THE MINING MARKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23149, 22 September 1938, Page 9

THE MINING MARKET

IMPROVEMENT IN METALS NORTH BROKEN HILLS RISE Levels for metal issues showed a general firming in the mining market on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. North Broken Hill sold on a rising market, gaining up to 2s 2d in two transfers. Wellington Alluvials eased a shade. Closing quotations were:— ■ - Buyers Sellers £ s (1 £ s (I Alexander (con.).. 0 1" 0 Argo (ex div.) .. 0 1 0 0 2 0 Big River 0 10 Blackwater • • l l o Clutha .. .. 0 10.02 Consol. Gold. .. Gillespie's Beach.. 0 010 0 3 1 Golden Crown ... ' 0 0 Golden Dawn . . H - ■)] Gold. Dredg. .. 0 0 1 0 0 3. Xew River .. o 0 5 Martha 010/ 011 6 Mataki Gold Dredg. Talisman Dubbo.. \ ' J* Waihi Invest. .... 0 8 3 0 8 8 Wailii Gnd. June. 1 0 2 8 0 Australia and Fiji— Broken Hill Sou'.h 1 0 6 130 0 , Emperor 032 0 old 0 Loloina .. • ■ 13 •* } * H Mount Kasi .. 0 <{ Vr m Mount Lycil •• 1 0 011 0 Mount Morgan .. 010 » 011 O • Ih i SW Alluvials Sit 0 5 »

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS . ■ Following is a list of } esterday s transactions in mining shares on New Zealand Stock Exchanges:--

AUCKLAND EXCHANGE North Broken Hill, -14s ud, 40s; Wellington Alfuvials, Ss :sd. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends — Howard Smith—int., 2 p.c. .. I "•''"•J K.U.V. Boxes—2',<! px. • •• Piikeiniro Coal —final, l/a P-c. • Sept. _• North Broken Hilt--quarterly, (id a share, . . • ■ • » c P I - - 8 Cox Bros.—final, A and B pref., 7 p.c. p.a.; oril., lop.c. p.a. Sept. .50 Bank A'asia—int., .'is (id a share Sept. :iO Dunlop-Perdriaa —final, prof., o p.c.; i rd., H'A p.c. . . Sep . . British Tobacco— quartcrlv, 2 p.c. Sept. <SO Felt and Textiles—ord., final, o t "Whittoine-Stevensoi: —7 p.c. .. Oct. Howard Smith—pref., quarterly, (i p.c. p.a. .. . • • • Milne and Choyce—final, pref., 3 p.c.; B pref., il'A p.c.; ord and deb.; ( 2V* p.c. •• •• J|o Wool wort lis (Syd.)—int., '.t p.c. . Oct. l.» Woohvorths (N.Z.)— pref., halfyeaily, 4% p.c Oct. 1" C L. Innts —pief. and ord., S t p.c;. p.a. . . . • • • ° ct - 1(1 United Provisions—ord., 3 p.c.' p.a.; pref., final, 4 p.c. .. Oct. 28 Martha—int., Od a share, tax free, sterling .. • • Nov. 1 Calls— Farmers' Trading?—new, 2s a share Snpt. 2S Burns, Philp—new, 3s a share .. Oct. 1 Woolworths Props.—lUs a share . Oct. 31