COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12093, 21 March 1925, Page 9

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EX< . CHANCE YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. The following were the latest quotations on the Stock Exchange at the 3.15 p.m. call yesterday:— Buyer. Sellers. A a. d. £ s. (1.

(Pref.) , , ;.,Ti Wilson s Cement 1 11 9 i 12 0 •Cum div. fEx rights. Sales reported. Bonds (1833), jEIOI (rights); Bank of New Zealand (rights), .£1 11s, 2d and J£l 11s 3d (two parcels); Union Bank of Australasia, .£l4 (rights). * SALES IN OTHER CENTRES.

Per Pres. Association. , AUCKLAND, March 20. Sales on ’Change.—Bank of New Zealand, 52» 6d; Bank of New Zealand, (rights), 31s 2d; Kawaraii, 245; National Timber, 23s lOd, 28s 9d; Union Bank. £l4; Wilson’s Cement, 31s 6di Sales ; reported.—Bank of New South Wales, £4l 10s; Commercial Bank toref £6 13s 6d.

Sales : —Commercial Bank of Australia, dßfi 13s 6d ; Bank of New South Wales, New Zealand Insurance, 31s; Auckland Gas, 24s 3d; New Zealand Breweries, SBs 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating (cout.), 9g lOd; Sanford, 19s; Wami, 265. , CHRISTCHURCH, March 20. Reported sale.—National Bank of Aus* tralasia (<£lo 'paid), .615 16a. Sales on 'Change.—Hpward - Smith (cum. div.), 35s 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.). 9s fid: Wilson's Cement, 31s 9d. .. Sales ’reported:—New Zealand Government Inscribed Stock (1929), ,£9B; Union Bank, J& 14 (two parcels); Goldsbrough Mort, 47s 3d (four parcels); Wilson's Cement, 31s 9d. DUNEDIN, March 20. Sale.—Westport-Stockton coal (ord.), 3a. Sales reported.—New Zealand Breweries Debentures. 225; Bank of iNew Zealand (rights). 31s 3d.

METAL PRICES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 20. 8.50 n.m.) LONDON. March 20. Silver—Standard. 32 l-16d an ounce: fine. 844 d. ’ , C '9pper-Sp°t, .£62 Us 3d a ton; forward, £63 13s 9d. Lead Spot, £36 10s a ton; forward, £35 Ctf*. Spelter—Spot, £35 5s a ton; forward. 10s. a * on; forward LONDON WOOLBALES NO CHANGE IN PRICES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 20. 7.45 p.m.) , LONDON, March 19. At the wool sales there was an average selection in all classes. There was strong Continental competition for merinos, for which the market is fiz*m. v Crossbreds ,}*®£hanged. New Zealand *rAhakntum." 23d and 22di. The Bradford tops market was dull, ilolders of merinos were rather firmer. fiftm«’ f ara 8 sixties 58d. fifty-sixes 44d, fifties 37d, forty-sixes 30jd, forties 29jd. WHEAT MARKET RECOVERING. (Received March 20. 8.2 G» p.m.) _ . LONDON. March 20. ** ces wheat are Is to 2s ui> on better American and Argentine closing- options, but buyers are scarce. Parcels ln , request, and 6d' to Is dearer, bales by Berwickshire, 61s. Liverpool futures: March, nominal; May, 12s 7£d a bushel; July, 12s 7d. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE By Telegraph.— Press Assn. —Copyright. (Received March 20, 7.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 20. Following were tho ruling prices on the produce market; — Oats, milling, 2s 8d to 2s 9d a bushel; feed, 2s 6d. Barley, English, 6s to 6s 3d; Cape, ss. i Potatoes, £7 to £8 a ton. Onions, £ll to £l3 a ton j At tho hides* hales good heavies'and light kips were unaltered; other grades, were fully a farthing lower. |

Mining— Vogel's Vision .. — 0 7 6 Inscribed Stock (193ty) 9b 5 0 — Inscribed Stock (1938) 96 5 0 96 10 0 Inscribed Stock (1933) — 101 0 0 War Bonds (1939) 96 5 0 96 5 — War Bonds (1933) lW 1/ 6 — P.O. Inscribed Stock 97 10 0 (1927) — P.O. Bonds (1927) 97 W • — Debentures— 1 2 N.Z. Breweries .... Wanganui Borough (5| 2 100 5 p.c., 1945) Ohakune Borough (6 ** 0 p.c., 1940) Banks- • mm 100 5 •14 2 0 6 National of N.Z ,. — 6 15 6 New Zealand +2 12 s — New Zealand (rights)... 1 11 a 1 11 i Union of Australia ... — 14 1 0 Financial— A'braham and Williams 4 5 0 N.Z. loan and Mere. 95 0 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 80 0 6 Wn. Invest. T and A. 0 9 8 0 10 0 Wn. Trust Loan & 15 0 6 0 6 Gas — 1 4 9 _ 7 15 0 Napier (.£10) 10 17 6 13 7 6 Wellington (pref.) 0 16 6 0 17 0 InsuranceNational of N.Z. ; 3 12 3 New Zealand 1 10 9 — South British — 2 '6 6 Standard 2 1 3 — • Meat PreservingGear 2 3 0 Transport— Huddart-Parker (ord.) •2 5 0 Huddart-Parker (pref.) *1 0 6 — Union Steam (pref.) ... Kelburn. Tramway 1 0 0 — (ord.) .Woollen— 1 3 0 — Wellington (ord.) — 6 6 0 Wellington (pref.) 6 4 0 — Coal— Bikurangi (pref.) 0 10 0 Westport *. 1 13 6 1 13 ■ O Waipa 1 2 0 — 1 13 o Leyland O’Brien 2 15 0 National . 1 3 9 1 4 3 Breweries— Crown ' 1 14 0 L __ Ward and Co 2 17 0 — Miscellaneous— C. M. Banks (pref.) ... 0 18 6 Burns Philp and Co.... 1 16 0 .• — Colonial Sugar 51 10 0 — D.l.C.' (pref.T Electrolytic Zinc (def'd) — } 1 0 (ord.) Eiectrolytio Zinc (defld) 1 7 6 (pref.) ..( Howard Smith 1 15 3 1 7 •1 16 6 0 N.Z. Paper Mills ...... — 1 1 6 Kadiac Metals 1 (5 0 1 15 0 j Smith & Smith (pref.) — 0 19 ol Taranaki Oil Fields ... Wairarapa v . Farmers 1 10 0 .