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New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25084, 23 December 1944, Page 5

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AUCKLAND EXCHANGE * A QUIET CLOSING The lust call of the .year was held by e block Lxchauge at noon yesterday, quotations were limited, although there were buyers for a big list of Government issues, with little response from holders. A lew sales were recorded at late rates. The exchange will reopen on Monday, January 15. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers JU S (i JO H (1 torn. Ji;uik Aus. 017 1 017 8 1.0111. Bank Sj'tl. '2O 0 (J '!•> on , Nut. Bunk X.Z. j]i o •> 13 n | Hank X.S.W. . . | Bunk Xew Zealand 2 5 v» 2 (i 3 I Xational 1 usee. . . 14 1 1 -l ') I New Zen land L usee, 4 h ij .1 n i; SUi. British Insee. IS .17 3 317 u F.A .C. (to paid) 5 (j 0 6 5 0 Uoldsforough, Mort . Newton King (pi.) 1 2 0 j 3 ij X.Z. Guar. (3/ f.p.) 0 4 0 0 4 4 Loan and Merc. Ditto (pref.) . . JS.A.b. (8/- f.|>.) 0 a 0 0 3 0 Ditto (A pref.) 1 L 0 l 2 0 Ditto (B pref.) OHi 0 OJ7 0 'iradors'Pin. (eon.) 0 0 3 « 0 0 Wright-Stephenson Pukemlro Coal .. 018 3 Renown (ord.) .. OH) a 011 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 2 8 0 '2 11 A nek. Gas (f.p.) 0 7 4 0 7 8 Ditto (eon.) .. 0 211 () ;t 4 Northern Steam .. 0 10 3 0 10 10 Ditto (con.) 0 2 10 0 3 1 Bartholomew Timber 13 9 Kauri .. 10 0 Leyland O'Brien 1 4 3 1 4 0 Bonds Hosiery . . '2 (> G Bruce . . .. 112 0 1 14 0 Kaiapoi (con.) . . 0 7 9 0 8 1 2 Doin. Brew, (ord.) 2 5 0 2 0 0 Innes (ord.) .. 1 14 0 1 10 0 New Zealand Brew. 2* 2 0 Auck. Laundry . . 017 0 10 0 Berlci (N Z.) .. 4 0 0 British Tobacco . . 2 8 0 Broken Hill Pty. 2 4 0 2 4 0 Colonial Sugar . . 50 "JO f) 57 10 0 Con. Brick .. 0 !) 10 () 10 3 Farmers' Trading . 1 5 0 1 (i 0 Fletcher Hold . . 15 3 1 5 (i Cam's Stores . . 14 0 1 0 ~ 0 .1 Coles .. 3 7 0 3 !i 0 _ K.D.V Boxes (f.p.) nil So l'j n McKendrick <«> r< I.) 1 •"> 0 1 7 •! Ditto (pref.) 1 I (i 1 (! ii Mucky. Logan . l 11 3 I id o X.Z. Farm. Fert. 1 1 ! > Reid Rubber l 7 t; l s <; Silknit (X Ltd 1 4 0 17 0 Wilsons Cement o is o (MS 0 Woolworths (X.Z.) I I 5 Ditto (Syd.) .. 1 1 (» 117 Martha .. .. 0 s 11 o 0 4 XV a illi Invests. .. O 5 -1 0 5 8 Mount Lye II .. 103 in 0 ML Morgan (ord.) O 0 0 o 0 }) War Loan. 1/10/53 04 0 0 94 10 0 Stock—--15/0/52-5."), 3 .. 03 0 0 OS 10 0 15/4/00-03, 3 .. 00 5 f) 97 0 0 15/2/55-SS, 3 . . 07 12 0 YESTERDAY'S SALES RKTTJUN OX INVESTMENTS In the following list of yesterday's sale yields allow for exchange and British incom tax where necessary, and. in tbe case of loan! redemption and brokerage:— AUCKLAND EXCHANGE Sale Price Rise or Yield £ s d Fall £ s i Bank N.Z. .. 2 5 9 8 1 Sth Brit. (3) 8 17 0 Dom. Brew. . 2 5 9 8 18 ! Also.—Kauri Timber, 27s (odd lot). Wellington.—Stock, 15/9/57-00, 3'/ 4 , £10( 15s. Christohuroh.— Bank X.Z., 40s 2d; Wesl port Coal, 28s 6(1. Dunedin.