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New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25299, 5 September 1945, Page 4

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AUCKLAND EXCHANGE STEADIER CONDITIONS RULE Firm prices were maintained on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday, although buyers showed reluctance to more beyond present limits. Business showed some improvement on the previous day but the market is still undersupplied. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Changed quotation* on yesterday's sharemarket were:— „ _ „ Buyers Sellers £ s d £ s (1 Com. Brink A net. . 018 3 E., S. and A. Bk. 4 8 0 412 0 Nat. Bk. A'asia (con.) 6 11 0 6 15 0 Bank New Zealand 210 I -10 5 Union Bank .. 8 ft 0 Nat. Insurance (7/-) 1/3 Standard Insurance (cum bonus) . . 1 } J , „ Doin. I. and B. .. 13 3 14 3 N.Z. Guar. (3/-) .. 0 4 (> NA. Frills'. («/•) 0 ft 0 Ditto (B pref.) . 019 0 1 0 0 Renown (pref.). 2/fl 0 2 < 0 3 0 Taupiri (ord.) . • 18 3 .Auckland Has (ft/-) 0 '2 10 0 8 2 Devon port Ferry . . 110 0 , Howard Smith . . 15 9 16 9 Hud.-Parker (ord.) 3 7 9 -- P. and .0. idef.) .. 2 Ift '» 2 17 0 Kauri (25/-) .. 11] 0 111 3 Parker-Lamb .. <> 4 4 -- Felt and Textiles 218 3 3 0 0 Dom. Brew, (ord.) '2 1 - 9 213 0 N.Z. Breweries . . '2 fi 6 '2 fi ft Auckland Laundry 010 0 12 2 Booth-Mac. (pref.) 0 9 5 010 0 Broken Hill Ply. .2 7 4 2 7 7 Burns-Phi I|> 315 0 3 1(1 0 Consolidated Brick 0 9 9 0 10 1 Farmers' Trading . 1 8 4 18 (i Fletcher Hold, (ord.) il3 4 113 11 O. J. Coles . . 3 14 3 3 Ift 3 Henry Jones .. '2 15 fi 210 0 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 12 9 1 3 3 K.D.V. Boxes (10/) 0 11 0 Macduffs (ord.) . . • 0 10 9 M. & C. (deb. stk.) 1 10 0 111 3 Morris Fledslrom '2 9 3 Morte Dock . . 17 fi N.Z. Drug icon.l . . 3 10> o Fores! Products (ord.) 0 fi 10 0 7 3 Ditto (pref.) . . Oil 0 0124 North. Roller (pref.) 1 ft o Reid Rubber 1 IB fi 1 17 fi Ditlo (new, f.p.) 1 Ifi 0 1 17 3 Silk nit (N.Z.) . . 17 9 ISO Wilsons Cem. (10/-) 1 0 0 1 0 0 W'wtlis (N.Z.), ft/- . 1 fi 2 1 fi 9 Ditto /Prop.) . 1 10 fi Ditto (Syd.). ft/- 1 ft 2 1 ft 6 Ditto (C. 2nd pf.) 1110 Mount Lyell . . 1 7 fi 18 3 Rnwang (10/-) .. 010 fl 010 0 Stock—--1/8/40, 2% . . 99 12 fi 1 5/12/ft3-sfi, S.. 99 10 0 99 15 0 15/1 /fio-0.3, 3 .. 08 17 fi 99 ft 0 1 5/2/55-58, 8 . . 99 0 0 30/11/48, 4 . . 103 12 fi 103 17 fl 31/5/54-58, 4 .. lOfi 15 0 107 10 0 MARKET TURNOVER RETURN ON INVESTMENTS In the following list of yesterday's sales yields allow for exchange and British income tax where necessary, and. in the case of loans, redemption and brokerage:— | AUCKLAND EXCHANGE Sale Price Turn- Yield £ s d over* £ s d Lib., 15/9/47. 2'a 99 17 0 £SOO 2 IS 4 Do., 15/5/5350. 3 (•_») 99 17 6 £2700 3 1 2 Do., 15/12/5350, 3 . . 99 12 6 £I2OO 3 1 2 Stk., 15/1/60(13. 3 . . 99 0 0 £'255 3 2 5 Com. Bk. Aus. 0 18 4 250 3 17 2 Bank N.Z. .. 2 10 3 300 2 15 0 Ditto .. 210 ft 150 2 L r > T I Ditto .. 2 10 4 200 2 15 S

Ditto . . 2 10 3 350 2 15 9 Ak. Gas. con. 0 3 0 500 ft 0 0 H. Smith .. 1 6 O 200 3 Ifi 1! Dom. Brew. (2) 2 13 0 '2OO 3 11 8 Auck. Laundry 0 19 6 300 4 ft 4 .A.C.I. . . 2 17 0 100 2 9 1 Burns-PhiJp .. 3 Ift 0 100 2 13 4 Fiet. Hid its. •. 1 13 6 100 3 12 2 G. J. Coles . . 3 14 6 125 2 13 8 H. Jones .. 2 16 0 150 3 11 5 Hume Pipe .. 1 3 0 300 Mode Dock .. 1 7 9 100 5 0 11 W'wths, Syd. . 1 ft 4 164 2 7 4 Also: Stock, 1/8/lfi, 2 1 /, (£500), £99 12s Od; Rawang Tin (200), 10s Sd. Unofficial list: (Auckland Farmers' Free/inn (170), 20s; Whakatane Paper, pref. (100), 255. •Turnover is represented by the face value of loans and the number of shares sold. YESTERDAY'S PRICE CHANGES Previous Sale Variation 4-' * 6 li S (i Stock, 1/8/40, 2'/a .. 99 7 0 +5 0 Auckland Laundry . 019 0 +0 9 Morts Dock . . . 17 9 +O3 Wool worths (Syd.) I 5 4 -0 ft Unofficial list; Auck. Frms' Freez. 13 0 +2 0 Wellington.—War Loan, 1/10/53, 2 l / a . A'WS i 15s; Stock, 1/8/51-54, 3, £99 7s Od; Victory* 15/2/55-58, 3. £OB 10s; Commercial Bank Australia (.100), 18s 3d; Bank N.Z. (250), sos 3d; Guarantee Corpn, (490), 4s Od; N.Z. Drug (50), £5 8s; .\lcKen/.ies, (Mis Od. Christchurch.—Liberty, lft/0/47-49, 2V a (£200), £S)B 12s (id; ditto. 15/12/53-50, 3, £OO 17s Od; Victory, 15/4/50-50, 3 (£250). £99 7s od; ditto, 15/2/55-58, 3 (£450), £99 10s; Union Bank (125), £8 5s (id (2); N.Z. Breweries (118), 40s 0(1; Booth, Mncdonald, pref. (100), 9s 9:1; Burns, Phi If* (100), 755; Mt. Morgan (200), 8s fid. Unofficial list: Whakatane Paper, pref. (100). 255. Dunedin. -Stock, 15/5/-19-52, 4 (C 100), £lO4 2s (id; National Bank N.Z. (102), 55s fid; Commercial Bank Australia (100), 18s 3d; ditto, pref. (25), £lO 15s; Westport Coal (800), 27s fid (2); N.Z. Breweries (628), 4fis fid (2); Auckland Gas, con. (500), 3s; Broken Hill Pty. (200), 47s fid (2); Milburn Lime (IftO), 21 s 8d; N.Z. Drug (50), £5 7s fid; Broken Hill South (50), 275; Rawang Tin (200), 10s 8d; Gillespie's Beach (1000). IV,d.