyell (£1) . 1 2 11 1 3 0 Mt. Morgan (5s) . 0 17 11 0 18 1 Nevis Diesel Elect.

(Is) 0 0 Of 0 0 1 Nokomai (5s) 0 2 0 — Okarito (5s) — 0 5 6 Rawang Tin (25s) .. 0 8 1 0 8 9 Upper Watut (5s) . — 0 6 11 Skippers (Is) 0 0 2-L 0 0 3 Waimumu Sluicing (Is) 0 0 4 — Wetherstones (2s) . — 0 3 0 W orksop Extended (Is) — 0 2 5

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Argo Gold JJredg. 0 1 3 a L 0 1 4g Argo Gold Dredg. (6d paid) — 0 0 9| Ben Ledi (Is paid) 0 0 1 New River (Is pd.) 0 0 6 N.Z. Mining Invst. 0 0 7 0 0 9 Quartz Mountain (2s 6d paid) 0 5 0 0 8 6 White’s Electric .. — 0 ,0 7£

£ s d. £ s d. Copper— Standard, spot 34 19 4i 34 18 li Ditto, forward 35 7 6 35 6 101 Electrolytic ... 39 5 0 39 0 0 to 39 10 0 39 10 0 Wire bars 39 10 0 39 10 0 Lead— Spot 16 2 6 16 2 6 Forward 16 5 0 16 5 0 Spelter— Spot 15 1 3 15 3 9 Forward 15 3 9 15 6 3 TinSpot 201 7 6 207 15 I 0 Forward 194 17 6 198 17 6 Silver— Standard, per o/„ 20d 20d Fine 21 9-16d 21 9-16d ,