—Commercial Bank, 17s (id West port Coal, 2Ss Od. THE CITY MARKETS PEAS AND BEANS DEAR Small supplies of beans and green pea elicited spirited competition among retailer at the City Markets yesterday and price wero unusually high. For cabbages, lettuc and rhubarb, which came forward in ticav; quantities, values wero low. Considerably mor strawberries were available than earlier ii the week and they did not realise recent quo tations. The inquiry was good for hothous and choice outdoor tomatoes, peaches, plums Thames apricots and black currants. Price were:— j Fruit.—Tomatoes, ho!house. Is to 2s 5i ! per lb; outdoor, smooth, Od to Is lud ! peaches dessert, 80s to 50s a three-tray crate | dessert, lis to 33s a case; plums, dessert | 12s 3d to 345; cooking, Os to 10s; apricots Thames, 19s Od to 02s; strawberries, Car ' tain Conk, extra choice, 4s to Os a chip j jam, is to 3s; loganberries, 2s fid to 3s Od ; wonilerberries, 2s to as Od; gooseberries, 0 Od to 12s a quarter-case; cherries. 14s Oi to 49s a box; red currants. 12s to ISs > case; black currants, 17s to 255. Field Produce. —Asparagus, 9d to Is 4< a bundle; beet, Os to 10s a case; broad beans 3d to 7Vad per lb; carrots, ISs to 25s- a cwt cauliflowers. 15s to 24s a sack; cabbages, 3 to 8s; cucumbers, 9s to 18s Od a dozen beans, Is Od to 2s Od per lb; green peas, «| to 38s ft bag; kumaras. 33s a cwt; lettuce Is to 5s a case; marrows, Od to Is Od each onions 1 1 /!<I to 2'id per lb; potatoes, new l%d; parsnips, 31s a cwt; radish, Is Od ti 3s a dozen; rhuoarb. 2s to f»«; spinach, 8 to 12s a case; sprinjr onions, Is Od to 3s i bundle; swedes, -Is Od to 5s a bag: turnips 3s to 5s a case. Poultry.—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime Ss to lis each; not prime, 4s to Os; lifrh breeds, prime. ss; not prime. 2s Od to 3s Od fat liens, heavy breeds. Os to 7s; light breeds 3s to -Is; drakes, young, prime, 5s to Os smaller 3s np- old. 2s: ducks, young, 5s t< Os; old, 2s; geese, 7s Od to 8s Od; turkci hens 12s Od; gobblers, 20s to 255. Errs. — Hen. standard trade, is l1V?d : dozen- duck. Is 7 1 /, d. SECURITIES IN LONDON LOXDOX. Dec. 21 Quotations in London for British and Xew Zealand storks compared with recent levels are:— _ Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 21 Consols, 2V a P-c. •• **>-% ~ sl /» Funding. 00-90, 4 113*/j 113/1, 113/Ji War Loan, 3'/ a .. 104 104 104 British 3V 3 Conver. 105100 Victory Bonds .. 113/U 113/4 113 /,, New- Zealand — , 1945, 8 . •• 100 I '/,. 100'/, \ v 100/. 1918-58, 4Vj .. 105'/, 105% J 10% Government issues are dull but steady, b) interest LOAN ANI) MERCANTILE LOXDOX, Dec. 21 The full accounts of the Xew Zealand Loat and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., cannot yel | be circulated owing to delay in the receipt ol necessary returns from overseas, but the net profit is £00,020, after provision for taxes The directors recommend dividends of 5 pei cent on preference and 3 per cent on ordinary shares. , Last year the companys profit, aftei charging debentu.ro interest and approp_rinti_nG £SOOO for the benevolent fund, was £72.079 The dividend rates are unchanged. MINING YIELDS Associated Gold (West Coast).—Week ended December 10, 120oz, 73,550 yards, 300 hours, Gillespie's Beach (West Coast). —70oz, 20,703 yards, 201 hours. COIR MAT IMPORTS The Customs Deparlment advises that the allocation for coir mats and matting from India has been increased to 100 per cent of 1941 licences.